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I asked about leader because it if tags aren't trimmed very close, it doesn't take much wind for line to catch on the tags during a cast -- in my mind, the tags nick a guide on the way out and slow just a little...while the line coming up behind catches up and loops, knots and otherwise creates issues. This seems to be most likely to happen with very light braid, sloppy knots and spinning rods. But, tag ends of leader knots can cause problems with any configuration.

Lots of stuff you can throw, of course. My only 'suggestion' is to keep in mind that even after the grass comes way up, you do NOT want to forget/avoid/ignore all but the top 8 inches of water. Sure, frogs and buzzbaits and weightless plastics and toads and spooks, etc are going to draw strikes. But there's going to be some shy big girls that you will have to go to them. Find ways to get lures to the bottom even when it seems more trouble than its worth.

I've seen telescoping travel rods....and there's a company that makes rods designed for kayakers; Manley; ...but I believe it is just removable/interchangeable butt section -- might not get you to the length you need. Info and models might be a little dated, but the discussion may be of some help:

Are you using a leader?

I don't bank fish nearly as much as boat or kayak. But...I have a Dodge Durango which is pretty well packed with fishing related gear from March to Thanksgiving....not just back, but back seat, also....and one, sometimes two kayaks on top....never less than 10 rods and dozen and a half 3600 boxes....trolling motor/batteries, kayak crates...it only seems like a lot because I usually keep my wife's stuff in my car, also its her fault In fact, this past weekend, my stepson drove up to the lake we were staying at and I had trouble just making room for him in my car when we went to dinner

Never been this early in the year, so my experience may mean little right now. Even when doing a float, I like to paddle up from Low Water Bridge a little ways. Maybe a quarter mile up, and depending on water levels, there's thin riffle section and a couple/few small 'islands' (little more than pile of rocks) on the left. There's good holes in the eddies there. Further down, along the campground I find new good holes each time. Even a good spot to beach your boat (or anchor) and work them thoroughly. There's an area, I think close when you first come upon the State Park with two sets of riffles about quarter mile apart - maybe little more. I found a number of good holes in that area in the summer. I'm partial to small cranks, plastics on Owner Ultrahead Finesse jigs, and inline spinners. Some days flukes will outperform anything....some days...well, they don't

Welcome. Love floating the South Fork; all floats between from Low Water Bridge and Eastham Park. Haven't been since late last summer, however. There's a number of 'Doah fans on here who may chime in. Are you fishing from shore? Wading? Canoe? Kayak?

I've never used one, but it looks like it should do just fine. Depending on the weed characteristics, you may have some options....or you could be forced into some limitations. When approaching heavily weeded areas, I generally do one or more of the following (assuming little/no slimy mossy stuff): -Texas rig or jig (or punch to fish the bottom) - you may be limited to just vertically punching through - but if you can work lure horizontally back to you, that's often better. -Stay on top - frogs, toads, weightless worms, etc. If you have a bit of space between top of weeds and surface, you can also pull spinnerbait/chatterbait or even lipless crankbait just off the tops. -Come across the top, but drop into apparent holes, spaces, gaps, etc. Great for lily pads and even thick, but patchy hydrilla and other grasses -- let bait fall into gaps and holes (caught one yesterday by teasing a weightless worm across the top of weeds until a gap caused where there was a log laying - worm dropped in the gap onto the log and got slammed.)

I do think it is appropriate. I, for one, am appreciative that you spell that out. There's been millions of words written about bass fishing. (Some of it good and even authoritative - ) There is value here at BR in repeating it much of the time. But! I think its important that replies specify whether the poster is relating their personal experience/opinion...or is referring to someone else's work/experience/opinion.

FIOS was way ahead of you. WFN became a pay channel many years ago (believe about $5-6.) Then, was added to a sports package that cost around $15. And finally 2-3 years ago it was dropped altogether. I liked WFN, but was just sick enough about the cable bill as it was....never bothered to pay for it. I thought they pulled back from all cable and went to pay online version last year?

Just need one more....I'm one. Not sure why, but Zoom Trick Worms have been exclusively weightless for me. If I'm putting a straight worm (other than Senko) on the bottom, I'm going to be using something with a flared tail, or a fatter profile: Reins Swamp Mover 7 1/2 Bass Assassin Tapout 7 1/2 or 10 inch GYCB Kut Tail Those three probably more than all others combined

Awesome. I think my wife took a similar picture a few years ago. I'll have to check with her. We were driving through a small town in PA (or maybe MD) and there was a small dammed up stream on the edge of town. There was an elderly gentleman using a folding lawn chair like that walker above to wade out to the middle. He went out to a big, flat rock just below the surface - out in the middle - and set the chair down and fished from it. Great scene.

I've got all of our eggs in one carton ...probably only four or five at the moment.....but if we have over a dozen at once, I imagine that condition will have to change TW gets vast majority of my business

I thought I got some from Dave's Tournament Tackle, but I only see 1/8 on their web site right now. You may want to give them a call. While you're at it, try his other finesse heads....DTT heads, mojo weights, Owner Ultrahead, and Charlie Brewer heads are pretty much all the finesse terminal stuff I need. You might try an ultrahead, but I doubt the gap will be enough for a fluke...maybe a jr fluke

I know little about cartopping on late model sedans. (Though, back in the day, I used to haul a jon boat atop a Gremlin.) However, as to roof racks, I had a very hard time with the cost of good racks and crossbars. But after having used a couple different no-name brands and a variety of Thule and Yakima gear....I can say that I will ONLY get roof-top systems from those two in the future -- unless a new player comes along with comparable gear (that will likely be as expensive.) I just can't say enough about the solid-ness, confidence, and peace of mind that good roof-top system gives me, over 'economy-priced' equipment. Seems terribly expensive, but I've decided they're worth the cost to me.

Wow. Nice fish! Did you get your volleyball back?

I have a blaze orange flag...and a light...and white paddle blades. I fish in big water and some very congested waters. I still very nearly got run over by a cabin cruiser last summer. No air horn. But I did go to REI a couple days later and got these:https://www.rei.com/product/813508/sol-rescue-howler-whistle-package-of-2 Might actually be louder than an air horn -- my ears hurt for a day after testing...lol

I can't speak for anyone above, @ThatredneckguyJamie, but I suspect that many of us would struggle with some of the single-hook techniques we use the most if not for a MH (or H, even) rod: spinnerbaits, jigs, t-rigs 1/4oz, frogs, buzzbaits, etc. I agree that if you primarily fish trebles and finesse-y tactics, you may not have as much use for the MH

I agree wholeheartedly with this. I've seen guys in neutral colored yaks with black paddle blades virtually disappear on the water. Being able to hold up and wave a blaze orange or chartreuse paddle might be a life saver some day. My blades are white and even that isn't nearly as good as the brighter ones.

Caught at 'South Beach'?

A few years ago I faced a similar sale on 3" Chigger craws. I bought a small bunch (at least enough for the rebate, however many that was at the time.) I loved them -- they started catching me fish right off the bat. Unfortunately, I got it in my head that they were a dink bait. I dunno if it was the situation I was throwing into at that time...but, I started to realize that while I got decent numbers with them, I rarely caught a bass over 12". Again, I acknowledge that it might be all in my head, but I haven't used them since I decided they were dink-magnets.

Congratulations, @localhost. Wall to wall and tree-top tall! Only thing missing was a couple "Boom goes the dynamite!"s

I'm going to go way out on a limb here and bet that @JHudd11 has more than one rod now

Better hooks? Sorry. I'm a smart a***. But, honestly, I don't worry about it. Stuff is going to get wet. I make sure my phone and cigars stay dry and don't care about the rest. Been a few years since I noticed rusty hooks..... coincidentally, around the same time that I threw out the rest of my BPS hooks.

In with my gear, I keep a 30" length of line with a snap swivel on one end and a ball swivel on the other. Wrap it around a tree and secure with snap onto the line, leaving the ball swivel as tag end . Tie your spinning reel line to the ball swivel and walk it out with bail open 50 yards or so. Walk it back, reeling the line in between your fingers.