J Francho

Yes, and not exactly. I like smoke w/ purple flake in a lot of water that isn't clear at all. The bait has a vibration profile that's larger than it looks, and the glitter provides a glimpse of flash in discolored water. I get bit using it.

Come back when there's turtles in your dreams. On second, never mind, lol.

Yeah, that doesn't sound like waves. Sounds like your settings may be off. T9 is right, a screen cap will help.

Phenix has a long-standing reputation of quality. I'm sure Big Bear is good too, but I've never heard of them until now. I'd go with Phenix.

Pretty sure this was an inside job anyway. There's no way she worked alone to get all that documentation out of there.

What happened? Nevermind. https://www.reuters.com/technology/facebook-instagram-down-thousands-users-downdetectorcom-2021-10-04/ it's more than a little suspicious after what aired on 60 minutes last night....

Waves is my answer too.

The scales look kind of big to be a FW drum. I could be wrong though.

You sure that isn't a red drum?

It's getting more popular by the minute. I do like a shorter handle rod for topwaters like spooks and poppers, but I don't have any special kayak rods. I think the notion is as much marketing as the technique specific rod thing. If someone likes shorter rear grips, then they like them. I have no need for them. Anyway, to answer the original question, I use a Saint Croix AVC62MXF. It is barely an inch shorter than the same spec 6' 6" version in front of the reel seat. It just has a shorter rear grip.

NY state record sheephead is 36 lbs. This one was 17 lbs.

Boats stir up critters, critters attract bait, bait attracts active bass.

Thanks for the detail. They do beautiful work.

Tell me more about those side plates. Are they cast or stamped and anodized?

Banjo Minnows themselves weren't a bad bait. The hooks were terrible. The inventor of it makes some high dollar frogs that were the rage a decade ago, and you guessed - same junk hook.

Lmao, what is it with dogs sitting on tables? My mom had a newfie that would climb up and walk on the counters when no one was looking.

Possoms are kind of cute, so long they are behind bars.

Medium describes power. Action or taper is described by speed, like slow, fast, moderate, extra fast.

We definitely have rednecks up here...

Spinnerbaits are always in my bag of tricks. They are the all terrain bait.

I use zero brakes and tons of spool tension to skip. It is completely the opposite setting I use for every other type of cast.

There's way more nonsense in kayak tournaments.

No reaction is equal. They're just reactions. Some feel the need to categorize them I guess, and then construct absolutes based off them. Bite or no bite, I'm probably setting the hook. Sometimes I win.