Megastink

Awesome! I'm having that issue now. I'll have to try it!

MAy I suggest a Powell Max 704 CB. 7' Medium action. PERFECT for everything you need. The best part is: its all graphite, so it is great for topwaters and jerkbaits. It has a great parabolic bend. What a wonderful rod.

What kind of motor was in it? Did he ever burn his trans? Was it AWD?

Right now, I have a Dodge Grand Caravan with a 3.3L V6. Its rate up to 3,500#, but can it really handle that? I wish everyday that it was a Ford F-150 with a 5.4L V8, but its not... Does anyone here know the limits of a van like mine? I dont think it can handle a nitro Z7 (or Z6, for that matter). But what about a Tracker Pro 165? 175? I think you see where I'm going with this. At what point will my van not be able to pull something out up a wet boat ramp? Thanks! -Mega

Abu Garcia Orra SX. They come in 6.4:1 AND 7.1:1 (new this year). $99.99 price tag!

I own that same rod. It is a KILLER ROD!!! I like it because it is all graphite, so when I upgrade my hooks to one size bogger, I can get away with a stronger hookset (which I naturally have). It has more backbone than any glass rod out there, and I love than, because when I'm throwing a squarebill around wood or weeds, I can turn a bass' head away from the cover, whereas a glass rod would GIVE and GIVE and GIVE to the fish. I also dont notice more lost fish than fishing with glass rods. BUY THE POWELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I guess this was the inevidable answer. Thank you, and you're right...

Change when you lose confidence!

I just inherited a bass boat,which is GREAT, cuz I LOVE BASS FISHING! However, it has been sitting, winterized in eastern Pa, for 7-8 years without running. I'm nervous because I have no idea what this may need as far as work goes. I dont have pictures YET (its two hours from me), but I'll get some. I can say this: it has moss growing out of the carpet, its gel coat looks like tick (literally), the trailer has some rust spots. So, it needs work. I just don't kow how much. I can figure a few obvious things need replacing, like: wheels, bearings, trailer breaks, tires, all pumps. But what else should I be looking at? I know I'm asking a very vague question, but I dont know enough about bass boat guts to ask more accurate ones. Anyone ever deal with a boat sitting for a while? How did you restore it? Any help would be great. Thanks! -Joe PS: Its a 1997 Nitro Savage 883 w/ a 150 HP Mercury EFI

River Rat, Do you think you could make me a 3/8oz football jig head with the 5/0 Gamakatsu 5941 (http://www.barlowstackle.com/Gamakatsu-5941-Jig-Hooks-P444.aspx) with fg12 weedgaurd, AND painted brown???? You would not only be my hero, but also my supplier. Can I get a quote on an order of 25? 100? If I order 100, could you do, say, 25 each 1/4oz, 3/8oz, 1/2oz, 3/4 oz? Thank you all for your advice! Thats why I come here! -Mega

I grew up fishing small, weedy New Jersey lakes. Sounds like the EXACT situation youre in. Her is a list, IN ORDER, of my most productive ice-out patterns: 1) Chrome Lipless crankbait BURNED over weed flats with deep water access nearby. (Yes, a FAST retreive always did better for me) 2) Silver/Black In line spinner, same areas as #1, same retrieve. 3) White Double Colorado Spinnerbait (1/4-3/8oz) rolled (not too slowly) down a 45 degree bank dotted with rocks. 6" at the bank, roll down into about 6'. Weedline at 6". 4) Bandit 200 or 300 in a bluegill pattern, or spring craw/yellow is a great producer in the wintertime at the bottom of drop offs from spawning flats. 5) Jerbaits on weedines around the same area as #4. 6) Texas Rigged flippin tube on any defined weedline. They hit it on the fall. If not, reel in and make another cast. TARGET THE WEEDLINE. Those are my go-to's. I'm going fishing today at a new lake here in PA where I live now. I'll bring a crank, trap, spinnerbait, jerkbait and a jig. Good luck! Mega

I am looking for a provide of a Football Jig head made with a gamazatsu Regular wire, wide gap (NOT EWG) hook. I want the molded head, unpainted, with a hole for a fiber weedgaurd. My goal is to paint them myself and glue in a 9 strand weedgaurd (light, I KNOW!!!!). I would like to hand tie my own skirts, or I just may build a few with a rubber band. I cannot find ANYONE who sells a jig head like this. And I'm not surprised, its an odd request. I would be JUST AS SATISFIED if I could find a painted weedless football jighead with a light weedguard. Can anyone help me find my perfect head? I would be forever greatful. Thanks!!!! -Mega

I know this question is totally subjective, but I'm asking it anyway: Who makes the best Circuit Board Crank? That is to say, do you prefer a big name brand, or a handmade crank, and if so, whose?

Would anyone here be interested in fishing the Kerchal with me next year? I need a partner. A boat would be phemoninal also.

Its not the reel, its the Fisherman that has the skill...

Oh yeah, I would change a couple of things in them, 1.- Drill some holes to the frame to shave some tenths of an ounce 2.- The dry drag for a wet drag 3.- The color scheme, something more eye catching and groovy, not that I don 't like silver but it 's too serious looking. What is a wet drag and a dry drag?

Ok, this is only my opinion. But Diawa within the last lear, released Denny Brauer, Gary Klein, and i believe Jay Yelas from their Pro-Staff. I heard from many sources that they couldn't afford to pay them their usual sum. Nothing had changed, they didn't ask for more. They had to make some budget cuts. For this reason, i have a hard time buying Diawas. I just dont feel comfortable buying from a company that is in a financial perdicament. Now, granted, perhaps the money they saved went toward better quality in their products. But from a business aspect, as a CONSUMER, I feel akward buying from a company tha needs to take budget cuts. Again, just my opinion. Im not talking trash about Diawa.

Which baitcaster would you rather choose for ALL of your rods: -Abu Garcia Revo STX -(new) Quantum Tour Edition PT -(new) Quantum Energy PT -Shimano Curado E -Other (which reel?)

I have two berkley lightning rods. I am curious... COULD i cut off some of the handle, turning it into a split-grip, making it a lighter rod? Would that somehow dampen the rod at all? Has anyone ever done this?

Ok, i have been thinking of buying some new rods. I want a split grip. Now, i have fairly smaller hands for a guy. When i palm my REVOS, my fingers wrap around the reel, and have no contact with the blank. I mainly fish jigs and crankbaits. So, my QUESTION IS: Is the foregrip really that important? I mean, the PT rods from quantum have a very small foregrip. My finger cant even reach the blank on a rod with no foregrip anyway, so should i consider buying rods with a foregrip? DOES A FOREGRIP MAKE THAT BIG OF A DIFFERENCE?

The key to catching big bass is to present an easy meal. You have to remember that they didn't get that big being stupid, and now that they are that big, they are lazy. They don't want to have to travel far or fast to track down a meal. For this reason, I have caught my biggest jig bass on a 1/4 oz Bitsey Bug, but i have also caught big bass on a 1/2 oz Football jig. You must find the areas with the big fish in it, and then exploit that area by slowly presenting an easy meal. In conclusion (because I feel like I am writing an essay), Yes, bigger baits have more "big-fish appeal". That is to say that you may stand a better chance of catching a big bass on a bigger lure. But, if you present a smaller lure better (or more realisticly) then you can a bigger lure, then the downsized offering may be a better bet. Fishing is a confidence game, so like I've said before: "THROW WHAT YOU KNOW!"

Has anyone ever used this? If so, how did it do?

actually, i have no idea what the relationship is. But, i can ell you this: They are the EXACT SAME CRANKBAIT! I have Bomber Fat Fee Shads, and I have Excaliber Fat Free Shads, and they BOTH perform equally. I think that Excaliber is a poser brand. They create lures from Rebel (pop-r), Heddon (Spooks) and Bomber (Long-A and Fat Freee Shads) The Excalibers come in different colors, an sometimes better colors. But honestly, there s no differce betwen the two. So, OBEY THE BAIT MONEY! Buy Bombers or Excaliber, THEY BOTH WORK!

So famous that I've never heard of him... lol...

I have 5 colors currently: - Albino (for general frogging in bright conditions) - Tropical White (for frogging in bright conditions for AGGRESSIVE bass) -Midnight (general frogging in low light [cloudy] conditions) -Rain Forest Black- (frogging for AGGRESSIVE bass in low-light conditions) -Natural Green- (clear water, "Frog-Habitat" fishing) Those are the ones i throw. They ALL catch me fish. They all work well, and im sure if you choose the right color for the current conditions, then any color will catch fish. The nexy two colors i get are gonna be Putty Black/Barney (bluegill imitations) and Neon Glow (looks like a good "shad" color for open water) SPRO also has a new Bronzeye coming out. Its a frog popper, and i may have to buy a new tacklebox just for them, because ill own EVERY color!