my fishing year is divided up into 2 unequal parts, late Fall to middle Spring I’m fishing usually on the river (pool 4). I really enjoy pitching to shallow water with plastic, and I do really enjoy vertical jigging, used be with minnow, but plastics have been wonderful, and I may not buy another river minnow again, except for when I go out with Mavzer for some Cat time. the rest of the year I go inland, and fish mainly for Largemouth. My favorites there is surface action, using rubber frogs, then buzzbaits around weeds, pads and reeds. I also really enjoy a good jig and pig bite for big bass. I’ve caught 4 LMB in recent years in MN that were over 6 lbs, and 3 of those were on the jig and pig. HAVE a great year, ALL. Jack..