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Side by side, double bladed buzzbaits. Maybe the waters are too clear around here for such a noisy buzzer.

I'm in. Thanks

I like Zoom Flukes and Tiny Flukes.

I like a low profile eye that doesn't collect scum, like these: http://www.northlandtackle.com/Category/main.taf?cat=137&pc=241

My issue is buying large quantities of similar lures when I find them on sale. Sometimes they don't get used for a few years, sometimes they never get used. For example. $2 Red Eye Shads x 70 from a local Gander Mountain. They were in brown/white and black/gold, and in both sizes. These are two of my favorite bait colors, so I figure I'll use them eventually. They call em bargain bins, but it's still easy to get carried away.

Rapala DT Fat cranks.

They're finesse jigs. I would recommend 3/8 oz jigs as a starting point for learning jig fishing. They're a happy medium in size, weight, and fall rate, and you can feel the bottom and the bites with them better than you would a finesse jig, for the most part.

+1 for the Rage Shad. Better action at slower speeds than any other "toad" that I've tried. Great night fishing lure, too.

I did. It spun fine. :-/ :-/ Strange. Good thing you kept the receipt.

I use my moderate action cranking sticks for 1/8 oz buzzbaits in light cover, but thats about it. Otherwise you want a heavier, fast action rod for buzzers and spinnerbaits. I like to use a mono with some stretch for buzzbait fishing. It allows the fish to inhale the buzzer more deeply, and I still have the backbone of a fast action rod to move that fish.

Same here. I've had two. Solid reel.

Fluoro, because I mainly fish the weed edges with swim jigs. If I were pitching into the weeds, I would go with braid.

This is a good reason why you should examine the reel before buying.

Limp mono or CXX copoly for buzzbaits, and braid for buzzfrogs because I tend to throw the buzzfrogs in the heavy weeds, and stick to the weed edges and docks with buzzbaits.

Spinning or casting? I would pass if it's for drop shotting. It's a decent rod, as are the Premiers. The low end St. Croix's are a very solid value, but they are lacking when it comes to bottom contact baits.

E7. Faster reels have more pros than cons. I've swapped out all of my reels to fast ones, except two, and those are for billed crankbaits only.

Nope. The faster, the better with buzzbaits and spinnerbaits, IMO. You'll be glad you have that extra speed when the bass hits from behind and comes toward you, and you need to reel down and set the hook.

Curado or Revo STX.

Although I use the same line as you for most pitching, Power Pro will last longer without needing to be respooled. You'll save a few bucks there.

More accurate...well, not sure that is the case. If you want to catch big fish, it's common sense you need to be fishing in the cover. I usually lose 1 lure a day. However when i fish in Minnesota, i use will lose about 4 a day. They have northern pike and they have no decency. I use Triline 20 lb test but it just doesn't stop all the northern. If your not losing lures, you probably aren't the type of person that catches a lot of big bass. Am i wrong??? (im not talking about catching just one big bass, anyone can do that by shear luck, i'm talking about many big bass) Very true, those Northerns can really be a pain. Other than a few tubes and Senkos that were snagged deep under docks and absolutely could not be reached and had to be broken off(I hate doing this BTW), all the lures I lost were cranks and jigs due to Northerns. Maybe $50 worth of cranks and 8 jigs, so $80 total.

I like the Avid series quite a bit. They're a big step up from the Premier series, sensitivity-wise. I have two of their fly rods, 2 casting rods, and the very same spinning rod you're looking at, the AVS70MHF. I'm happy with the rod. It has plenty of backbone, and a very supple tip thats useful for tossing lighter lures like unweighted plastics. I use it mostly for dock skipping and heavy tube jigs, but I also sometimes toss flukes and 1/16 and 1/8 oz Texas Rigs and jigs with it around light cover. There's more than enough backbone to handle hooksets with T rigs and jigs. They also make a very useful, multi purpose rod for my guests who don't know how to use baitcasters. I convinced 2 friends to buy these rods as their main bass rod because they are so versatile. They match it up with 20 lb braid and mainly throw 1/4 - 3/8 oz spinnerbaits and buzzbaits, Senkos, lipless cranks and light T Rigs. I think those who opt to use spinning over baitcasting tackle would be very pleased with this rod.

Good read.

I prefer skipping with an Avid 7' MH/F spinning outfit with 20# braid with no leader. I can get much longer skips with this setup than I can with my baitcasters, but that might change with experience. The 7' rod is a little long, even for me at 6' 4", but I have adjusted to it just fine. I chose it over the 6' MH I had before because it has a better backbone. I mostly skip wacky rigged 5" Senkos, 1/8oz low-profile jigs with chunks, and 1/16-1/8oz tube jigs. The Senkos and tube jigs sometimes get snagged on the dock, especially on chains, but they are usually easy to remove using the bowstring technique. I prefer dealing with the snags over using Texas rigs, because the T Rigs get bent out of shape on nearly every cast if you're forced to make long skips due to clear water and spooky fish. Even if you glue the bait to the hook, it will only last a little longer. A wacky rigged Senko is about the easiest lure to skip. It would make a good practice lure.

You might just have to sit still for 10-15 minutes and keep your eyes peeled. Rather than chase after the splashes, I've done this and saw that the fish were gold, not green. :-/

Very cool! Thanks for getting the pic and sharing. 8-)