Gatorbassman

I absolutly love my Dobyns Pitching Rod. It's a 764C. It's light and in pitches and flipps like a dream. I don't own any Savvy Rods though but I hear they are great to.

Oh man, that stinks. I just went through a bottle myself. I just got my supply of line in for the year and it's all treated and drying. (I'm now watching my daughter use the spools as building blocks. lol)

Those are the larger ones. Then small ones are 1/2oz, then 3/4 and they have a 1oz beast as well.

I have used the larger ones for about 4 years now and they are still my favorite lipless crank. I have some small ones but have never caught a fish on one. It's my go-to bait on grass flats in the spring and fall.

This is just my opinion but I think you are just complicating things a bit. There are hundreds of lines out there and it can get complicated but I would suggest keeping it simple. It still amazes me when I look at some of the top touring pros line and see braid on a frog rod, Fluorocarbon on a spinning rod and good ol' Berkley Big Game on everything else. Yep, just mono. I fish big bass waters to and I would suggest settling on a good 15lb test line for t-rigs and other soft plastics, a good 10lb test line for cranks, 20lb test for jigs, and braid for frogs. I personally prefer Izorline XXX. It's comparable to Yo-Zuri. It's a co-poly and has less stretch than mono and is more abrasion resistant to. I have it in 8, 10, 15, and 20 pound tests. It lasts longer than fluoro on the spool and in storage and it just works for me. I use 60lb braid for my frog rod and 4 and 6lb fluoro for the light stuff.

All the descriptions that I read brings me to believe that it just hydrogen peroxide.

A jig is a very important tool for me. I wouldn't call it my go-to bait but I always have one on the deck of the boat. It's the first thing I fish with when I get to the lake. The reason I do this is because a jig can be fished many different ways and in many different situations. I'll drag it, hop it, swim it, shake it, rip it, or just let it fall and sit. It can cause a reaction strike or catch a feeding fish. It can tell me what kind of mood the bass are in and what depth they are holding at. But the best thing about a jig is that it is a big fish bait. I know that if I pitch one of my jigs into a school of little fish and there's one or two big fish mixed in, I'm going to catch one of those big ones. Now, if you would have asked this question three years ago my answer would have been very different. I didn't like jigs at all. I had no confidence in them and wouldn't even consider fishing with them....ever. What changed was when I arrived at the same situation you are at right now. My question was "Why are so many tournaments won on a jig and why am I not fishing one?" So I got on here and started reading and asking questions and I got a small collection of jigs and took them out on the water. I fished them every day for at least three months before I started to gain confidence in them. I put each jig into a fish tank to learn how they looked to the fish. It's what has to be done if you want to be consistent with them. You can do it but, like every other new technique, you need to be committed to it.

You are not alone. I used to always have that problem. I couldn't get my mind settled down enough to get some sleep the night before. The way I fixed it was I learned how to play Sudoku. I have the game on my Blackberry, so when I lay down at night I start to play and after one or two games my mind is settled down and I start to dose off. I turn off the game and close my eyes and the next thing I know my alarm is going off and it's time to roll. On the way to the tournament I play some good music and it gets me pumped and ready to fish.

The Spotted bas in my avater is my biggest spot caught on a dropshot at about 12 feet. I'm not sure about my biggest Largemouth though.

Practice your casting every chance you get. A jig can make a pretty big splash so you want to learn how to flip and pitch it on a dime with very little splash. You can only do this with consistent practicing.

You can shake it all you want and watch it fall over and have little action but as far as I will always be concerned it's not a shakey head. LOL

Congratulations on a great year. Those are some excellent fish.

I also pour my own with a 5/0 hook. It's basically a Spot Remover Pro Model.

Exactly. I sometimes go down to a 1/0 hook for more action.

Big Jig w/ small trailer Small Crakbait Big worm w/ small weight

How did you rig it?

They are 9.95 for a pack of 2.

Great video bro, I like the hat cam. I subscribed to your channel to.

Did you hear Bobby Lane say that the only lure scent he uses is JJ's Magic?

The ones you have the most confidence in.

Just the regular one. I'm not afraid of a paddle. lol

I started a KISS kit a couple of years ago when my wife and I decided it was time to get out of debt. It has saved me hundreds if not thousands of dollars since then and I can easily look at my stock at the beginning of each year and know exactly what I need. I still fished over 100 days last year and I still guided about half of those and I still saved money. It's a wonderful thing if you want to keep cash in the bank.

Yes but they are perfect when you want to add a little color to a jig or spinnerbait while on the water. They've saved more than one tournament for me.

I also rig mine on a Dobyns DX702C but I use 12lb test. I will put just about anything on a Darter Head but my favorite is a Zoom Fat Albert Grub. I love to fish it along the edge of a weed line. I get it stuck in the weeds and then rip it out for a great reaction bite. I will also reel it at a regular pace and just pop my rod tip as I'm reeling. It's a very versatile head but the exposed hook can suck around brush.

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