Mike L

And whatever you do, don't rig the small end and then slit the fat end... If you swim it, or use as a shaky head that way, don't hold me respnsible for anything that happens!! Mike

You Sir, just made my "I gotta go fishin with him Buckett List"!!! Mike

Ditto.. Especially on a straight shank hook, but it's just as effective on a off set or skip gap style hook which is what I only use now. Mike

Try useing Gammy's Skip Gap style hooks...I use them exclusivly now over the offset. Mike

Frog Chatterbait Plastic Sq Bill Paddle tail swim bait Mike

1] Improvise...Change up what you "think" you should be doing because thats what you've allways done etc. 2] Overcome...Temptation to move too often, stay too long etc. 3] Adapt...To the conditions you're in..current, birds, stucture, wind, cover, bait etc. Mike

I throw senko's on my dedicated plastics rod.. 7'0" MH/F Fenwick Techna AV with a Curado 200 E7 Mike

7' 2" Phenix M1 M/XF Mike

IMHO, Before you buy anything, do yourself a favor and check out the Phenix M1 line. If you're looking for a crank rod thier X series is as good as any. Mike

Like a lot of folks I used the off set EWG style to T rigged plastics. But now I use the Skip Gap style exclusivley. They hold better than any offset hook I've ever used.. Anyway, I use the Owner Twist lock for any plastic with a fat enough end to hold..[brush hog's, fat senko type bait's etc.] VMC for T rigged shakey heads Mike

I use either 15# Invisex or 12# Yo Zuri Hybrid depending on the depth I want to go. Mike

Paca Craw's or RI Sweet Beaver Mike

Even tho more and more folks are switching to left hand reeling, the predominate market still is right hand reeling, but it's slowly changing. When more and more demand happens, manufactures will have to offer both to keep or maintain thier market share. Mike

Invizx here also... 20# for jigs and 15# for plastics... Don't need to change but I'm gonna try some Tatsu. Mike

BPS Pro Qualifier hands down! Mike

Sure, why wouldn't you? As Sam and iabass 8 said, as long as it's the same bag with the same color and they're not full of muck grass or whatever... go ahead. What I do is the same as when I change hooks..dry them off and put it back. Mike

Get a BPS Pro Qualifier reel, and a MH/F Cabon light rod. Or any $150.00 range rod that balances well for you and you'll be good to go. I think the most should be spent on the best most sensative rod you can afford matched with a tough, reliable, easy to use reel. Mike

*A quality reel *Sq. bill cranks *Chatterbait's *Swivels *Shaky heads *Wacky hooks *Flipping hooks PLACTICS *Brush Hogs *Craws *10" worms *Ribbon tail worms *Wacky style worms *Paddle tail swim baits *Twin tail grubs *Trailers for your jigs etc etc Mike

The only setup I use a leader is on my spinning, for light finess rig's. Wacky, shaky etc. 20# braid with 12# floro tied with a uni to uni. All others are one or the other Mike

Happy Thanksgiving to all the friends here that I've never met! As we sit around our dinner tables today and give thanks for the ones with us, let us not forget those who are not. Mike

This type of post will make you nut's...We all have our favorites which also makes these types of post's great. Anyway, Do yourself a favor and check out the Phenix M1 line of rods. Mike

Can't add any more than that! Mike

Phenix M/XF M1. I swear I can't put that rod down! Mike

I've used mono for years, but changed to Yo Zuri Hybrid and like it. Don't know if i'll keep it on but so far so good. Mike