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And this episode is one of those things, actually no, it is not and I will tell you why. Jumpin' Crack Bass begins with a "old-school" fishing ritual of a father and his son, certainly is Hank and Bobby going out for the normal bait, you know the hand-dug American worm but before they get to sit on their boat for lots of hours without doing nothing (it's great when Hank explains to his son what is fishing all about) they discover a criminal trying to steal Hank's truck. The "father and son fishing show" will certainly change and we will have Hank as a hero who gave the thief to the authorities but that will also change, I mean here Hank will give up to the use of the hand-dug American worm for fishing and his new fishing bait will not only make of the usual hours of doing nothing on the boat really busy hours (fishing will be for Hank a real addiction! And he will want ALL the new fishing bait) and change the ecosystem but also it will make that Hank visits the court not as the arresting citizen (really he just went with Jack the fisherman for a better fishing bait! Certainly it really won't be a good story to avoid the charges! Oh, and I love Dale's, who will go to court together with Hank, bits here: "I followed you. Every twist and every turn…by the way, I'm gonna need to follow you home") however in the end things will go back to normal, to where they started…no more crack cocaine as fishing bait!

To Quote Mr. Mackey from South Park : " Drugs Are Bad, Mmkay! "

Hank is having a tough week: His truck gets broken into by a thief, forcing him to drive a rental car and his technique of fishing isn't working. Due to a bad location and mistaken identity looking for a fish bait merchant, he accidentally buys drugs and ends up getting the fish in the lake he goes to addicted.

He himself gets addicted.....to fishing.

Hank gets caught and now must convince the local judge he uses the drugs as fish bait but now it also might not work.

The naive behavior in this episode gives a storm of laughs and Hank and Dale take the cake as they are brought into an abyss of stupidity and chaos. Hank is shown to display stages of addiction similar to drugs but in a form of fishing, its ironic sequences brings a dark humor among the plot as Hank doesn't realize what he is doing. Dale's small obsession with Hank's magical " Bait " and his careless attitude helps the plot as he is also caught into the web of lies. The episode also shows Hank that the law system he believes in has major flaws as he was once a victim to crime becomes a suspect to another, though the true victims in this episode is the aquatic ecosystem of Lake Arlen and the fragile nature that show once something dangerous is introduced into their environment, basically poor fishies.

James " Ragin' Cajun " Carville plays the character Judge Roland McFarlane with wit and simple small humor that is still delightful. Such a strange and random guest star, he does the character well which is quite a challenge to many animated shows, his disciplinary actions with creative sentencing wins Hank over but when Hank is brought onto the stand, he gives Hank the chance to prove himself like most fair judges would.

Though he was a better guest star on NBC's 30 Rock ( Season 2, Episode 8 " Secrets and Lies " )

The episode gives a Very Special Episode feels and makes their anti-drug stance very clear but also shows how a simple mistake could lead to more trouble than usual, showing a metaphor in Hank's worm theory as the minute he switches fish bait, he sinks into a path of bad water which leads him to being caught, but redeems himself by going back to worm bait and showing the judge the proof.

The Lesson is simple, Don't do drugs, recognize your fish bait and don't get addicted to fishing.

Yup.

In the description of this particular episode it states that "cocaine" is what Hank buys from a street dealer. What he is actually given is "Crack Cocaine". Cocaine in and of itself is a powder or comes in powder form. Crack comes in "rock" form. When the dealer tosses the containers into the car, you plainly see rocks in the containers. It's crack.

Also, when you see Hank baiting his hook, he is baiting it with a rock, not powder. You can't bait powder.

A nice message here, speaking out against drug use. I appreciate the views Hank has on downtime, but have to note that your time is much better spent just sitting in a boat in the middle of a lake reading a book. The fish DO feel pain, and they aren't put out in nature to satisfy our entertainment needs.

Loved the moment with Dale in the courtroom, and the ending scene was pleasant as well.