J Francho

If you have to make false equivalencies to make your point go ahead. I can't imaging the difference in buoyancy between a fish and a sinker (they sink - it's in the name) has anything to do with this discussion or getting bites. Help me out here? Never mind, don't.

Wait, you have to tie a knot to tie a knot? What knot is best for that?

Can't be as bad as the hot dog factory!

I don't think so. I often think the advice to go as light as possible isn't nearly related to getting bit as it is to angler preference, especially so when fishing the rig without pegging. For bass, it hasn't been an issue starting at 3/8 oz. and often using heavier for over 30 years. I'm not saying quit using lighter weights, just saying don't let anything stop you from using heavier. As far as weight goes, I'll stick to the dictionary: 1 : the amount that something weighs Her weight is 115 pounds. 2 : the force with which a body is pulled toward the earth. 3 : a unit (as a pound) for measuring weight. 4 : an object (as a piece of metal) of known weight for balancing a scale in weighing other objects. For the sake of this discussion, #2 works, and is interchangeable with mass.

Any pre-matched spinning kit from wally-world would cast farther, given your skills. So, find the most expensive rig your heart desires and get it.

The piston is in the tongue, and the weight of the rig compresses it when you brake the tow vehicle. At least that's how it worked on my Bullet. Maybe his are disabled? I disabled mine. Weren't necessary for a 1400 lb. hull.

My internet experience is completely the opposite, though it's more about controlling my response to what I see than what I'm actually seeing.

Those are probably surge brakes, not electric brakes.

I've plugged a 4 pin into a 5 pin in a pinch, or maybe it was the other way around. ? That adapter above looks like the ticket.

Same, I probably don't peg around 85% of the time. It's usually around wood, when I have a problem with the weight on a particular cast I'm trying to make. Otherwise, pegging is a pain I'd rather avoid. That slingshot effect on a Texas rig can be pretty dramatic, and definitely gets bit too. There's a bit of finesse to it, but it's easy to learn to do without dragging a bunch of slop.

Pete's, usually Major Dickason, black. I prefer a French press using fresh grounds, but also have a Bunn-o-Matic that makes a pot faster than I can grind the beans, so that gets used most in the morning. We have some pretty good local roasters, but I'm gonna try Tony Hawk's son's place soon: https://steelmillcoffee.com/ for beans.

Hold the half hitch and the fungus.

Just an observation: In almost all of those, save for the drop shot, you often get bit before the rig settles on the bottom. I'm not saying bass don't pick up baits off the bottom, or that a resting bait isn't noticed, but that most strikes come on the fall. Every once in a while, a drop shot rig gets bit on the fall, but usually it happens after the weight is settled, and line somewhat taught. Another exception would be when a drop shot weight gets stuck on a weed, and springs free when you pull on the rig. That gets bit a lot.

I finish my rizzuto with a sprig of basil.

None of this stops a bass from eating my 2+ oz. punch rig. Only if the brick is weighed from a spring scale above the water. You aren't actually measuring mass, though.

You can tell he's a pro by the way he bends his knees when he says, "I'm a professional bass fisherman."

Mass is mass, regardless. If you have a bucket of water on a scale that weighs 40 lbs. and add a 1 lb. bass to it, the scale will read 41 lbs.

The only things I bought off ebay has been photographic gear and some reels - way more expensive than tackle boxes. I did have a seller that was a little slow to ship, so I sent in complaint though their dispute process. It took me 17 seconds to fill out the form. Two days later the item was in transit.

Totally. It was a 13 hour drive for us. We stayed at Black's Camp - awesome people there. Watch out for stumps and gators. An 8-5 my friend caught on a topwater:

Driving to Santee Cooper lake with a fishing partner that went by the nickname "The Critter."

The scam is buy a Plano Edge box and a plain 3700 box. Put the Edge sticker on the 3700 box, and return it for full refund. The retailer tosses the return into a bin, to be sold at auction to return resellers. They see item in the manifest, inspect the condition, and place it up on ebay for retail, not knowing it isn't the correct product.

Honestly, looking at the sellers listings, I bet they do not really know what they have is a $5 tray with a sticker. It looks like this is a defective return reseller. They are pretty common on ebay.

Really, this all depends on your altitude. Time zone comes into play as well, though not as much. If you are two Mickey from the nearest waypoint, then I'd consider two beard-seconds for a leader. You will need a three donkey-power reel loaded with at least 100 wiffle of 15 pood line. I recommend one of the newer manymers from Polynesia. (PDM). For a sinker, unobtainium is the ticket. I've heard all the protests about it, but it's just a banana-equivalent dose of radioactivity, so suck it up and fish. Do all this, and you will be off the scale MegaFonzie. Oh, last step - I almost forgot: cut your line off before the swivel, and go fish a Texas Rig.