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I bought what was labeled an Olympian fig at Menards last year, on a whim. Planted it in a sheltered area, covered it last fall with straw, it died but came back this year. We had the coldest winter in about 15 years last year, so I was pleased.

These little fig starts popped out mid July. The Internet has me thoroughly confused as to how long it takes for a fig this size to reach ripeness. What say you experts? We typically have fairly warm weather till mid-late Oct.

Next year I plan to get a Celeste and a Chicago Hardy, they seem to be the choice for my zone in southern Indiana. Also, I plan to fold and pin this years growth and cover it very well with straw in a cage. If I do this, is it possible to get a breba crop?

Caught and released about 50 smallies, 3,685 rock bass, and two spotted bass yesterday. My boy caught his first smallmouth(s). No monsters, but a lotta fish in the 12-14" range. Used Zman crawz on a Ned rig for the first time, those things slayed!

Picked these in 20 min on our 6 acres of woods. The weather in the Midwest has been perfect!

Sitting here thinking about how I cannot $@_#ing wait to do it...I look forward to it as much as any fishing I do in a given year. There's something about having the lake to yourself, listening to everything going to sleep around you. I love the comforting glow of the lights whilst sipping a libation with a good buddy, waiting for the action to start.

I wait till post spawn is completely over, usually about mid June for our latitude.

I have two lights from Amazon, they were about 50 bucks total. We drop them in areas we know crappie are hanging out, right about dark. Depth is about half of the water column. It takes about 2 hrs for the bait ball to develop, usually the crappie move in by 11p. They come in waves till about 3 or 4 am. We use glow sticks on top of our slip bobbers, the business end is a minnow or a small jig. Somehow, watching a glow stick topped slip is more exciting than a reg bobber lol. Most of the time we absolutely tear em up....and it's not just crappie. Catch a lotta bass, gills and cats. there's no telling what might show up.

First timer here, the boy and I can't wait! Any tips or tricks? Ive checked my local laws and it's legal where I am in the Midwest

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For some reason the misinformation flair won't go away

The second pic is on Samoa, during WW 2. He was an incredible man, lived to be 100.

Caught this guy yesterday, one half is definitely green sunfish. I fish more than anyone you know and that's the first one Ive encountered in the wild in southern Indiana...very cool!