Darren.
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Nice Pic! Caught most of mine on either crappie jigs, wacky/TX rigged worms, or cranks.
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Welcome aboard!
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Welcome, Big Dawg!
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Welcome to the forums!
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Wow! A hearty congrats!
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Indeed. Buddy of mine lost $80 sunglasses, a $100 rod/reel combo and a bunch more after inadvertently bumping a wasp nest while out kayaking. Had to dive in to avoid the swarm. He leashes everything now... Bad stuff happens, at least you seem to have a good attitude about it.
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Do you need a baitcaster? No. Is it worth trying out the modern models? That's up to you. Me? Yes it is. But you definitely want to enjoy fishing, and if you have a tool that just doesn't cooperate with you, then the task at hand isn't as enjoyable. So ball is in your court
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Good gravy, what a catch!
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That's what I woulda thought
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These guys have way too much fun!
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Tried it, didn't like it; however, that was before I started using FC, copoly, etc., as leader-only material. Probably would have been great for that, but I didn't hold on to it long enough to test it out.
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Yeah, that was before the killer beaver news! These days I'm pretty wary. Actually come across otters more than beavers, but still, they're fast, wild, deserve respect and distance despite being so darn cool! We got our gear back, but the camera and phone were toast. Spent too much time taking in water. Years later, I've recouped the costs (I think). A ton safer now, anyways.
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Happy birthday! Nice presents the Z man brought you
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Those are the moments I consider jumping in after it. Capsized my canoe a few years back, only in 3' of water, but 2 more feet of muck, a beaver-infested area with no dry land to stand on. Got my rods back, but my crocs went to Davy Jones Locker of Muck. LOL. Most expensive capsize for me, also ruined my mobile phone and camera... Today, those things go in water proof bags in my yak.
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Great site, indeed! Welcome aboard!
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Today was frustratingly windy here in VA. I used weighted weedless wacky jigs and had a pretty good time of it. Just needed to get below the wavy surface with enough weight to take the bait down without blowing too much in the wind. Believe I was using a 3/16 oz wacky jig head.
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Similar thing happened to me, caught a 6" bass on a 6" Zoom Trick worm the other day. Had a good laugh, too.
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I tend to agree. Obviously we don't understand all the biological, ecological factors as to when and why bass bite. Water types, salinity, clarity, pressure, moon phase, cold front, warm front, and so on. So many factors play in. Then there's the evolutionary survival instinct (humor me if you don't dig evolution). Adaptation, survival, conditioning play factors. What part of a bass's memory (15 minutes long?) is directly related to the conditions the bass lives in? If that bass was displaced and put in one of my lakes, would it behave the exact same way? Just thinking out loud...
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Well, I should clarify, my post was ONE reason I prefer a leader. While I have indeed caught fish on both straight braid and w/leader, I feel more confident with the leader in general. Thus, because I use a leader all the time, I have caught more than the times I've used straight braid. Logical, I use one method more than the other, thus numbers favor leader. That said, when I have fished them side by side, the leader has tended to best the straight braid setup(s). So a leader is 1) economical for me, and 2) more effective based on my experience, and confidence. Granted, bass are caught on steel leaders, A-rigs, etc. But for my style and methods of fishing, leader all the way!!
