Bluebasser86

Twice now I've had issues with different sizes of Pfluegar Supreme MGX spinning reels. Both times I sent them in, within a week I had a new Supreme XT at my door. Shimano did the same thing a long time ago with a lower end bait caster.

You appear to be very young so I'm assuming this # is a "hashtag" to you. To those of us that are a bit older, before smart phones, Facebook, and Twitter, this # was a pound sign. So I'm thinking the poster is saying he caught a 5 pound pike.

In my book no, but there's others that like their stuff.

Pitboss or Rage Menace rigged sideways, like this. Zman Diesel Minnow 2/3 of a stick O or trick worm. BPS Speed Shad or Swizzle Stick.

Yes, it's a problem you just have to deal with as a shore angler. I'm guessing it's pretty shallow where you're fishing so you could always go with something like a shallow running squarebill or even a wake bait. A Mann's Baby 1- was always one of my favorites when I was bank fishing.

Electric shad is my favorite.

You can get RM baits around $100. They're made to be fished and you're paying for someone's time and attention to detail for a finely crafted bait. Most small batch baits are expensive because of the time that goes into them, like custom carved and painted wood cranks. RM are far from the most expensive too. Don't lose them and they're way more cost effective than a Senko that you know 100% without a doubt you're going to lose.

Ebay, or in the Flea Market on here.

To me it is. You can find ss 175s for about the same price as a 200 S waver anyways. I have 2 and didn't pay over $50 for either.

Hard jerkbaits, a white Xrap number 10 and a Luck E Strike STX Jr in purple green apple. Couldn't fish them too fast.

Just leave them out of the bag on the counter or something for awhile, mine have always reshaped themselves. I don't know how they'd react to boiling since they're already so soft.

My boat is good in rough water, still got beat up at LOZ this last weekend, and it wasn't even that bad. I think you might be best off with a deep V for down there if you're planning on fishing during the daytime year round.

We get plenty of triple digit days in KS, never had any melt on me.

I'd never add a trailer hook to a bladed jig, seems to mess with the action and bites go way down the few times I've tried it, but if you can get away with it then go for it. Make sure the hooks are sharp is the obvious suggestion. What rod/reel/line are you fishing it on?

Very healthy looking fish, well colored, nicely done!

Ethos rods from Academy. You can find them on sale for under $40 fairly often. I have 9 of them and they've been great rods.

And my personal favorite,

I must know some unlucky people. I can think of a half dozen guys that aren't even that old that have had chunks cut out their arms and hands to remove skin cancer from a lifetime of fishing and getting burnt. My hands and forearms are red right now from fishing today, while it was cloudy out. I lost my sungloves and need to replace them so I'll be looking into some of these suggestions.

I normally use Pline copolymer, or Seaguar Fluorocarbon. I never can do any good fishing a jig on braid for some reason.

Bull Shad is one of my go to baits for smallmouth. Burning it as fast as I can reel and they just crush it.

If you have questions or are asking to buy the OP's baits please do so in a PM, not in the open forums.

Welcome!

Wow! 11" is a monster Redear! That's a special place you have there.

For me it depends on the lake and if I'm fishing standing or laydown cedars. Standing cedars like on Table Rock or Truman, they'll hold up higher in the trees it seems and you can get them on spinnerbaits, spooks, jerkbaits, or swimbaits. Laydown cedars I like to flip a T rig or jig into or crawl a squarebill over.

I like it when my baits get scratched up, gives them mojo.