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Panther martins are my top producing river smallie lure as well. Blue Fox Vibrax are good too.

I've had decent luck with it at times, even in clear water.

I don't think I have ever heard of line being a conductor, especially with dozens of lures hanging from the line. The scary thing is I have heard of kite string conducting on certain occasions and I know with high voltage (over 4000 volts) it doesn't have to be metal or something that we think of as a conductor.

I was making a long cast clear across a cove.

Mepps spin better and catch more fish. Panther martins rule both though.

It's plenty worth it and does work. I use a small amount on my lures and if I have sunblocked up or used any fish repelling scent, I will put a little dab on cranks and all lures to mask the scent.

Had a scare the other day fishing when I threw my bait up over a 40,000 volt power line by accident, and I was spooled with power pro. Needless to say I cut my line immediately. Was afraid braid might conduct better than mono. The lines are about 35 feet over the lake and have tons of old lures hanging on them. Anyway has anyone ever heard of electricity traveling down fishing line and killing or badly shocking someone who accidently threw it over power lines? I have hung up with mono before, but I do know that on certain occasions people have gotten electrocuted when their kites go into powerlines, because at high voltages normally non conducting materials can sometimes conduct, especially when wet. I guess if it would have conducted I wouldn't be here now.

Go with the power pro and P - Line Fluorocarbon leader material.

I agree with Kentucky, it has poor knot strength and abrasion resistance. Go with Original Stren or P -Line CX Premium, even Yo Zuri Soft.

I would say the Bomber Model 4A.

I keep them in the original packs inside tackle wraps.

I wish they would make a regular size Curado with a gear ratio in between the two they already have.

Smaller 1/8 to 1/4 ounce jigs are great for spinning gear as long as the cover isn't too heavy. Eight to 12 pound test. Any jig over that calls for casting gear.

I rig them with a parasite weight, as heavy as needed to penetrate cover.

Okay I was just wondering, thank you. I didn't catch any bass on it yesterday but had lots of gills hitting it. Wasn't ideal topwater conditions anyway.

All sorts, from 4" to 8" I usually use. Power worms, Zoom U tale, bass pro ring worm, lucky strike, phenom worm, finesse worms, all sorts. Can't go wrong with some type of worm.

What size of line do you use with the tiny torpedo? I was using 6 pound test today with it since cover was sparse, and when I would jerk the bait it will get pulled under the surface too much. If I use say 8 - 10 pound test will it not dive completely under the surface as bad? Nothing wrong with it going under the surface a little, but to go several inches under the surface and then back up isn't good.

Curado with a 7:1.1 Gear Ratio.

St. Croix Glass Crankbait Series, American Rodsmith's David Fritts Crankbait Rods, or even Browning Silaflex, which is only about $40 but are rated higher than BPS crankin' stix. I have a silaflex it is fantastic for cranks, topwaters, and spinnerbaits. I prefer fast graphite for hard jerks though, gives them better action.

Power pro, hands down!

I have one just under seven that I caught on a 6" black zoom lizard with green flake. My other two fish over six came on a buzzbait and jig and pig.

They have salt in them, but I do so well with zoom plastics I never used to add anything to them. Now I add a little bit of megastrike and the plastics work a little bit better, though it's nothing magic.

I would use the pointer 100 or 128 even and fish bright fire tiger or bright shad colors. I do think in that water clarity you would do a lot better on spinnerbaits or fat crankbaits, or lipless. If you are fishing plastics, go big and darker.

I fish them weightless with an EWG gammy hook. The 4" get's a 1/0, the 3" a 3/0, and the 7" a 7/0. Throw them out and let them sink to your desired depth. Give them a twitch or two, then let them die and sink slowly back down. Sometimes I give it one to three twitches of varying intensity, and vary the length of the pauses, from 5 seconds to as long as 40. I have most of my luck on them letting them sink and act like a dying baitfish. If you use light line you can fish fairly deep water this way, as deep as 10 - 15 feet.

Let's say the water is 14 - 18 feet deep and bass are holding in the area. Is that too shallow for a carolina rig? What size weight would you use? Should I lift it clear off the bottom and let it fall back or just drag it slowly?