jembo

Stren Original, because it's what I've always used!

Thanks for all the suggestions guys! I was at Bass Pro yesterday and picked up some stuff: -Zoom Brush Hog, Green Pumpkin: They didn't have the baby brush hog in stock, but I suppose the regular size will suffice. -BPS XPS Stik-O Worm, 5 3/8" Texas Smoke: 18 in a pack for the same price as the Yum Dingers, So I went with them instead. -BPS Enticer Rattling Jig, 1/2oz Black, 3/8oz PBJ: They seem decent enough for the price, not as good as the Booyah and NetBait jigs I have though -BPS XPS Shallow Crank, Chartreuse Green Craw: I'd like to start using more crankbaits, and these seemed just as good as Normans and Bandit, but a couple bucks cheaper -BPS Tourney Popper, Chrome Black: It was in the clearance bin, and topwater has worked tremendously in the past I also picked up a pack of 3/0 EWG hooks, They should be large enough to use with 5" Stick baits and 4" craws, right?

Just picked one up from Bass Pro yesterday as an early birthday gift! I got the 6'6" M Casting model and plan to use it as a crankbait/spinnerbait type rod. Anybody else have these rods, What do you think of them? As I won't get a chance to use mine until next weekend.

I'm looking to stock up on some more plastics, and shallow cranks. I used deep cranks to no avail, the lake just has too many weeds, rocks and structure to fish them effectively.

Aside from a $10 price difference, what are the main differences between the two?

Most of my fishing is done in the middle of the summer on a small lake for smallmouth and largemouth. The water varies throughout the lake, however it mostly either rockbeds or heavy weedbeds. I usually have success with: Plastic worms: such as senkos, ribbon worm or finesse worms Spinnerbaits: Black, White or Chartreuse Topwater: Heddon Torpedoes, rapala floaters Frogs: hollowbelly or plastic.

I know this has probably been posted many times before: Looking for a new spinning or casting rod, still undecided at which I need more, under $50 I was looking at the BPS Graphite series, BPS Tourney Series and Berkley Lightning Rod Shock.

Hey All, I've only been serious into fishing for the last couple of years now, and my tackle collection has grown signifigantly. However, I'm wondering what baits, plastics, jigs, etc. are a must have. I'm planning a trip to BPS in the next couple of weeks, and was browsing the website to put together somewhat of a list of items to check out or pick up. Any Suggestions, I use mainly plastics, and topwater such as floating minnows, buzzbaits, etc.

You want that stretch for spinnerbaits, so go with some mono. Can never go wrong with Berkley Trilene XL, and go with 12 # as previously mentioned.

I prefer keeping them in the bags because it takes up less space, and is easier for me to identify, seeing as my collection is not as diverse as others. I have left them is a box before and had them stick to the box almost like they melted and reset. I would like to eventually move them all into a binder however.

Hey all, been browsing the forums for quite some time now and finally decided to sign up! Seems like a great resource for all my questions!