J Francho

For two bucks, I'll try it. I need a lot more than that, though. I get around ten reels per bottle if PS.

4 oz. for $2? That's pricey. PS is $5 for 32 oz.

The contempt some have for the people that protect our privilege to hunt and fish is ironic to me.

I agree, Catt. But temps gotta be in the ballpark first. Especially in northern climes. Pick a water, and get on it twice a week. You'll almost be able to predict it.

The NY record is 11-4, from Buckhorn Lake, Otsego Co. Caught on a spinnerbait in 1987 by John Higbie.

There's no point in them procreating if the temp is off. The eggs need to be within range to be viable. I've seen spawns as early as April, and as late as mid July. Different lakes will be at different states - pre to post - depending on temps.

Kevin, there's a school of thought with Great Lakes smallie fishermen that a lighter, more flexible rod is better choice for heavy footballs in deep water. By deep, I mean deeeeep. If No Good says it works, I concede. He also uses Vanish, and loves it. Ask him about his best smallie. He needs to get in on the state vs state record. If someone can truly put the press on Dwight, he can. I catch a PB on the back of his boat, and catches two bigger than that, and apologizes for the slow start. I don't throw too many footballs, but I do drag some pretty heavy tubes with a light rod. The flex keeps the heavy jig pinned by absorbing all the fish's movement and doesn't let the jig flop around. It should work for footballs.

I get PS at Lowe's. That's the only store I've been able to find it.

Everything else could be right, but if the temps aren't there, they won't spawn.

I don't throw 3/4 jigs with mine, but I do throw big old gumball sized drop shot weights. Works just fine, and I can feel the bait and the bite better on a lighter rod.

Power Pro P-line CXX Tatsu

Perfect Solution. I soak them in a glass jar with a lid at full strength. Rinse THOROUGHLY with hot water. I use a blow dryer to expedite drying.

You know how those old guys are…my grandfather eats herring out of a can. Ugh. You can't trust their taste buds. Lol.

You know what freezing does to internal organs? Blech! I fillet them, and freeze them in water or vacuum seal them. Honestly, the ones in water taste best to me. A bunch of us would stockpile fillets for a big Labor Day picnic. We'd fry up hundreds of pounds of them. So yummy. That's a off topic, though…carry on.

Possession limits are to discourage commercial fishing. Don't know how they could count or identify fillets. Don't know why anyone would freeze fish without filleting. Sounds fishy, lol.

Most DEC officers understand that responsible anglers are stewards of our resources. We their eyes and ears on the water. I hope you got his cell number, and put it in your phone. It's much more effective to call them directly than try the poaching hotline.

Funny, the worst traffic lake is where my PB largemouth from NY cones from: Irondequoit Bay, or the City Dump, as I affectionately call it.

Hands down, Erie.

For years, I got by using my flipping stick for frogs. I recently got a frog rod, but I've never felt I've been left out in the cold. Personally, most frog rods I've tried were great at throwing frogs, but not great at getting fish out of the slop. Pretty much any heavy to XH rod that feels good will do.

Not double digit big. Yet. The biggest green fish I've heard of being caught in the last 15 years, from a reputable source, is a little over 9 lbs. and I believe that was in CT. You can check the records for brown fish. Most are around 8.

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Lotta good guys in RBM. You'll learn a lot there.

This is academic at best, but I just timed myself. Chronarch 201e7 with a Hawgtech handle and cork knobs. 11 minutes to completely disassemble. 17 minutes to hand scrub all the parts. The only thing I did not break down was the latch on the VBS access door. I've been there, done that. It's impossible to get the springs and bbs back in without a little grease, and then I'd have have to degrease it anyway. Generally, an E series takes me about 40 minutes to put back together. The bearings will need to soak for a couple hours, and the parts need to dry still. Add in the casting tests, and it's well over two hours for one reel alone, and easily 8 hours of elapsed time. Do it once, and do it right. This reel is two seasons old. It cleaned like this last winter. When I bought it, I simply flushed the bearings, removed some of the excess grease, and added Carbontex washers. The thing looks brand new inside.

Lol, sales pitch? Ok bud. I'd say it's takes about an hour of applied time to properly clean a reel. However, it takes several hours total, due to drying, soaking, etc. somewhere I have pics of what a break down looks like. If a part can be removed, it's removed and hand scrubbed, rinsed, and dried. No sales pitch here, just plain uncommon sense and elbow grease.

What club?