Shakey head with fatty z is one of my confidence baits . It’s always produced for me.

Pine Flat lake , California

BLAT has been telling us to get out to practice these techniques he's been teaching us the last couple of weeks. So I desided to take a day and dial in on punching a Texas rig through grass mats that were scattered in one of the lakes I like to fish. Doing the heavy set up for these grass clumps! Big weight, big hook, big braid, etc...darn near pretty close to what his videos have gone through... had a blast, it was a much needed and fun day and had some success. The one I got the short clip of was close to 18" and around 3 lbs. I did get the drop shot rod heated up too on some suspended bass I had found. Great day all n all.

Went out on Sunday and picked up a crank bait… Nothing… so I picked up a shaky head… nothing… so I picked up a 1/2oz chatterbait… Nothing. So, I sat down, drank a diet Pepsi, and tied on a Zman 1/4 oz MicroMax chatterbait, white and chartreuse with a 3.5in spunk Shad trailer. I have to say I really enjoyed the feel on the retrieve and how easy it was to work it slow or fast in water up to 15 feet deep and around cover without getting snagged. It reminded me of a willow vibe, but with more control and the ability to imply, erratic action without going too fast. I found four like this one before I went home. I appreciate all the advice from the SUF family and the confidence to just keep trying new things until something works.

Welp! Caught the same fish twice lol… pretty much a duplicate of the night before. Lost 6 of them, once they turn and run straight towards me that left hand can’t keep up. I’m going to have to figure something else out because I hate losing that many.

My son and I fished our first tournament together. I fish our local Wednesday nighter on the Susquehanna Flats. Not the size we needed but we caught a limit (3 fish for this one).

This week I had the opportunity to fish with my SUF buddy Brian Barde at the St Lawrence River before a BFL tournament. Boy, was it a fishing adventure. We had a great time chatting, fishing, great food and experiencing the nature around us. We won before the tournament ever started!

Because of the SUF experience and Blat’s leadership we entered the tournament with a relaxed calm. 80 boats and co-anglers appeared the morning of the tournament. Weather was beautiful and the watery was fishing well. We didn’t know that morning what our final tournament results would be but we were in the zone. Things worked out for both of us with Barde finishing 10th and I finished 9th of the co-angler side

Barde mentioned the word “ Flow” in our fishing this week. One definition of flow “refers to the smooth continuity of ideas and a psychological state of deep focus. That was it!

We didn’t just show up today, this has been a steady process with ups and downs. It has been a continuous learning process of building block after block from SUF school education, member support and our on the water experiences. We also cannot forget the sacrifices of our loved ones that allow us to have these experiences that create such awesome memories.

I feel thankful and blessed.

FIRST FISH OF THE YEAR OFF A MINI FROG!!! Don’t have my scale yet but maybe a 3-4 lb?

1st night fishing session this year. It was better than I expected. I lost more fish than I landed in the boat,most were lost on fight and I had numerous break offs. I would like to share a little something with my SUF family. I’ve had 2 strokes and fishing has been my main therapy due to all the fine motor skills it takes just to tie a knot,reel and even casting. I moved my spinning reel handle to the left side like my neurologist advised me to do and things have been starting to wake back up. Now if I lose many more fish that reel is going BACK TO THE RIGHT 🤣

Never move past a fish feeder. This is the feeder on my dock, sadly no ramp to pip my boat in on weekends but having the inly feeder in the lake has advantages. Have not fished iff my dock in a while but may be time. My son and I caught 32 bass up to 5 pounds in 2 hours, standing on my dock.