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1- 7" roboworms 2- 7" power shaky worms (I don't think they make these anymore though) 3- 5" *** trick sticks 4- Zoom finesse worm

or a bad knot...

Give a big 1/2-3/4oz white spinnerbait a try, burning spinnerbaits has produced me my best smallmouth. Also try a pop-r those have produced me fantastic fish in the morning, and nothing wakes you up like a 3# smallie three feet in the air.

Use Stick Jackets, I do not own a boat so I have never actually used a rod locker, but whenever I go as a non boater all the rods in the rod box have stick jackets. As for bending that shouldn't make the slightest difference on rod life.

I was reading another thread and a few mentioned which order dictated whether you had fish or not. A few factors I was thinking are location, cover, structure, bait, color, presentation, time of day ect. I would like to see how everyone stacks up their order of importance. Mine would be: 1. Time of day 2. Location 3. Cover or Structure (depending on location) 4. Bait + Line type 5. Presentation 6. Color

I don't know of any out of Cape Cod. But if you are willing to go out of Rhode Island then you should look into Frances Fleet. They offer plenty of different trips and always are able to catch fish. http://www.francesfleet.com/ Any questions send me a Pm.

Here is exactly what they are talking about, this was a study I did during late September early October. Although this was not in the heat of the summer you can still see that the Conesus graph has oxygen below 6 mg/l below 10 meters, further into the fall the lake will become less stratified and thus "turn over". This lake is heavily eutrophic, with almost no light penetration past 9 meters, with Secchi disk visibility of about 2.25 meters. So to answer the question yes they do migrate to deeper water but you need to know your lake as to where O2 levels get to a point where bass cannot be sustained. This lake would have productive "deep-water" between 20-25ft.

I think the classic is a bit too much for them, I am in college as well..not nearly as talented a these kids though. Maybe instead of the classic just admittance into the elites, then if they are indeed good they can qualify through there.

http://www.***.com/Comfortroll/descpage-COMFTR.html Take a look into this, if you dont want to buy it just look at the dimensions.

I just bought a walmart 29, if you are truly worried about the battery dieing you could always buy two and run them in parallel. If you look at my post "batteries completely dead" ann-marie made a comment about how much the battery life span is cut down if you run the batteries below 50%. So in theory if you bought two batteries and paralleled them they would most likely last longer than if you buy two separately. Especially seeing as you might possibly drain the one completely on a trip, if you had two you would only drain each to half, thus greatly increasing the life span. Just a thought.

Awesome thanks ann-marie, looks like I will do that then.

Its just a lone battery, not in series. Down the road I might buy another and run them parallel but for now it is just one. Edit: Is it bad to run in parallel if they are not the same?

Alright I believe I determined one of my trolling motor batteries to be shot, it reads 12v+ but it is definitely not powering the trolling motor like it should, it is a huge difference. So I plan on purchasing a new battery but I want to make sure I am doing it right this time. What are some basic tips to keeping a battery in good condition? So far I have heard to charge it directly after use, keep the water levels at the correct level, don't discharge it fully, and when storing keep it charged. Anything else I am missing? I don't want to kill another $100 battery. Thanks

I own a 7'0mh vendetta, and I love it. I use it for everything from 3/4oz spinner baits to 1/8th oz tubes, handles all well. I have it with a curado and 12# mono and I have found myself using that combo the majority of the time. I recently purchased the veritas and an awaiting its arrival, I'm hoping it is similar to the vendetta. And with a vendetta @ $80 you can't beat it

Alright, hooked up the voltmeter, at each of the three charger outputs, one was at 14.2v and the other two were at like 13.5v. Put it on the charger today and I will let them sit tonight and test it tomorrow morning. Quick question though, when charging are you supposed to crack open those top plates? The acid inside seems to be boiling over and around the caps is wet.

So I tow my boat to the launch today, luckily the a very close bay, and go to trim the motor down and nothing. Confusing yes so I change out that battery to one of the spare deep cycle batteries I have and it works so I launch the boat and come back to try starting and nothing..Fish finder won't even turn on motor does not trim back up. This is the second battery and I throughly checked the connections on both batteries and still nada. Now recently I began using the actual onboard charger, before I was simply plugging each battery into a portable charger. Could this have anything to do with it? Could the charger actually drain down the batteries? I had the charger plugged in all last night and unplugged it prior to leaving this morning. Both of the batteries are less than a year old. I am very confused at this issue, fishfinders don't draw that many amps so Idk why it wouldnt turn on, the batteries cannot be that dead, or could they be? arrggh darn boats. Ruined a perfectly good day off.

Look like two posts above this the 50e is on sale for ~$98 TYD and the regular curado could be bought from tw for $120 TYD. Fantastic reels, just bought two of the 200 size reels and couldn't be happier.

I own the 7'6mh crucial, it is a fantastic rod, plenty powerful for even the thick stuff. Highly recommended I beat the heck out of that thing and it keeps up. Sensitivity is absolutely fantastic, and it's backed by a perfect warranty.

Welcome! I have a cottage up your way (Big Gull Lake in Ardoch). Some mighty fine fishing up there if I say so myself.

Looking at getting a new all around rod, some jigs, Texas rigged worms, spinner-baits. Most likely bottom contact baits 1/4-3/4oz with the 3/4oz being spinnerbaits. Mainly looking at the 734c for the dobyns and the 844c for the IMX. I like the extra 3" on the dobyns and the fact I can get either split or full handle grip. Also it seems as if the champion series has far more rod selections available at semi cheaper prices. I haven't heard much about G. Loomis lately, but dobyns rods seem to be standing out a bit more. If anyone has fished one or the other or both it would be great to see some comparisons between the two rods. Thanks, Dylan

i just bought a set of cabelas dry plus, havent had them in the rain yet but they are light and fit nicely

Shaky Head, or wacky rigged worm. I like the shaky head because I know it remains effective on the bottom and also goes through weeds a little more. I like the wacky rig because it stays in the strike zone longer. It just depends on the fish I guess, I have thrown a wacky rig around a dock for 10 casts and not got anything then first cast with a shaky head and I catch a fish and vice versa.

Aluminum will bump the price up, I built a deck with wood laying around the house. It simply set in so it was fully removable. 2x4s ran bow to stern and screwed plywood onto that. Only had the platform between the two front seats. Deck was only 3" above the seats so stability was fine. I cut out some compartments in the sides for tackle storage. Although all the wood added a lot of weight, weight was not an issue for me, I never needed to motor to far, and with a 52# trolling motor it really moved this thing. I never got around to adding carpet but I am sure that wouldn't be too difficult.

Definitely need to wait a bit on the hook sets, they only have the end of the worm in there mouth therefore the worm rips in half and no fish on the hook. I don't think you will need to step up hook size as this might change the action of the plastics, and it looks as if you don't have any problems getting them to bite.

Most likely. They usually pick the bait up by the tail then in a second motion inhale it into there mouth. I feel the tap and then watch the line, it should tighten up a bit or move side to side, if this does not occur simply lift the rod a bit and feel if there is extra weight there.