A-Jay

Sorry to hear you've been on the DL - no worries - I've been leaving at least 1 lunker in every hole for your return. A-Jay

OK - here's the two smallest smb for last season ~ Unfortunately for them, they were both foul hooked. A-Jay

Thanks for the info - you know I fired up the search before posting but came up empty. I also am fishing from a canoe and my MK 55T gets me around just fine. Not really looking to throw a rooster tail either. I would REALLY like to be able to hold position in the wind a bit better. As for the warranty void, I think I'm already past it anyway. Unless I hear some horror stories I'm picking one up. A-Jay

Nice narrative on a great big bass ! Congrats A-Jay

I just learned of this Company in another thread. They boast a decent upgrade over OE props. If anyone has experience with these, good or bad. I'd appreciate the input. Thanks in advance A-Jay

Not to high jack the thread but Great info - I have not heard of this company before and after checking them out, I think I will be making the upgrade. Thanks A-Jay

Congrats on the excellent catches so far this season. And Great Pictures ! It took me a while to figure it out and I bet you already know it ~ a good dog will make a very special moment magic. Thanks for sharing. A-Jay

"120 fish before lunch" WOW ! That's just obscene. Those "bonus" lakers are gorgeous. I've also wanted to make Canadian pike / laker trip. By the looks of this one you guys had decent weather and a great time. Thank you for sharing Dwight A-Jay

Now that's a MOGAN Bass for sure ! WTG A-Jay

Holy Smokes Dwight ! You did it again ! 600 pike in a week, that's a life time of fish for most of us. I caught two last week and I thought that I was the man - haha. If you were out for 8 hours each day ~ that's a fish every 5 minutes and 36 seconds ! Your guide certainly earned his tip that week. A-Jay

We must both be nerds then ~ with so many lakes in my immediate area, I have found that having a record of dates, times, locations, baits, weather and water temps etc is very helpful . . . A-Jay

This year it's been jigs as I made a vow to fish them more this season. But there is almost always a Chigger Craw hitching a ride on every jig I throw. A-Jay

Good Post - I am going to give this a try. I have faith in that hook and snell. I have fished that rig as a live bait hook with a live eel as bait for striped bass (salt water version). The hook does have a slight turn in to it. I am concerned that it may cause the bait to spin. Not so much on a short flip but on the retrieve of a longer pitch which would not be desirable. We'll see. A-Jay

Big Quantum fan here. Everyone has a favorite and this is mine. I like the quality vs price and I feel confident using them. I've had the rare opportunity to address a warranty issue, Quantum resolved it directly and without incident. I do not have any reels in the Response line, however I do own several others including PT Tour Edition, PT Energy, Accurist, Code and Catalyst. A-Jay

As they come standard on some crankbaits (Rapala's mostly) I have had no issues with them. As for strength, I throwing them on a softer cranking stick and mono so I'm looking for hooking and holding ability and not really strength. They seem to hook and hold as well as any regular style quality hook. I did have a sure set treble do a nice job on my thumb recently . . . A-Jay

New for me this season and very productive has been a Sebile Stick Shad. http://www.***.com/Sebile_Stick_Shadd/descpage-SSTK.html A-Jay

X2 ! And I like the 6'6" model as well. A-Jay

What a Fatty ! WTG A-Jay

Great Bass ! A-Jay

Very nice Deb. And it Is Too Many Miles ~ Way too many. I've have also come to realize another painful truth . . . . . The farther apart we are from loved ones, the faster time flies by. btw, you're much too young to have a son with a son. A-Jay

Excellent ! You can feed and play with my dogs while my wife and I are out fishing. A-Jay

Very nice Catt. As the darkness surrounds us the sense of sight fades and gives way to touch and feel. No doubt a favorite time to be on the water, all alone with the sounds and smells that are never seen. But ever time a BAT flies into my line I lose my MIND ! A-Jay

Nice job and great fish! And I would have stayed a head of that weather myself, looks pretty ominous. . . A-Jay

I checked "other" Currently I'm throwing several brands in different situations, shallow, deep and burning on top. But here's my concern. Many brands do use "quality components". This routinely means a good hook, a study s/s wire frame and a easy spin ball bearing swivel with a good blades(s). Where there seems to be a problem is THE SPLIT RINGS. So many times they are very fine wire which part way to easily. I fish allot at night and fish often times strike at the blades. Well I have a large collection of "Blade-less Baits" I've also had fish jump shake their heads and throw the blades off, often times the swivel goes with it depending on which split ring parts. I've reverted to upgrading all the split rings myself which is a bit labor intensive. The next step is to just buy the components and make my own. There are a few new brands out, like Northstar, that I have yet to try and am planning to do so. I'm hoping for the best. 8-) A-Jay

I do believe that's right - with the Hex - I hear the trout guys go koo-koo- around here on the major brown trout rivers about this time too. And the areas with the sand bottom have been the key for me as well. A-Jay