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I like life in the slow lane, gives me time to relax and just be. If I'm fishing plastics I'll spend a lot of time at each spot so I can work it over well. I move a little faster when I'm doing cranks or spinners but still a long way from run & gun. I think we're all a little too stimulated these days and need to slow down but that's only my opinion. Gotta be productive, gotta go fast, gotta catch them fishes and get back home. gotta....whatever. Even when moving to a new spot I seldom exceed 3500 rpm. I've always gotten where I wanted to be and enjoyed myself in the process.

Couldn't help myself. I liked the baits so much I placed a 2nd order today. Getting more dbl tail grubs, 5" Salty Stix, 4" Stix and some 4" Shakey Heads for dropshotting. Merry Christmas to me!

Yeah, I read that article too, pretty interesting. I think Rapala has consistently good quality lures for a good price plus they can be trusted on the depth issue. Gets my vote.

Has anyone ever caught a fish on there "last cast" and then stopped fishing? Me neither.

Got my order a couple days ago, everything was there. Now I have pounds of plastics, just waiting for springtime. Really like the 4" dbl tail grubs.

8lbs 8oz LM on a 4" smoke/multiflake GYCB double tailed hula grub.

I vote for the Fishmark 320 also.

Thanks for the question and thanks to RoLo for the answer. I didn't want to ask, assumed everyone knew but me.

Well I have a baromoter and I read it regularly but I haven't seen any correlation between BP and fishing success. The general concensus is that fishing is better under a low pressure system but fishing barometers indicate just the opposite ie: higher readings are labeled "fishing improves". It's getting too confusing and I'm about to forget barometric pressure as a fishing indicator. I fully agree with CATT - forget the factors and just go fish.

Thanks for the clarification fourbizzle. I placed a nice fat order today for salt stix and hula grubs. C'mon UPS!

Checked out the website - great prices without a doubt but when ready to order I noticed it said "Supplies are limited. If we can not fill the order your payment will be partially refunded". Not too sure about that partial refund. What does that mean?

Screen size is one important factor, the detail is a lot more readable on a larger screen. Pricier units have more power and color screens but the step up to a color screen is a big one price-wise, not worth the trade-off for my purposes. Higher end units often have navigation aids, map chips, GPS etc. These may or may not be desirable depending on your use. Higher pixel ratings are more desirable too as well as the number of grayshades the unit is capable of. Sounds like you're trying to get the best bang for the buck. I'd suggest you look at the fisheagle 320. It retails for 200 but most everyone sells it for 150 or so. I felt this had all the features I wanted at a very reasonable price. Best of luck.

Welcome aboard. This topic comes up with some regularity and people seem pretty polarized in there responses. I use small snaps such as a duo-lock or a Norman speed clip. The action of some baits, such as cranks, is actually improved by the use of a rounded snap. However, I'd ditch the idea of using a swivel with one. The extra weight of the snap/swivel combination can hold the nose down on lures and negatively affect the action, particulary with topwater poppers. The plus side is they make lure changing very quick. Remember to cut them off and re-tie with some frequency though.

Welcome to the forum. I don't fish Bartlett or Pleasant but have been spending a lot of time at Roosevelt the last year or so. In general (very general) I've found plastics to be good in the spring when the water temps are lower and cranks/spinnerbaits in the high water temp times - summer and fall. I've recently started dropshotting and found that to be pretty effective. It's also a good way to relax a little after heaving cranks around all day. Plenty of info on this technique is available elsewhere. There is a forum dedicated to fishing these waters: azbasszone.com. I think you'll get a lot of info specific to your waters on that website. Don't be discouraged when the action is slow, sometimes you can go out when all the conditions are perfect and come up with nada, other times they bite for no apparent reason. The little darlings don't always act in accordance with our rules. That's part of the fun and having fun is the reason we go out fishing. Best of luck.

I like Yo-Zuri Ultrasoft on my baitcaster but for everything else I always come back to Stren original.

At all times except when I'm anchored for some dropshotting.

I've been charging my trolling motor batteries until the voltage hits 12.8 but am confused if this is considered fully charged. What is the proper voltage for a fully charged tm battery? I'm concerned about overcharging them but is 12.8v a full charge?

Just the 7-pin plug if that's what you mean. The transducer is mounted on my trolling motor and when I remove the trolling motor I need to disconnect the line from the power source. The power is coming from the fuse block under the dash, that's the line I need to disconnect at the bow. Hope I'm explaining this correctly.

I recently installed a bow-mounted fishfinder and am looking for some kind of quick-connect/disconnect fitting for the power cord. I'm using a pair of plastic covered terminals now but would like something more pro looking. Something along the lines of a trolling motor plug but much smaller for low amperage. Any suggestions?

I was looking at the 480 Fishmark but at the last minute got the 320 instead. Only difference I can see is 320 pixel vs 480 pixel, not worth the extra $50 to me. Both have 16 level gray scale and everything else is the same. It was an easy install and I'm putting my old X47 unit on the trolling motor today.

OSU: I'm in the same boat, just now getting into the pouring game. I believe I've seen books on either tackleunderground or delmart molds. In any case these websites have a lot of info on their forums. Just made a plaster 4-cavity senko mold a few days ago and it's still drying out. Using a plaster mold so I can try out the hand-pour game without investing a lot up front. I should be able to pour about 100 baits for 30 bucks or so and then make a decision about continuing with the program. Good luck on your project and keep us posted on the results.

Try posting to the forums on Del-mart.com or tackleunderground.com if you haven't already done so. Lots of helpful advice there.

Good article, thanks for posting. I copied this to my "Fishing Techniques" documents.

Not trying to derail but a quick question for you drop shot experts: How deep can you effectively use a drop shot? I fish a lake in Fl that averages about 6 feet, but in AZ the lakes go down 40-100 feet or so.

The one I'm tired of hearing: "Shoulda been here last week" My favorite: Didn't catch many but the ones we did were real small.