J Francho

It's a swimbait. Probably only really works dirung the spawn.

I flip less because it's not as useful to me as a pitch. A flip is usually a follow cast to a close spot I missed.

He likes turtles.

It has more to do with how close or far your targets are than any time of year. I generally pitch more than I flip.

Could be - location is right for them.

How does college help you sell yourself to sponsors or do a seminar? Even most articles are written at about a fifth grade level, so an English degree is probably overkill. I'm sticking to the story that college probably has nothing to do with being a pro angler, but if college, trade school, apprenticeship, or whatever is a path to a fallback career (note I didn't say job), then that should come first.

I didn't get a degree and I have mortgage, lol.

Actually, it was my good buddy Webster. What a great book! I also know enough Latin to be dangerous.

Said no one that caught a 12-2 largemouth.

Pretty sure many of those pros took a second mortgage out to fund their dream.

I'm on my phone, is that a dime size roe bag? If so,that'll go double digits, easy - maybe mid teens. Hard to tell. It's a beaut, though.

You may also want to look into line treatments, specifically KVD L&L. I'm also testing one by Batson that is amazing.

Monday morning, the alarm goes off at 4am, and you say, "awe man I've got to go fishing. Again!" Yeah, right.

Sorry, I edited my post while you posted. Quick add about hookset force - it's likely peaking out at much higher than the break strength of the line.

You could also spool up the line, fish it, and arrive at a truly informed opinion as to how the line works for you. At the very least, any testing should duplicate fishing situations. Line choice is VERY personal, and it's difficult to quantify with data exactly what characteristics make a line better. If you've used quite a few lines, you can sometimes relate their qualities to other lines, and communicate similarities, but even then it's a crap shoot whether the person getting the advice will agree. Personally, I'd rather take 50 anglers of various skill level,and measure the hookset force exerted using various lines. Not just the mean force either, the force applied throughout the hookset, and graphed. I bet you'd see some interesting data.

Small correction, the root of analyze is Latin, analutikos - to dissolve or break down. Has nothing to do with anal.

I wonder who went to college in this thread? Some of the speelign is horribal

Well, line is fished in water, so I'd expect a valid study on line stretch would address this. What does UV have to do with it? I suppose if you're going to measure stretch after UV degradation. That seems like more than you're willing to look at, since you didn't even test them wet. Do you work for Yo-Zuri?

What size line and was the line wet?

I'm wearing flip flops, jeez. Youre the second person to mention that today!

Someone with the name "SirSnookalot" probably doesn't suffer from the kind of dysfunction that Dr. Ruth treats. Lol.

I'm wearing a pair of flip flops.

Sensitivity? Well, I'm a delicate flower.

The Texas rig is about problem solving, not retrieve. It gets through cover that other baits would foul or get hung up in. If it works, use it.

The fluke is what got me into elaztech. You could do your fast twitching, across the surface, and then kill it. Instead of sinking, it floats. Just another tool to have.