iceintheveins
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Rat L Trap Risto Rap Rattlin' Fat Rap Old Style Terminator Spinnerbaits Jitterbugs Husky Jerks Cordell Super Spot (Still one of the best lipless cranks along with the orginal trap and the red eye shad)
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Suspending jerk for temps 56 or under. Senkos, flukes, centipedes, finesse jigs, and the like will get bit too.
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1. KVD Squarebills 2. DT - 4 3. Norman Mad N 4. Norman Fat boy 5. Bomber Square A 6. Rapala Shad Rap (colder water)
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Deep LC pointer or Dynamic Lures Deep Travado jerkbaits. Strike king red eye shads, swimjigs, and carolina rigged centipedes.
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I would never use anything but a soft rod for treble hook lures. I even prefer glass or composite rods with spinnerbaits too. Go with the 7'11" Daiwa Cielo Medium for bombing with big cranks.
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I've settled on a Lew's for my next reel, either of these two models. Should I spend the extra fifty on the Super Duty or save the rest for more lures? I'm going to get the 5.4:1 for deep cranking.
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Hmmm it says they have multi stop anti reverse (the Lews 5.1:1). Does that mean there is backplay in the handle?
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It's getting to be bass time in Colorado again. I am looking for a reel strictly for deep cranking. The Daiwa Lexa 4.9:1 is only $120 bucks and I have heard it casts lighter baits VERY well, though almost all of my deep divers are 3/8 of an ounce or heavier. But I have heard a few bad reviews of it. My other option is spending $200 for a Lew's BB-1 Pro Series Speed Spool in the 5.1:1 ratio. It seems to have almost no bad reviews where ever I read about it, and it supposedly casts light baits well too. Should I bite the bullet and get the Lew's, or get the Daiwa and save the extra cash for some more lures?
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I only use hard jerkbaits for water in the upper 50s and under. The soft jerks just are more subtle and catch a lot more fish for me year round, they spiral down like a dying baitfish.
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Awesome for pitchin/flippin.
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One of the best creature baits out there.
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Pepper Jig. pepperjigs.com If you need a rattle though, war eagle is a go to.
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The rage chunk is awesome. I like the paca too. Don't overlook a yamamoto double tail or a zoom creepy crawler either.
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The chronarch is the best reel for $200 or under, the pro qualifier the best for $100.
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The curado e was an awesome reel. I have one still, the E5. I hope the new one they come out with is on the level of the E and has a 5.0:1 ratio reel for cranks and slow rolling spinnerbaits. I would just buy a chronarch e but the slowest they have is 5.5:1 and that's a little fast for my taste for cranks.
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I prefer a glass or composite rod for a spinnerbait, like I do with any tight line, faster retrieve lure except a hard jerkbait. I use a 7' medium BPS Crankin Stick for 1/4 ounce spinnerbaits and they cast great on a baitcast reel. I use the 7' MH BPS crankin' stick for 3/8 ounce spinnerbaits or heavier. Go with 12 pound or lighter line for the 1/4 ounce spinnerbaits, or you can use heavy line, say 20 pound test, for the 3/8 ounce spinnerbaits to keep them shallower.
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No doubt the PQ. I have four of them and they have been more bombproof than my old Curado E.
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Got my first topwater fish of the year saturday evening on a poppin' image jr. Usually mid to late april is when they start hitting topwaters really well here, but the water temps have been cooler this year.
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Megastrike original, a tube of paste.
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No, my go to hasn't been my only bait. A lot of everything has been working.
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It's not a super wide wobble, but it will work in both clear and stained water. One of the best small bodied deep divers on the market, along with the Strike King 3XD.
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The better bass fishing is on the Western Slope. Chatfield and Bear Creek have large numbers of smallies but a two pounder is a good one. Aurora doesn't have the numbers but it does have bigger fish up to 5.5 pounds or so. Many small ponds around Denver do have some nicer largemouth. It's just a matter of finding the right ones.
