J Francho

Speaking as someone in the northeast, there's been a BUTT-TON of bees, hornets, wasps, and goodness knows how many other nest building insects suddenly looking for new digs right now.

Boats are made for water, but don't hold up to continuous UV exposure.

If there's a nest, you should kill it and remove it.

why do you ask?

Where were you when you posted? Certain rooms trigger a red flag.

A drop shot rig is just a modified catfish rig. Been using for all species of fish ever since I can remember.

It's worth keeping a couple, learning to fillet them, and trying them cooked. As said before, crappie and walleye are delicious. If you are going to put them back, the main thing is set an example for others. Handle with care. Unhook them quickly, get a weight for the big ones, and release them showing respect for the resource. Good luck and welcome aboard!

Is this the latest sale thread, or as bitcoin burns?

That's nice.

We used to troll the 20s along with the Rebel Deep crawfish on Ontario in 90s through the early 2000s. Perch pattern was always productive for both smallies and pike.

Please don't Thanks for the feedback.

A-Jay has some good videos on how he set his boat up. Spoiler alert: he's not trying to sell you anything.

Help me with this one. Won't that rod be heavier, and have a larger diameter than graphite? Honestly curious. I know SC has come out with new lighter glass blanks, so this might not be the case anymore?

No thanks, Doc. I've never felt I was missing anything not using bamboo, boron, glass, etc. I'm sure a good angler can make all of them work, they're just not for me.

BOGO!

For the past 20 years, I've been using XF taper for spinnerbaits. They cast well, and hook setting is a quick flick and sweep. I did try a TCS Scott Martin rod from Okuma for spinnerbaits, and I liked it equally as well. It wasn't as fast as a typical XF, but, but wasn't like any glass rod and it roll casted really well. I usually put a little oomph in the hookset for this rod.

Just go up to the site and compare diameters: https://seaguar.com/freshwater/fluorocarbon/finesse https://seaguar.com/freshwater/fluorocarbon/invizx Spoiler alert, finesse is smaller. That said, the break strength is pretty close to the stated size. 5.2 Finesse and 4 Invisx are .165 mm. They both break a little north of 5 lbs. using a well tied knot. Also note, turns out I'm using 5.2, not 6.2. The 6.2 boxes are unopened, whereas there a few almost empty spools of 5.2. My apologies!

It snowed again yesterday. Supposed to get up in the 70s this weekend.

Usually happens after catching a fish when jig fishing. It’s my hookset.

Yes, it fishes like 4# line.

This is the truth!

I have a GoldCast that is pretty sweet. I also have a 25 year old 33 that works fine as well.

Can't tell if you're pooping your pants, or just smiling.

I just put my tackle away where it goes. No extra steps.