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Megabass Pop Max maybe? If so it is my favorite popper! Jeff

Now you've done it. Went off and told ALL of my secrets!! Jeff

No. Never sure as I did not see it. But it put up a heck of a fight for the brief second I had it on. I have seen a gar in this pond as well. You never know unless you see it. I do know there are monster bass in this pond though. Jeff

I carry 2 with me. One Boga grip and an Accu cull Digital. Jeff

Hope this all fades soon! Keep us up to date! And take care of yourself! Jeff

Shakey head. It will catch fish anywhere anytime. Only time I do not like it is in grass/weeds/algae. Get a 6'6''-7' m/l to m spinning rod with a 2500 series or comparable size reel. 6lb test line and some 1/8 oz shakey head and straight tail worms. That would be my recommendation. More specifically I use : Pinnacle 7' ML/F with a Shimano Stradic ci4 2500/ yo zuri or Seaguar Invisx 6lb line/ owner ultraheads with trick worms. Jeff

Nice fish. Congrats Jeff

Welcome to the forums! Jeff

Welcome to the forums! Jeff

Welcome to the forums! Jeff

Welcome back to the forums! Jeff

Welcome to the forums! Jeff

Give Mike a shout at Siebert Outdoors. He sell just the rattles, and I am sure he will sell you the rattle bands as well. That way you can add rattles to any jig you want! Jeff http://www.siebertoutdoors.com/index.php/g-chatter-blade-lock

Just headed out to dinner with the wife, and I threw the rod/reel and tackle back in the truck and swung by the pond on the way. No sighting. And when I got back in the truck my wife says to me: " Well your a big dummy. Of course he is not at the pond, he doesn't had anything to fish with." Which brings up a good point. So I think I am going to leave a note for him on a tree or the entrance to the park sign saying, To the guy who got his fishing stuff stolen, give me a call........ But this might open myself to all kinds of prank calls and what not. Maybe I will just keep swinging by until I see him again! Jeff

I took care of the double post for ya! But to answer your question, I never fish rattles. Just me. And I fish some dirty water. I have a buddy who only fishes rattles. Even in clear water. I think it is a confidence thing and you certainly have confidence in the rattles. So make sure you always have plenty on hand! Jeff

I can tell you that I have fished an Antares DC, and they are very similar with the exception of the DC part. I had this discussion just last week with the owner of the Antares and we decided it was "the little sister to" the Antares. I would save the money and get the Metanium, but that is me! Jeff

Welcome to the forums! Jeff

Mine is paired up with an 854GLX and it is finding its own. I have fished with it 2 days now. Just getting it dialed in. I set the brakes the first time and was backlashing like crazy. Went back and adjusted them again yesterday, to find out they had been pressed back down. Now it is dialed in, it is REALLY growing one me....... Jeff

The youngster was not at the pond this morning, so his stuff still sits in my truck. If I get a chance to head back out this evening, I will look for him. If not, I will visit for the next couple days until I run into him again. Maybe that will be the mojo I need to get that bite! Jeff

For the past couple of days, I have been soaking a swimbait in Memphis. Inspired by the recent swimbait threads of Speedbead and Deep, I was set to catch one this weekend. I figured I had a good 10hrs, and I was sure to get a bite , maybe just 1, but a bite in this time frame. Yesterday I went to a local pond here, known for bigger bass, but not known for getting bit. I fished all the way around this thing. Fished all of the promising spots, points, humps, cover, you name it. I fished from shallow to deep. Then from deep to shallow. Paralleled the shore, cast straight out. NOTHING. Not even a sniff. Not to be rejected, as there have been many a times I have gotten skunked here, I set my sights on this morning. Had everything loaded in the truck when I got home, went to eat with the wife and MIL and came home and rented the UFC last night. On a side note, there is a kid that fishes this pond a lot. Seems every time I go out there he is there. Local, probably lives close, and always rides his bike there. He is probably 13-14 now. Been going there for 3 years now. He told me yesterday, that the day before all of his fishing stuff got stolen off of the park bench while he had stepped into the woods. He was very upset, and rightfully so. So last night while getting my stuff together, I put together and old BPS 6'6''mh/f rod and paired it with a BPS reel both of which have been sitting for at least 4 years. I went ahead and spooled it up with fresh 12 yo-zuri for him and dug out a couple packs of lizards( his favorite), weights, hooks and a couple spinnerbaits.(the only other thing I have seen him fish). This morning I set my alarm for 5am, as the sunrise is now 5:45 and this pond is only 12 mins from my house. I get there at perfect timing. Nobody there but me and the geese. I saw a young deer. Always seems there are some around this pond even though it is in the middle of the city. Start chunking. Same spots as yesterday. The tried and true, proven spots. I get to the spot where I think I am gonna get bit. Up and over the point, casting parallel to the bank. Nothing. Cast again, get hung up. Oh no, not my Hudd....... I walk down the shoreline and ruin the spot, and just as I get to the other side of the point, swoosh, big mama crushes in on the newly spawned bream and eats a couple and scoot out of there. Just think, maybe she would have liked and easier bigger Hudd meal? If I wouldn't have messed that up. Keep moving down the bank and get almost to the very end of the "walkway" Keep in mind this is just grass, but it stops towards the end and goes into waist high eel grass, and I had on shorts. Thats right Andy, shorts at 6 am. I get to the end of the run and fish a pocket I have caught some bigguns out of. Nothing. Keep fishing for about 15 mins and make one last cast out towards the middle. I had seen something get busted on in the middle of my cast the previous one, so I made a long heave out and let it start sinking. Hits the bottom and start my slow reel, when....wait for it.... Tick......my 7'11'' stick starts to load up and I swing for the fences.....Fish on!!!! Alright this is what I have fished the last almost 10 hours for with this one bait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And just at that split second, that feeling that something just went wrong happens. Slack in the line. I burn the reel hoping she had just made a run at me. Nope. Shes gone. I stop reeling and let the bait sink back down, hoping she would come back for the wounded....Nope. Start to reel again and notice something feels different. Not like a strike, and not like dead weight. Just different. I give it a couple more reels before making the assumption that my tail was hooked on the hook and I needed to reel it back in. Then I start to feel like the line is spinning. Similar to when a crank bait fouls, or you have a catfish on. That slow roll in the water. I get my bait back close enough to see it and........ The 68 has lost its 8 So I lost the fish, and my tail, but I go away with hope, because this means the bigguns like the swimbait. It might be another 10 hours. Or 20, who knows, But you can bet I will be back chunkin that swimbait in hopes of the one that got away! Jff

Well on the contrary, I have had problems with hooks in my carry on. I have packed them in my checked baggage from then on! Jeff

Welcome to the forums! Jeff

Dno't know if or when they will be available in the states. Check some of the Japan tackle shops. I have the new xg. Jury is still out..... Jeff

Nice going! DUDE it looks cold there still! I just got back in from dinner in a polo, shorts and flip flops..... Was that lunchie caught on a "SCROUGA"? jEFF

The video was well put together and it looks like you had a great day on the water. But what is with that noise? Jeff