If you guys couldn’t fish bass anymore, what species would you go for?

Do you guys have any other interests or hobbies other than fishing?

To follow up from Brian Barde post…This old beast was called “Meat & Toys”.  1978 Sylvan 19’. But had 2007 Mercury 115hp.  Bought it for $2,800 from a guy that was getting divorced.  He had 4 boats at the time… My buddy and I split the cost of the boat and bought it together.  We had just got out of college and were poor.  But we had new jobs, he was an engineer for Fisher Price Toys and I was in sales for a meat packing company.  So we came up with the boat name, “Meat & Toys”.  Solid  aluminum boat.  Survived some big water days on Lake Erie.  Wish I had some better pictures of it though.  

My father in law had a 5 way tie for 3rd place in our Wednesday nighter with a 17.75”.  My 16.75” didn’t make the cut.  

Do you guys have any experience with Optima batteries? Are they worth the $.  

I only have room for one starting/electronics battery in my boat so I’m looking to maximize my running time without have to jump my starting battery with a Noco boost anytime I want to run the engine.  Any suggestions would be appreciated!

Great weekend to be at the north woods cabin for some fishing, eating, and drinking.  

Just sayin…every time I wear this shirt and throw a gremlin…I’ve caught my 3 biggest bass this year. 

When the man says throw at the dock when it has a double post, he’s not wrong.  

Absolute grind of a weekend tournament.  Freezing cold and windy but finished middle of the pack with 4 fish 8.94#.  Still had fun!  Caught them on a minnowz, jr. size jerk bait, and gremlin.  

Have a tournament coming up this weekend. Friday-Sunday looking at a significant cold front with nightly temps in the high 20’s and days in the 40’s but sunny. Wind 17-20mph. Current water temps are in the high 40’s low 50’s. Bass are currently pre spawn, roaming out in front of docks or on the front posts of docks in shallow protected pockets. Will be targeting LMB. There is a mix of clear, stained, and muddy water. Practiced over the weekend and caught them in all 3 water clarities. No weeds have grown yet. I rewatched a lot of our videos, but wanted to see what your thoughts were?