Willzx225

I have used both the Shooter and the Sniper and for the price difference would prefer the Sniper. It is strong and handles well. Give Sniper a try if you are put off by the price tag of the Shooter. Sniper is just a little bit more than Berkley 100% fluro

I think if you went head to head against a pro without any practice on an unfamiliar lake then you might win one day but where the pro shines is when you do that ten times and they win 8 or 9 out of the 10 times. I have been fortunate to fish with some of the Elite guys and they can process water and information much quicker than a weekend warrior can. There have been a few that have struggled on the "Day on the Lake" articles but most of them catch 15+lbs (some pushing 30lbs) so I would say they catch them pretty good as well.

Crank - I use it on my screens and it really does a good job for me.

I have two of the 6'10" MH spinning rods and love them. Perfect for a shakey head. They are pretty crisp and you have great control over hooked fish. I'd recommend them!

Hmmm I wonder what this will do for the fishing around the first of June. I have been planning a trip there for the past year and hope it isn't too washed out when we get there. Anybody have any experience on KY Lake after a major flood like this? I know it floods similarly to Buggs Island in the springtime but I am wanting to learn more about ledge fishing.

I must be getting the wrong Roboworms because I can tell a noticable difference when I switch from a zoom finesse worm to a 6" straight tail Roboworm. It is much lighter than the finesse worm. RW could you be talking about the 6" Fat Robo?

I have that rod and use it for smaller topwaters an jerkbaits.

Dixon - If you are refering to the KVD Crankbait rod then you have a great rod for shallow to mid depth crankbaits. I absolutely love this rod and use mine to throw primarily shallow flat sided baits, shad raps, and speed traps. You should be very pleased with that rod for crankbaits.

Hickey gets my vote

I have not used the worm rod much but I really like the spinnerbait/crankbait rods

I want to see these guys have to work to catch fish like the rest of us. I don't want to see weights like in Pittsburg but in the same sense I am getting tired of 100lb weights. Show me someone who has to struggle to catch 12-14lbs a day like every "other" lake in America. Thats what I want to see

Kevin Short killed them in one of the recent Day on the Lake articles in Bassmaster.

This is the longest running Senko thread in a long time ;D My vote is definitely for the Senko followed by the Swimbait. Another bait that hasn't been mentioned much is the football head jig. It has opened a bunch of eyes to the different uses for jigs other than flipping them at visable cover.

Fishfordollars - edumacate me- why so small in May and June? (Not that I am questioning what you are saying - I don't pass up a chance to pick the brain of a more experienced angler!) I typically go bigger then when I am keying in on a shad spawn.

I throw a 1/2oz 90% of the time (I down size in the fall to 1/4oz or a similar profile bait). I fish a bunch of clear water lakes (Smith Mountain Lake 8-10' visability and Lake Norman - same visability) and I like the 1/2 oz because I can make long casts and speed the bait up to trigger strikes. In my opinion, the advantages by going up to 1/2 oz would be that it will possibly appeal to larger fish, castability in windy conditions, and triggering ability