OkobojiEagle

You ask our favorite... 4lb original Fireline; white color. 8lb hybrid monofilament leader. A spinning rod that will protect a light line, mine... 8' 3" ml, fast. oe

A fishing boat is NO place to do any activities that cologne will benefit? I'd be far more concerned about hooking myself, or someone I was trying to impress, at an anatomical location that neither of us would want disclosed... oe

More often than not, I see the line jump where it enters the water before I feel the bite of a bass. Panfish will peck at a bait but a good sized bass will engulf a bait and sit there without the angler feeling a strike. oe

They should work fine fishing the pond you have in your bedroom closet.

I loosened the screw holding the propeller a little and adjusted the pitch of the blade. oe

When wanting more weight added to my suspending jerkbaits, I add an additional split ring (or two) to a hook hanger (or two).

To sell more baits...

Alberto knot... cut the nylon/fluoro leader tag as short as possible; leave 1/2"+ of PE line tag (it won't bother your cast). oe

15lb test, .14mm diameter on my Pixy 68L (full spool). I fish hard jerkbaits and small crankbaits with it. Usually I have a .01" diameter nylon/fluoro co-polymer monofilament leader tied to the end of it. oe

Cliff notes: Use a spinning combo to fish the top 1/3 of the water column with noisy baits. Chatterbait, single Colorado spinner bait, walking top-water bait, buzz bait, ect. You might try a fluke through the top of weed beds. oe

I don't know what the "best" knot is, because when I learned the Alberto knot I stopped looking for a better one. oe

Shiners, white bass, crappie, drum, carp... a shad pattern crankbait could look a little like many juvenile bait fish species.

As Scaleface mentioned, include firetiger in the mix...

garden hose with adjustable spray nozzle, whatever dish soap your wife has (scent is a needless worry), and a 12 year old boy to hold the boxes on the yard as you spray the snot out of them. oe

Those jerkbaits I fish regularly reside in 1/2 of a 3600 plano box and they come fishing with me. Duplicates to those I keep in a 3700 box in my tackle room. Periodically those I haven't fished in a couple of years I give away. Much easier to store in someone else's tackle room... oe

Fish the way you enjoy. I've never fished a Texas rig...

2nd generation Revo Premier/ Diawa Pixy 68L still using both

The line being viewed in front of a similar color background. The line I'm fishing deep inside the weeds I want dark, in open water being viewed from below I prefer a white line that blends into the sky color.

Is this for you to recognize between them or another reason?

The going rate for a "global moderator" should provide enough for a few Brewer's spider heads. I've seen go-fund-me accounts set up for less important causes...

Only the original bronze 3/0 spider head... but often.

Similar situation... small pond, ice out last Friday. Daytime highs low 40's night lows 20's. 45 minutes after work yielded 3 largemouths... largest 14". Each of them picked the 3 1/2" tube off the bottom while it lay still for 20 seconds. Moral of the story... fish when you can... safely. oe

shouldn't this belong in "fishing reports" board?

OP, I would not tie with those feathers.

ice fishing...