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I’m gonna clean the stand and wash my stuff after every sit. I’m not very allergic so it’s not the biggest deal to me. Now, am I scratching everywhere? Yes. But will I have that level of contact next time, no, nowhere near it. I mean, it’s THE tree. I gotta be there

I have this beautiful secluded field corner, surrounded by oak trees and even has a two producing apple trees on the edge. It is a perfect transition zone out of heavy cover and before hardwoods. Most of the field is CRP and just one little 1/8 acre corner is mowed down for that perfect dusk shot. So how do I get a stand up? Ah! There is the perfect oak! About half way up into setting the sticks, I notice the tree is wrapped in posion ivy. It's ok, I have gloves and pants and long sleeves, I will be fine. I get the stand set and my god, it is perfect. I am going to shoot a giant here. Welp, 6 days later and I am head to toe poison ivy rash. It's like I could use a skin transplant right now. I look like two face from batman. I can't believe I thought that was a good idea. I have invested stock in calamine lotion. But if I kill that giant, this will all be worth it........ Maybe. Ever done anything like this?

Good stuff guys! I was mainly thinking about it in terms of bass. Holding over a deep dropshot spot ain’t easy and spotlock would greatly help!

I am thinking of upgrading my head unit on the Terrova to the I pilot version. I am looking for opinions on how functional it is and how much you ACTUALLY use it. I am ready to drop the 450 on it, but I want to know it’s worth it.

I was just on Sodus, got a couple nice bites on the dropshot but the fish are deep in the weeds. I might try a crankbait and rip it through the weeds next time I go back. Try to get some reaction bites.

Quick Question for the more seasoned bass guys out there. What do you do to find fish in the deep summer? It seems like I CANNOT find a deep weed edge in our lakes (think Sodus or Conesus). All I find when I look for the deep edge is grass that comes up to about 5 ft down in 12 ft of water. This is where I see most guys flipping or dropshotting. The real deep break is around 17 ft and it just desolate beyond that break. Seems like I never catch anything when I fish that hard break. So here I am stuck. It seems like most guys are just flipping to seemingly endless stretches of weeds with no real holes, breaks or edges. Do they just do that long enough to run into a couple of fish? It's been all I can do to grind out a 4-5 fish day lately. Granted the bites are big, but its not worth the drive or the gas for 4 bass. So what do you look for in the dog days of summer? Do you just poke around in productive foot of water and flip randomly? Or do you look for something more defined. Thank you in advance for any tidbits you might offer. And yes I have advanced electronics and have been bass fishing my whole life. Just seems like late July - August in these weedbowl lakes of ours defeats me.