evilcatfish

The goby color fat boy is a favorite of mine in Ozark rivers

Very nice! I'm a Daiwa guy, but something about the Scorpion reels has always gotten my attention

I’m no spinning reel guru, but I do own both in the 2500xh size. I had first bought the legalis, then more recently, the fuego. In my hands, I really can’t feel any difference performance wise and I actually prefer the legalis cosmetically. Since my fuego will probably never sea salt I wish I’d saved a few bucks and just gotten a second legalis looks like the legalis is around $50 on eBay right now

Ordered a new rod yesterday from Ktp at a great price, looking forward to it arriving I’d love to see you guys pick up the destroyer and orochi rods from Megabass hint hint

Pretty much any plastic will work fine, but when I think “Carolina rig” a zoom lizard is the first thing that comes to mind

Kittery Trading Post has 15% off with code KTP15 or set up an account and they'll send you a 20% off code. I just picked up a new rod myself

Duo Realis does a couple of small cicada topwaters, 1/5 and 1/8 oz I believe. They are a lot of fun to fish, and as mentioned above the siglett is also a nice option. Also from Megabass, I really like the baby pop x, it’s a big bluegill catching machine

Fingers crossed for a eBay Easter coupon

Glad you like it. Aftco makes some great stuff, not cheap but very high quality. Even their T-shirt’s are nice, very comfortable and hold up well

Once my current stash of drop shot baits dwindles I'll be ordering some of these, they look great and I think they'll do well on my Michigan trip this summer fishing ultra clear water

Looks like everything sunline from them is on sale right now. I Might need to stock up

Lord knows I'll have to order something

I think it's always been on the 15th but could be mistaken. Its usually site wide, and with the exception of Megabass, discount still applies to the "excluded" items

I always liked the Roboworm Rebarb hooks, but have pretty much switched to the Owner Cover Shot, its a great hook which has served me well

Have you gotten to use the reel much yet? Got a spare swimbait rod that needs a reel and not looking to drop a ton of cash

Costa should repair or replace your glasses if you send them in. Anyway, I really like the copper/green mirror lenses

Are you open to considering other options than those listed? If so, do consider a Megabass Diablo Spec R, 199-299 depending which series you choose. Probably the most versatile rod I've ever owned, perfect for swim jigs, spinnerbaits, chatterbaits and jigs/trigs under 1/2oz. Also handles 1/2-1oz topwater, jerkbaits, and squarebills very well. Otherwise, all the options you mentioned are solid choices

Great place to order from. I'm wondering if Megabass is letting go of their retailer pricing rules, odd both Kittery and SFT are including Megabass in recent sales

Yes, 10% I believe

Ha I got a Fuego Lt too, the 2500XH model

Double wide beaver or Nichols Craw are nice and bulky. If they are too long, cut them down a bit

I wish they never discontinued the diesel series

I placed an order the other day actually. This color is pretty slick

Obviously, a finesse technique is a good option, but also consider going big. Those fish have probably seen a lot of Spinnerbaits, but not a lot of big Swimbaits.

With a few exceptions, arky style jigs are pretty much my go to jig. Maybe not perfect for every situation, but pretty good in all of them