dytmook

Ohio only. I hope to get Michigan and Kentucky for sure. Maybe Canada?

The ability to throw my lure in a tree even when it doesn't seem possible.

Never officially stop. If it's nice in December, I'll fish. I've fished in January. Only months I haven't caught a river bass in is December and January. I'll try, but I'm not taking on totally awful weather conditions either.

Usually on foot so I'll have as breakfast sandwich on the way usually. Then in my bag it's water, peanuts, granola bars, or stuff like that easily contained but not a huge deal if ruined by a trip into the river.

I took a short trip yesterday. It was a disaster (I laughed at myself so many times). I usually only take two rods at most but I took three since I was trying to get all my equipment in working order. I started with a treble hook in my shirt and then my bag. My first cast with a jig, my bait just went flying off (of course I spent time tinkering with that jig too). I slipped on every bank, found every sinking mudhole, and caught several random trees. The fish remained safe.

With 3 kids I have to steal short trips at times. I have a few spots I can hit the rivers quickly from parking. I usually try to keep whatever is tied on going and just fish. Whatever happens, happens. Just happy to be outside.

I'm honestly still pretty new to fishing beyond being casual so I could be more fancy but a week of fishing some of the Great Lakes and into some of New York's fish factories with my dad being healthy enough to fish and brother would be up there. Flying into remote Canada would be pretty sweet too.

Good video. Past two seasons my biggest smallies came off a 6th Sense lipless and a Strike King spinner bait in white and chanteuse. I'll be trying those styles again this spring for sure.

I fish with at most 3 rods since I'm usually on foot. Anymore because way too cumbersome and last time I did, I lost a set up. I'll only carry 3 when I want to throw a baitcaster on my small water. For baits, I'll have 1 tray of hard baits and I'm trying to reduce that. Soft plastics I'll carry a few seasonal and then my comfort baits of stick worms/flukes etc if things go there. I've done better when I've reduced my options.

I have a kayak that is rarely used due to loading issues. I'm basically 100% bank/wading. Small trips in the evening I do a lot of straight bank fishing. I've got a decent list of bank access spots on the rivers. Do they get more pressure than I would like? Probably, but it is better than being inside.

I'm usually wading. I will pick a part too much at times still. I've gotten better at covering water (what I can cover on foot), but I can still get caught up if I know there's good cover or rocky bottom. I'm probably a 2.5-3 on staying in a spot. I'd like to work it more to a 5 this coming year. I want to fish fast, but not in a hurry if that makes sense.

Flying Lures as a kid. I'd say Whopper Plopper more recently, but I only bought 2 and honestly have never put enough time in them to really consider them a total failure.

Since we use length in my fishing league, I'd rather a healthy long fish. But most the time, the tug makes me happy enough regardless.

Find my 20 inch river smallie... But also: Get my kayak out Make a trip to Erie, St Clair, or somewhere like that Keep getting better on the water in general, I feel like I made good progress this year in reading water, making adjustments, and avoiding total disaster in my derbies.

I'll respool my limited reels. Benefit of wading is you can only carry a few rods efficiently so it keeps the tackle monkey at bay a bit. I will pour some lead jigs. This year I think I'm going to start making my own micro jigs. I did well on them this summer but the color selection is meh. Might be able to sell a few too. Also need to set up the new garage for tinkering.