206 - Dropshotting Bass

Bass Tip: Details Matter

https://www.bassmaster.com/chris-zaldain/northern-smallmouth-details-matter-part-1

Chris Zaldain gives some amazing advice on his two part column about Smallies.Leave the big gear at home, except maybe a jerkbait rodSpinning stuffFinesse baitsLine 8lbs or lighter - light line lets baits act more natural, drag will be your friend because of it.Dropshot is the main choiceShort thin flat tailed wormHooks are the most important. You need ultra sharp, drop shot shaped.As little weight as possible - this keeps the presentation naturalPlay with weight distance length to find what the fish are intoLittle subtleties like making sure the knot is small and tags are cut 

iPilot features on a cable stear

https://www.bassmaster.com/gear/gear-review-motorguide-tour-series

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xk3m2bdaARY

Motorguide’s Tour series trolling motors two series the regular and pro - pro being GPSAll metal foot pedalhave cable steer which means when anchored it will be moving the pedal. The plus side is when you jump back on the pedal it’s already pointed in the right direction.GPS build in with anchor features on Pro modelUnfortunately looks like it only pairs up with Lowrance devices for control ability but will connect to others for DI and SonarMight only come in a 45” shaft and 36 voltAbout $3900 for Pro model

Salmon Fishing on Lake Ontario

New Fishing Video Game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4LNqTepWYQ

https://airdorf.itch.io/earls-day-off

Horror based visuals

You take control of Earl, a fishing enthusiast who had a little too much to drink last night and lost his wedding ring in the nearby lake. You guess it’ll be inside a fish by now and your wife has told you not to come back until you find it, so it looks like you’re in for a day of fishing!

Simple to play

Cast close to a fish and they will bite it

Pick up other items like keys to open gates to other areas and hunks of flesh 

Aaron Martin’s Battle Against Cancer

https://majorleaguefishing.com/featured/aaron-martens-i-know-well-get-through-this/

https://www.bassmaster.com/james-hall/aaron-s-fight

On April 4th Aaron layed down on his boat to take a nap and woke up in the hospital. He had had seizure like symptoms on the boat while fishing Lay Lake with some friends. 

In an interview with B.A.S.S he said:

“I don’t remember anything,” Martens said. “I was fishing … and the next thing I know a doctor was telling me that he was about to do surgery on my brain. It was surreal and scary.”

Leading up to that he recalled “feeling funny”, first noting it from the 2019 Patriot Cup tournament. An interview with MLF, he said:

“There was a lot of pollen there at the time, and it was real hot and humid I was having these euphoric feelings, and I’d smell things really stro

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