TheHammer84

It is terrible, the way the dude talks drives me up the wall as well. Dual Survival is the one to watch.

i have great success fishing those areas (Cavitrons only), but i like it with some cloud cover and a little bit of wind to break up the surface.

9 pound 3 oz on Strike King 6xd

agreed. i'm getting 17-20 on 10 pound fluoro and all the ones i've used have ran true straight out of the package, which is usually the opposite of what i experience with Strike King crankbaits.

norman fat boy

41 pound flathead on jig n craw

It definitely does appear to play some factor, not sure how much and some days it probably plays no factor. Since I always put new trebles on my cranks anyway, I like to run 1 set of red up front on my crankbaits (since when I've seen a fish bleeding, it's always been from the gills) and just run the standard colors on the tail.

to add to my last post, if targeting smallies in a river, tubes are far and away #1 for me

More than I need, less than I want.

Jerkbaits Grubs C-Rigs

Tried both, but my confidence in t-rigs is on a spinning rod so that's all I use for them anymore. Now for flipping/pitching a pegged t-rigged, baitcaster is the only way to go.

chigger craws (green pumpkin w/ green fleck or black and blue) but honestly i've never tried the ultravibe. The chiggers have worked so well, I've never needed anything else.

Drop offs, points, any type of deep beds or rocks on the bottom. I use it all times of the day except very early or very late in the day. I carry chartreuse/green backs, shad color (gizzard or threadfin for clear waters), and red and black craws for early in the year. 3/4 ounce luhr jensen hot lips express and Strike King 6xds (always hated SK lipped crankbaits, but they hit the nail on the head with these), and i replace the stock trebles with Owner Stingers, for some reason they seem to get snagged less I typically just keep a steady crank (use 5.x gear ratio baitcasters, 7.5"+ foot rods, 10#-12# fluoro), but there's sometimes where I use a retrieve where I sweep the rod and then let the bait sit while I take the rod tip back to the starting point and reel in the slack.

3/8 ounce black Cavitron buzzbait. Use them around shallow cover and structure (i've had the best success with them around wood) Like everyone else said, early morning and at dusk are great times, but I've also had success during the day when there's a little bit of wind breaking up the surface.

great running and great action, but i always swap the hooks on them for owner stingers. Norman's are definitely by favorite brand of cranks