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Holy dinosaurs Batman! Digging up a 15-year old thread? Feel free to start a new one. And scene...

Well....kinda. On some queries, you will see generated responses on top of the normal results underneath. They are not combined. They are clearly labeled. Personally, I don't like the AI responses and skip them immediately.

I'm a Hawks fan and I approve this message. Well, the Hawks won, but boy it was struggle. They kinda eeked out a win.

Oooh, Dallas.

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I'd say the spinnerbait is my top confidence bait. I caught so many bass, year 'round, in all conditions all over the country on them, both largemouth and smallmouth, that I never go fishing without one tied on. I even have a custom-made rod just for spinnerbaits. And yes, doing the hokey-poky while fishing them is a must.

Aww man! Now you're giving away my secrets!

TNF ....the curse continues. I feel bad for Al Michaels.

I got shingles before I hit the age that I was supposed to get vaccinated. So I got screwed! LOL! Fortunately it was a relatively mild case that quickly went away with some anti-biotics.

I've never had Covid, nor have I had any respiratory issues (yes, I've tested several times). Come to think of it, I haven't had the flu or even a cold in the past 5 years. I also keep up-to-date on all my vaccines and am diligent about washing my hands frequently.

I have to agree. I have many decades experience fishing for bass and years ago, mono was the only choice we had. I caught plenty of big fish with mono and didn't have any knot slippage. The past 25 years have seen a huge expansion in the types of available lines. So it gets confusing which to use when. Add to that personal style and preferences, and you'll get all kinds of conflicting advice. Fun, eh? With that in mind, here's my standard setup for jigs and Texas rigged worms: 7' 1" Medium Heavy, fast-action baitcasting rod Line is usually 15lb straight fluorocarbon line unless I'm fishing vegetation or flooded bushes, then it's 50lb braid - no leader...ever. Knot: Uni-knot for everything No snaps or swivel snaps 3/0 EWG Gamakatsu Nano-Alpha superline hooks for most plastics. 2/0 non-superline Nano-Alpha for Senkos, 4/0 superline Nano-Alpha for thick plastics Drag: I tighten it down all the way, and then back off during the fight if the fish is bigger than 4lbs. Why? You get a great hookset if your drag doesn't slip. A tight drag means a solid hookset. I worry about getting a strong hookset first, and then worry about the drag after I have him. If you pay close attention in my videos, you can sometimes see me adjust the drag while I'm fighting a fish. I want it just loose enough to slip when they pull hard, and not slip while reeling them in. It takes practice to do it during the fight, but you can do it. Now I can't quite do that with spinning because I use 6lb test fluorocarbon. So I have the drag firm enough so it will slip only if I pull hard enough to bend the rod most of the way. The rod is your main shock absorber, then the drag takes over when the rod is nearly bent all the way. That usually works for me, but sometimes I'll still back off the drag during a hard fight with a big smallie. It is, after all, 6lb test. Also, with spinning gear, never turn the handle while the drag is slipping. That's a guaranteed recipe for line twist. Hope that helps!

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Well, Water Gremlin is out of business. Closed for good. Sooo....there's that.

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Just posted - Great Info!

Leaders are not a requirement. Braid is not a requirement. Many, many times you can use straight up fluoro or co-poly and catch plenty of fish.

6lb Tatsu. I know. People are like, "Wait, WHAT???" I be like