Blues19

I got a 6'6" Medium/Fast Extreme rod a few weeks ago. They were only $60 and I had a Lews SS1 I needed a home for. I have a handful of MHs and only a couple Mediums so I figured I would add another Medium to the team. I just dont know what I am going to use it for yet. Any suggestions?

Thats awesome. I figured after seeing it sink so slowly it wouldnt cast all that well

DO you throw it weightless or with a weight?

The H2O Mettle is a pretty decent reel for $60.

Saw these on TW and was thinking it looked cool, anyone use these? How do you rig these suckers? Looked through youtube and saw it rigged almost wacky style, with a Damiki Neko Skinker. But it looks like it could be rigged T-Rigged too. How do yall use these? Any pictures of rigging techniques would be awesome. Thanks

I really like the Gambler ones, I cant find them anymore. Found a few in KC at one point a few years ago and got a few.

Ive only used 50 and see no need to change. Works great

*** ***. And a gag gift which was a spool of interesting line. 31 lb test. Why on earth would it be 31 lbs? My cousin and uncle got a 17.2 lb test.

H2O Mettle and Ethos both on sale. Reel= $29 Rod= $49

Last 2 times I was at Academy I got Spro Popping Frogs in Rainforest Black for $1.98. I got as many as they had both times. Only that color. Got 5 the first time, 3 the second.

Academy had their Lews reels on sale last weekend. YOu may want to check at least their website if you cant get there in person...

Rage Tail Menace.

I would agree with all of these

I think you would be better off getting a Medium. But like somone else said, Make sure you handle an ***. Some people dont like the handle. But for soft plastics with an 1/8 oz up to 3/8 oz I think a Medium would work. I would look at reels that are known for casting smaller baits too, like a shimano 50 series reel.

I love my *** Black. Its a darn good rod for $100-$120. As for M or MH, that is a tricky one. According to rod rating, it would look like the M would probably be better for 1/8 oz-3/8 oz but I am not sure how the backbone is of a Medium powered ***. I have a 7'3" MH and I feel like it would be really tough to cast an 1/8 oz jig or T-Rig on it. Its a stiff rod. Being so stiff, Im guessing a Medium would be your better guess. An interesting note...according to ***, the ML spinning rod is made for those weights...

Since you said you will not be fishing super heavy cover i would go MH/Fast. I started with a cheap berkley lightning rod that was 6'6" mh. I used it starting off while bank fishing. It worked but was heavy. I got a 7' mh mojo bass rod last year that works for me. Still not sold it yet, but since i dont have pads or super heavy cover I really dont think a heavy rod is needed. I've been happy with the MHs. I dont know why but i prefer the old lightning rod, but its probably because I've used it so much more...

Like others have said, the most important thing with walking the dog is keeping slack in the line

Tackle Warehouse has the old Daiwa Eceler model on sale for $55. Its a darn good reel for that price. I am probably going to get another one pretty soon. I already have two of them, but at that price its pretty crazy to me that i havent already picked up another. If you are not sold on Daiwa I would go with a Pflueger, cause it seems they know their way around a spinning reel

I have Mono in 10lb,12lb, and 15lb and Flouro in 12lb and 17lb. Different baits= Different line size

Jig and Spinnerbait

I've thrown all kinds of stuff on a shaky head. One day the only thing we could get them to bite on was a Lake Fork baby Ring Fry and a zoom centipede. Just be sure when you are using a thick bait you are using an EWG hook. I love the spot removers, but you can only use them with skinny plastic baits

If I am walking the bank I will take a backpack. I normally throw hard baits/frogs/terminal tackle in a 3700 Plano and stick it in the backpack, then put a gallon size ziplock with plastics in it. It also leaves room for pliers and a bottle of water and maybe an extra shirt if its cold, or some extra stuff. Its just more comfortable to walk around with a backpack. And you can fish with it on if you just want to hit a certain spot real quick, before moving on

I agree. I have weak small wrists as it is, but I cant cast anything with any distance one handed. Two handed 99.4% of the time for me. There is a rare time I cast one handed with a baitcaster

Those Collegiate Discounts rocked! Wish I was still in college so I could get that discount. Murray State has had some darn good fisherman. I'm still a bit shocked we beat them at Kentucky Lake. And A Veritas 2 for $45 is awesome. I wish I could get that!

I think I will probably purchase a ML spinning rod this winter or spring. I tend to start smaller in tournaments to get that limit, then try to upgrade a bit. But most of the time the smallest things I throw are small 4" Finesse worms on an 1/8oz shakey head. I think there are times a small scrounger may be a good choice, but my Medium with 8 lb test makes it a bit tough to throw. Thanks for your responses.