RB 77

Trust me on this, less is more. For me its an exercize in patience. Once I meter some fish its a game of how long I can dead stick it before I move it. The exact opposite of power fishing! Haha.

I have said it before and I'll say it again, if I could only have one it would be a 6" T-rig straight tail worm. Although day in day out drop shot and fly lined Stik baits are absolutely deadly out this way.

Trust me, I have more baits than I would care to admit that have never seen the light of day or the water for that matter. Haha. I feel like these could be a real producer for me though.

X2 on the Owner Shakey Ultrahead

I think I'm going to bite the bullet and put in some work with some spy baits. They seem like they would be perfect for our deep, clear water reservoirs out here.

6" straight tail in purple, green or black usually.

Yes! Haha. In all seriousness I use both bags and backpacks all the time and sometimes at the same time on the same trip. Not so much the “proper” hard style boxes anymore. I have a G Loomis back pack which fits the "3600" sizes boxes/ trays and a carry bag that fits the "3700" size. I use the Loomis for the portability and the bag with the 3700's for sheer capacity. In your case it sounds like a fishing specific back pack would be your best bet. Most of them have a separate built in lower compartment specifically for storing trays horizontally. Well worth the investment.

This. Except I use a shorter version for tighter cuts. To me, best and electric knife are mutually exclusive terms. Trust me, buy a quality fillet knife (Forschner Fibrox) and learn how to cut with it properly and how to hone the blade and you will never look back. I know you asked about electric but I thought I would chip in my 2 cents. Good luck with what ever knife you purchase, electric or otherwise.

I purchased a DX earlier this year and couldnt be happier with it. A GREAT rod for the PRICE! I almost like it as much as my Crucial SB rod. Almost... Hahaha.

A buddy of mine fishes a whole arsenal of them and is quite pleased with them. He claims a good ROI for the reels.

I use Cal's grease and Shimano oil for all of my reels. Cal's grease is the business! I am pleased with the results.

Plastics. T-rig most often.

In general, lipless and square bills. I know, I know whats wrong with me right? Although in all fairness its probably more from lack of fishing them more than anything else. I'm a worm dragger at heart so who knows? I have had success with most rounded style cranks, deep divers and shad raps. I love me some jerk baits too. Go figure.

I don't really have a favorite although most of my rods are G Loomis, Shimano and Falcon. I have some other stuff mixed in. I like Batson and Calstar for the salty stuff.

This method is the business! I have never not had it work. It should be mandatory for every angler to know it and use it.

D**n! Shots fired! Too funny. Haha...

Gammies are my go to worm hook for 99% of my applications. I like VMC for replacement trebles on my hard baits. Owner and Mustad are great quility, just not my cup of tea. Now in salt water, Mustad all day long...

Not just live bait, cut bait as well. Its really more or less for soaking any type of bait as well as trolling and dead sticking like others said.

You can definitely use them interchangeably but, ideally you would want a faster action for the Jerkbait rod and a more moderate action for the Crankbait rod. A medium or medium heavy should be just fine for the power. Keep in mind that is "ideally". You should be just fine pulling double duty. Now a worm rod and a Crankbait rod, that’s a whole other can of worms...

Well, the main consideration I have when purchasing a rod is does it fill a need I have for my line up. I fish rods built from a handful of different manufacturers and build some custom for myself as well (that’s mostly saltwater though) and I usually budget between $100 - $250 per rod. I'm sure the NRX are nice and I do own a few Loomis rods myself, but for the most part Crucials, Compres, Caras, Lowriders, etc will work just fiine for me.

I would look for a 300 size real with close to a 6:1 gear ratio. I have thrown my A-Rigs on CU 300's and CT 400's and prefer the CU 300's at a 6.2:1 gear ratio with plenty of line capacity to thrown the big stuff.

I occasionally throw X-Raps and Daiwa DB's. The Pointers are the real deal though. The first "expensive" bait that convinced me that some "pricier" baits are worth the investment. Now you wont catch me with out my Gunfish either.

Usually no. In stained water when I'm not getting bit rattleless I might throw one one on.

I have, but prefer the 2500 size for more line capacity. When you start getting to cutting and retying all day it's nice to have the extra line left when drop shotting 50+ foot of water.

I've had this happen to me before too. I did a re-wrap and on a Calico rod and went to trun the full grip into a split grip and was blown away!