SoFlaBassAddict

I wouldn't necessarily say own, but man I love it when the Phins beat the Jets. That puts Miami right back in the thick of things. I won't keep my hopes up though.

Depends on the length of the rod. Usually 6 to 7 foot though.

I'm really not convinced either way. If you tie a good connection knot, you're certainly not hurting yourself as far as visibility is concerned. I primarily use it for abrasion resisitance. Braid rubbing on rocks is just a big no no. With the fluoro or co-poly leader you won't get frayed nearly as quickly. Like MNGeorge mentioned, it does give you a breaking point if you get hung up. I recently pulled up an irrigation inlet pipe using 20lb braid and an 8lb yo-zuri hybrid leader on my medium drop shot rod. Needless to say I was impressed. Try it out. If it works for you, then there you go. If it doesn't work, no harm no foul. It never hurts to experiment a little once in a while.

If it's blowing on the lake like it is down here, I bet it wasn't the most comfortable day in the world out there.

Thats one of the good reasons for the Peacocks. They are controlled by the cold weather. They really can't survive out of the tri-county area. Once the water hits 60, they start to die off. It's been a year since the last really cold weather, and they still haven't returned to the northern edges of their range.

Did you know that they conducted a test and they found no largemouth bass in the bellys of sneakheads, and 2 peacocks in there bellys, but they killed some bass and peacocks and like 52 of the bass had sneakheads in their stomachs and like 25 of the peacocks had sneakheads in their stomachs I can't comment on a test I've never seen or read. I can tell you that the areas where the snakeheads have taken over, the bass are all but gone. Whether or not the snakeheads eat them, I don't know. I wouldn't be surprised if they do though. Hell, I hope the Largemouth and the Peacocks are eating them.

Yep The peacocks were introduced. They helped a lot of the fishery as intended. The snakeheads were not introduced and they are basically eating their way through the southern Florida canal systems. If they make it into Lake Okeechobee, it could well be game over as far as bass fishing is concerned down here.

For the most part, I always have a leader on my spinning rigs.

Sorry to hear that, Robert. I'm dreading having to do put mine down before too long. She's really starting to show her age now. I'm not sure what I'm going to tell my daughters when the time comes.

Glad to hear you got the powerhead fixed, Sal. 100 boats? Yeesh. Thats going to be crazy out there tomorrow. Good luck to you guys that are fishing. Stay safe. Kenny, drink one for me. Bring your camera. I bet theres going to be some funny stuff happening with that many boats. I'll be at work busting my hump all day Saturday and into Sunday morning. Enjoy the weekend you guys.

You'll be fine with a standard spool. If you're using it for flipping, you really wont have all that much line out anyway.

Theres several videos on Youtube for it. It's supposed to get released on the 21st of this month. I'm looking forward to that.

Quoting that one......just in case.

Put it this way. If you want as simple as an answer as can be, here you go. Buy the most sensitive rod you can afford. Find a length thats comfortable for YOU to use. Buy a rod thats got enough power to fish the conditions that YOU normally find yourself fishing in. A medium heavy will serve you well just about anywhere.

Makes me sick sometimes. Randall you've been catching some monsters this year. Way to go.

You silly northerners. Winter is the time to come down south and catch the giant fish that are starting to feed before the spawn.

Wish I could make it out. Probably going to be a decent bite. Weather is going to hit 80 on Saturday and around the same on Sunday. Should be a good bite with the warming water before the next front rolls in.

Stihl and or Husqvarna. Both of them are great chainsaws. I personally have a Stihl in my garage. Never had an issue with it. My uncle recently got a Makita at a ridiculous price. I've never liked their tools, but that thing has some serious cutting power. Broke the chain after using it for about 45 minutes though....

So wrong...but so, so funny. I had to watch that like four times

Gotta love the power that the straight 6 puts out in the Supras. I miss my old one. Sure as hell wasn't a car to haul the kids around in.

That'd be the Wayne-cky rig. Works great. As far as the boats go: riveted boats are fine. So are welded boats. If you're not going to be trailering it, you may want to get a riveted. Generally they are much lighter than the welded boats. Like mentioned earlier, the welded hulls use a heavier gauge aluminum. Thicker material obviously weighs more.

It's completely normal. Do yourself a favor though, enjoy what you're doing at the time. If something else comes along that you enjoy more, have at it. It's just part of life. Adults still do the same thing. Just make sure you never regret not doing something.

For most of my jig fishing I use a 6.4:1 PQ. On my flipping rod I use a 7.1:1 PQ. Either ratio will work just fine.

Not sure what it's called anymore... But it is the most played sport in the world...

Shimano Crucial CRCX610MH - 1/4-1/2 oz General Purpose Jig Rod Shimano Crucial CRCX76MH - 3/8-1 oz Larger jigs and flipping Shimano Crucial CRSDX72M - 1/8-1/4 oz Finesse Jigs The 6'10" rod has either 14lb fluorocarbon or 30lb braid and a 12-14 lb fluoro leader. The 7'6" rod has 40lb braid and a 14-20lb fluoro leader. If I'm flipping directly into heavy vegetation I'll take off the leader. The last rod has 20lb braid with anywhere from an 8-12lb fluoro leader.