J Francho

I imagine that searching out spots to wade involves a fair amount of driving around. I'd probably want a 2-pc. for this. Especially if you're running around with fishing buddies.

This is highly subjective and depends a lot on where the fish is from, water quality, forage, and temperature. Great Lakes smallmouth are pretty good. The largemouth, not so much. Taste like spoiled mud. I've had largemouth from southern lakes that aren't too bad. They still have a strong flavor I don't prefer, unlike all the blue gill and perch, that actually taste sweet to me.

Spring browns are delicious!

It's a wonder I catch anything at all, with all the wrong things I do, according to the rest of you.

Here's what you want., Easy for mobile, too: https://postimages.org/

We've got open water. Not sure where I want to go this weekend.

This is what I use LH reels for. For moving baits, I prefer a RH reel. So, for the sake of sarcasm in this thread, anyone not using both is a fool!

Back up to 12 cymbals in all. Only six drums though.

The Ultimate is a cool boat. I have a similar Commander 140.

I think the old models were $2500ish. They go for $1500-$2k used. The outback slots in between the Compass ($2000) and the Pro Angler ($3500). It is competitive with other peddle boats, like the Predator, Dorado, Titan, etc.

Mojo rig smells a lot like a Carolina rig, and that's pretty stinky.

I think it depends on where you fish. Someone fishing shallow lakes, choked with weeds probably is going to have a hard time with drop shot or cranking. I would have some difficulty using finesse jigs in 40' of Lake Ontario water for smallmouth. Same goes for jerkbaits, which are popular one lake over on Erie. They typically only come into play with a short window in spring and fall. For a beginner fisherman, I think detecting the jig bite is the trickiest. I'm still learning things about them, and I fish them a ton.

I marked the water line.

I've set up plenty of people with 4000/5000 size reels and 50/65 lb. braid or up to 17# mono/fluoro for bass fishing. For what ever reason, be it disability or inability, they won't use a baitcaster, so to use heavier line, the larger spool diameter works well. Many times, it's for frogging. They usually have to look at inshore rods for this.

No slush here, but snow is possible. Should be in the 50s by Sunday.

Cable steer on a 2015 115 hp? Not likely. I can't imagine anything over 60 without some NFB or power steering.

Pretty clever. I dig it. Does it stop at 90° when deploying? That would be convenient, my arm can get bumped, giving me janky readings.

"Looks good" means nothing compared to seat time. You need to find a demo day, or a shop that let's you float before you buy. The $750-1000 budget really limits your choices. You still have to get a PDF and a paddle, plus accessories.

Could be this. It may seem a little cheezy, but Larry pays for all the production himself.

Type 1

Sweet discounts on insulin!

Anyone ever hear an Ugly Stik snap? Sounds like a 22. It's a beautiful and funny sound.

9. That gold top with the soap bars.... Love this guy:

Except in extreme fishing conditions, you typically only need 4-8 lbs. What rod do you own that you are willing to tie 11 lbs. to and yank at full force? My bet is none.

There's literally dozens of threads where someone knocked the tip top insert out. Pretty easy to do. Just drop the rod, or bang it on something.