Bluebasser86

Found a Yo-Zuri squarebill, 2 hollow body frogs (sitting on the bottom), a Boomerang snip tool, and a whole Plano Magnum double sided tackle box this morning. The tacklebox was empty, thought I hit the jackpot for a minute.

On snaggy lakes, a lead egg sinker is often the sinker of choice. When it does snag, it's less expensive than tungsten or brass.

Kurita's bass was bigger than Perry's fish, it just didn't meet the IGFA's 2oz requirement for records under 25lbs (which makes no sense, the fish was bigger so it's the record IMO). It was also much better documented than Perry's fish which makes it much easier to believe. There was no questions left about Kurita's fish, straight from the IGFA "It was an extremely clean and thorough application," said Jason Schratwieser, conservation director of IGFA. Plus; Perry's fish was 22lb 4oz Kurita's fish was 22lb 4.97oz That's not a tie...

I've had fun the times I've been but the ice rarely gets thick enough for it here.

I've caught countless bass on small plastics under a bobber fishing for crappie, it works just fine. A 2" grub or tube is my go to but a crappie stinger would be another good option. I actually tried a Ned rig under a bobber with high hopes this past year and was severely disappointed with the results.

Different strokes for different folks. I back reel because it gives me more control over a fish than the drag does. I get 100% of the say on when and how much like the fish takes and can instantaneously decide to add to take away pressure without taking my hand off the reel handle to mess with the drag. It's not a matter of "growing up", it's what works best for the person executing the technique. A lot of people can't get the back reeling technique down and prefer to use the drag, that's fine. I'm using small baits on light line for big, hard pulling fish that are often lightly hooked or hooked near cover where being able to quickly put some heat on them or take some off of them is crucial in landing fish and I'm 100% certain I've landed fish I would have lost if I was counting on my drag the whole time.

I guess they're cheap and effective? Solid hardware, good finishes, sit right in the water, cast well, can't think of anything negative to say about them other than my buddy had one fill up with water, but that one was almost 5 years old with lots of miles on it. They're a 110 size/style jerkbait. Best thing I can compare them to is the Luck-E-Strike STX jerkbait when they were good, except the hooks and split rings are good on the Headhunter.

I prefer the Bull Shad. Have not had a ton of success with many bluegill hardbaits and the herring doesn't seem to have as good of a swim as the shad, I think the spacing between the joints is a little too close and occasionally touches and binds it. I've got the baby, a 5", wake, and 8", they all work.

I have no idea, I was too young to remember it. Some of the first fish I have memories of catching were from my grandparent's pond on roadrunners with my Eagle Claw featherlite rod, Shimano FX reel, and 6lb Trilene XL. I was probably around 5 or 6 years old then but I'd already been fishing a few years by then so I'm sure I'd caught plenty of other fish.

I know, except the banana color is still $7 for some reason, or at least it was the last couple times I ordered. They've been that price for a couple months now.

#2 split rings, a #1 KVD EWG on the back and #2 on the front.

Haven't found anywhere. Originally got them at the Classic in 2016 at Grand Lake and hadn't seen them since.

The very first fish my dad ever caught on the first and only Megabass jerkbait he's ever bought was a trout at Wyco, which promptly flopped and buried the hook under his thumbnail and sent him to the ER to get it removed. Got to love those outbarb hooks!

I've got 20lb braid on a couple baitcasters and it works just fine.

And it is actually a metallic copper finish in person, not that pinkish, reddish, color like in the picture. I bought it for heavy overcast days, similar to when a gold jerkbait works but to give them something a little different than the gold baits everyone throws. It's worked well both times I've used it now.

Welp, I guess someone else stumbled across my new secret jerkbait ?‍♂️ $4 and I don't even have to change the hooks. Just please leave me a couple, I've only got about 20 of them at home ?

Silver for sunny days, gold for cloudy days. I'm going with the KISS method for now until I get more confidence in them.

Yeah, but then next time you get the guy with a bunch of decoy baits tied on that sends you to the hard to get to garhole and by the time you realize you've been duped, it's too late.

Welcome!

They're as smooth as any I've owned but like I said, I haven't owned a Shimano spinning reel for several years. I don't believe they have any binding issues anymore, but they have a way of playing off issues that really irritated me that resulted in my switch combined with how much I liked the Daiwas I tried.

When you're trying to reel and the reel is sticking, or stopping altogether and taking a lot of force to turn the handle. The Symetre was terrible about it. They did it anytime they got wet, which is bit of an issue for a fishing reel.

I really like my Bucoo SR rods but if I could get one of the new Lowriders for the same price I'd be all over it.

I have a Laguna spinning rod that works decent for small jerkbaits and cranks. I just use it for a beater rod when I'm fishing from the bank. They're on sale at Academy also and I'd have no problem buying another for $25.

I use the shallow spool models the offer. The Revros comes in a shallow spool in the 2500 size, 110 yards of 8lb (I don't think it really even holds that much), and the CXH models of the Tatula. The deeper spool models I have, like the Eliminator, I just put backing on so it doesn't waste a bunch of line.

I was a fan of Pflueger but they sold out and quality took a major nosedive IMO. I've switched to almost all Daiwa now. Shimano lost my business after the binding issues and now taking away the anti-reverse switch on some of their reels so I can't compare any of their reels in the last several years to anything.