Mike L

Hello and Welcome! Mike

Hello and Welcome! Mike

Hello and Welcome! Mike

Hello and Welcome! Mike

Hello and Welcome! Mike

Ditto...Pretty much covers it. Mike

Honestly, I've never gave any thought as to the type of rattle to use. I just try to use the same style and size it came with if I need to replace one....Maybe I should Mike

Frogs along the shore early even if there's no visible cover and a T rigged Rage craw crawled up from the middle depths. In the PM a speed craw retrieved just under the suface. Mike

Congratulations Papa!! Now the fun begins! Mike

Ditto Mike

Ditto...I always thought I was the only one on here who doesn't use a leader. Mike

Joe Work from the inside out. I always start with a 1oz and go up from there but the matts down here are as thick as you'll ever see anywhere. Most of the time the 1oz will punch through but there are times that a 1 1/2 oz will be needed to get back and down. I use double bobber stop when useing a weight over 1oz. Useing a lobbing pitch to crash through is needed sometimes if you don't have a weight heavy enough. Don't worry about the comotion it will cause. The vegetation will slow it down enough. I believe that sometimes the crash itself is a plus. Once you're through give it a few hop's, dead stick a few seconds, hop a few more times then pull it out and do it again working your way back..Make sure you hit the matt at different angles, but try to keep each pitch entry as vertical as you can. Also, I always bang the underside of the mat once or twice and then let it fall back on a semi slack line before I pull it out. Good Luck. Mike

Can't add much of value other than to repeat what was already said except that...I want to live there!! Mike

I use a headless Skinny Dipper exclusively. See no reason to change...Yet Mike

Ive been useing a speed worm more and more lately. That tail action seems to be the ticket! Mike

For me it's the RI Skinny Dipper or the Big EZ. Haven't tried the Keitech..Yet Mike

Sniper for me, but haven't tried Tatsu yet. Mike

Uni to Uni only because I have confidence in it. Others are smaller and I hear they hold just as good. Find the one you like, and can tie correctly every time...That's the one for you. Mike

Can't think of any reason to change it. Maybe if I'm respooling and want to add more backing than what I have on to save more main line, Ok. But change just for the sake of change? No Mike

Hello and Welcome! Mike

When I rig a fluke for the kids I just use a nail weight or 2. The slow horizontal fall is what I'm after as opposed to a more vertical fall you get with a nose hook. Also, if you twitch it lightly with a short pause the nail weight tends to help to keep it from rolling too much. The only time I rig with an exposed weight is when I tie a Petey Rig. I don't know how to post a link to it here so look it up if interested..I love useing it in scattered grassy areas. It's not an often talked about rig but with a fluke it can be just what you need. Mike

Have faith brother! Listen to yourself, nobody knows you better. Good Luck to you!! Mike

Exactlly...I don't change lines because of the seasons...spawning or weather. I use what I use based on the where's and how's, of what I'm useing. Mike

I've been throwing a scrounger more and more lately in the same areas I use a spinnerbait and doing pretty well with it. Don't know if it is the bait itself with its tight action or just the right thing at the right time in the right place. The most success I've had is when I use a Sluggo with it. Mike

Hello and Welcome! Mike