Hammer 4

I have the same colors....think I'm gonna get 2 other colors as well, plus some more RT craws..and..anocondas..lol

I think if I caught what I would believe to be a WR bass, I'd still do a CPR, and screw the world record stuff. I'd go to my grave knowing that a 21+ lb bass is still swiming around in some lake, and happy to be alive...........

I bought the BBZ slowsink in the dirty shad about 2 months ago. I also fished it from shore, at local Shallow ponds. What I do is cast out, count to 4 and Slowly reel, then stop, give a Small twitch, and start over again..I found out that if you keep your rod tip way down, the BBZ will run a tad deeper at a slower pace, which let it swim that much better. The ponds I fish are 3-5' deep, and loaded with weeds, and snotgrass, so I try to keep mine about 2' below the surface. Use a heaver line, i.e. I'm using 10lb yozuri hybrid ultrasoft on my baitcaster. I tried it with my spinnig rig, 8 lb yozuri, and it tends to run a bit higher in the water, not much though. Still waiting for a bass to Explode on mine.. ;D

They found her floating...

Ahh shoot, I thought we were talkin Pro's here...lol

Ahh, but there's a fix for this..I'm in the same boat..read this. http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1242190824

I can fish plastic's and jigs all day..that's one area where I have plenty of patience..what I truely suck at is...finding good size fish and catching them, i.e. PB is 5.4..so not all of us so. cali guys get the big un's.. :-[ Also I suck at flippin my baitcaster, I know pratice, practice ect.. Just got a sonar, am tryin to learn to use it proplerly to find structure.

I have been fishing city park ponds the last 2 months, and haven't got anything on topwater..jerks, frogs, nada..of course these ponds are very High pressure, and fish are TOUGH to catch, ahhh, the challenge..Gawd I miss bing on a real lake..

And practice, pratice, and practice...your thumb is key. I set my bc pretty loose, meaning it could backlash dang easy, but I get longer cast's fishin from shore. Good Luck, and have fun.

Check ebay for the Curado...about 150.00 shipped

I couldn't believe the things he does...He's 1 Special Man.

I think it helps to know where you are too, i.e. state country ect. I have no idea what Qc is...

Also in addition, have a look at the Shimano Shara reel, and the Shimano Clarus rods..

I prefer the ultrasoft. And even though RW recomends using KVD line conditioner, I never have..the ultrasoft works great w/o it imho. Also, if your fishing stained water or anything other than ginclear, try the green mist yozuri, seems to work better than the clear for visabilty. That's another thing RW talked me into..LOL

I tried them, never caught a fish..so now I use the 7 and 10" ragetails instead, much better action too.. Sorry, didn't mean to rain on your parade.

Don't really have a fave, I like all the pro's, nor do I really dislike any of them. I do get a kick out of listening to Shaw everytime he catches a fish...lol dude cracks me up..

I heart spinning gear...and yup, I'm old too.. ;D

Easily over 95% of my fishing is done with worms..one way that I usualy get fish is by splitshoting, sorta like a carolina rig but w/o out the sliding weight, oddly enough sometimes I use lighter line, no heavier than 8 lb, and a #5 splitshot about 12-16" above the worm depending on bottom conditions. Also t rig, c rig, dropshot and freeline (t rig no weight)

If you have a spinning reel, size 2500 or smaller, you can't use 10 or 12 lb line, what you can do is use a better line, i.e. yozuri hybrid ultrasoft which more abbrasion resistant, and won't break as easy. If you have a size 4000 then you could go to 10 lb..but as Raul said...make sure your knots are secure, which is why I like the palomar knot, and do check your line often for nicks ect.. JFYI, I've landed 8 lb rainbow trout on 3 lb mono..it's albout the drag, when to ally pressure, and when to let the fish take some line. Most times, poeple try to horse a fish in, before it's tired, better to play it a bit, and tire it out. just my 3 peso's

Same here, on sunny days, I cast into the shade if possible, unless I'm fishing deeper water, i.e. 10' or more. I try to keep my back to sun, but not always possible.

Me too...most ponds (city parks) are only 3-5' deep, so the worms are #1...usuaully a 4" roboworm.

If your wanting a rod in a lower price range, I could recomend the Shimano Clarus..med or mh power and fast action. I also would agree that yozuri ultrasoft in 6 or 8 lb would be good.

Wasn't there a thread about this just last month..? ;D

X 3 on the Yozuri hybrid ultra soft...great line.