HookSetDon

yea I read the article on Mike Iaconelli saying he likes mono, the green original stren or the stren with magnaflex, but at the bps near me I couldnt find any magnaflex stren

Which type of line do you use for jerkbaitin, ive used braid for the last couple of years but I found I lost a few fish last year on the hookset due to zero stretch, the fish would break the line or id rip the hooks out of the fish on the last jerk. according to what ive read mono is ideal for both action and a delay for the hook set, which should help prevent the break offs, as for brands of mono which do you suggest?

I wonder the same thing, I think of it like this- like you said bass spawn when temperatures get in the 60s, and they prefer shallow weedy flats, for this I think we can look at our surface temperatures to get an idea on whether that flat is an area bass would be spawning in bc the surface temperature of a shallow area will give a good indication of the waters temperature. In that shallow area, if that makes sense. Correct me if I'm wrong guys... I tried to get my idea off as best as I could as I'm waiting in the E.R to get a metal shrapnel removed from my eye, great friday night!

i tried to do a search with that model but nothing came up, too old to be in the system maybe?

this is something i was suprised about myself. last week i was watching skeeter bass on wfn and the 2nd place angler was pitching a white jig w/ a chart trailer all day long and he was stickin em

Came across it in a store, first coloured flouro, anyone have experience with it? I've only used seagar blue and bps

honey get the pocket book , we about to go shoppin for some jerkbaits lolol thanks everyone

Tim i was looking on the tackletour website comparing reviewss for both of the reels ; the revo sx was rated @ 7.25 and the curado e was rated at 8.5 editors choice, he directly compared the revo vs curado and said he expected more from the revo sx especially as a direct competitor to the curado

not in canada. the sale hasnt even started yet, it starts this week

im in the same boat Tim, need a new baitcaster for my recent rod purchase and i cant narrow it down to which, i havent used any abu garcia products, always been shimano reels and a quantum, not a fan of the quantum, and let me say that bass outlet site is kick a$$ lol... never knew about it

Looks like you took the bait! Once you get married she will be like, what boat? lol whos the angler here hahaha

lots of feedback, no one likes smitwick lol, casting distance wise, xraps cast a mile dont they? with the ball bearings in them

Ive been throwing smitwick rogues for a while now, liking them and the price, i think im gonna spring for some lucky crafts this year, what do you like/ any suggestions?

i think a loop knot would work best when tying to the swimbait

came across this article online, was wondering if anyone does this? what do you have to say about this?

hows that new line steez?? Its the "first" colored flouoro. new to me here in canada anyways, i saw it at the tackle store today, 17 bucks a spool

is that even a good idea? will the chemicals in the paint affect the integrity of your rod? most definetly will void warranty, that stuff aside i think youll have a tough time keeping it nice, as soon as u get a few bends in the rod i bet it will start to flake

Ended up going to the sale today, most of the rods were picked over but I managed to find the rod I was looking for, ended up paying 64 bucks for the st.croix premier!! Even cheaper than the flyer said.. Also got a couple spools of power pro for 11 ea

im gonna tell you my current rods bc tomorrow i have plans on buying a rod for jerkbaits and maybe more if I "need" .St,croix preimers on sale for 35% off figure id take adv of.. anyways here was im using now.. 7 ft mh crucial casting rod 8' wright n mgill flippin pitching casting rod 7'2 med extra fast crucial spinning rod 7'6 med hvy extra fast casting crankin stick 6'6 med hvy moderate compre casting i was plan on taking advantage of the sale picking up a 6'6 or 7' med fast casting rod for jerkbaits.. the rods are going to be around 80 bucks or so compared to 110, do you think im missing anything else? what would you add to your arsenal?

yea, ive been using the rod for drop shotting. dragging tubes and throwing some plastics even senkos and its worked fine, i was just confused when i saw the shimano website..

ah,this one i have has split grip

well heres the confusing part. if u look at the shimano website they show CRSDX72M 7'2" Medium Extra Fast 6-12 5-30 1/8-3/8 1 2.5" 9.5" Tip+8 A as drop shot rod yet the crsx72m is just a spinning crucial, is there a difference? i guess this is what was throwing me off, just an added letter on the model number or added performance for the drop shot

I was just looking through my rods when i noticed my shimano crucial rod which i bought 2 years ago before I really understood actions - presentation differences. the rod is a crsx72m which is a shimano crucial 7' 2" medium with an extra fast tip- i went into bass pro looking for a drop shot rod and this was what the sales person sold me. What now... what would you use this rod for? more of a jigging rod for walleye?

on the same side as the reel handle theres a little threaded cap you can loosen it to the point it comes off and tigthen it till it can move, find the spot that will allow your bait to hit the floor with out back spooling, that helped me a lot

I was reading on Bassmaster article by IKE and he uses 3 types of rods when finess fishing, all spinning and he rates them by their flex 70/30 60/40 80/20. 70/30 being the rod he uses most, 70/30, thats typically a medium fast rod right?