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I’m just a guy who love fishing not an expert with 50 years of experience nor create my own lures. Just plain simple tube and this what I got.

Thanks. Just try to keep one thing stupid simple. I have 5-6 setup for panfish, more than 10 for bass, but always bring just one setup. I don’t even carry backpack anymore just few bags of plastics and some hooks, is good enough. Minimalist? May be, just try not to forget things when move from spot ...

Thanks for sharing, not many reports here.
It seems the big bullgill are in hiding.


I found a bunch of them along outside of weed edges about 8-10’ FOW. It is still a lot easier to get them once the weed get taller and thicker gonna be harder. They are really hug the bottoms, though. I go after ...

I’m just a guy who love fishing not an expert with 50 years of experience nor create my own lures. Just plain simple tube and this what I got. :)


Have you gone over to the dark side? Thought you were "Just_Bass"? Maybe "Just_Fish"?


I’m just bass since beginning of time, started learning ...

With hogs like those, you don't need light action gear and finesse lures! Any fish over a foot long not only strike bigger soft plastics and some crankbaits, but put a serious bend in your medium action rod. Granted, there are time when going lighter and smaller catch the most fish of all sizes ...

From what you guys are saying, maybe I should start throwing something really big for bass. Maybe a disgusting rat lure like https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Savage_Gear_3D_Rad_Rat/descpage-SG3DR.html . Sounds like a lot more fun than finesse.

I remember years ago at Barrett, I was reeling in one ...

Bluegill 300 = 11.8”
Redear 330 = 13”
Crappie 380 = 15”
Green Sunfish 300
Pumpkinseed 300

Don’t know pumpkinseed get that big, my friend always catch tiny one around ditches.

“Generally speaking, lures must match conditions, NOT targeting species using natural-looking lures”

IMHO, ROFL what is this look like? East coast Water spider?

Just checking if I still can catch some bass. Caught 3 and missed a couple on the jump. One of the 18” bass gonna serve as someone else meal since the hook is too deep. The weed and algae is everywhere, small bluegill hangout shallow in morning. Saw a few bass chasing bluegill along shoreline.

Matching the hatch or not I don’t care as long as it getting bite, cast great and look good to me. I’ll buy that LOL. I love when it matching my gears though.

Congrats on super nice fish.
I found lures many times but mostly the thing I don’t use or swollen plastic. One time I found chatterbait in pretty good condition, I use that with same trailer and caught a few fish.
I used to kid with one of my friend that he found setup all the times until I caught ...

Really depends what spice is your target and importantly lure weight.
If you are mainly target bass and use normally bass lure down to about 1/8oz, I think L (rated BFS) or Modern ML 1/16-3/8 oz is the way to go. It is soft enough to lunch 3-4” weightless worm or 1/8oz hair jig a good distance and ...

For spinning, I use a 7' Shimano Crucial dropshot rod with a 1000 series reel with 6 lb Nanofil or Gliss. It casts even light weights a long ways and has plenty of backbone. Most people would use a 2000 or 2500 series reel for dropshot but 1000 is more than enough and you have better sensitivity ...

Neuroshima wrote: Wed Jul 03, 2024 9:06 am That's going to look so nice in the sun.

A little bit better, I just wish it is more deep purple and not as dark.

I have started many friends that never catch bass with artificial lure before, by simple dragging around slowly weightless 5” Senko. It seems like beginners technique but truth be told on slowest day this technique save me from skunked. The key is to move them slowwwww.

Congrats nice bass

It is kind of quiet in here???
Caught my PB last night, only 16” but scale at 2.83lb. This might be last big slab I’m gonna see until next year. It seem like they are feeding hard on shad before going deep for winter. BTW this one caught with Zman baby ballerz.

From Shimano's website, https://fish.shimano.com/en-GB/product/reels/baitcasting/lowprofile/a075f00003mtn6tqac.html , under Features and Technology, they claim their BFS reel has "exciting drag sound". Might be a cultural thing


It started with 2018 scorpion bfs that come with exciting drag ...

Glad I could help you in your quest to become a better angler. Patience my friend, you'll get there. Rome wasn't built in a day. : )


You are really an expert or you think you are but afraid to admit it spoon (I hope you don’t mind I call you your old name).
Often time, if someone post about ...

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I don't fit the definition of an expert, but more a researcher always looking for answers to an infinite list of questions. But man do I love the feeling of being able to say H*** YES! when my guess was the right one.

I don’t think so, you are not looking for answer but instead answer ...