Jrob78

They are both great baits. I'd probably take the Beaver though.

Put me down for Metallica. Their first 4 albums are fantastic, it went down hill pretty fast after that though. I never really got into Megadeth. I was more into Pantera too.

Some of that 'On Your Six' stuff looks pretty good. I have carried in a Comp-Tac kydex holster for years. It's a model they don't make anymore but it closely resembles the "Two O'Clock Holster." Kydex is the only way to go in the summertime. Found a link. http://www.comp-tac.com/inside-the-waistband/two-o-clock-holster-right-handed-10532

I suck it up and carry IWB with a Glock 27. Dressing for it definitely isn't the most comfortable in the summer but I haven't found a better method. I'm also indoors most of the time.

Just to clarify, Pline doesn't make a cheap fluoro. Was it in a clearance bin or was it something else? Exactly what line were you using?

Match the size that are on them now. Probably a 6 or a 4.

No....you should buy a sinking jerkbait. Definitely put new hooks on the Rapala's. If you want them to sink you can add suspend strips to weigh them down.

It's my favorite braid in 50 lb, (what I throw on a baitcaster.) I like it better than the 832, it's soft and smooth but firm and it doesn't flake off all over everything like some braids.

If you're catching fat females in deep water close to spawning areas, they probably haven't moved to the beds yet. Especially if you're there often enough and still haven't seen any.

Are you wanting to make baits or buy homemade baits that someone else made?

You were right. http://bigstory.ap.org/article/02f1cfe97baf498b8be3cb8b40a1ad08/report-bmx-legend-dave-mirra-had-brain-disease-cte#

If you spent more time explaining your question and less time complaining, you might get an answer. "Line poofing off your reel when you reel in," doesn't make a lot of sense. That is your question, right?

I would be really surprised if MDJ doesn't make the move too, assuming he gets the invite.

I expect that Ehrler wouldn't write something like that if it weren't true. Doesn't really matter what website posted the article. This isn't written from Bass' point of view, it's from Ehrler's.

I really like the Owner Beast Swimbait hooks.

This article from Brent Ehrler is pretty telling, I think. http://www.bassmaster.com/blog/new-kid-block

The Elite series draws huge crowds to each one of their events. FLW does their weigh-in in a Walmart parking lot to small crowds. The Elite series guys are more likely to have a signature rod, reel, bait, etc. MLF is mostly made up of Elite series guys. This is the kind of exposure I'm talking about. It makes it a lot easier to follow guys when you know who they are. Also, FLW's website is awful. FLW fishes Beaver Lake every year and it seems like they fish the same rotation of 8 or 10 lakes year after year.

A hollow body frog is about as easy as it gets. You need to tighten your brakes, tighten your spool tension until the spool doesn't move side to side and maybe tighten your drag. Tighten until you don't backlash anymore, start backing off on the brakes little by little until you get the hang of it. It's really that simple, don't make it harder than it needs to be.

FLW is great for a guy trying to break into pro fishing but for the top guys, BASS offers more exposure, more tournaments, no co-angler, Classic qualification, smaller field, new lakes, more fans and according to some, a better run organization. As far as payouts, I don't really know. For the top, established guys, the above must be enough to want to switch. I'm sure sponsors are pushing guys to make the switch also.

Memorial day is still over a week away.

Gotta give Bautista credit, he didn't go down. He definitely didn't want anymore after that punch though.

I think Odor will probably get 3-5 games. He has a history of having a short fuse in situations like this. I don't know how they will punish the other guys. Gibbons was also already ejected from the game and came back on the field, I'm sure he will get fined.

Looks like Odor got a shot in on that punk Donaldson too. lol

Yeah, I'm pretty curious to see how this all shakes out.

So awesome, Bautista bowed up to the wrong guy.