JIGFISHERMAN.

In fishing, to me anyways, a point is structure. Everything you listed above is cover, not structure.

Drop all the way down to 10lb YZ hybrid. It's still a co-poly, and won't sink as well as a 100% Flouro, but what you lose in density you will more than make up for in reduced diameter. IMO you can get away with much smaller LB rating Y/Z because it is so strong.

Yes, in my experience. More importantly it will stretch it, and it won't return.

I think that it's going to be more a case of what wire material, not what size, or LB test wire is used. A spinnerbait usually has much heavier wire than leaders too, but they can be ruined my northern pike. (of course some of that has to do with the short length wire arms, and the head/wire joint)

Well on the FLW event airing on VS's, a guy had one get bent up because it snagged. That thing fell apart on him. It really would probably depend on who's A-rig you buy, and what wire they use. There are a bunch out there now. I'll say this, either will demolish the thing so it never looks the same. It might be better for the wire to not try and straiten it perfectly. As long as you have the schooling effect that is all that matters. I've had 1 northern pike make a spinnerbait trash.

There are a ton of guys who call shorline points that have no lake countour point asscossiated with it, a point. Those are not points. In fact, the OP is a perfect example of this.

Since you said "All purpose" I'm going to say that If I were you I would stick to a 6'6 rod. The 6'6 rod will still work for all other things, but for me the shorter (than 7') 6'6 rod makes working a jerkbait, hard or soft, much easier. When fishing the river, I really like using the shorter rods also.

The only problem is that many use point as any point. As in, if the shoreline forms a point, it's a point, and if there is a lake bottom countour point, it's a point. To me, there is only one point. Lake countour point.

Didn't weight my personal best largemouth or smallmouth....Oh well. PB Large-10" powerworm-3/8oz head, early spring, in 97' I've caught enough big bass since then to put this one over 7lbs. PB smallmouth, just under 5lbs in Aug 06' Pretty impressive consider just an inland lake, and in summer. Close to, if not 6lber in spring.

This is something I've wanted to do for awhile. I think I interact with kids this age pretty well between my own kids, and all the kids I know from coaching football, and our church group. Although I will say I don't have much experience with little girls. It's much easier for boys to interact with men, since they don't normally get to do that in a school setting. At least that is what I hear, and have noticed with my older son's teacher-his first male teacher.

Elementary Education. K-8.....Hopefully that leads to a job with 1st thru 6th, pfererably 2nd, 3rd, 4th Thanks. It's like that with everything now really. But being a guy helps since there aren't many guys teaching that age group. Plus as cuts force older higher paid teachers out, there will be more openings. Thanks! Today went OK. Ya it won't be like HS where all you had to do is pay attention, ace tests, and occasionally do some homework. I plan to keep a low profile. I'm not there to be a know it all, or anything like that. Hell I'm not really there to be very social. Most guys are much younger than me, and I'm married so I have very little motivation to be sociable with females. I'm just there to learn, finish, and move on.

sorry but ESPN followed anglers who were on top of the game. Constant attention on Ike, Swindle, KVD, Skeet Reese, Edwin Evers, Aaron Marten, those are the guys who are on top, and who ESPN follows. To me, that letter is a clear case of jelousy of a good fisherman, who just can't compete with what was new blood to him. Fish on top, be on TV. Simple really.

So I graduated 14 years ago.... Long story short, I didn't go to college. Ended up with a great job in the boating industry, and then that fell apart.....Even longer story shorter... Tomorrow morning will be my first day of school in 14 years. I'M SO NERVOUS. Most of my nervousness is because I'm doubled up on non introductory classes. Instead of 1 semester 1 class, I'm looking at 1/2 semester 1 class, then the other 1/2 the next. If all works out I'm going to do this with other classes. Trying to be a certified teacher this time 5 years from now. This is why I'm broke and trying to come up with tackle I need for no cost. My wife and family are already making big sacrifices so this is possible. I really won't have time to work much. Though this spring I should be able to squeeze in a bunch of docks/hoists which usually pays pretty well.

Not buying it. There is a large percentag of tackle buyers who assume things are super duper because of the high price. If what you say are true, why are lures priced so high when first introduced. How was that reputation earned? Weezy is spot on. This stuff was introduced for big $$, people drank the koolaid, and now a S/K crank that sold for 2.99, sells for 6.99 I won't buy from those companies for that very reason

That's not me...... Some of the high prices I balk at just based on principle. BUT, I will say that a $15, hell even $25 hardbait is a MUCH better deal than people realize. Compare how many bass you can catch on a hardbait like this, vs how many fish you can catch on a $5 bag of plastics. The hardbait ends up being a much better value by a LONG shot.

IMO it's downright foolish to put the blame of high lure prices on ANYTHING but the Japanese lures, and their introduction to the US. When a more involved MUCH larger Musky lure can sell for the same price as a bass lure, there is NO WAY the bass lure should cost as much or more. Lucky Craft started it, and now others being introduced are helping things along. I'll stick to my US companies best I can thank you very much. I just don't like the fact that a Japanese company can take business away from the small US shops, like Poor Boys, Shuberts, Snack Daddy, and the lure company with the name that cannot be mentioned here.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA. Let me see if I get this strait. When the guy on Erie offers to buy his co-anglers fish-A BLATANT FORM OF CHEATING, YOU DEFENDED HIM WITH SEVERAL POSTS. BUT THIS SHOULD BE A SUSPENSION OR FINE????? I'm sure I'm not the only one that would like to see this justified. If for no other reason than for entertainment purposes.

There are situations where I will pitch a small senko-wacky rigged, and weightless with an old Pro Lite Finesse BPS baitcaster. (of course though I guess senko's aren't that light)

With the way they keep pushing it further back from the other bowl games, I've really lost interest.

It's funny with all the divorces now-a-days, you are now "awarded" with more than one MIL. I have two. The one, that is so bad I shouldn't even get into it, that I had to put in her place, and the other who my wife respects much more than her actual mother. My wife's step mom is great. She isn't like me at all. She's all artsy and kinda weird, but she is a good person, and they stay out of our business unless we ask them to be in it. My wife, is my second wife. BOTH marriages my mom, has been the "MIL" that I'm sure they talk about to their friends.

You know, there is a certain level of respect you would normally be expected to give your wife's parents....Similar to your own parents. I've had to step WAY, WAY, WAY outside that ONE time, and things are much better now. My brother told me I would have to do it-as he had to with his MIL. My mother did the same thing to my wife for my 30th B-day party. It wasn't going to be as big a to do, as what you had planned, but my wife is STILL not happy about it, two years later.

Haven't lots of us?

You're just a numbers/stats guy. Not sure where or how you fish, but with such detailed info, maybe it would be useful to local water management teams. (DNR)

That's what the voice recorder is for....But then, if you record, then come back to the recorder when it home, you don't really need an Iphone/app for it.

I can build a batch of jigs, and lake/river fish for a solid 2-3 seasons.....I lost virtually all of them in 1 season bank fishing the creek in the back yard.