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Maybe buy just one pack of hooks and see if it is indeed worth it before making a big move.

This thread is making me Sick!

I can vouch for seibert's tungsten weights. I stocked up on enough that will last me for years and it was less than $40. Super good prices, you can buy the exact amount you want, and the quality is great, no imperfections.

I am looking for something that I can take on backpacking and hiking trips. So something in 3/4 pieces is ideal, I like a 6'6" spinning rod. Just looking for some opinions if any of you have any experience with any brand or model of pack rod. Thanks!

Never used these myself so I cant speak o their effectiveness, but they look good.

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Lightning fast. Tip: hit the gear in the bottom right corner, you can change the speed to 25% of normal speed, and it's STILL almost too fast to see.

You should give Ice Fishing another go! Fish are starting to bite well and it was a BEAUTIFUL 40 degrees out today. C&R Trout fishing is also an option while we wait for May. That being said, I'll probably throw a jerkbait or swimbait to start the season, unless the water is murky, or warm! Opener conditions seem to differ every year. I might hit up the river a few times throwing small cranks and maybe some tubes (since they work crazy good for you haha).

I have tried a few of the very small ones (for trout), exactly the same kind of lot you are looking at. They looked fine out of the package besides the hooks and split rings being awkward sizes, however every jerk/crankbait sank with the tail end down. So yeah, those sucked. I did however buy an ultra-cheap fleabay lot of In-line spinners (also for trout) last spring and nearly all of them worked well, the better ones on par with mainstream spinners. I think I paid ~$12 for 30 assorted spinners, and I think that went over as well as it could, there were a handful, maybe 6-9 spinners that worked but did not spin as freely. Avoid the hardbaits. Spinners worked for me, but you should still proceed with caution, or not at all haha.

What is the first thing you look for when fishing a new body of water?

I got a Kast King rod rack, which is pretty nice. Also a clam rod locker for ice fishing.

Most of the spots I bank fish, I'll have a pretty good idea of what I want to throw, so I won't have to bring much. Most of the time, I will just bring assorted plastics in an empty bag in my pocket. If I'm throwing a jig, throw a couple extra in here as well. If i'm fishing hard baits, I will put a few in an empty tic tac box (big one), they are perfect for a few cranks, and can easily fit in a jacket pocket. Otherwise I do have a belt tackle box thingy that I will use if I want to bring a few more things with me.

I dont bow hunt yet, but otherwise share the same feelings as you. Ice fishing can quickly become a lot of work, running around and drilling holes to try and mark fish; it's so hard to be mobile which is the main reason I don't like ice fishing as much.

On my last trip I ended up pulling one in! Wasn't a monster of any sorts but was great nonetheless!

Heading out now on what will likely be my last open water trip of the year. Gonna hit a pond that holds some bigger bass armed with a couple of bigger swimbaits, a jerkbait, and a jig. I plan on throwing the swimbaits the majority of the time, only throwing the others if I have a feeling to switch. Not expecting much of anything, but will be good to get out one last time!

Live bait is best. Worms are easy. As far as artificial lures go, Berkley gulp plastics work well. I keep a jar of the worms and minnows with me in case the bass aren't biting. The fish don't hold on to them as long as live bait most of the time, so you have to be quick on the hookset. It also means you will gut hook less fish.

Wayyyyy too much

If you can show me a link for a tat at 70 bucks I'll jump on it. Lowest im seeing is about 94.

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I don't switch out all the trebles on my cranks. Only if they are looking bad/have been dulled from fishing. I found some Eagle Claw trebles at wally world that I like. Fletcher Shyrock EWG trebles. They are dang close to KVD's, If you put them side by side, I probably couldnt tell the difference. I think they are like 15 for bout 5 bucks. I might dig them up and post pics.

Nice! I'm hoping to get a little into carp fishing. There's a lot of them in some waters around me and I know they put up a fantastic fight.

Between the two, I'd also say the Lew's. A friend of mine has the A.H. rod and it is a pretty nice rod in itself. Abu combo would be fine too, but I think the Lew's is a little bit better here.

I don't have the money to throw bath bombs at every potential fish holding location I want to cast at. Apart from that, when I saw him dropping it through a hole in the ice, that looked intriguing. That small school of little bluegill came to investigate the tower of bubbles I'm sure. Very curious creatures they are, and I doubt any scent attractants held the bluegill there, but it did draw them in. Up here in the great frozen tundra, Ice fishing gets real elbow-to-elbow, and often times joining the crowd is a good way to catch fish. If something like this could draw in fish to your holes, I could see it being somewhat beneficial for Ice fishing. Bass fishing however, I don't see it catching on. I'd rather throw my jig at a bass first, before scaring it with a bubble machine. An unaware bass is easier to catch than a bass put on edge.

seibert is where i got my last batch. Really great quality, Price is extremely competitive, and you can buy however many you want. I have some SK ones left over from clearance bins and they are good too. But I will probably only buy tungsten from seibert in the future,

If you can, try finding the clearest water. Otherwise just flip something that is big, black, and flails/flaps. Or cast a Colorado spinnerbait or chatterbait and real it in slowly along the banks.