McAlpine

RC1 and RC3. Clunn is the shallow crankbait master.

Hair Jig Shakey Head Jerkbait Jigging Spoon good luck!

1/8th oz white and chartreuse spinnerbait. I can catch bass anywhere on that. I can also catch trout, striper, white bass, hybrids, catfish, drum, crappie, walleye and almost anything else that swims and eats minnows.

oooonnnnneeeee biiiiillllllliiiiooooonnnn. well, it feels like it.

the "rewards member" sale starts tonight at 6pm. They will update their website tonight or tomorrow. I'll be thinking of you while I am there filling my cart tonight.

The realization that you don't know crap is cyclical.

good move. Red label is ok but the memory on it is pretty bad. If you still dont have that thumb trained well, Red Label is not the line for you unless you like picking out birds nests.

Lipless cranks sink pretty fast. I like using a 7' fast-ish action rod with a 7.x:1 reel to pick up slack. Also, you realize your asking crack addicts if they think you should have multiple pipes, right?

Another vote for inviz-x. The guys here sold me on it and after using it last season I fell in love. Great stuff without breaking the bank. Use backer if you have a lot of reels to fill. Also a big fan of KVD L&L, it just flat works.

===================================== No I completely meant what I put above. MH or H power rod with a medium action. I rarely fish frogs across giant mats of weeds because I don't want to spend my day watching the fish miss the bait. There are far better methods of fishing these mats. To me a frog is an edge bait and that is where it shines. Medium action to buffer the braid and slow the hook set.

One thing that surprises me in all these posts is the suggestion to use a fast action rod. In my opinion this is the worst thing you can use with a frog. Get a good strong rod with lots of backbone and a medium action. A MH or H weight will work. You need that soft tip though to slow down your reaction. Also you'll find the frog casts far better.

Yes, those are good skirts. I like the terminator quick skirts too but my absolute favorite are starflash.

Or, skirts are so cheap you could just get replacements. I always carry a box of spinnerbait skirts. Good to have if the spinnerbait your using is appropriate for the conditions but the color is not what you want for water clarity.

Hooligan, That's what I was looking for. Thanks!

Label maker with laminated labels. Put the label underneath between grips on split grip or if on a full grip just above the reel underneath. Easy-Peasy. I like to use high contrast label colors, works awesome.

Megabass 110. Having the anticipation now, still haven't thrown one.

Ok, as long as you promise not to tell anyone. Rapala ice fishing jig. Black back, silver belly. Your welcome.

only taking a $5 hit to learn this leason is very cheap. Get rid of the rod, it's useless.

McAlpine because we live on the McAlpine pool of the Ohio river, upriver of Louisville.

The Fishing glasses thread got me to thinking, I am looking at getting a new pair of glasses this year. I am interested in Costa as that's what you hear is the best and a buddy of mine just got a pair and they are very nice. However; I am very intrigued by the KVD Oakley's for the sheer point of being able to swap out lenses. I hate not having polarization in low light when I take my glasses off, like a cloudy day, and want polarized yellow lenses. So I'm either looking at two pairs of very expensive glasses or the KVD's that come with two lenses and they swap out but still very expensive. Anybody have a clue as to how the KVD Oakley's will compare to a good pair of Costa's?

Ha Ha. I went on a binge lately and decided I was done until the BPS classic came up....then....a buddy texted me the 20% off at BTD and the arashi deal at GM. So, 9 Arashi and 12 jerkbaits later..... ;-)

Have you got your BPS spring classic flyer yet? Curado G's I think were $60 off plus you can do reel trade in. I'm not a shimano guy but that's tempting.

City boys. I'll pee anywhere, anytime for anyone.

BTD is just fine. They always have delievered to me what I ordered and at times they have good sales so why pass up the opportunity? Just be aware that their shipping is very slow. Know that going in and, meh, why not get a good price?

The best answer anyone can give you is..."it depends". Bad answer huh? But the best answer. Confused yet? So, I grew up in northern Indiana, almost Michigan. All natural lakes, mostly glacial some pot lakes. Regardless, water clarity ran the gamut from gin clear to stained. Rarely if ever muddy. I grew up fishing nothing heavier than 8lb mono. And RARELY 10lb. 6lb mono was pretty standard. When I go back home now I rarely go heavier than 10lb flouro. That may be 10lb flouro leader on braid, but trust me it matters. Even then, alot of times I downsize to 8lb FC as a leader. I now live near Louisville, KY and all the lakes here are dammed up rivers/creeks and seem like pure mud to me. Even after being here for 7 years, it's still hard to change my mindset. When the fish are active I can direct tie braid and it really wont matter but i'm still getting used to that. I've moved to 10lb and 12lb FC as a standard, started using lots of braid and even 15lb co-poly for fast moving baits. Absolutly unheard of for the first 35 years of my fishing carrer in a different place with different conditions. So, the responses get here may be from people that have spent most of their time fishing in their location on a certain type of lake. Answers will spread the gamut from, "yeah you have to watch line diameter and visibility" to "it doesn't matter, I dont understand why everyone doesn't use braid for everything". That may be someone that lives in Minnesota and someone that lives in Texas but it's not a definite standard everywhere. So, "it depends". Look at your water clarity, season, how active are the fish, what style of bait are you using, etc? Good luck!