PGA Dropout

This is fun. Most productive baits were a Perch Popmax, brown CL8 Mighty Mouse, and 6" Fat Roboworm in Pumpkin Punisher. Big fish of 5 and change came on a Bullfrog Launch Frog. Caught a couple north of 4 on the Popmax. Largest drop shot fish was on a 4.5" Margarita Mutilator curly tail. Missed a *giant* on the Mouse. Came straight up out the water like Shark Week. Getting into larger rats but not as productive yet.

Bought from them for years with no issues. Had Legacy Elite for a year and that was fine but it was during 2021 so nothing good was ever in stock. Couple years back bought a reel that was in stock but never shipped. No communication until I badgered them. Backorder took months but eventually I got it. Stopped after that. Too many other stores to deal with it. Hope the new business gets back to its old ways.

My Valkyrie is LH spiral wrapped. I like it a lot. No tip wrap with braid.

This year has been OK, knock on wood. Hung an SV3 on a stump first time out. Couple Teckel frogs lately. Nothing over $20. I usually blow through Magdrafts in Spring. Keitech jigs postspawn. I have a Duo 110 pencil that's been bit off three times. Swam for it twice.

TY. Got the Halloween shirt and enough Bellows Gills to last til snow.. Which is hopefully not soon.

Usually after a bad snag or backlash; you can tell when it needs to go. Otherwise Sniper lasts a long time.

I have a chunk out of my sunglasses where a football jig hit. Eye protection is mandatory.

I lose a lot of Keitech footballs, for whatever reason. Other jigs not so much; maybe one or two a month. I have a couple Siebert jigs that are a decade old. 1/4 oz brush, Junebug with the purple head. Always shell out for wire tied.

It's lawless with the carriers right meow. Customs is worse. It's a bad time to order from overseas.

Football jigs.

Pike love them unfortunately. I throw a Gavacho more often.

Boga Grip

Drop shot. 6" Roboworm -> 4" Roboworm -> Go Home.

You might be. I even flip them.

Megabass Sling Shad. Expensive but not too bad. RI Shiver Glide is my favorite. Harder to find in stock. Heavy and a bit larger than most soft jerkbaits.

IDK what possessed me to buy the 3.5" first, but I did. It is TINY. Glides well on a Free Rig. Needs some scent. All the 6th sense plastics have kind of a blah smell to them.

So like, half ounce jigs as in compact like a Keitech or more full sized?

Spool is fast. Good braid reel. I struggled with mine using 16 - 18 lb fluoro. With 60 lb FX2, it's a rocket launcher. It does not hold as much line as you might expect though.

Bantam. Winch, even in the 8 gear.

There's nothing like a jig bite.

They're also using graphene in the blank, like the Chrome Soft ball. It's kinda neat.

OH they put a Super Stroke on there. That's probably comfortable.

I mean, jokes aside, I am interested in the design philosophy. St Croix went from classic, full grip designs to some pretty off the wall choices. I'd really like to see an SCVII blank with a full grip and an ECS seat.

I'm going to give Shimano credit; these newer MGL spools are fast and good.

Maybe ten years ago, but now the Twing reels are plenty comfortable to palm. Also it's not like the OG Steez frame was narrow.