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Ive seen bass in the small lake I fish chase trout. Id throw a swimbait more if there werent 40 inch musky ripping trout off bank fishermans hooks and stringers!

Kind of looks shimano-esque

Some theorize the belly gives bass a target to strike specifically. Same with black dots or chartreuse highlights around front treble

I throw the 40 on a 7'4" daiwa frog rod. Rated up to 2 ounces. Loads perfectly

The fat john rolls some but the lil john does not. If you want serious roll then get a balse squarebill

Ive yet to find a creek without crawfish...and creeks feed most bodies of freshwater.

Bass can see the sides of frogs and ive had success with bluegill colored frogs on small lakes when ive watched bass crushing them shallow (bluegill jumping out of water onto shore). Dad using a black frog at same time caught fish but not as many! In my view, white, black, bluegill, and browns.

For everything I needed it only cost roughly 150. 200 max.

Pretty much what dogbone said. On my lure 11.5 i have a lowrance elite 3 with lowrance scupper hole mount. I then have display mounted on left track with wires running behind foot rest and into center console compartment where I store the 12v battery. No drilling...just plug and play

Its not the size that counts, it is how you use it.

6+ on black/blue rage blade with black/blue rage bug 5lb 10oz lmb on 4.5 roboworm on size 1 hook and 8lb line in 18fow.

Omg what is that? Smaller frame tatula???!!!

I dont like the widened reel frames. When i went from tatula to the new-to-me TDZ my mind was boggled. So much easier to hold tdz.

Flambeau zrust boxes are legit. I wont store my go to lures in anything else

I have more time to post now...trebled lures are pretty loose drag 50% maybe. Just want the drag to slip some with moderate pressure. Frogs jigs soft plastics is always 100%. Spinnerbaits buzzbaits and swimjigs are 75%. Spinning setups vary. Depends on line size, rod, and quality of drag. You should be adjusting drag on the fly.

Also depends on ths drag itself. A stuttering drag is worse than setting it too light

Anyone have one? Thoughts? I compared to a gen4 30 and it has a slightly slimmer profile (slide) and weighs a few ounces less but retains the 10 round double stack. I plan to CC in truck and kayak and trout fishing trips and think this may be perfect for that as well as suitable home defense. Thoughts?

Im keeping the 6mm. Thanks for thoughts.

You can always message Dwight....

Shallow needs to be fast. Ive caught bass burning squarebills and killing them in open water when a straight slow retrieve seemed to bore the bass.

I learned importance of si during a club tournament when my boater showed me a spot he found with it that produced numerous 5+

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Caught 3 and lost a 4th on the 40mm. Water temp 55. Cant wait for the summer!

Look for where there is water running in. That water will be the warm rain water. Slow roll a swimjig. Have had success on this pattern

Ricos. Other than that it was pretty clear they were just trying to get rid of inventory