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Spro popping frog in both regular and baby size. Any color as long as it's black.

Day trips can be up to 2 hours one way mostly for tournaments. We try to do at least 1 serious trip a year that can mean a 2 day drive towing a boat.

I have an old Curado 3.8:1 reel that I dust of every winter for slow rolling deep spinnerbaits. I just can not reel slow enough with a 7 ratio reel for this technique. I dont do a lot of deep cranking but if I have the same reel comes out.

Feasting on frogs.

The South African record largemouth is just over 13 pounds. A 10 pounder is a trophy anyday of the week and I "will" get 1 before Christmas.

Undersized bass gets told " Go fetch your sister that smokes and play with catfish."

I have said it once..... Easily the worst 2 hours of my life.

Thanks, I appreciate the info. My problem is that I live out in the sticks in South Africa. Tackle shops are few and cater mostly for the bait fishermen. I don't believe Dobyns and Megabass are available in SA and I would have to import those which drives up the price with shipping and duties. Importing also means that warranty issues becomes problematic again due to shipping costs etc. This is 1 one of the main reasons for me owning mostly Shimano because most problems can be sorted out over the counter. I really like the looks on the Z bone and will be trying out a friends NRX on Saturday. I'm slowly upgrading my gear with the money I gained by stopping smoking and will treat myself every 3 to 4 months. I already have the Core 50Mg7 and want the perfect rod to compliment my dream reel.

I have tried searching the forum for reviews on these rods but can't find any. A fishing buddy recently bought 2 and raves about them. How do they compare against the GLoomis and other top range rods? It sure felt better than my Crucial swinging it around on the boat ramp and I'm seriously considering rewarding myself with one but would like to have a couple of opinions first. Would I be better of with something else in the same price range? Thanks

Bright white, yellow and pink trick worms also make very good top water twitch bait around weed beds and pad fields. This is how I was introduced to trick worms and it took me a couple of years before I even tried fishing them on the bottom.

How many turns do you make on the Uni knot if using braid? A club member told me to use at least 17 but that seems a bit much to me.

1) 1/2 ounce spinnerbait white with single 5. Magnum willow. 2) 1/2 ounce red eye shad. Sexy shad. 3) Home made black buzz frog. I could have gone with a senko for numbers but frogging is just 6 times more fun. I don't fish for food but for the enjoyment so numbers don't count that many points.

Powel max 6.8 mh Curado 50e 12 lb Big game. Daiwa L&T 7 mh Curado 200 Dvhs 7:1, PP 65 lb.

Slinging a spinnerbait down the banks used to be my only style of fishing and it still produces. A spinnerbait can be worked fast or slow, on the bottom or just sub surface, in fact any way you want to. Another big positive is that a spinnerbait is semi weed less and can be worked through some serious cover without hanging up to much. - would recommend adding a 1/2 ounce spinnerbait to your topwaters asap.

I have had good bites punching with senko's and other stick worms.

I own 1 dying flutter/devils horse and around a dozen Pop R's.

Every time this subject comes up ( about once in 6 weeks) I wonder how much money KVD could have made if he didn't have to switch hands after casting? Just do what feels right and don't be bothered by what others do.

I'm waiting for the Sebile D&S crankbait and the VMC spinshot hooks to hot local shelves.

I use Spro and Snag proof frogs. I think rod and line has more influence on hooh set than type of frog.

You can add salt to store bought plastics in the bag. This prevent them from sticking together and may add a bit of salty taste for a short while. The only way to add salt is to pour your own lures. Salt is added to the plastic before pouring.

I would love a Nile perch. It looks and act like a bass but goes over a 100 pounds.

Buzz frog/toad or popping frog.

I feel that if you know using a trailer hook might land you a percentage of bass that would have been "short strikers" and you don't use it, is silly. When I get a bass on the trailer hook I try to work out why. I start to change retrieve, color, blades and size till I get solid takers.

My tournament usually run from 6-4. I try to do my "social" fishing at the same times as it is no ise to me figuring out after dark patterns. Some of my waters are shared with hippos. This means that only a fool will run a boat in the dark. More life are lost to hippo a year than all of the Big 5 combined.

Yes, it becomes thick and clear and them thins out again. You should be able to pour a thin consistent stream of plastic. I try to pour at +/- 340F. Some molds I can do cooler and some requires hotter plastic but 340 is a good starting point. Be careful of over heating as well. I wasted lots of plastic starting out by scorching the stuff. Good luck.