Montanaro

Start no skirt...if you are catching a lot of dinks then add the skirt to draw bigger bites potentially.

Another thing to remember is to not cinch it down fast or tightly. The knot should be able to slide BACK up the line if tied properly.

Sdj for everything. Never ever failed on me. Quick and easy and doesnt leave a long tag end of wasted line.

The only reason to buy a tat elite over regular tat is for the ags alone. Otherwise save some coin and buy the original.

Crankbaits dont need to be run on bottom to catch fish. I fish a lot of silty vegetated lakes and one of my top producers is a shallow running crank that I smack into laydowns or buzz over tops of grass and outside lily pad edges.

Cindy is upon my area now and I want to fish early tomorrow morning. We expect 2-4 inches of rain today and tonight and winds of up to 10-15 mph tomorrow. I'll be in my kayak and have a couple large ponds to choose from. Assuming they muddy up should I fish the shallow vegetated (pads) pond or the deep pond with lots of standing timber. I can hold kayak in pad fields in strong wind but the other pond I cannot stake out and usually get blown around a lot. Any thoughts on which pond and techniques?

Buy it and tell us what you think

I'm an alumnus of WVU. I studied Italian and spent time in Italy. Mountaineer translated to italian is Montanaro.

I use it vertical and horizontal. Caught some nice bass dragging across points like a c-rig. Just need to use right weight

Bass not commiting is not a hookset issue...it is a presentation/behavior issue Sometimes bass will just ram topwaters. Happened all day to me with various topwater baits. Switched to a dropshot and I cleaned up.

Listen A small glass jar + brake cleaner + a little shimy shake + a few minutes to soak then dry = perfection. Dont complicate things unless you are routinely dropping your reels into muck and saltwater

I have a few freedoms. Caught my pb on one. I dont think they run real shallow using the 3/8oz. I use soft jerkbaits as trailers. They are great around wood which is downfall of regular chatterbait. My main issue is their length and having difficulty getting a good hookset.

Gambler evolution braid scissors. Only 7 bucks and is also split ring plier.

Ive a king daddy. Only caught one bass on it...about a pound and a halfer. Dont throw it much though to be fair. Would rather throw normal frog or bait that will have a higher hook up ratio. King daddy is a lot of plastic.

Your first call should have been to me,I would have taken it off your hands. And by "stabalizing pin" I can only assume you mean one of the frame screws. If a frame screw is loose you will have noise while reeling as the gears are not tight in place. Simply tightening the screws should fix any issues. Only other "pin" I can think of is the line guide rail which cannot come out unless you take slide plate off and c clips.

Its a stringy algea goo that can reach from surface to a few feet deep. When matted and baked in sun itll burn and bubble. If there are canopies I can see bass staying under it but sometimes it is very thick.

What are yalls thoughts on cheese? I've almost never caught bass through/over them...only sometimes on edges. Do bass avoid thick cheese? It would seem to me that itd get stuck in their gills and be hard to navigate through. All the vegetation Ive been fishing with cheese in it has been unproductive...cleaner mats and cover seem to produce.

I was punching spatterdock and lots of it. The ones I caught were in 3 or 4 fow under junk mats. Dead spatterdock mixed with pads that were laying over. Healthy standing spatterdock didnt hold any fish as it let in a lot more light.

Got the Cliffs both in top 12. Lefbre and Lowen of all people bombed. Gonna have to go with my flw strategy of picking the best guys I can get. Lefebre is having a good year and is a solid angler but my bucket A has to get more than 110 points.

Happened to me today Switched to punching and throwing stick baits at stumps and laydowns and started catching them again.

Memorial day pushed everything back.

My flw hat is pretty cool and got a kvd sexy frog. For dardanelle A. Lefebre: versatile and on fire B. Pace: jig fisherman and check casher C. Lowen: jig guy and limit getter...due for a high finish D. Prince: good hx at dardanelle and can pitch a lure E. Lucas: good with a jig/t-rig and is too good for this bucket.

I have both. Caught good fish on both. The okuma looks a bit more high end whereas fury is more barebones. The fury is slightly lighter.

Non issue Use whatever you like. I use a 7'6" a good bit

Was out Saturday and sunday. Potential storms kept traffic down. I saw zero boats on saturday...zero. On a very popular lake but we launched deep in a looong no wake zone. Sunday on same lake had some traffic but not as bad as i anticipated