BenB54

For the most part, this is what I have also.

Most of my rods are in the 7'+ range. The only two that I have that are shorter are a 6'6" m-mf for traps and a 6'9" mh-f that I use to flip and pitch docks and tight cover.

I knew someone would chime in on that, haha. It really isn't that bad or as stiff as it sounds. My 7'8" rod is rated for 1-3oz. and the 8' is 2-5oz. As far as longer rods go, the xxh is the next step up from the h in e21's lineup.

I'll throw them on a 7'8" h-f or an 8' xxh-xf carrot stix micro guide and a curado 300e with 50-65# braid depending on how heavy of a rig I'm throwing.

Whereabouts in Texas will you be fishing? I'm wiling to bet you will enjoy the climate just a little bit better than up north, lol!

I use a 6'6" M/MF rod and a 6.4 reel for my lipless cranks.

I've use the 3.5" and the 4.5" as trailers. I've had really good luck with the 4.5" on a skirtless chatterbait head. I like the watermelon pearl.

Very curious, why do you think this is so?

My first lipless cranks were Rat-L-Traps and I caught a lot of fish on them. In the past year or so I've switched to the red eye shads because I think the paint holds up better on them. I always keep a few in the box though.

These are most of my casting setups. I've never had any problems with my e21's, I have them setup with calais', curados, and chronarchs.

I would do some type of craw, creature, stick bait, trick worm, and fluke in a color or two that produce on the lake you are fishing. I think you would be ready for any situation as far as soft plastics go with those five.

X2. Flipping, pitching and frogging are my favorite.

I used to do a Devils trip every spring break while in college. When I first started going we would catch 50+ fish a day. A few years later, Texas Monthly and a few other magazines did articles/features on it and it blew up with tourism. After that, we would be lucky to catch maybe 10 fish a day. Its a really beautiful river though with gin clear water once you get a few miles past the Bakers crossing area. I think the fishing has since picked up. I'm heading there at the end of april for a trip so I'll have to give yall an update.

I like the zoom tiny flukes if I add a trailer.

I use a UV Buff mainly for neck cover. It is nice to pull it over my nose and ears though when it's cold and I'm making long runs in the boat.

Petroleum land manager for an independent oil company. The company I work for mainly deals in the exploration and operating side of the business.

Nice, those look sweet!

Awesome, I guess I have my Sunday all planned out then. Thanks guys.

There was a 130+ boat tournament on my home lake today and I was wondering if any of yall had any insight on post tournament fishing. Would be productive to fish the area where they released the bass the day after? I really don't know enough about this part of their behavior and whether or not the fish will hang around the same area or head back to their old stomping grounds so to speak.

Could have fooled me, I stand corrected. It's wild that my 2013 signature looks like your 2008 and not your 2013. I'm glad to find out that it's legit.

I'll put red Gamakatsu ewgs on my lipless cranks out of the box. I mainly use SPRO cranks so I'll keep them stock and change when they get dull or if I want to up/down size.

Great company, they kill me with the free and $5 2 day shipping on orders over $50. I turn $10-15 orders into $50+ just because I think its a good deal.

Hag's torando and Big Bite Baits coontail are similar. I know BPS doesn't sell either though. They aren't the same but the closest I think would be the Zoom double ringer or the LFT ring fry like Packard said. I think Berkley might a a few ringed worms also.

Big Bite Baits Yo Daddy craws, Coontails and Warmouths. GYB Senkos, Hag's F series tornados, and Grandebass Mutants for creature baits. Can't forget about the Zoom flukes or MegaStrike megabugs either.

I have two rods that have semi micro guides and all my others excluding one have micros. I haven't had any problems or been in a situation in which I wished i had one over the other.