Darren.
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Welcome, Jeff!
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Welcome aboard!
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Welcome aboard, Brendan!
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Welcome aboard, Devin!
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Welcome aboard, Zach!
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Welcome aboard!
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That's where I got mine, too. I know that Gammy uses the plastic which can work itself loose. Are yours maybe an older style which used the plastic?
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The weed guard is metal. I used wire cutters... From the product description at TW: "they come equipped with a wire weedguard that conveniently locks into place on the barb or the hook to protect from snags" http://www.***.com/VMC_Ike_Approved_Weedless_Wacky_Hooks/descpage-VMCWW.html
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Interesting. I bought a pack and found the wire weed guards way too stiff. So I clipped a few cm to make them stand out. Better, but missed several bass on hook sets. Not had that problem with Hayabusa or Gammy. Now I like single strand wire guards on the buckeye wacky jig head...but not VMC.
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Good to hear. Haven't had to use their warranty yet, hoping I never have to. I like my cork-handled Compres a lot!
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Well... I've never bent a hook on a fish, and my PB of 7.5 lbs was caught in thick weeds, with another pound or so of weeds in the mix on 10lb braid + 10lb leader and a size #1 Gammy Wide Gap Finesse hook. Those are some seriously strong hooks Gammy makes. I've caught 3-6 pounders on the Hayabusa #2 I mentioned above...but I still will probably up that hook to a 1 or 1/0.
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I know where Bethel res is, never fished it, though. NNPK has been my fav place this year. Weeds at Harwood's Mill are absolutely awful this year.
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Well, it was my first time at SML since I was 6 yrs old. Only fished docks and coves around the state park. Clarity was indeed amazing. Saw (and caught) some lunkers under the big dock at the boat launch. We were using long poles on Friday, I happened to have a bag of watermelon red flake so I wacky rigged it under a float and BANG! Big bass on, several. But the haul of what, 14' up the dock was too much for some and they shook off.
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Awesome and congrats! My eldest son just caught his PB, also (not DD, but hey!)
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Welcome aboard, Mark! I'm south of where you normally fish, but just got back from SML, great fishery!
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Yup. I use 10 on spinning gear with 8, 10 or 12 lb fluoro leader I use 20 on my BC gear, same leaders
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I've been trying out the Hayabusa Spin Muscle weedless wacky hooks and *really* like how they perform. I also use Gammy hooks, took a chance on Hayabusa at TW, very impressed. http://www.***.com/Hayabusa_Spin_Muscle_Weedless_Wacky_Hooks/descpage-HSMWW.html I have the size 2 model and boy do bass stay buttoned up. Planning to buy the 1 and 1/0 sizes next.
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Senkos are not very durable, but def catch fish. I'll lose them to nibbling blue gills, darn expensive to not even bring in a sunny, LOL. I enjoy BPS Stik-O worms also. Having very good success with them, they last a little longer than GYCB Senkos. I mostly wacky rig, but also TX rig either weighted or weightless. In my waters, Stik-O colors that work best: watermelon magic, hot pepper frog
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Beast! Well done!
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For the most part, I strive for a quiet entry, but have caught plenty in both shallow and "deep" waters on splashy entry. And like Sam, I've watched bass turn and investigate that noise they just heard...
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I picked up a 3lb and a 5lb weight at Dick's a couple years back. Use the 5 on a 24' retractible dog leash and it works great. For shallow waters I also use a 7' StickIt anchor pin. If I were to do it again today, I'd buy a retractible golf ball retriever on Amazon and modify it for the same purpose.
