Hey Tyson Balaam, we were taking about Jerkbaits during the round table a couple nights ago. Some inspiration for you.

Jerkbait myths busted. This time on Lake Toho.

“Don’t believe the hype” -Public Enemy

1. Jerkbait is only for cold weather.

2. Must have cloudy weather.

3. Only good on points.

4. Vision 110 or nothing else.

5. Must have a specific cadence prioritizing pauses.

6. Must use a bait caster with light fluorocarbon.

1.a Water temp was 88 degrees

2.a Mostly sunny with bright blue skies

3.a Sitting in a flat in 9 feet of water with scattered hydrilla patches.

4.a Strike King KVD deep diver running at 6 foot. active target verified.

5.a Whap whap whap whap all the way back to the boat.

6.a Shimano Poison Adrena 6’10” spinning rod with Stradic 3000. 15lb braid to 20lb flouro leader.

Results: 1x6lb, 1x3lb, 5x2lb = 15 pound bag in a couple hours with plenty of room to cull.

Roland and Brian agree, bass aren’t line shy. I’ve moved to 20lb with the grass getting heavier this time of year in Florida. Take whatever context you like. I still use leaders for action, but the size isn’t a visual deterrent for them or me.

SUF Community unites people together!

Today I had the pleasure to fish with Bryan Key on the famous Lake Toho. We got together around 6 am and fished until it got too hot for the fish to be interested. Many fish were caught and here are a couple of pics and a highlight video of Bryan calling out BLat!

Thanks to the community and the round tables on Thursday nights for being a catalyst for me to meet another member of our community. We are already planning another get together.

Retreat day 1 10:49. 18.5”

I try to stay positive but this picture is an indication of co-angler trouble brewing and a test of patience for the tournament day. Oh, I got stories!!!

Spent the weekend fishing with Tom Spoljaric . He escaped two feet of snow in the frozen tundra aka Ohio and brought his boat down behind his rv to fish barefoot. We toured Okeechobee and The Harris chain. We fished out of his Triton the first day and my Falcon the second. Content was recorded, fish were caught, power poles were adjusted and memories were made. The guy is an excellent angler and all around good dude.

I did a thing today. Now there is 2 in the stable. Another chapter is beginning.

First BFL for me is in the books. Ironically the most intimidating part of the entire experience was knowing I was launching as a boater with 152 other boats. Spoiler altert. It’s not that big of a deal.

Life Lesson:

Yesterday’s club tournament on Lake Okeechobee didn’t go as planned. I have a BFL derby there in 6 days. I’ve won big bag and big fish before on that lake. Quite frankly I got my teeth kicked in and skunked. I could blame the weather, the lake, the launch site, etc. As Jocko teaches, I take extreme ownership.

At this point I have 2 options.

1. Sit around today and lick my wounds agitated.

2. Go out today and practice making some adjustments.

I choose door #2. It’s cloudy and warm. Let’s fish and overcome unexpected results.