Chris at Tech

The T-rigs and jigs will be more than fine on that rod. While I've fished 4 power Dobyns rods for frogs/toads in grass, I think many will recommend a stouter rod for that purpose.

I don't throw spinnerbaits and cranks on the same stick so I use a Dobyns graphite 705CB for shallow and med cranks. I hear lots of folks that like the 705 Glass for exactly what you mentioned, but I don't have any experience with the glass model.

G-ville experts -- any guesses as to what we can expect regarding how thick/tall the grass will be, as well as "normal" water clarity at the time of the road trip? Doing a bit of an inventory now and I wanted to make sure my line selection will be appropriate.

Not sure how the Jets go from considering rid of Sanchez to keeping Sanchez AND adding Tebow. As a Giants fan, I'm smiling

Ha! My wife may have something to say about this Then again, perhaps converting to Mormonism is a small price to pay for access to such a honey hole. Hehe...

Did any of them come on the Cardiff I sold you? If so, I get the name of the lake, right?

Depends on how big a Shadalicious you're throwing. I think a standard 7' MH/F rod would be fine for the 4.5", but you would likely want to step up to a 7' H/F for the 5.5" and 6.5"

Yes, both the hard and soft bluegill baits in that pic are Matt's

Dobyns makes a few 1-power casting rods.

Hey guys, For any of you guys with Humminbird online support accounts, has anyone experienced issues getting onto the site lately? I just went out there to get the newest software and noticed that they changed to a new portal but my old password won't work, and the "contact customer service" hasn't yielded any results yet.

Use a reaction bait first to see if you can get them to show you where they're coming from. Then pick that area apart with slower baits.

...boooooring...

Everything's all good in my immediate area. It sounds like a twister touched down a bit north and west of us, which is more in Randall's general direction. Hopefully he'll chime in here too. Thanks for the concern.

Crap -- I was really hoping for above-water imaging. I think there's a huge market for this. Imagine how productive your fishing would be if the fisherman could also see ABOVE the water!

There are very few circumstances where I would consider violence towards an animal. This is one of them

I've been curious about this since I watched that episode too...

For me, the conversation starts and ends with a lizard.

Why do I suddenly have the feeling that I'm gonna be back-boated? Hehe...

Me too!

Just wait for a holiday sale at Tackle Warehouse. No memberships needed

Well, there goes the party!

Zillion TDZLN100SHA (7:1 ratio) on Zillion 7' MH rod w/ 15 lb Trilene 100% fluoro I had zero confidence in jigs until I started throwing them on this rig. I always hear that a few Loomis models are the "standard" for jig fishing, and while I've never tried them, they must be phenomenal if they're better than the Zillion rod. I absolutely love this combo!

Mike just did 7 reels for me this winter too. Quick turnaround, good results and good communication!

And the tackle Jigs, terminal, hooks n' stuff, deep cranks, topwater, jerkbaits n' rattletraps, hollow bodies, shallow cranks and swimbaits

This is what happens when your well-laid plans to fish get stomped on by a 20+ degree temp drop and 30mph winds -- your tackle goes to "Glamour Shots" First up, the combos. From L to R: Dobyns DX703S w/ Stradic FJ 2500 for shakey heads, split shot rigs and other finessee approaches Avid AC66MF w/ Revo STX for hard jerkbaits, topwaters and other moving baits Kistler Magnesium 69MHAPC w/ Revo STX for spinnerbaits, buzzbaits and chatterbaits Dobyns 683C w/ Revo Premier for weightless plastics Dobyns 703C w/ Remo Premier for senkos and light t-rigs Dobyns 704C w/ Zillion for paddletails, swimjigs, chatterbaits and C-rigs Dobyns 704C (Gen 1) w/ Revo STX for frogs Dobyns 705CB w/ Revo STX for lipless cranks, shallow lipped cranks and smaller jointed swimbaits Bass Pro Crankin Stick w/ Revo Winch for deep divers Dobyns DX744C w/ Zillion for C-rigs, football jigs and heavier t-rigs Daiwa Zillion 7MHF w/ Zillion for jigs, jigs and more jigs Dobyns 735C w/ Revo STX for big paddletails, and heavy cover fishing Bass Pro Extreme 7'6 H w/ Revo Toro for swimbaits Crap, I just realized I have 13 combos. Since that number is bad luck, I guess I should buy another combo