Sweetwater

I bet that was fun...bowfin are mean fish...I love catchin them.

1st Seargeant William Bodette makes up for all the "celebrities" on the show.

Sorry for your loss.

I use the dessicant cannister out of non prescription drug bottles in my crankbait box. Helps keep rust away.

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My, my, my, what a tangled web we weave.

Everyone is different, but I reel down till my rod tip is pointing at the line, then snap the rodtip sharply straight up. Sharp hooks are crucial.

I use gammy ewg red hooks for weightless trickworming and have for years. I don't have hook up issues, but I bet I'm more patient with my hookset and I don't do the "Ric Flair off the top rope" hookset. Reel down, and a nice sharp snap up of the rod tip. Works every time. And, I believe the EWG is more of a benefit keeping the fish buttoned after hookset.

Where abouts in south ga are you? The south ga area is loaded with bass.

I still can't get over the size of them bluegill you caught the other day. Jeezum crow man. We now return you to your regularly scheduled topic.

I love me some lightning rod. The one I got is long in the tooth, but still does it's job as a trick worm rod.

I've used 2/6 and now 3/8 fireline on my 2000 size spinning reel for years. If you look on the long braid thread now on the page, there is some good info there. I don't have issues with wind knots except at night when I can't see.

What the bass are feeding on, or what the forage base is, dictates what lures they will hit. On the smaller bodies of water I fish, where bluegill are the main forage, watermelon seed trickworms are "THE" thing. On a couple of bigger lakes I fish, gizzard shad are the preferred forage, therefore shad imitating lures like cranks and spinnerbaits work best. Imitate what the bass are feeding on and you have solved the puzzle.

Got it fixed. Thanks again.

I fish on a tight budget, but braid is the one luxury I afford myself because of the increase in my catch rate. In my 30 odd years of bass fishing, no other single tackle change has increased my catch rate like braid has. I spool my spinning rigs with 2/6 and 3/8 fireline and have for 5 years (Just started trying out power pro). I am very happy with it. IMO...There is no better Senko/Trick worm rig than my 7' M power spinner rigged with fireline, and this is mainly what I use braid for, not the strength so much as the increased sensitivity, feel, zero stretch, and casting distance. So yes, braid can used on spinning gear. That being said, one has to make adjustments to fishing technique I.E. : Drag must be set lighter and one must be careful not to put too much pressure when playing larger fish as the no stretch line will wallow out the hook. I have much more to add on the subject, but time is an issue. I'll come back later with more info.