Happy Thanksgiving Y’all.

Stopped in at Bass Pro HQ. If you’re wondering what the lights look like here!

Had about 45 minutes to fish under a spillway in Okc on the Oklahoma river. Rigged up a Keithtech 3inch minnow on a Ned rig. I pinched off the first two inches of the minnow and caught my first river bass. Straight retrieve. It was on the ultralight rod 4lb test super fun fight.

Bank:Pond: Hook set question

I worked this stretch of the bank for about and hour had three fish on the line landed two.

In regards to hook sets are there different hook sets for different lures/techniques?

I saw a video of Bobby Barracks in the app say that he likes to reel a load into the rod and sweep it to set the hook on a chatterbait. I’ve been using this method. But I’m curious if there are different philosophies on hook sets and what you all believe is the most effective?

Pond Fishing:

Went back to the pond from yesterday caught 5 in under a hour. Buzzbait, chatterbait along the grass line parallel to the bank. Water was about 4 foot deep and grass was 1-2 ft below surface. Landed all the bites I had which felt like redemption from yesterday.

Pond Fishing: If your drag isn’t set correct and you stop reeling you will lose fish. Had two hooked fish, landed one on the Buzzbait. Both were in a 1-2 ft of water. I was casting to the opposite bank in the stickerbushes drug it into the water and across got five bites that way.

From the Bank to the Bank caught my new Personal Best 4.66lbs

Cranking a squarebill in a public pond

Hey I have a question about rainfall last month and first couple weeks of October we had about an half inch of rain total. In the past seven days we have had 3 inches of rainfall.

Depending on the body of water I’ve seen a rise of over a foot.

How would you guys adapt to this personally.

I believe there was a question in the live recently that may have touched on the subject (fishing up the column and vertical structure) correct me if I’m wrong.

Found this video Brain made fishing the creeks. He has a part in it showing how he likes to bulk up his spinnerbaits in muddy water. I found useful to see. https://youtu.be/3FMmWOQiSyU?si=IJjY-tF_zMHxMpkc

Yesterday I accidentally trespassed on someone’s pond. I met the owner he said that he just moved in and he actually gave me permission to fish there. He also asked me to take out any fish I catch under a pound in a half. Caught about 12 LM on a popper.

So yesterday I fillet and fried a fish for the first time. (Don’t hate me)

Caught my first fish on a crank bait( found it in a tree last week) anybody know why there’s a swivel on it?