Brian Needham

I like my 734 use it for jigs and plastics 3/8oz + plastic very suited for this task.

VERY fast turn around! I sent in a reel that the gears felt striped/rough/ grinding. I sent it express mail USPS on monday so they got it TUES morning.........got it back today and it was postmarked TUES!!! they got it, fixed it and shipped it right back out in 1 day! More than happy and will buy nothing but Lew's reels from here on out.

does anyone know how much weight a LMB will gain during the spawn. I ask since I am new ......if I catch a 12 pound sack what will those fish weight next May in a tournament......13? 15?16? I am trying to gauge how big my top 5 will be when tournaments roll aroung next spring.......

3/8 bohyaa white/chartruse 3/8 bohyaa super shad 4 bladed no trailer.......throw it anywhere there is cover/laydowns/anywhere a fish might be.

thanks breezy....... nice to know the 733 and 734 can interchange so much..........I figured the 733 would be better for spooks?

I see you are in North MS..............do tell where you are fishingLOL Very NIce fish BTW

I have the normal Lew's Speed Spool.....I buy my lew's from a guy on ebay from GA........the speed spool is like $82 shipped IIRC. Great reel IMO, so the Tourn models shouls only be better.

ok.....found some dobyns I can get for a good price and want to know "how" I should use each rod......or at least your opinion if I am thinking correctly on how to use each rod. I just started fishing this summer but want quality gear for the long haul, and want to be "correct" when I get it. Champion series: 733cfh...... all my spinnerbaits 3/8 oz, maybe even a few 1/2oz 734cfh.....texas rig and soft plastics in general I would not think more than 3/8oz + plastic 765 Flip(should I get the 736 instead?)..... all my flipping and pitching/ jigs/creatures ....as I do not usally throw more than 1/2oz jigs+trailer....most times it is a 3/8oz jig+trailer does this sound right? is there anything I am wrong on or should change?......... what else could you use these for ? thanks

I was thinking about the heavy spinner bait ............glad you brought that up. (yeah I'm new)

do you HAVE to have 5.4 or lower? what are the reasons for the lower gear ratio other than slower retrieve?

LOL.......naw we folk in Arkansas are waiting on insurance to see what happens. It maybe able to be fixed but it sure is bad.

yeah rhino the fram is broke 75% through on one side.....crossmember that should be striaght is now a U........frame is also buckled in another spot. might have found a trailer that is close enough and move the bunks around at a good welding shop. just hate to not have a stock trailer but oh well.

sept 25 st francis river oxbow waer temp 75 today I tried to catch the fish post front, and was late. fished a spinnerbait along laydowns and tight to cover. I was still on the char/white double willow. ran into another boat they had 8 nice fish....they were using smaller black spinnerbaits most likely 1/4oz to my 3/8 oz. story of the day was I backed my trailer to far in while loading and the frame hung up on the ramp.........end story frame broke in 3 spots..limped 40miles home going 20mph.hell of a day today no fish and a busted trailer.

Ok, so I am a new fisherman. I am 34 and began fishing this year, even bought a boat about a month ago (Tracker Avalanche). I am trying to learn, want to learn, and want to catch fish. I have some friends of mine that fish tourneys, and know of others in my area. Basically they are no real help. Oh I suppose they are of help, but I get really tired of hearing, “just go fish, and you will figure it out.”……..hell, they have it figured out and won’t come off any info. I have found 2 guys willing to help, 1 guy is actually drawing me a map of HIS spots where he fishes on a local lake, a lake where he has won tournaments. I am going to post my “trip reports” here and hope any new angler reads this and it helps in anyway, cause that is the way to grow the sport, by helping new guys and I am one of those! Sept 24. East Lake, AR Water temp 68 degrees Caught 9 bass biggest was 3.37, most ¾ to a pound with top5 going just over 7 pounds. Also caught 2 grinnel, biggest one was 11 pounds and 1 gar! Lol The water was “clearer” than I am used to fishing as you could see 2-3 foot. bass were caught on a char/white double willow spinnerbait around cypress trees. I also caught bass with pitching a weightless wacky rigged green watermelon/lam 6 inch worm to the cypress trees. The big bass was caught in 5-7 foot of water on the spinnerbait about 50 feet from a small bridge that connects this lake to another backwater area. The spinnerbait pattern is what another angler on the water told me, I felt better cause it was what I was already throwing, but he would “kill it” in front of the trees and let it flutter. He caught about 15 or so all 1.5# size. Most of numbers were caught yesterday after the wind layed down and it got cloudy between 11 am- 1:30 pm. But did catch 3 bass early between 7-8 am.

looks like I totaled my trailer, hung on the end of the ramp. I need a trailer for a tracker Avalanche.........hard to find a stock one and tracker wont build be one. If anyone sees one let me know PLEASE!! thanks

see some mephis guys in here..........anyone fish McKellar?

ok so I have started bass fishing and fishing in general. 2 weeks ago I bought a boat and looking to get the proper fishing gear. I have : a 7 foot MH BPS Carbonlite combo that I currently have 17# FC on . a 7'10 Falcon bobby's perfect frog rod with a lew's 7.1 reel that I will have 65# braid on. and 2 UL spinning combos for bream fishing. what other type of combos do I need to round out my bass arsenal? thanks