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Green pumpkin TRD glued to the back of a 1/4 oz bitsy bug jig.

I’ve gotten away from Texas rigging soft plastics in general to exclusively using them as a jig trailer in some form or another.

I’ve seen some good reviews for the Bps speed shads. They have them on sale (20% off) in the current sale paper.

I have a 7 ft medium power fast action legend elite spinning rod and it’s my favorite all purpose rod. I mainly use this rod for bottom contact baits but it works just fine for wacky rigging,Ned rigging,drop shotting as well It’s very sensitive and perfectly balanced with my Stradic ci4. I love this combo so much I’m buying the medium heavy version this spring.

I believe they went out of business in 2013. I have a few of there spinning reels and although there is nothing outstanding about them ( tons of bearings etc) they have been trouble free for me since buying them a decade or more ago. You can still find new ones on E bay.

I’ve noticed my dog has been drinking more water and seems to have lost a little bit of weight the last 2 weeks or so. Her energy level and appetite is the same even though she is eleven now. I checked the list but I didn’t see her brand on there ( Canadae) I just switched her to a brand with less salt a couple of days ago and it didn’t seem to make any difference. I guess I’ll have to take her in soon if things don’t improve .

I’ve tried rigging up a smaller type Carolina Rig with a 1/4 oz tungsten worm weight (bps brand) a plastic bead,swivel, and about a 12inch leader rigged on 10 lb braided line. I’ve been experiencing frayed line and break offs since buying the bps brand weights. I’m wondering if I should buy a better brand or go back to lead or drop the braid ?

I went in today hoping to walk out with a new 7 ft medium power/ fast action Avid but they only had medium heavy rods in stock. I picked up and played around with one of the Johnny Morris Patriot rods they had on the shelf and it felt pretty light and balanced. I wonder how they compare ?

One of my favorite ways to fish is to glue a TRD on the back of a bitsy bug jig and crawl it back across the bottom using my reel. I keep my rod fixed in the 10 o’clock position and slowly turn the reel to crawl the jig. I use my higher end legend elite rod for this and braided line on my spinning reel because I love feeling every twig and rock as the jig bumps into things. I learned this retrieve from reading about slider fishing.

I bought a box of moss green power pro braided line for $12.86 at Walmart yesterday (everyday price) still much cheaper than Bps where the same size box sells for $19.99

My favorite method is to crawl it on the bottom with my reel like a Charlie brewer slider.

You’re in awesome shape Andy !

I use the bitsy bug jigs and the bitsy flip jigs.

I use the spinshot hook in the number 4 size with a 1/4 oz drop shot weight and I have a very good hook up ratio .

I like it !

I rig the TRD on a 1/16 or a 1/8 bitsy bug jig and toss in into the weeds.I apply a couple of drops of super glue to the barb of the jig head to hold it in place. I've caugh a ton of bass this summer with this set up.

The best for me this summer has been the Z - man TRD in green pumpkin.

I broke the tip off of my new legend elite spinning rod (my fault) I lost close to three inches off the tip when I broke it.I tried gluing a new tip on it to see if I would be happy with it but I miss the flexible tip. The rod I broke was a 7 foot,medium power,fast tip.I have been thinking about sending back for the 7 foot 6 model medium power,fast tip. I have plenty of 7 foot rods already so I was thinking the longer rod would come in handy for longer casts for shore fishing and for the gin clear strip pits I fish.I would be using this rod for small jigs ( 1/8-1/4 bitsy bug jigs) Texas rigged soft plastics (1/8-1/4) 4" and 5" senkos and some weightless soft plastics. I've never had a rod this long so I'm trying to decide the pros and cons. I would hope a rod like this would have some stiffness and backbone and not be over flexible.I just wanted to get some opinions from those who use a longer rod.

http://t.basspro.com/Luck-E-Strike-Perfect-Finesse-Worm-Rig/product/90003/I wonder how these would work ?

Ned rig ! Try different retrieves like crawling it,hopping it,swimming it.

I've had minimal success with The TRD until I tried one as a trailer on a 1/16 oz bitsy bug jig.This has been my go to combo all year.

I have been gluing a TRD to the back of a 1/16 oz bitsy bug jig to male the head more streamlined for weeds.I use this combo at a highly pressured forest preserve lake close to my house. I've caught bass up to six pounds on this combo while routinely out fishing droves of senko fishermen.

I fish mainly gin clear strip pits with visibility close to 20 feet on flat calm days.My favorite technique by far is the drop shot.I just started using the Z- man TRD 's with great success .(green pumpkin,Easy money is the other color I believe )

This morning I used a TRD for a trailer on an 1/8 green pumpkin bitsy bug jig and caught a 4 pound bass. All my other friends got skunked.

Another vote for the ultra vibe speed craw.My favorite color for a black & blue jig is black sapphire.