Wes Peart

Dude being willing to dive spots will tell you more in 30 seconds than in years of fishing above the surface. Bass will usually hang around unless you get really close if you're sneaky. Ever wonder about that dock you throw at? That point? Take a roll over the side and see if you're wasting your time or not. There's a dock and a set back boathouse on a crystal clear river where I grew up that is probably a hundred yards from the main boat ramp. Everyone makes a couple casts at it and moves on. I dove it once and there was 10+ another that was maybe 7-8 and a couple other fatties just chilling under it. And they've all seen a million lures.

Just because it looks good doesn't mean anything. There could be some underwater structure nearby that they relate to better. I've free dived around some fallen trees and docks I thought were bass magnets for sure and not seen the first fish on them and then 50 feet down the shoreline saw a 4ft stick laying on the bottom with three bass on it. They don't make sense sometimes

Been doing some work with the Monka Crawler at night lately, this thing gets CRUSHED. Never seen a bait that fish attack as viciously as this. Mine is black with a red belly stripe.. My problem is this thing requires constant retuning. I'm talking after every fish I've got to futz with the tuning screws and do a test swim or two before getting back to it. Sometimes it goes out of tune just from hitting the water. Is this a problem endemic to all crawler baits?

Thanks for this, I've got one if the FP crawlers and this will be a help for when it gets outta tune. These things have such a killer action! I'd kill to have one of his giant FG crawlers, those things look so sick.

Don't think UV anything matters when there's no black light present.

Calcutta 401 TE here, love it. They show up used in the 200 range. Last forever.

Slammers vary a lot. I have one that is noticeably heavier than all my other ones and it has a longer bill. Will run 5-6 feet feet on a steady retrieve with 25lb mono. It's not marked as a deep crank model. I have another slammer that won't dive. At all. If you try to crank it faster than a wake it rolls over.

All y'all that throw expensive ish where there are Pike and Muskies are nuts. LOL. I'd be throwing those with wire, might lose a few leader shy bites but screw it. I've lost prolly three 8" Hudds but never anything pricey. Now losing expensive rods and reel combos is my jam.

I always found night fishing on a full moon to suck. Unless it was overcast. Pat Cullen of catching over a thousand bass over 10lbs fame wouldn't even bother to go out on a full, preferring the new.

Most people aren't trophy bass fisherman...

I highly doubt 33% is accurate for just a regular bass fisherman in FL. For someone who's not afraid to fish live shiners, maybe. There are a lot of bass tournament PRO'S whose PB is not over 10. For just your average guy that Chuck and winds cranks and worms a 10 will be pure luck.

I don't ever think I've ever even seen someone post a fish caught on a SK. Everyone just buys them and immediately converts them to a 250