ChrisD46

*A WP75 is a cool bait - I believe people are just discovered enhanced applications for it ... Who would think to use a WP in 40ish degree water temp ? No perch in Georgia but a bluegill or shad pattern certainly is on the menu .

Another consideration for an aluminum bass boat is the design and how they handle "water slap" in terms of how they sit in the water and reinforcing materials used in the hull . A good deal of wave action will be beyond your control but on the weekends with boat traffic a lot of water slap can make for a noisy aluminum bass fishing boat .

Although possibly more expensive - take a look at the Vexus or the Crestliner ... Lowe and Xpress are other brands to take a look at .

Nice ! ... WP110 I Know It ?

+1 ... It's what I moved to a couple of years ago and I haven't looked back - works great on a variety of braid , FC and mono line sizes .

+1 ... This ^^ . If windy or great depth a 3/16th oz. is about the upper limit weight I will use . A 3/32nd oz. sees a lot of action as well as even a 1/16th oz. weight as the action will be more natural looking .

*The #1 Owner size hook Siebert uses is highly regarded on a Ned Head Jig . I also like the Eagle Claw 'Lil Nasty in a size #2 and even in a #4 size (1/16th oz. jig head) .

+1 ... #10 lb. to #15 lb. yellow braid + leader . Keeping a finger in contact with the line plus the visual indicator of a yellow line is the best of both worlds.

*You are covered - 1/8th oz. to about 8' , 3/16th oz. 8' to 16' and 1/4 oz. for deeper water . straight tail finesse worms in a small size (4.5" to 5") and larger straight tail worms (6" to 7") will serve you well ... Since in AZ. I would try the FAT Robo Worms in the short & long versions in colors such as : Desert Craw , MM III , Aaron's Magic or Watermelon Magic and Prism Shad would cover the bases for you . If you have aa Bluegill population - then a Bold Bluegill color would be added .

*I grew up just outside of Winter Park and used to fish the Winter Park chain of lakes launching at Dinky Dock : Lakes Virginia , Osceola & Maitland all connected by cannels - clear lakes with good grass and nice bass ... I miss those days !

*Bait Casting Tom ... Thanks for replies ... If a T-Rigged is rigged straight with a worm and un - pegged bullet weight on bait cast set up then all I can think of is reeling in too fast may cause a ribbon tail worm to spin .

*I would use the Z-Man small TRD until they are used up ... For the TRD TubeZ , try taking off a tentacle or two off the TubeZ and it tends to give a bit more action (i.e. frees the action up a bit) .

*Thanks Team9nine: For your typical 7.5" ~ 10" ribbon tail worms I would think a EWG or round bend off set worm hook would act like a keel (again , if rigged straight) .

*Many spinning reel users give up due to line handling issues with co-poly , mono and FC main lines ... Once you convert to braid main line + leader you will appreciate the applications a spinning reel excels at vs. a bait cast reel set up - and not just for finesse applications either ... I have a dedicated 7' MH / F action spinning rod with 4000 series spinning reel loaded with #20 lb. braid I use tied straight to a WP 110 with a double palomar knot I can throw quite a long distance .

I consider Academy Mettle reels to almost be disposable (at least due to price being less than $100) - I will send one to Mike at Delaware Reel Repair to clean & inspect to see what he thinks regarding any inter changeable parts possibility ? Who knows , with proper care along with regular clean & lube the Academy reels could last 5+ years or more ...

*I get that a T-Rig worm improperly rigged (i.e. not straight on the hook) can lead to T-Rig line twist . Interestingly , I have read recently that Bass Pros are stating they get line twist working with T-Rig applications . Now a Bass Pro certainly knows how to rig a T-Rig worm straight on a hook , so where is the additional line twist on T-Rigs with a bullet weight coming from ? ... Additionally, Bass Pros were stating they were switching more to jig head worms (Shaky Head / Power Shaky Head) to eliminate line twist they encounter with T-Rigged worms .

The Mettle series Academy reels are solid : One piece frames , brass gears and 10 ball bearings (with centrifugal brakes only) - clean / lube properly and they will last a long time . The Mettle M3 now comes in 7:1 as well (I picked up two on sale recently for $44.99 ea.) and previously have a couple of the similar M2 series in 6:4:1 which are good all-around reels as well . In the event parts are needed it could present a problem ... For my day in and day out favorites I will stick with Daiwa and Lew's bait cast reels (due to serviceability if required) .

*Thank you sir - I will be ordering soon !

Drop the I Know It because you already have Bone .

*True - however as NYWayfarer indicated : If you know how to work around the shortcomings of the WP 90 it can still produce for you , so don't give up on the WP 90's you may already have . That said , the WP 75 is a cool deal as it has the same size prop as the WP 110 (another favorite) .

*Good information on the WP90 - will try similar technique on spotted bass down here ... My favorites are : WP75 , WP110 , WP130 (bone only) , Choppo 105 , Choppo 120 ... Bone , Translucent , Blue Gill and a Black in any of those models above .

*It's the WP90 , not you ... 20 lb. braid is fine with this lure .

+1 ... While I have tried other brands , most are lifeless and do not hold up as compared to the Z-Man TRD stuff . The longer you use a Z-Man TRD (or 1/2 a ZinkerZ ) - the better it gets .

*Thanks Mike !

*Thanks Mike - Both look good ! ... For either a SK 8" Bull Worm or a Zoom Magnum Trick Worm - would the 5/0 Dredge work without the possible over kill of the big 8/0 EWG hook on the Meg ? ... *The 3/8th weight Dredge may be the deal for a big straight tail worm as I just remembered a Neko rigged straight tail worm falls pretty fast with much less weight in the nose .