GRiver

Welcome back and Hi from the sunshine state of Fl

I think EVERYONE needs to go fishing….LOL. No worm rubbing’, jig trimming, or other kinks….. Just go fishing hahaha

I’m sorry condolences to you and your family

I’ll work an area I think have fish… you know that area you just know gotta have a big one hiding along this section of shore. Change baits, slow down, speed up, top water, bladed jig. Not always right but that’s fishing.

Can’t catch’em if your lines not in the water.

Netbait makes them in different sizes too..paca craw series.

I like a jig with a skirt when I want a bigger presentation, T rig with a bullet weight when a smaller one is what they are biting.

Arbogast jitterbug

Hi from the Sunshine State of Fl. I agree a wealth of information on this forum.

I have one of these…. great rig. I have the 6’6” medium, I use it the most, it is kinda my go to setup. I feel it’s a pretty universal combo. If I could only take one with me I would grab it. It has dual braking- centrifugal and magnetic, light weight. I mean I have a top water rig but I have used this one for popper and spooks, then switched to Texas rig and finesse fished too.

Texas rig= soft plastics topwater= poppers and spooks if there is any room left in this “tool box” a few rattle traps type baits.

Hi from the Sunshine State of Fl. I sorta did the same thing….fished a lot when I was younger, got out of it during the military and a few years after that. When I did pick it back up, thanks to this site, made it so I able to learn a lot.

Like the trips where is just as much fun getting together, as it is to fish. Where is the swamp?

X2

Happy 4th of July everyone Please stay safe and watch out for another.

Thanks for the update. Nice to hear the customer service is good. I’ve got a president and the president XT.

Hi from the Sunshine State of Fl

I was just gonna suggest stupid tubes. I got some of those around Xmas, I really like how weedless they are. I bought some of their tubes too, they also have hollow body craws that rig they same way. BPS sells one called a goof-e head I think.

Can’t see your bait if it’s under the silt.

Me too… one time I ended up with green pumpkin trick worm with a metholade translucent swirl …..and nope couldn’t buy a bite with them.

Left over curly tail worms make great addition to a spinner or buzz bait. I use parts of them for trailers, jigs, Ned’s or whatever until melt down time. Keep a coffee jar in the boat for the pieces, I go thru every so often pick out the unusable pieces.

My favorite….garlic, then anise…… smells good, but it sure don’t taste like it……or so I’ve been told. Is it an attractant? I don’t know. Maybe if they are super close and curious. Track it down like a catfish or shark, I don’t think so. Does it make them maybe hold on longer….. I believe so. If it gives me a second or so longer to react to a bite, I all in. But just because I believe don’t make it so. Sure do like how it makes the skirts not stick together, tubes easier to rig too.

The bite can be tough here in FL in the summer. I’m always looking for transitions, sun-shade, cooler- warmer water, cover to open water. I try to get out at daylight and start, the bite slows way down around 10-11am until around 4pm. if I’ve going to stay out all I day and make the best of it.

Hi from the Sunshine State of Fl

I’ve learned so much from BR ….I still got a lot more to learn. I like the tackle threads and fishing techniques.