buzzed bait

or you do what i did and buy some quality heads from a custom maker like @cadman or siebert and then buy WAYYYYYYYYYY more skirt tabs than you need and then set off on tying your own.... which is incredibly rewarding and fun. i've since even taken every skirt off of every spinnerbait i own and then wire tied my own skirts on there, it's addicting. that's one thing you might look into... a local tackle shop here sells skirt tabs individually. you could just go there and buy some black/chartreuse and tie up your own skirts or use the little bands and pre-tie a bunch of them up and then just slide them over the heads of your favorite jigs.

i have one i picked up recently and it's a really nice rod in my opinion. i got the 683 to pair up with my curado 51e with shallow spool for light rigs. so far, i'm pretty much loving that rod. phenomenal for weightless 4" senkos which was the primary bait i wanted it for. and if you're looking at the avid, could not agree more with smalljaw. don't even try the regular avid, just get the avid X. i had and traded an avid pretty quickly, the avid X on the other hand felt like a completely different rod, in the best way possible.

here's some advice buddy, slow down a notch and let folks answer the half dozen other threads you've started on the same topic. not being mean nor insulting, just trying to help a brother out! on that note, i own a fury and it's a great rod. zodias felt like a pretty solid rod when i held it in a local store, but nothing special and not worth the extra $ especially if you're getting the fury for $85 as you said in another post. and a lew's lfs isn't really a cheap reel. i don't own an LFS, but have 3 lew's casting reels and they're all solid performers.

i'd either run braid on them both and add a leader of your choice when it calls for it OR trilene big game

nice catch dude!!

i was soooooo happy this past weekend when i fished in some ridiculous wind both sat and sun and only lost like 3 small jig heads with plastic swimbaits. was my first trip not losing one of my precious spinnerbaits in like my last 4 or 5 outings!

that makes so much sense to me! Thanks for sharing that quote there Catt!

i'd buy it for $85 and never look back man!

clayton, that 3m spray adhesive is good stuff, but i've found it doesn't hold up to prolonged exposure to water. i used it to adhere some tool box matting to the top of a plano to keep my terminal tackle from jumping over the dividers. it held up for quite a while, but now the matting is starting to come off and that 3m adhesive stuff has left a discolored tacky mess behind. I'd be cautious of using it on that nice shiny boat of yours!

doesn't sound funny at all man, i was going to tell him to soak in some buttermilk, roll in flour, toss in oil and enjoy!

good luck man, hope it all works out as you wish!

lol, i could go all 10 days straight and would still be the same luck as you!

first time in my life i can say i wish i was closer to NY!!! i'd take you up on that offer.... hope you enjoy the first run!

not too shabby man!!!!!

niiiiiiiiiiice!

i usually just get to fish on the weekends, with everybody and their brother doing the same. so i'd go anytime during the weekdays that i could!

woooohoooo those are beauties!!! of course i wish you no harm, but exactly what information do you need from me to include me in your will?

killer morning if you ask me!

some say there is no such thing as a dumb question..... but if you already know the answer before you ask it (Siebert) i might categorize it as a dumb question!

i'm no help, but cool looking bait for sure!

i believe that's the appeal of the scam and what makes it work for them....

sweet setup there man!

you've just got too much fluoro on the reel for that heavy lb test. either much less line if you want to keep the 12lb or lighter line (like 6 or 8) if you're set on keeping that much fluoro on the reel.

you've given me a great idea on how to pass the time in some of my more meaningless calls (like all of them)

4" senko, weightless