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If you like Gary Dobyn's work, perhaps take a look at the Fury Line. The 7'6" Med Hvy or the 7'9" Med Hvy Swimbait could be in your wheel house. A-Jay

Game. Changer. However casting into the Black Horizon-less Abyss ~ That's a whole different animal. A-Jay

Well Said Catt. "Feeling a worm/jig bite requires keeping a certain amount of tension on your line while at the same time keeping a certain amount of slackness in your line. To the average angler this makes no sense at all but the worm/jig angler it makes total sense." Took me a while to understand what the above underlined passage really meant and even longer to be able to create it with rod & reel in hand, but for me it is the very essences of fishing not only jigs but most any bottom contact bait. A-Jay

Me Too ~ Totally despise the entire stick bait concept ~ Love to Chunk & Wind . . . A-Jay

Cool ~ so is it safe to assume that dead sticking a Senko usually isn't your first presentation ? A-Jay

Congrats on the solid finish ~ A-Jay

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Kindly tell us this; which baits &/or presentations do you feel most confident in and why ? This may help the BR jig fishing membership to formulate a way for you to get better. A no response here would indicate that you're no longer interested in learning. We'll be standing by. A-Jay

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^^^^^^ X2 ~ Barlow's Tackle Mostly though I've been know to toss some random skeins in the cart from TW as well. A-Jay

Don't know what size you're looking for but these are nice ~ http://www.cabelas.com/product/fishing/tackle-storage/tackle-bags%7C/pc/104793480/c/104777280/sc/104619780/cabela-s-fisherman-series-trade-tackle-bag/2135503.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse%2Ftackle-bags%2Fcabelas%2F_%2FN-1100378%2B1000002949%2FNe-1000002949%2FNs-CATEGORY_SEQ_104619780%3FWTz_st%3DGuidedNav%26WTz_stype%3DGNU A-Jay

Either Mustad KVD 1x Strong 2x Short Triple Grip Treble Hooks or Owner Stinger Treble Hook 2X Black ST-41 A-Jay

Since you'll be fishing mainly by myself, occasionally a 2nd and very rarely 3 people, I'd still seriously consider it. How much fishing do you do from the stern ? May be too good a ride to pass up for the possibility of a rare fishing partner. A-Jay

Hello and Welcome to Bass Resource ~ First off, perhaps get your dog a bone to chew on - Second, Calling Diawa for a replacement is a good place to start. A-Jay

Great Point. Does seem a little strange. Good Luck with your purchase A-Jay

Nice Job Jeff ~ Cue the Hot Fat ! A-Jay

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When fishing anything with a skirt, after a while you figure out what you like. Also making you your own is just plain cheap and well beyond easy. If I can do it - well let's just leave it at that. Skirts for Buzzbaits, Spinnerbaits, more recently chatterbaits, of course jigs are all now done in "A-Jay's Custom Bait & Tackle Shop" - For the mostly clear waters up here, my chatterbait & jig skirts are real basic. They almost always start with a base of brown & or green pumpkin or Black & Blue After that there may be a little lighter shade of those added, perhaps a hint of Barbwire silicone skirting material in watermelon, light pumpkin red or rusty Craw. Spinnerbaits & buzzbaits skirts are even more basic - White, Chartreuse, or White & Chartreuse - last season I played around with my version of "Sexy Shad" ~ turns out I need to change the name of that one to #shreddedbypike. A-Jay

I did read that you have checked out the Lund Line however when I was shopping and looking at the boats at the outdoor shows this winter I was impressed with the Lund Fury XL SS. http://www.lundboats.com/boat-models/1625-fury-xl/ For a 16 footer it seemed to offer quite a bit. It was laid out nicely and for the $$$ presented a very attractive boat, motor & trailer package. A-Jay

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Hello Ron and Welcome to Bass Resource ~ Stripers are a Good Time A-Jay "Pity me. That’s my wife. Those are my kids and I sell women’s shoes. I was dead before I got here. A-Jay

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Stumbled across an old spool and tried it. Found it to be very mono-like. Great knot & abrasion strength, Solid diameter to strength ratio and perhaps a little less stretch especially in the 17 lb and up. Bulk spools were very reasonably priced - so I change it Often, which for me, is the only way to go with mono. Used it exclusively in Mexico - worked well. A-Jay

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OK ~ I got nothing. A-Jay