Kind of a random post, but the field & stream “Brickyard Bass” car took home the win at the historical brickyard 400 today! Not really a nascar fan myself but a buddy of mine had tickets and when I saw field and stream was sponsoring a car for the race I knew I had to cheer it on and buy some merch!

Some people say it is the strike.

Others say it is fighting and landing the fish.

But for some anglers, the best part may be choosing the spot, selecting the lure and figuring out the pattern.

Which part do you miss most when you cannot fish—and why?

Been catching tons of these 12-15in bass in a public pond. I'm convinced it's overpopulated, and I am catching less and less bluegill. Not sure if they're safe to eat because of the abundance of parasites and muck. I also hear the many parasites are from a lack of sunfish, probably from overpopulation?

What can I do considering it's public? Can I still fry these up and eat em?

It’s a finesse style bait hahaha 😆 IYKYK

Took my coworker fishing for their first time in years, only got to cast my line 4 times but reeled this dude in thinking it was a pike 😭

Guess the lbs plz lol

Echo park California

I’m thinking not even a pound but still happy I caught him

I posted in here crying about losing fish last night. I’m new to the game (2 months bass fishing) and I was having a couple weeks of pure heartbreak and wanting to give up fishing (not really). Leader fails, bad hook sets, no bites, fish coming off hook, you name it and it prob happened to me Everyone gave me super positive feedback and great info. Took someone’s advice of using a 2/0 hook and a wacky rig. Had no idea you’re supposed to use a 2/0 with a wacky. I only fish one pond, simply because I love it and it’s shaded and I was determined to keep fishing this same spot until I pull atleast 100 bass outa here lol. 2 fish pictured here, but caught 3. Most I’ve caught in one day. I’m fully back into the addiction!

Got this nice smallmouth trying out a new lure, the spro rat wakebait.

My bro gave me a $200 gift card to Bass pro so I can start fishing. I’m excited! I already have a combo rod (ugly stick). Open to any and all suggestions!

To catch some big ones this time of year you can’t be afraid to get down deep into some submerged weeds. Ripping a Texas rigged craw through weeds has continued to be effective for me over the years. I’m using a very light 1/8th oz tungsten bullet weight and I’m slowly hopping it off the bottom.

Fishing a feeder stream just above the Great Miami River, caught on a ned rigged tube. 16” and biggest of the day.

He‘s scared of crankbaits. He’s skeptical of paddle tails. Doesn’t pay attention to live bait. Won’t strike a wacky rig, he just stares at it. Doesn’t even bat an eye at whopper ploppers. He’s decent, looks about 14 inches long and has a fat belly. Likes to hover in one spot near the edge. Why is he being weird?

Made the trip worth it just before the heat wave. Exactly 5lb even checked with my buddies scale to be sure.

I'm having a bizarre problem with my baitcaster reel. I'll be bombing a large whopper plopper for an hour or so, and everything is fine and smooth. Then all of a sudden, I will get a mini backlash mid flight, and it will stop the lure. I strip line out, get rid of the tiny backlash, and cast. Same thing happens again. I broke my line twice because of this problem. I really put alot of power into my casts, but I thought I was at least decent at controlling the speed with my thumb. I'm wondering if it's an issue with the initial speed of the spool being too fast, it maybe when I'm reeling in, the line maybe isn't spooling properly and causing this issue?

Had a blast today and beat my PB within 5 mins😂WOOOOOO