A-Jay

Sweet Report Maine ~ It's most excellent having that type of success during the heat of summer, and you know that there may be even better opportunities in the near future. Congrats A-Jay

Good Luck & Keep it rolling . . . A-Jay

That knot is a PIA, a Waste of time and Complete over Kill for Bass fishing. I fish at night a ton and I can't imagine trying to tie that mother in the dark . . . I just use a uni to uni. Simple - Easy to tie & it works. A-Jay

Favorite hard bait over all - 6th Sense Crush Flat 75X Crankbait and second place isn't even close. A-Jay

Some of them may be Sleep walking - or Swimming as it were . . . . A-Jay

They do when Magilla the Gorilla is involved some where in the shipping process . . That's not good A-Jay

I'm getting very good at makeing 3 piece rods into 4 & 5 piece rods ~ Hasn't really proved beneficial. A-Jay

It's a little better here ~ A-Jay https://ardentoutdoors.com/gliss

Hello and Welcome to Bass Resource ~ A-Jay

What Do You Do When You Can't Buy A Bite? Go Home and come back at Night. A-Jay

I want to fly a space ship too but I can't find my space suit . . . A-Jay

LOL ~ Or one legged Blitzers . . . . A-Jay

LOve to catch them - any size. Hate loosing baits & terminal tackle. And watch out for the fangs . . . A-Jay

That's a little wacky ~ It's like he went for a little ride on the jelly worm express . . . . A-Jay

I'm assuming you've already watched a few video's that teach you how to "Set-up" a revolving spool reel for casting. If you haven't you really should. If you have, try tightening the cast control tension so the line will barely or not drop off the reel before the cast. Go easy & just get the feel & motion of the cast down. Practice accuracy next. Once you have the confidence that you can put a bait where you want to with little to no difficulty, then and only then should you start winding up and going for distance. Every one who is effective at learning anything new is willing to start out slow and enjoy's the learning process. Don't get frustrated ~ it's not a race. A-Jay

Hard to say right out of the pack & still on the spool. Don't exactly know if I could tell for sure any way. I will say that to me, Gliss Looks, Feels and appears in most every way like braid & Not Mono, fluoro or co-poly line. It's going to have to pull a major magic act in the handling category to make me feel other wise. But I'm still optimistic and I hope I'm wrong. That's why I'm checking it out. A-Jay

My spool of Gliss Monotex line arrived this morning. It's 300 yds of the 40 LB line - First impressions - out of the package ( haven't spooled it up or fished it yet); Seems smooth, fairly limp but not over so, I'd expect it to handle OK. This 40 lbs is definitely thinner than any 40 lb "Braid" I've used. I'm guessing it's somewhere close to 8 maybe a thin 10 lb mono size. Interestingly enough I got this size for casting reel applications and looking at it, unless it actually handles like it's advertised (like a mono) it may be too thin for my liking. We'll see. If I was going to get it for a spinning reel for light line bassing, I'd go for the next size down maybe two sizes. Bottom line - Gliss looks & feels like several of the more limp braids already on the market to me. I don't exactly know what I was expecting, but so far this is does not look like anything Revolutionary to me. More to follow. A-Jay

Interesting alternative ~ never used it. Looks like they also offer an aerosol as well. A-Jay

Super NIce Smallies ~ And Glad you didn't Sink. Congrats A-Jay

I started throwing them last fall for the first time in several years - I was reminded very quickly just how much SMB like them And you're right, that LC bait does look sweet. I've only used blade baits very early & very late in the year - cold water. Doesn't mean they wouldn't work other times, just that I haven't really fished them. I had decent success with casting gear but much, much better success with spinning gear. Seems like the smallies like to follow / chase these baits a bit before they commit. So a longer cast has proven very beneficial here. A 7'4" spinning stick, a reel loaded with 10-15 lb braid and a longer 10-12 lb mono leader works well for me. Here my last trip of 2014 - all blade baits. Silver buddies & the Damiki Vault A-Jay

A SK Rage Craw on a drop shot rig & a 6th Sense Crush Flat 75X Crankbait in Bluegill. There's been a few weeks each of the past two season, that these have been the only 2 bait's I fished. The bait below would have to get honorable mention as well. A-Jay

You can't really avoid him - only hope is to control him A-Jay

I don't think it's the bait - it may be the hook. Trokar hooks are by design going to work through the bait faster. It's a good thing for hook ups but a bad thing for no bite bait longevity. I like the hooks just not that aspect of them. You may want to consider another brand with a more traditional hook point instead of one with that cutting leading front edge. A-Jay

Hello and Welcome to Bass Resource ~ Fortunately there are several very experienced members here who can offer you solid info on your battery charging needs. I am not one of them Good Luck A-Jay

A Twenty-five or so year old anything will need to be gone over with a fine tooth comb. Check everything - attention to detail will be important. You'll have to expect that virtually anything & everything on the boat, motor and trailer can or will need replacement. Start slow and build up speed; could be a marathon . . . . A-Jay