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Gander Mountain has the DT sure-sets on sale for $3.99 Picked up way to many than I should have

x3 I have the Everstart and Endura 55 on my Crawdad and it runs it all day and then some

x2 on the Rage tail shad.. They were knocking the snot out of it yesterday and if they missed I would follow up with a Ribbet for the fish.. They didn't want anything on top of the "scum" but as soon as the shad would hit the edge they would explode on it.. Picked up the Rage tail toad last night will see how that works

Update I ended up picking up a couple of the W&M "Skeet" rods.. The 7'0 crankbait that I will use for frogs/top-water and the 7'6" swimbait/carolina rig.. Had them on the water yesterday and both are quite heavier than my St Croix's(Mojo and Premier's) and also "whippy" but that helps casting the baits pretty far.. I feel these are decent rods for what I paid for them..but if I had to pay originol price then I think there are better rods out there for the $$$

What is the better value of rods? The W&M Tessera "Skeet" casting rods or All Star ASR ??? Both retail at around $100 but can get each little over $50 W&M at $52 + tax or the ASR $49 + tax and shipping I'm looking at the Swimbait,Toad and crankbait(throwing lip-less) in each brand so sensitivity will not be an issue TIA

I've had to hang up my bass gear on my favorite pond this week and go after crappie and blugills.. I've never seen so many beds in this body of water..in a few places its beds every 3 feet from each other with some decent bass sitting on them.. IMO I would rather give them a couple weeks and let them do their thing than to molest them.. It gives me a reason to consentrate on some panfish for the freezer

I believe in the crankbait mojo,thats why I bought 6 more Red Eyes thinking the 1st couple didn't have the "mojo".. Still no luck,and everytime I read 1 of these threads about how great the Red Eyes are it makes me even more determined to go out and sling them some more..

Like Roadwarrior stated when the lip-less bite is on they all pretty much produce .. I can catch them on every brand except the SK Red Eye shad for some reason.. I also like to glue the weights in a few differant brands also

I'm a big lip-less crankbait fan and for some reason I can not buy a fish off a Red Eye.. I read on here and other forums how people catch a ton of fish on the Red Eyes but as soon as I tie one on I cant catch anything.. I can whack them all day long on Hardcore Drums ,Rat-l-traps,Cordells and pretty much every other lip-less but for some reason not on Red Eyes..I cant figure it out..its frustrating

Xrap Husky Jerk Rogue

Yo-zuri Rapala Berkley Rat-l-trap Xcaliber

Check Cabelas brand also,they have some really decent combos also.. I started out last year with 1 combo and ended up with 3 by the end of the year

All my tackle except plastics are kept in a Plano 3700 and labeled -terminal tackle -top-water -jerkbaits -floaters -jigs -crank baits -shallow -mid depth -deep and the depth is written on the baits My family thinks its weird and think I have an OCD problem but after coming to this site and seeing others do the same I feel a little normal now.. Seperating baits and labeling the boxes makes fishing so much easier on the water..When I need a bait I grab the right box and dont waste time digging through all the others looking for lures

What about using J-B Weld to fill the holes? years ago I installed a transducer board and all I did was fill the screw holes with silicone,let it set up a bit then put 2 beads of silicone around the board and mounted it..

Bass Pro has them search "Transducer Mounting Plate"

River smallmouth fishing is the exact reason why I bought my kayak.. Its nothing special and didn't cost an arm and a leg(OT Otter XT) but I rigged it with a couple of rod holders and good to go..

A flasher(or unit that has the flasher screen) is the way to go.. When I 1st started ice fishing I converted a Humminbird "Jimmy Houston" pro flasher for the ice and it helped catch many of fish..PITA jumping from hole to hole and leveling the transducer but it did the job.. Now I have the Vex with the self leveling transducer and its much more efficient.The only difference between the Humminbird and the new ice flashers(Vex,Marcum,Humminbird,Lowrance) is the colored lines.. Once you take a flasher onto the ice its only minutes before you learn how to use it,its that easy I've shown kids how to use it and its like playing a video game to them..it really keeps them interested in the sport.. I also have a Lowrance X67 on my pond boat that I use in flasher mode on open water that would make a great ice until

I've caught very few off the Rap..my favorite is the Yo-Zuri Hardcaore Drum I will try the new 7/16z sized Rap..the 7/8z is just to heavy for where I fish

Careful with what your stepping into This year I thought it would be fun to pick up a fly rod and give it a try,now I have three outfits..3wt,5wt and a 6wt and way to many flies.. The best flies I have found for pond bass and bluegill have been small poppers and foam spiders.. Clousers and wooly buggers for river smallies do the trick

I use glass with braided line and feel like the the glass has the right amount of give on the initial strike.. With graphite I have a tendency of ripping the bait out before getting a good hook set

Krylon Fusion brite white

that was great

I dont own any but its 1 of those "why didn't I think about that" products.. They look like the product called Spectre Nylabraid we used back in the 80's to dress up hoses on show cars/bikes.. I use to have crap loads of it just sitting in boxes in the garage until a couple years ago i gave it away >

Sorry for your loss and thank you for sharing your story

TG's yellow Rocket Fuel I have used Hot Sauce and never had a problem with it