For Tron:

In the hockey community, placing a hockey stick on a porch with a light on is a tradition called “sticks out” to honor a player that has passed away. Symbolizes the player may need the stick for a new journey with the light guiding their way. This fishing rod is for Tron and his new journey.

I met Tron at the first retreat we had on Lake Hartwell in 2023. We ended up sitting next to each other and I was wondering who is this guy cracking all these jokes? He was full of one liners as we sat through class watching Bobby Barrett set the hook and catch 12lbers in the classroom. Needless to say we exchanged numbers and were friends ever since. I will certainly miss my friend.

Saw these blowups at Bass Pro and couldn’t not have them in the yard.

Got out for a couple hours today. Likely the last time I’ll get out this year. Only managed one little guy. I was surprised on how many green weeds there still were. Usually they’re brown and deteriorated by now.

Other house in the neighborhood

What is everyone’s plans for Halloween and what will you be dressed up as?

Couple houses in our neighborhood go pretty all out.

Highly recommend signing up for the group chats/coaching calls. Had mine this morning and went out fishing for a couple hours after work. Fished the outside weed line and caught 1 LMB, 1 SM, 1 Walleye

Tournment recap Lake Kegonsa. Fished the last tournament of the year this weekend. Sad that it’s already over. It was a challenge given this lake had a bad case of the algae blooms. On Thursday evening when I practiced after work, I had 5-6 good bites on a frog right on top of the algae blooms near docks and where the river met the lake. So you had clean oxygenated water going into the lake and like a “mud line” where it met the lake. There was so much bait there dancing on the surface it looked like rain drops hitting the water. So tournment day I went to that area. From 7am-11, not a single bite. I fished all the weeds that were still green on that lake. At 11 I decided to go to the opposite. Went to the other end of the lake where there was no weeds, shallow sandy bottom, and docks. Water visibility was still 1-2 inches and neon green, just didn’t have the big algae blooms. Apparently that’s where all the bass were hiding. Finished with 4 LM Bass 9.62lbs. All in all I learned a lot from this tournament and practice and what I need to do next year. Fall fishing use to be my most dreaded time of year to fish, but I’ve built a real confidence for it now. Thank you SUF for the lessons and teachings!

I’m going to vote YES to have James Linder back on a live.

Whoops! So when are the new signature series coming out?

With Mark waiting for The Man to come in!