yeah, I third that

How long was it? Wow what a fish!  NICE!

Yeah that was a banger!  The knowledge in that brain of his for fishing in the way he likes to do it is mind blowing!

One of the things that has been on my mind.. I've been hearing this phrase lately in my research of the bass fishing tournament world of a "community spot".  Mainly, one would have or it seems there are certain lakes on the circuit that have certain spots a large group of boats would gather in because it is known that's just where the winning fish or numbers of fish would be.  My question is, if you find yourself in that situation that you need to fish in that "hot zone" that everyone is going to be in, what is the proper boat edict or manors a person should abide by or follow in those tight areas? ( Distance from one another, entering that zone, leaving that zone, casting... that type of stuff )

Got on a topwater buzz bait bite Monday morning and decided to do a best 5 buy weight.  At about 5 in the morning for about an hour, IT WAS ON!  caught about 10 and had a bunch more miss it, but I had a blast!  Haven't nailed them on a buzz bait like that for a real long time.

Hope ya get feeling better, my kid was out of school all last week cause of something that's been going around.  

Hey Kevin, as a fellow Wisconsinite, my hope is that them big bass are here too.  Those southern fellers are spoiled I believe!  Hats off to em!  I am kind of attacking this concern of yours like this.  Disclaimer, the only competition I have been exposed to is scored by length.  Doing my first by weight tournament May 11th, will see how that goes, anyhow..  I have been trying to use our Wis. regulation book as a guide.  Looking at what rules are in our bodies of water here locally around me.  My best lake that I am doing very well in has this slot rule that all bass kept are under 14" and one my be kept over 18".  I don't know if there's something too this but this lake is a hoppin with some nice bass!  From what I hear, that the goal, makin a good bass lake.  Again, I haven't been weighing them, but finally pulled a real nice 20 incher out of there for the April SUF tourny.  The lakes I had fished that don't have that type of rule, ain't doing a whole lot for me.  IDK

I actually think I have some input on what may be involved in your picture of your spinnerbait and what ( in my own experience) mind you, I have noticed with the willow Zman line.  So without going to deep into this, I bought a handful or so of Zman willow spinnerbaits for my Georgia trip and for my upcoming season.  What I have noticed is I keep on loosing the outboard blade.  From what I am can tell, maybe that is due to the angle of the bend ( maybe ) that when that fish comes up and starts a shaken and I try to keep that hook set good, that blade goes a flying.  Not sure if that's me or maybe the design but from the picture, the front bend on the outer blade looks like it will hold.  I got 4 or 5 willow spinners out the pack sitting on the repair table.  I did most of my best fishing with that Zman spinner in Georgia.  Not knocking it just something I observed.  I am liking it, looks good sir!

I think you had talked about about a Lake Wisconsin outing in that recap of Sinclair.  You fishing there in the photo?  Nice fish sir!

Little bit different lookin water!