Bluebasser86
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Welcome! That's great that you're getting your kids involved. My oldest is 3.5 and he loves going fishing whenever we get the chance.
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Don't know about your area, but I've never been told yes unless I've got some kind of connection with the owner. I don't "cold call" very often, mainly because it just doesn't work for me.
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Welcome!
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Like the others, I close mine by hand without ever knowing I'm doing it. The sound of a bail snapping shut from someone turning the reel handle makes my skin crawl.
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Been fishing one for several months now and been happy with it. It's fast, cast well, has a long handle with comfortable grips, and the price was right. They're not a light weight reel, but they're not super heavy either. Yep, working just fine
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Homemade grasshopper colored jig with a blue pork trailer, sometimes it's better NOT to match
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- jig
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- soft plastic
- brush
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RES and 2 Tap, Berkley Warpig, Excalibur and now Booyah one knocker.
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I mainly use it during the colder months when I'm fishing very slowly. Whether it helps is debatable, but I think everyone would probably agree that it doesn't hurt anything. Megastrike and JJ's are my attractants of choice.
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That's awesome
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Scrubbing a grub is a standby technique in the clear Ozark lakes like Table Rock and Bull Shoals. It's not an exciting way to fish, but it's deadly when they're on it.
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If it was easy every time it would get boring IMO.
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Caught this little beauty during the Thursday night tournament this week on a shakyhead.
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Welcome!
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Welcome!
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Welcome and thank you for your service!
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I haven't looked in store but they don't list all the rods they make on their website.
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I'll fish them about anytime once the water is over 40*. The only time I don't use them as much is really clear water. They really shine around submerged vegetation or weed edges, and stained to muddy water. I fish mine with a very slow retrieve, just fast enough to make the blade work.
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Looks nothing like the redears we have here. Looks more like a pumpkinseed to me.
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I use an Okuma TCS "Matt Daddy" for punching and it works excellent, and is very lightweight for a heavy duty rod. It's longer than the length limit you're looking for, but I've used it out of a 15' johnboat plenty of times with no issues. They have a 7' 3" H/F (which I also own), as well as a 7' 6" H/MF if you wanted to stay in the length range you listed. Full price is around $140 for them, but you can find them for around $100 all the time if you look a little. Great customer service too if you ever need it.
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Ethos Composite Cranker from Academy, 7' MH/M. I don't use it for bladed jigs, but my BIL does and likes it. I use mine for cranks and it's been really good for a cheap rod. They're $60 full price but I bought mine for $32 on clearance.
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On my rods I use to flip and pitch with I've got, Okuma Helios 7.3 Okuma Helios TCS 7.3 Okuma Cerros 7.3 Daiwa Zillion TWS SV 9.1 KastKing Speed Demon 9.3 Shimano Curado 70 IXG 8.1 Shimano Scorpion 70 IHG 7.2 Pfluegar Supreme XT 7.3 (X4) So basically, pick a reel you like and use it because you can make a lot of different ones work for you.
