rockchalk06

I bought a Falcon jig box and love it. I'd like to get 3-4 more. I don't use but 3-4 football head jigs and they fit, kinda snug but good. The rest of my jigs stay in the plastic baggies NSCB puts them in placed in my wall.

I've tried all kinds of swimbait hooks and found I like the Moaner Strokers the best. http://www.moanerhooks.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=68_66 If a spinner bait is listed at 1/2 or a jig listed at 1/2 oz, that's just the weighted head. The hook, skirt, trailer and blades will shoot it up to 3/4 or so. Keep that in mine with all baits of all sizes. It's been posted here that you guys should try a spinning reel. Keep that in mind. Bait casters can be difficult but also great to have. If you find that you have trouble with them, try a spinning reel or watch this video

Oooo that Candy craw looks sharp! I will definatly add some of those to my order. I love the yellow mixed in

How heavy will your bait be? How nasty is the cover? For me, I use 40# for everything. Cheaper that way for me.

I have 2 and while they are 7's I have used one for small SB's and like it. I am looking for another to make a cranking set up.

Xcite baits Raptor Chunknhas floating claws

Where is your line breaking at? If your curious take a black marker and mark some lines on the line starting at the knot and up about 6-8 inches. If you break off, see if you still have marks on the line. If so, there is a good chance it's at the knot. What knot are you using? Only knot I've had success with is the jimmy Houston/ Shaw Grigsby knot. I've never broken it. Also you gotta check the line 6-7 foot up from the lure frequently for nicks. Fluoro is like a high maintenance women. One of the reason, I use braid for everything and fluoro for one rig only. Treated and checked about every 10-12 casts, it works great for me. I'm no expert, and have only been using it for a short time, but the above has made it work for me

In the winter I use a Strike King River Bug and cut the end I thread onto the hooks down to a point. This keeps the action of the skirt more alive. The river bug is really small Other wise I use Rage Craw on filping jigs and a Berkley Subwoofer on swims. If I want a more pronounced jig, ill leave the the full length trailer on. If I want a more compact, ill bite an inch or so off

Alot of knowing what weight to use on plastics depends on the plastic and the weight. For instance a rage craw with a hook and 1/4 oz weight will run about 1/2 oz total. Most medium sized plastics are going to be around 1/2 oz.

Bass Pro had their Fluorocarbon line on sale last week. Check that before you spend to much on fluoro. If your wife wants to use Popr's fluoro will not be the line for her. I'd say go with some Trilene XT for starters. It's cheap as I assume your both new with BC's, so if you have a backlash that has to be cut it won't be too expensive. As for hooks, I prefer Mustad. Size and type depend on the baits used. 4/0, 3/0 and 5/0 EWG should cover most of the plastic baits. I like jigs tubes and flukes. I'd recommend getting some jigs in greens, browns and blue/black in 1/2 oz to start with. Grab some Strike King Rage Craws or Craws of the like in the same colors as the jigs. Grab some tubes in the same colors as above. I like the Gammy Skip Gap hooks for tubes, but a good 4/0 EWG of your choice will work. As for flukes, I like Zooms and Strike Kings. Baby bass, white or pearl ans smoke are my favorite colors. You'll need some swivels too. As for weights, right now with the start up costs, stick with lead weights. They are cheap. Grab a pack each in all weights from 3/16 to 1 ounce. The hooks on most of your cranks you'll be buying will suffice for now. You can upgrade later. I'd wait until you are certain crankbaits are your thing before dumping several dollars in new hooks. Make sure you get yourself a bass pro rewards card. It's free and you'll get points for buying stuff. They add up quick and it's all free. That should be a small start to get you both set up. You'll add more as you go. Search Bassresource on YouTube for some good how too videos and by all means ask away here.

Yes and no. There are guys here that only use spinning for every technique from crappie to inshore fishing. Alot is going to depend on what your comfortable with. Learning on a baitcaster can be a daunting task at first. I prefer baitcasters over spinning so I only have one compared to several baitcasters. Before you commit, see if you have someone close that can let you use one or fondle it. That may be the ticket.

Ya, just make sure before you cut your tag end to cinch that sucker down good. Braid will allow a tiny tiny amount of slippage if not cinched down good. I recommend an improved clinch with braid if you want to stick with a clinch knot

Yep. I use them for my NSCB hair jigs since the end of the body is so narrow it doesn't mess up the flow of the hair.

It's a small craw trailer made by SK for walmart.

Fiancé was going to Walmart this morning as asked her to grab a couple bags of the Strike King river bugs. Only place to get these is Walmart. I've only ever seen plain watermelon. She comes in and hands me two packs in Watermelon Red Flake! Said they match the other "crap" on the wall. I have alot of this color lol. Must have more!

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Were you using Straight braid or braid and leader?

I'll take every G series Curado off any ones hands. That was the model that made me cross over to the dark side. I have two now. I haven't had two more smoother, reliable great all around reels.

Agreed. One more year and that kid would blow away everyone in the league.

How we blow a 14 pt lead, I'll never know. Burke had his moment of glory. It will be short lived. It's a weak draft, he will jump ship and run and never be heard of again

Good question. Bobby Uhrig will be by here soon to answer though.

Sometimes. However Mike Iaconelli said he used to take cranks and put them on the dash of his truck or window seal to let the finish get sun beat. Said it improved his hook up. He helped design the new DT series like that. I have one top water PopR that looks like hell. It catches more fish than any other top water I have. It's all scratched up. It can't all be sound though as several compaines make cranks that are silent.

I may have family that went there. Thank god I never did. Haven't been to a density in many years. Things like this makes me just want to find a river in some back woods far away place and hide!

Sometimes, YouTube can be better than the owners manual!

The the side plate off to remove the spool and adjust the breaks. Press button down and either rotate up or down. It will come off exposing the breaks