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yea me too. got a small one online for $5.99. It's hard to tell if it's accurate though. I kinda think it reads a few degrees higher than actual temp.

Fished the mouth of my canal; Anchor Bay, Lake St. Clair. Black and blue tube jig and rapala jerkbait. No fish or strikes. Went to Bald Mountain today in Oakland county, same lures, still no fish.

How do you guys store this stuff? It comes in the zip lock that doesnt keep it from stinking once it's opened. My tacklebox, car and boat stink like that stuff after a couple hot days. Do you guys keep reusing the zip lock package it comes in? or do you transfer it to something else. It comes packaged with that liquid i'm afraid if i transfer it they'll dry out.

that's great advice too wayne. helps shed some light on it. i'll use more spool tension and play with the brake more

that seems like a reasonable idea simon

no it's the fluorocarbon i may have been mistaken in my post. it is the brand shown here http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10151&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&partNumber=37510&hvarTarget=search&cmCat=SearchResults

yea i would say a number of the baits i tie on are 3/8oz or lighter. you think that's a problem? i had no problems with fireline and lighter baits.

I've grown accustomed to having firewire spooled on my Daiwa Fuego baitcasting reel. I switched to 14lb test BPS excel fluorocarbon recently. I spooled it about 1/8th of an inch to the edge of the spool and used the KVD line and lure conditioner. I'm finding that the line isnt very forgiving. anything less than a perfect cast makes the line want to jump off the spool. most of the trouble seems to come when I'm making a shorter cast. trying hit a target or flipping up into cover. If i make a long hard cast with a heavier lure everything is great. i'm forced to tighten my spool tension knob more than i had it with fireline, keeping me from making longer casts with lighter lures. i really like the flourocarbon line, i'm just wondering if i might be doing something wrong or if these problems are normal. i took off about 15 yards of line and it seemed to help a little. also is the size of the line much for my smaller / light baitcasting reel? is brand of line an issue, i've read (on this board) that BPS excel is manufactured by a reputable 3rd party manufacturer (torray? sp?) thank you Michael L

I know that Berkley Gulp! Gobies are proven smallmouth baits when rigged on a drop shot. I fish Lake St. Clair. My question is, what kind of hooks should i rig them with. considering their large bulbous figure they seem too large for a standard size octopus or drop shot hook. what can you guys recommend?

wow. well that's good news. i've been fishing my marina on lake st clair. the fishing would probably be better on a smaller inland lake. kensington is by no means small though.

hahah wow. kensington lake? i drove by there maybe 10 days ago and it was still icy lol

i've spent the last 3 days fishing my marina on lake st clair. water is kinda brown and i havent caught a single fish yet. had a very big large mouth hit a blue and black jig with a craw trailer. but that's all the action i've seen in about 12 hours of fishing. i'm trying to fish slow but it's so difficult.

i fish on the marsh side near the boat launch in spring before the weeds get too dense. lost a monster pike on a red rattlin' rap last year. broke the knot on my fireline. be careful fishing for bass too early. i went for a walk there yesterday and they have some no bass fishing signs posted. i think the DNR is going to be a little tougher this year

that's a goal of mine this summer also. last year crankbaits. this year jigs! i hope i can do it. i bought a lot of bps jigs at the sale. they are making my tacklebox really heavy....

some1 last year posted these online coupons. i'd like to know where you can get them again. such a great deal.