J Francho

"Sunfish" is a common name for a family called Centrarchidae, to which several species of black bass belong. But in common terms, "black bass" refers to a subset of "sunfish" consisting of six or so species.

Maybe they are doing you a favor by not biting? LOL, go look for the 18-22" fish.

I see this in the dead of summer from shallow weed dwellers:

Anything up there will just gather weeds. Leave a 1/2" or so tag end on your knot, and the weeds will slide off with just a little pop of the rod tip.

I use a 7'6" flipping stick or 7' MH/F for frogs. Never been impressed with any so called "frog rod."

I can tie an improved clinch knot faster than trying to mess with tubing and a snap. Snaps have their place, but not here. Practice your knot, and tie direct. The knot on a spinnerbait takes a lot of abuse and should be retied frequently anyway.

I find keeping my bait in the water is most effective. What that bait is, is highly dependent on where I'm fishing. There's no one magic bullet.

You're drag is set too high.

That's funny, I just swapped out a JDM Zillion for a Chronarch e7 on my Teaser. What a versatile rod.

You're not wrong. We worked VERY hard hammering our elected officials a few years back, and we were heard. Just this year, we got Oneida Lake added to the C&R fishing as well. Now we just have to get Region 6 on board with the program.

You haven't run into a Daiwa or Shimano....

That works. You could also add a dimple on the other side to help keep the pin centered. I assume you have a punch and some kind of jig to get the pin out the rest of the way?

I like the former, no matter how un "PC" it is. Good play on words.

Hey man, cut "The Kill Switch Kid" some slack! I actually had the whole thing torn apart, looking at the cylinders. Couldn't find anything wrong. Went to pump up the ball, and try during her up, nothing but air. What a maroon. A relieved maroon, that is.

Turns out its just my own stupidity. Sticky flair arm in the gas tank, so I thought I had more gas than I did, and ran out. Lol.

I gues a shorter rod might make it easier, but I originally did it with a 7' 6" flipping stick. I think I probably used a 6' 8" rod when I was sitting in my kayak.

I actually learned this sort of by accident/necessity. I was getting tired of my line getting caught in lily pads while walking a mouse/frog type bait, and started getting it to walk with the rod tip up, keeping the line from getting tangled in the pads. Later, a light bulb went off in my head, and I used the same technique for spooks while sitting in the kayak.

You can do it with a gentle up stroke or side stroke. Takes some practice.

See this thread for details: http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/117942-florida-bragging-rights/

Alex, do you want me to put this in the Southeast Forum to try and attract local interest?

I like the swept handle!

We have a little deal going on in the Northeast section. You might check it out, and do one for Florida guys.

Nice work guys! I only managed to grenade my motor this weekend.

I know the feeling..... Sat in Port Bay for nearly a week. Had a waypoint, when back with a snag hook, got her back.

Wow, yeah I might do more than wet myself, lol.