Bluebasser86

For at least a year now. Once the spamming went away, so did the block ?

The blades are so small on them that I doubt they'll run correctly if you add anything other than a tiny trailer with little action.

Let's keep it on topic about the sale items and not opinions about BPS/Cabela's please.

I hear you, that's why I started making my own spinnerbaits with huge copper Colorado blades and tons of thump.

It's pretty thick, downsizing 1 size smaller than what you'd typically use seemed to help.

I use a single Colorado 99% of the time in early spring, but occasionally, being able to keep it down deeper or reducing the vibration can get a few more bites and when you're only getting a few to start with, that's a big deal.

IMO, you'll be wasting money on flouro for those uses. Get a good mono or copolymer like Sufix Advanced or Yo-Zuri Hybrid and you'll be much happier.

I caught a 6.5lb prespawner in low 40 degree water on a red with double painted red willowleaf blades Strike King spinnerbait with a big pork chunk many years ago right after ice out. One of those extended warm fronts that melted the ice quickly and I think she had moved up shallow to sun. Only fish I caught that day but I'm fine with those kind of fish being the only fish on a early season day anytime.

I've done it but it's nice to be able to buy a bait off the shelf and not have to mess with altering it to get it like I want.

Don't know, haven't bought one in a couple years. I have so many hanging on the pegboard in my garage that I haven't needed to but I know they were bought out so it's possible but I tie my own skirts so that's not a big issue if they did.

I'm sure you could find one but it would be easier to find a black reel to match the black on the rod. Okuma has the Ceymar baitfeeder that is mostly black with a little red accent on it for just a little more than the Avenger. I'd be more concerned about getting a quality reel than matching it to the rod though.

For a purely bottom contact bait rod, Tatsu would get my vote.

Got anything with copper blades? Don't see them often and they flat wear the fish out here when the conditions are right. I like the War Eagle copper with a white skirt.

I'm an organ donor and spread my ashes across a lake somewhere, don't really care which one. This is always a morbid joking topic with my coworkers, but it's also semi-serious when you carry a gun to work.

Agreed with the Avenger. I have 5 of them for catfishing and they're excellent reels. A 40 size should be just fine for your rod.

I also use the lower temp for longer time, seems to get a harder finish.

I've got 16lb flouro on the rod I use for them.

I get the Eagle Claw weedless Neko hooks I think you can only get from WalMart. Best hookup ratio I've ever had with a wacky rig has been with those hooks.

For jigging, about 10'. I use them for schooling fish when you only need a couple feet though.

This is the easiest breakdown I could give. They both work in a ton of situations, but these are the only 2 factors that would make me reach for one or the other.

The RES 2 tap is by far my favorite. A different sound with that good shimmy on the fall really gets bit for me. The 6th Sense Quake and Thud are solid baits. Booyah Knockers are really nice. I've got a couple new ones from Spro I'm really excited to use. They just launched a silent version of the Aruku shad. Hard to find the silent lipless baits so I'm excited about trying that for my heavily pressured late season power plant fish. https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/SPRO_Aruku_Shad_Silent_Lipless_Crankbait/descpage-ASSLC.html Then the Wameku shad that has 2 different positioned line ties to make it run at 2 different depths with different vibration intensities, seems like a cool bait. https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/SPRO_Wameku_Shad_Lipless_Crankbait/descpage-SWS70.html

I never use a trailer on my buzzbaits.

If the water is soft, bass will eat a spinnerbait. I've caught some of my biggest spinnerbait bass a day or two after ice out fishing a single Colorado bladed spinnerbait as slow as I can reel it. Only time I won't fish one is when there's lots of stringy grass to wrap up in the blades.

Bone and lite trout would be my color choices here, and we have very few lakes that have trout and that's only during a limited time of year.

Don't really care for the spawn. The late cold water period and prespawn is where it's at!