Bluebasser86

Yep, already been done, twice. LOCKDOWN!!

Japan tackle

I'll let you know, I ordered one of each ?

No, Tinberg. I fished with him in December but haven't heard from him since.

I do well with sapphire blue. That's a pretty bright color.

I had a great couple days on the water last Thursday and Friday. First day with Chris, second day with Jake.

Look for shallower areas on the northeast side of the pond/lake, especially if there's deeper water closeby. The sun hits those areas when it's at it's warmest so it will often be a degree or two warmer, which is a big deal in February. They'll be surprisingly shallow when it's warm like it had been trying to bring up their body temperature.

That's the one I bought in the 8.1 ratio. 33 IPT and 19lbs max drag. Going.to be my new frog reel.

Don't leave the dock without some 7/8oz War Eagle jigging spoons in chrome and white.

They had the reel I wanted in stock today on my lunch break, all is forgiven.

Swim-shake-glide Midwest finesse retrieve.

The one item I really wanted, a store brand reel, they didn't have any in stock. Pretty disappointing.

I use the exact same thing for bass and trout. 1/16oz mushroom head with a TRD or half a Zinker. PB&J, pink, white, coppertruese, purple haze, color seems to be less important than putting it in front of them. Check out the Ned rig sticky at the top of the Fishing Tackle forum for all the information you need about fishing them for bass.

I tried to go trade in for one of their new Titanium 8 reels in the 8.1 ratio, of course they didn't have any. One of the main reels they advertised, a house brand reel, and they don't have any in stock for their biggest fishing sale of the year. I was, and still am, a little bit upset about it. Hopefully they get them in before the end of the sale because of course they don't take rainchecks.

Yes they're very good baits. That's my favorite colord too.

Ned rig I do the same as I do for bass. The micro jig I fish a few feet under a small bobber and let the waves work the bait or give it little twitches if it's really calm.

I make my own with a swinging football head and an Owner twist lock hook. It works well.

I use a Ned rig, little cleo, and a micro jig under a bobber, that's it.

It's magic!! I think it chemically bonds them back together and there is no scent that I can smell.

I did okay with the EWG worm hooks. I've had much better success with the H2O worm hooks though. Now Wal-Mart carries the Jason Christie Signature Series worm hooks that I've really had good luck with that are my "bargain", hook option.

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I think that depends on where/how they're stored. I have some cranks older than I am that were given to me by a family friend that didn't fish much but like to collect lures. They were stored inside and not in a hot garage and the bills are still perfectly clear (the ones that aren't metal anyways). Some of them are newer colors (Hot Steel is one that jumps out), but there's some that probably are close to 20 years old. I think the hard part for some of us to remember is that 20 years ago was 1996 Shad Raps were introduced in 1982, so there could be some older ones in there. They aren't worth anymore now than they were then though. Most newer mass produced baits aren't worth much even when discontinued because there's just too many of them out there.

Use an old milk jug. Cut a little off the top and bury it in the mud or sand even or close to even with the top of the jug and put some cut fish, chicken liver, or hotdogs in the bottom. They climb in to get the bait but can't climb back up the smooth sides.