J Francho

I hear a total realignment in the line up is in the works. They will restore balance to the Force, lol.

Maybe, lol. Gotta get you over to a certain creek mouth on the east side as well.

Sorry Dwight. You're disqualified. I'm sick of coming in 2nd to you!

I believe Goose has them on his boat.

What he said!

The only issue I could see if there was a chip in a balsa bait, exposing raw wood. I'd seal that up. eOtherwise, when you're on, you're on. Here's two of my favorite "swimmers"

Once again, weird circumstances surrounding a huge fish. Just like the triploid rainbows in Canada. Personally, I don't care how it got that big (actually, I do think it's interesting), what matters is that someone hooked and got that tank in. Congrats to the angler!

Here's another shot of that fish:

I'll show you a catastrophic failure when I get home tonight. And it's not a cheap reel.

Absolutely! These two fish came from the same dock:

That is really funny, lol.

I'm in.

Cajuns were good hulls. As long as its all straight, you should be good. Dull gel coat and crazing is pretty formal for boats that age. Gel coat repair is very expansive. Don't ask me how I know.

Pondboss, why would you want to twist your line in the first place?

I've definitely caught smallmouth on Texas rigged ribbon tail worms.

Good to know. Thanks!

Goo Gone, maybe? Test it on a small spot, obviously.

Most of the differences in fishing specific baits for either has more to do with habitat. I would no rather fish a slow sinking senko in 30+ FOW than I would want to fish a jigging spoon under shallow docks.

You can't just wrap it, you have to reel it up, by spinning the spool. Otherwise, you'll introduce tons of line twist.

Three guys found the same fish. That sucks, but it happens. There should have been some discussion, but for whatever reason, there wasn't. I don't think it affected the outcome of the tournament.

Big fish are often about location. They don't follow the typical "rules" we all read about.

It's easier just getting an older "junk" reel with a deep spool. Check ebay.

Keepers? 4" finesse worm: 3" worm:

It has base maps, like every other GPS, and a slot for Navionics or Hot Maps chips.

This is semantics, but I'd argue that spring loaded brakes are atypical. Historically speaking, spring loaded brake shoes in reels are a newer feature, though they seem to be popping up more and more on the Lew's, Pure Fishing, and BPS reels. Traditionally, the shoes are free floating on a shaft. So, in theory, if you're used to braking systems on reels like Shimano or old Lew's (many were made by Shimano) then use the blue. That said, I have no idea what settings work best since I don't own the reel. I'd wager Mr. Fritz only uses the blue brakes. It's pretty cool that both are there. Reels are getting more and more complex these days.