byram bassturd

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You'll find another great spot or two just like that creek if you keep looking. Variety makes it more fun anyway!

Looks like the SV 105 spool.

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I would go topwater early morning over remaining weeds/laydowns and then rely on electronics to locate baitfish and throw shad patterns to hopefully semi-schooling fish.

It's your decision as to if and with whom you want to share your "secret spots". Your friend was just being himself. It appears that you were not a very good judge of character. Lesson learned the hard way.

Awesome! Great acquisition. The wife usually looks the other way when it's around my b-day. The problem is what to do during the other 11 months of the year!

nice! must've felt great on that setup.

Spinning setups. F1-66ZKS/Vanquish C2000HGS, F3-610DGS/Vanquish C25000HGS, NRX 822SYR/Certate 2000.

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I'll follow Cgrinder's advice when I get home tonight and then PM you if I fail miserably. Thanks!

thanks for the suggestion!

pics to come when i can dowmsize. sorry for the tease!

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I have never really posted my gear before but thought to myself that since I enjoy looking at other people's stuff, you guys might like looking at mine. BFS setups. Megabass F2-6ti/IS71HL Ito 25th with honeycomb spool and Evergreen TKDC-66Manother site/'Pixzilla' with ZPI CP301 spool.

Stunning combos for sure!! I'm sure they feel even better out on the water! Please give a report when able!

We all fish to catch fish. That much is certain. However, with the exception of maybe a few magical days a year when everything seems almost too easy and we're catching them on almost every cast, most of the time we are spending our time: rowing/driving the boat, tying/switching lures, casting/retrieving, cutting/unsnagging our hooks etc all of which does not entail "catching a fish". So I have come to enjoy the process more than the results which is absolutely influenced by the gear I choose to use.

good suggestion right here. a loomis 1 power rod, major craft are also options at that price point. you might be able to find a jackall poison adrena L/ML used or on sale for close to that price. dont forget that the line will be important to cast that weight consistently/effectively.

agree with John G. had the GLX 893. i wouldn't call it a "finesse stick" if going by lure weight although finesse really refers to a style of fishing for me. tried a super tuned pixy with zpi cp301 and also a mb is with honeycomb with various weights when i had this stick. 1/8oz was definitely not something i would recommend on that rod. curious as to what "very well" means.

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I have several megabass sticks and the tapers are definitely different than a lot of other brands. I have handled but not fished with the phase 3 711 and although it can probably do the job as a flipping/pitching stick, I think that there are other megabass sticks in other lineups that are probably better for your purpose depending on the type of cover and weights you intend to use. The 711 seems to be a really versatile heavy stick that can do a lot of things well but for strictly flipping/pitching you may want to consider something with a more traditional fast tip like the super red demon in the black jungle series, the aaron martens flipping special in the xx series and if shorter rods are ok, the aaron martens in the x7 series along with the perfect pitch in the xx as well.