Everything posted by J Francho
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Wacky rigged 4" YUM Dinger (with o-ring) retrieve rate?
No retrieve, it's a do nothing bait. I let it drop wait several seconds, lift, reel in a bit to get back off the bottom, and then let sink. Most bites come on the fall.
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Cable for fish finder
Thanks!
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Need some Braid cutters and a Powell rod
Hemocuts:
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Any pointers on hook to plastic bait size?
Ragetail Baits has rigging diagrams: http://www.ragetail.com/news/rigging-info/rigging-diagrams/ These were established by the inventor, @Big-O while fishing the baits himself.
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Understanding how to read water
You can start with our glossary. From there, take a spin through the articles and videos section. https://www.bassresource.com/fishing_lures/bass_fishing.html
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Tackle tray rip off
We're done here.
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Best hot dog and burger in America?
There's a place near Niagara Falls, Ted's Texas Hots that serves Coney hots - foot long, unsplit, natural casing. Wood fired char pit, they only use tongs handle the dogs. They have ketchup and mustard for condiments that you spread on your dog with a wooden stick. Place is awesome.
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More accidents on the water
I think they pumped the gas into something like this, not a rod locker: https://www.amazon.com/Perko-1205DP0CHR-Angled-Flush-Holder/dp/B0000AY5BS
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Cable for fish finder
Hmmm. I've always been advised not to touch it. Did you solder the connections? I'd be willing to sacrifice my TD to try this for my kayak unit. The length of the cable is absurdly long. Good description.
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More accidents on the water
Ugh...take the negative off first!!!!!!!
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Cable for fish finder
No, you cannot easy splice it. It's shielded, and you have to solder all the connections. Some do have repair kits - try a search for your model. As far as I knew, you don't want mess with the cable, like alter the length.
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Cable for fish finder
I think the only fix is replacement.
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More accidents on the water
This I do believe is on the rise. As the popularity has boomed, I see a lot of stupid/dangerous activity on the water. The main thing is as simple as wearing a PFD.
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Post a photo a day!
Love me an SG. If you want here what those OG John Good built black badge Collector's Series sound like on stage, here you go, straight off the board with a little reverb in post.
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Braid Color
I'm on board with the bright pink KastKing braid as well.
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More accidents on the water
Just more sensationalist click bait. I haven't seen any evidence that the accident rate has gone up.
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Suffix 832 Braid Ghost?
It isn't really a problem bringing back 5+ year old threads, BUT.... this is definitely case where starting a new thread with your question, or reading the old threads and finding the answers already provided.
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Best hot dog and burger in America?
I only eat medium rare burger if I grind it myself. Period.
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Cheese mats...good or bad?
Perfect description! We're definitely talking about the same stuff.
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Cheese mats...good or bad?
Interesting. I see them on the Erie Canal, in areas that are used for dumping dredged main ways. They can offer some cool structure features in a place that normally just a basic channel. I wonder if current is a factor (it always is...).
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Cheese mats...good or bad?
They can be tough, because I think all that slop might suck the oxygen out of the water at night. Now, wind swept slop is a different story. I can recall my times when I've quietly poked holes in it with the rod tip, and dropped a jig through, and caught.
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Latest Tackle Purchase Thread (Bait Monkey Victim Support Group)
Very desirable, and very hard to find Shimano boxes.
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1000 Islands NY - June 20-23
Water is at record high levels. Be careful, and watch for boating restrictions like speed limits, no wake, etc. You should be in all three phases of spawn, and I would be looking at typical flats areas near deeper water. Local reports are pretty positive.
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Getting strike mid-retrieve
At some point, you will need to move beyond moving baits. There are times when a bass needs to just stare at a bait for seconds before inhaling.