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Last Sunday I was out, a lot of the bass coughed up craws that were green and orange. So I got to thinking that I'd like to dye some of my GP baits with a few spots of orange. Does the JJ's Methylate come out orange? Anyone used this color dye? Any others that you've tried that come out orange?

Been thinking about doing the same but how did you tap into your vehicle reverse system?

That's your fix

That's a trailer full of freedom right there. Congrats!

Yup, my mistake.

Get that rubber band off your reel and you will have far better percentage. I have used braid for 20 years and then thought I was missing the boat when all you read about is fluoro. So, I stripped all my braid off, tried 5 or 6 different fluoros of top quality and literally couldn't stick a fish. I put my braid back on my jig rod and all is well.

^^^Keep rod tip low and sweep sideways

BPS will have anything you need. Does the trailer have brakes or accessories on it? If not, you will only need the 4 pin style connector. And the only reason you would need an extension is if the trailer wiring is a little short. You want some slack in it for turning, backing etc... Don't fret; BPS will take care of you.

I will say that I read the OP too quickly and stopped at jerkbaits; thinking he meant a soft jerkbait like a fluke. Having said that, I still wouldn't throw a hard jerkbait, popper or spook on my glass rod. Are we talking about the same type of glass rod here? Mine is the W&M Reese S-Glass rod; a real old school, whippy, heavily paraboloc rod. Would you guys really thow a spook or popper on this bike antenna? I'd lean toward a composite personally.

Years ago I was the same. I hated the wind until I discovered how much better the bite is in it. Keep trying it and you'll just get used to it. As far as baits, I stick with spinnerbaits, squarebills, crankbaits, jigs and I still throw a t-rig; I just up the weight a hair. And keep your nose into the wind. You will have better boat control that way. And don't lock your motor up; keep it down; this can help act as a stabilizer. Obviously, if the wind makes the situation unsafe, leave. Safety first my friend.

If it's going to be as multi-purpose as that, I'd get the graphite. You will have no hook setting power with a glass rod. If it was a crankin stick only, I love my S-Glass rod. It's so soft and handles fish on a treble bait very nice.

So sorry to hear that mrmac. My thoughts are with you.

lol...it would be absolutely stupid

That's what I was thinking. That format is not always about big fish, just bites; and I haven't seen a bait that gets more bites than that little thing. We all know they know about it.

I've been waiting to see if someone will break it out but no one has; I'm surprised. I've seen shows taped this year that they were struggling to get bit and I'm just surprised they didn't throw it. Thoughts?

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=ned+rig And I'm just being a smart*** Basspatrol. Without your questions, there would be no forum. Ask away brother.

I hear ya Jakob. Usually when I hear the term marketing ploy, it's referring to a marketing scheme to get you to buy a product that doesn't work as well as it's hyped up to. But that Shroomz/TRD setup is just stupid effective. Any bait company is going to ride that term as long as they can to sell as much product as possible.

When my son was in Cal and Babe I helped coach but we only had 3-4 teams of 12-13 kids, depending on how many signed up. So we just mixed the kids together as best we could to not stack any given team. I guess it would be difficult to fairly mix 9 teams worth of kids. Well, maybe not. We would start by ranking each kid. Then we would go around the room, taking turns like a draft, and each coach would choose a kid and we would widdle it down from there. I guess what I'm getting at is has that area ever just completely mixed the kids and not had the 2 different levels?

It's a marketing ploy until you've tried it. My buddy and I went out 2 Sundays ago and caught 148 bass in 7 hrs. That's a bass in the boat every 2.8 minutes....for 7 hrs straight.

How many kids, total, between the 2 leagues?

Did you cast him back out?

Nice job Grease! I love being able to figure things out and fix them myself. Then I know what the part is and what it does for next time.

On frogs I wouldnt use a leader at all but I use a fluoro leader on all my jerks; about 8 ft.

Been using a Blood knot for 20 years and I don't think I have ever had one fail. http://www.animatedknots.com/knotlist.php?Categ=typehitches&LogoImage=LogoGrog.jpg&Website=www.animatedknots.com Fast and easy.

Winner winner chicken dinner!!!