J Francho

I have raised four boys, diapers don't scare me. Public toilets do though.

That's the point. They'll all get bit anyway if you present them correctly at the right depth in the right spot at the right time.

I have a small piece of 1" hardwood dowel with a 1/4" piece of dowel inserted perpendicular through it. A couple of wraps and a figure-8 around the small dowel and yank.

It means fish a goby. We have Ayu here, but it's a killer pattern.

Pretty sure that's in vogue right now, lol.

I don't think I've ever heard so much debate over a spinnerbait reel! I have several combos that can throw them, so I just pick one that has a ratio that is comfortable for me to retrieve at the speed I want (or the fish, actually want). It ain't that complicated.

They should include a pair of white cotton gloves with those reels!

He's ready for the club.

I stand corrected. Basically Region 5, right? Otherwise there would be pro events in spring on the Larry.

Paint me a heavy weight as well - 3/8 - 1/2 oz. is my most common choice. I'm still hooked on the big Berkeley Powerworms. Black is always good for me.

This is very true up here. Got a bunch of pros dealing with it on Cayuga this week. I was perplexed the first time I came across it. It doesn't sound like the OP has this issue, but a good tip. Took me a minute to figure out what was going on - during a TX on Cayuga no less lol.

If you spool your reel up with duct tape, you definitely need to hit it with WD-40.

My NYS PB LMB (7-2) was taken on a 10" black Powerworm.

I'd just go with a longer Roboworm.

Thicker or longer?

That's a sweet tip. Never thought of it.

I can't say that BioSpawn isn't a good bait, but it lacks the subtle wiggle of the tail on the Roboworm when it's just sitting in place.

I feel like it would be easier for me to launch off a quarter pipe on my skateboard than to climb mg up on my boat when it's parked.

I've used Pam on my guides to meals easier to knock ice off them. KVD L&L works for that too.

KVD L&L is all you'd ever need. Apply and let dry. Apply after ever trip. It's a can't live without deal for me.

For this case, straight braid all the way.

I've never seen anything like that.

PurpleAir has some fairly inflated numbers compared to AirNow, which is the EPA's gold standard. That said, PurpleAir can give a better idea where the really localized poor air quality is. When AirNow was reporting 260, PurpleAir was reporting numbers over 400, sometimes as high as 497, which I think people just start dropping like flies if they breathe that in. Use both to get the full picture. It was crazy, it sort of hooked right around your area and nailed us. Starting to smell like campfire again.

We're a ton better today, but some more is coming. Sick of everything smelling like a camp fire, lol. thanks

Here in Rochester we had the worst air quality on the planet. All that smoke plume has moved south and east.