J Francho

Only a few anglers are true winners, or trophy catchers. I'd rather count myself as the few, then.

You need longer bunks then, to keep it straight all the way up. For whatever reason, trailering little boats is always a pain. I had to add the side bunk guides like you have to my old Sea Nymph - and that was a drive on!

*** has them as well.

A guy in a fancy bass boat trolls up to our dock, where I am tossing a Rebel Deep Wee R. He asks if he can cast in next to the dock. No problem, I'm thinking there's nothing in that slop next to the dock - all my fish come from the deep ledge out front. He tosses in, and I watch as his bait just zips through the weeds without much ado. Then he stops, drops his rod tip while reeling up slack, and sets the hook into a decent bass. It was probably just a three pounder, but to an eleven year old it was huge. He says, "How could you leave that fish just sitting there?" laughing. I laughed too, and use that line to this day when I catch a fish in front of someone. he let the fish go, and I asked him what the heck that was he used to catch it. He came over, showed me the bait - a Culprit worm - and how to rig it. It was a fishing epiphany right there on our dock. He gave me a few hooks, sinkers and a pack of worms. He also showed me how to pitch, and said to save up for a baitcaster. That was in the mid 80s - that Rebel Deep Wee R was a HOT BAIT at that time. I don't know where that guy is now, but he single-handedly changed me into an avid fisherman from a kid that liked to cast off the dock. I still consider myself a heck of a crankbait fisherman, but I would have never guessed I could fish in stuff like that with something as simple as that Texas Rigged worm.

Any trailer I've ever had, placed the bow roller ABOVE the bow strap eye, even little boats like yours.

Actually, that's the consensus, for those in the know. It's a combination of what you spoke of and density. Simply put, fluoro transmits bites better on a semi slack line that is so common with fishing "feel" baits.

Don't know, call them and ask. In the meantime, Bass Tackle Depot has them.

Great rods, I own a few. Snap them up while you can!

That's a tank. Nice work, man.

OK, serious now. Good starting point for a thread, tons of discussion can be had on this topic. Where ever did you get the idea that anglers are shelving the Texas Rig?!? I mean, if you were to take a gander at what is on the deck of any given number of bass boats, you'd probably find one or more rods rigged with a soft plastic on a Texas Rig. Even guys that don't like them use them. It is ALWAYS the soup of the day on my boat (I usually have three or four rigs out, dedicated to a Texas Rig), and I honestly only know one or two anglers that won't use one. One is a crankbait specialist, and other than some beginners, I can't think of anyone else. In my classes, the Texas Rig is the FIRST thing I show anyone that has at least caught a fish. True, I am a believer in starting n00bs off with a moving bait, but as soon as I can, I try to get them into feeling the bait, and a Texas Rig - especially a basic ribbon tail worm - can really hammer the point home. I think a ribbon tail worm, on this rig will teach an angler a heluva lot more than wacky rigged stick worm will.

There isn't helium in Kistlers?

I was expecting poetry.

Can't tell.

Whole wheat waters.

Gammy Dropshot/Split Shot hooks. #2 through 1/0, depending on the thickness of the plastic.

I know, to think!

The Erie smallies near Fort Niagara still bite, despite the cannon fire.

OK, I'll keep whacking at it, LOL. The top part came out in four pieces. Luckily the brass part is intact, so it's just a $20 part. Just having trouble getting the last cone shaped part out.

Any ideas on how to get what's left of the hub out of the prop?

Too funny!

I do like them.

Only caught one fish over 7 lbs. here in NY, and it was on a 10" black Powerworm, T-rigged with a 3/8 oz. weight.

So, I lost the quickie, winner takes all tournament that day by ounces. When I filleted that bad boy, there was a 13" smallmouth in it's gut! He ate my winning fish! LMAO :lol: