Dwight Hottle

Take a look at the st croix blanks.

Serious bookends. WTG Steve.

I agree with John they are a quality product at a very fair price.

Got to love it Eric.

I have had good luck with copper blade & white skirt on overcast days.

Smallies will come up through the water column a long way to eat what they perceive to be a dying bait.

Now I know why my first handle came only with the silver cap.

My take on the composite is a blend of different fibers or materials. Some cranks rods are fiberglass, e glass or straight graphite. The composite is an attempt to take the best attribute of each material & blend the two together to make a better rod. Best thing to do is get one in your hands with a reel mounted on it & test it out.

Black. Some guys do like the silver when the reel body is silver in color.

Medium heavy moderate action. Croix makes them in the Avid line & Legend Extreme lines. Will handle baits up thru one ounce.

Depends on who reconditioned it. Factory reconditions are probably a safe bet if the price is right. A quality service shop like DVT would be good as well.

I'm not betting against you. You were pretty well DIALED in this year. Good luck.

I could be your witness on both of those fine catches.

Chris just knows how to get it done. I have two of that same rod in imx and I can tell you it is a mag light 6" stick. WTG Chris.

Catch a pb on a jig or on a jerkbait.

With or without live bait? Most erie dearie fisherman use a live nightcrawler. I guess you could use a paddle tail or plastic worm on there as well. It is just a weighted inline spinner bait. I have never used one for bass but I'm sure they would work. Kind of like the old june bug spinner but with a weight. I caught my first five lb largemouth in mogadore on a june bug spinner back in the 60's

Nice trip. Looks like a lake erie frame on that last one.

Sweet. That Lobster must be pretty tasty.

Is that Captain Shane, Charlie Moore and the Boston Red Socks catcher Jarrod (Salty) Saltalamacchia? I better check with A-Jay about Salty since he is a lifetime Boston fan. No wonder I haven't been getting any boat time invites.

Wealth of knowledge displayed throughout this thread for all to learn & enjoy. Thanks for all the info bass resource members.

Vic is a really cool guy, very gracious & genuine.

Yea but A-Jay is right that fish you caught has the most awesome head.

This is such a great thread you should sticky it to the top of the page sir. Hint, hint

Keep using that bait & the pb train will be whistling at your door.

I got a pb largemouth this spring. I also got the privilege of netting a few pb's for fishing buddies this year. All in all it was a pretty good year.