Wading Through Life

The bass continue to elude me. Almost got a hit today with a Texas rigged swimbait, but the fish chickened out and I never saw it again. This is why the last few trips out I've been bringing live bait, but I'm relying a little too heavily on it lately. The next couple trips I'm committing myself to only using artificial bait and lures. I'll probably keep the rigs I've been using - Texas, Carolina, and a top water frog - but I'm going to be using swimbaits, hellgrammites, and the like. Tight lines. - Andrew 

I'd be lying if I said I was in a good place right now. I got laid off, and the bass aren't biting like they were last year. Happy to catch little guys here and there but overall I'm itching to catch a lunker. Collecting and sharing all of my research into my app, https://tacklebox.vercel.app/, has helped me to focus and keep fresh in my mind the best practices in both fishing and software development. I still have a lot to learn. My focus for the rest of the year is to stick with a few pre-rigged lures and rigs when I go out. This next outing, I'm going to try to focus on a Texas rig, Carolina rig (for live bait), and a chatterbait. I've barely used any of them but I expect to have some luck on each.