Montanaro

I got enough plastics as it is. But I do use mustad grip pins and they do help

Shhhhhh Gambler is becoming my 3rd favorite soft plastics behind rage and missile.

Hull weight isn't an issue. I've come to the conclusion that I'm not gonna find a kayak that's designed with standing foot control as of now. Better to find a kayak with features I want and just paddle like everyone else.

Going to look into them this weekend and can get a deal on the 11.5 Does it come with flush holders? The dealer said one Trac mount is like 100 bucks. I'd like just one for depth finder

I try to sell mine or use em up testing new things while killing time fishing. I have about another 1/3rd to get rid of.

Backing for everything. My 20 lb copoly was put on a full spool. Recently took it off and about 2/3s of it was kinked and ruined from dig in and memory.

They don't have same blanks. As I said all the daiwa rods have similar blanks but each step up has some other added feature or construction process. From tds rod to tatxt to tat to zillion to steez.

He isn't meaning yamamoto senkos but store brand stick baits. It's ridiculous you may as well buy the yamas

Marketing. Fooled many of us.

Saturday I fished a 200 acre lake that is ringed with watershield. Father and I caught 4 and 2 bullfrogs. Bluebird skies and warm weather should place them under the mats. We frogged, punched, and worked outside edge of pads. The bass we caught were small and very aggressive and the couple we missed were chasing frog aggressively with multiple blowups. Strange that the fish were aggressive and active yet we couldn't pin them down and get more bites. The ones we got were near shore middle of mat and edge of mat. Worked all the points and depressions and timber sticking out. It was like the bass just weren't there. Outside of this area is 20 feet of barren flat bottom and no shad to chase. Any ideas or similar experiences?

Paying for a 'tatula' but not even getting the components that set tatula apart. At the sub 150 price point all the blanks are very similar in terms of sensitivity, which is why it's important to get one with good guides, handles etc...you don't get that with the xt.

Amart and e^2 both doubled this year...ridiculous.

I also do the fishing ninja look. Besides protecting yourself without needing sunscreen, I'm actually COOLER in all that clothing because a. I'm insulated and b. My skin isn't radiating from being slowly cooked. Today for example, it was 90 degrees and sunny. No burns. 10 years ago? I'd be burnt and complaining about how hot it was.

Same blank, dumbed down rod. Considering daiwa uses very similar blanks for all their rods, you are paying for the tatula name not the tatula quality

This is a very difficult tournament for many fishermen. If you are on fish you can lose em. If you never found them you can find them and if you can't find them you'll never find them. Fickle chesapeake.

I usually disengage reel and put thumb on spool and pull line out until I reach a spot where the line goes under other line in a 'v'. I grab that v and pull up a bit then pull main line out again.

I can ask around if you like. Bass nation of wv has clubs from all corners of the state. If you sign up on their forums (use full name as username) and ask, one of the state Board members will help you out.

Plenty of people throw normal sized weightless flukes of baitcasters. No need to pigeon hole yourself

Have you looked at the Bass Nation of West Virginia website? There is a list of clubs and contact info as well as a message board.

Not that I'm aware. Just skunked. It happens

Dshad have heavy salt content increasing total weight.

I ended up with A. Powroznik B. C Lane C. Iyobe D. Roumbanis E. KShort

If you like senkos then try yamamoto dshads. Casts a mile with a 4/0 ewg and shimmies on the fall like a senko.

Oh I'm aware, but it's still fun and if a flash of orange can trigger a strike then it was worth it.

What's difference between steez sv103 deep spool and the rcs100sv deep? Appear to be same line capacity and specs? Steez one has more colors and is more expensive? The steez 105 shallow spool casts slightly lighter than rcs1000sv deep, but has similar capacity on 12lb, 80 yard vs 90. I'd probably be better off buying the cheaper 1000 as I doubt there is 30 dollars worth of performance difference.