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I use both, but I use the creatures in clearer water, weedier situations, or when jigs aren't working well. Anytime the water is more stained and I want to have a bigger bait, a jig gets the call. I catch more on creatures honestly but always have jigs with me.

1. Bomber Model A 2. Excalibur Fat Free Series 3. Rapala Shad Rap 4. Rapala Rattlin' Fat Rap 5. Rapala Risto Rap 6. Bandit 100, 200, 300 7. Luhr Jensen Hotlips 8. Bomber Fat A Colors: 1. Bluegill/Sunfish 2. Natural Craw (Green, Brown) 3. Red Craw 4. Tennessee Shad 5. Baby Bass 6. Perch 7. Fire Tiger 8. Chrome 9. Fire Or Chartreuse Craw

The chronarch, it's basically the same as the Curado E. Lucky to still have my Curado E.

I use lipless cranks when fishing deeper water, in the spring, and when lipped cranks aren't producing as much. It's easier to count down a lipless crank to the right depth than dredge a deep diving crank. Great bait to use when in doubt or to cover water. Only a spinnerbait is more versatile as a power fishing bait IMO.

1. Rapala Skitterpop 2. Cavitron Buzzbait 3. Super Spook Jr. 4. Rage Shad 5. Spro Frog 6. ScumFrog Popper

I would think there are at least SOME crayfish in most NJ waters.

Gitzits, BPS, Yamamoto, Yum, and Strike King.

I need a good swimbait baitcaster for around $150 or under that has easy access to the braking system, be it an easily removable sideplate or an external system. I need good line capacity because I will be using 17 pound test mono or fluorocarbon. Gear ratio of 5.2:1 or better. I tried the Abu Garcia C4 but the sideplate was so hard to remove and put back on to replace the brakes that I took it back.

I have found IMO the pro qualifier to be the best baitcaster in it's price range, and nearly as good as the old curados. I have also heard good things about the Citica and the Caenan by Shimano. What are your thoughts on this one? What are some other good reels that compare with or exceed the PQ for $150 or under?

Terminators have always been my top producing spinnerbait, a notch ahead of pepperhawgs. Few problems ever.

Rage shad, buzzbait, jitterbug, popper, spook. If those don't work, spinnerbait or fluke. Shallow crank is a good option too.

I prefer softer glass or composite rods, except with frogs, which call for MH or H graphite.

Just checking. It's awesome stuff for sure.

I use a 1/8 oz. parasite weight and a 1/0 EWG with the Baby. The baby is better IMO unless you are going for less bites but perhaps more appeal to a big fish. In heavily stained water the full size is better.

Robo worm fat 4.5"

Spro and scum frog poppers. The natural green spro and the black scumfrog poppers have caught 90% of my frog fish. Better hookup rate on the scum frog if you ask me. Going to try the Koppers next year.

Great bait for pitchin' and flippin' or just about anything. Don't limit yourself on them, they just flat catch bass. Had a really difficult day last week, with the bass ignoring all my usual pitchin' stuff (jigs, space monkeys, pit bosses ect.). Had gone hours without a bite, then put on a baby brush hawg, and caught the only bass of the trip.

I love the KVD stuff and use about 2 bottles per season. Question is, does it work on fluorocarbon since fluoro doesn't absorb moisture like monofilament does? I have used it on fluoro, but I use fluoro only for a couple applications so it's hard to say what type of effect it has had.

With my curado I usually have two on for 3/8 ounce baits, and 3 for 1/4 ounce baits during windy conditions.

Pflueger

I would probably say soft jerks and soft stickbaits.

They are great on split shot and carolina rigs too. Dirty Sanchez is my favorite color.

I mostly concentrate on the mornings and evenings, we are in triple digits here too and generally in the 90 - 98 degree range from mid june to early september. Deep diving cranks, carolina rigs and split shot rigs are my go to's.

I have bought one and they have good plastics!

How do they sink weightless on 8 pound test line?