burleytog

This is another of "my" colors, especially in mid-summer. Why? I haven't a clue. You and me both. I tried every color under the sun last year before settling on wm/red. Happened on it one morning and ended up catching around 20 that day on every type of Zoom plastic in wm/red that I had. U-tail, brush hog, finesse worm, trick worm, lizard. Didn't matter what type of bait it was, all that mattered was the color. Problem is finding wm/red that looks right. Zoom has it right, GYBC's wm/red is a bit dark for my liking.

There is a huge difference between the common carp and the grass carp. Around here, the only time the grass carp really bite is in the fall when the acorns are falling.

All I know is that watermelon seed won't catch a thing in one local lake, but you can catch them all day on watermelon/red. Take those wm/red worms to a lake 20 miles up the road and you won't get a bite. Tie on a green pumpkin worm and you get bit. I prefer not to think about color as it makes my head hurt.

Berkley Vanish

I have never gotten a discount code from BPS. And I spend entirely too much there. Not as much as some, but enough to get someone's attention (namely my wife )

BPS has the Revo SX/Extreme XPS combo on sale for $200 until 4/14.

Yum Sweetcheeks? Storm Kickin' Minnow?

River doesn't look too muddy. You guys miss out on the rain?

Boat storage? :-?

That's worse than golf. I can't imagine paying $11 just to launch. That's tea party material there! :-/

When I did, Padron Maduro 3000

Spend a couple of days observing the fish to ascertain what they are eating. Grass carp are a notoriously hard species to catch. Most that are stocked are sterile and must be returned to the water ASAP.

That's the thing, I haven't been limiting myself. Try throwing a Hud on a rod rated for 1.25 oz. It ain't pretty. ;D

I can imagine. I got one whiff of the 3x strong baitfish and couldn't get it out of my nose for two days. ;D

KY or Astro? ;D

Oh, an Okuma 7'6 Med Hvy has been on my list for a while, just a matter of ordering it from TW. Casting with the Fenwick is an adventure, that much is certain. Luckily I've only backlashed one time. First time out with a Castaic, I tried using one of my catfish rigs (7' Quantum Bill Dance spinning combo). Casting wasn't bad, but after 30 minutes I was worn out.

Google turns up zilch.

Looks like a cross betweeen a Castaic Plat and a Hud.

Emergency TP?

I've been in every spot you show in the photos. The river below the lodge has some nice natural water slides. I used to have a ton of fun there as a kid. The second photo, is that in Fenwick? Just below the bridge and post office? If so, my grandparents used to live just behind that old bridge abutment. I spent many an evening dunking nightcrawlers off that thing. Caught my biggest rainbow off the rail bridge just upstream of that old bridge.

Before...

You need to eat more boy! ;D

Mine do several card tricks. ;D T-rig weightless on a 3/0 offset shank hook.

Zoom plastic in watermelon/red Almost to the detriment of the perfection of other techniques. :-/

Overhand? Sidearm? I've been using a rod that is more than a little underpowered for the size of baits I'm throwing (Fenwick Venture MH 7', max weight 1.25 oz). Rod loads well (what rod wouldn't load with a 4 oz. bait?), but I just can't get enough distance. Throwing a Castiac Platinum or Hud, the best I can get is about 25 yards. If I throw a lighter Yum Sweetcheeks I can get about 30-35 yards. On a related tangent, when you throw a swimbait, do you just let it splash down like a rock, or do you somehow control the entry of the bait to minimize surface disturbance?