Jaderose

Ahhh...don't give up. Here's some good info......

Young man in Butler Missouri makes very fine baits. Give him a look see. Top Shelf Tackle

I'm going to counter this with my own tale of extreme luck swings all in a single day. I was back in a cove on a small local lake one day in my 2-man when a VERY attractive young woman came by on a paddle board. Topless. I tried not to stare. She gave me a big smile, asked me if I was catching anything, etc. She was totally at ease and completely Unembarrassed...lol. I sat there and felt guilty until I realized that I had done nothing wrong and said nothing inappropriate. An hour later I buried a rattletrap treble up to the hilt in my thumb with a 2 lb bass also still hooked. Had to load my boat with it still in and head off to the ER for that one.

VMC Drop Dead. I would suggest 1/8 5/0. Light enough to easily keep them on top but heavy enough to SLOWLY sink in holes in a lily pad field or scum mat. All I use when fishing toads. The weight doesn't pick up debris either.

and I wrote that about 5 years ago..lol. I don't know if they still recycle line. Been awhile since I was in one

I go fishing, not picture taking. My phone isn't with me in the boat. I've never taken a photo of a fish

Well....you do need to use some common sense...lol. The old guy ain't your best choice in this scenario

I have developed what seems to be an almost fool-proof method of shopping in a big box store of any kind. If I NEED help, I find an employee (man or woman...makes no difference to me) that has AT LEAST as much gray hair as I do. They are preferably at least 50. I don't bother talking with young people anymore. I was in a Home Depot a while back and I asked a young person where something was and was told I could use the app. I told her, yes, it was true I could use the app but then why does the store need her? She didn't have much to say to that...lol

You get ONE of them for what looks to be 10 bucks? Wow...lol. Pass

I used to have all these plans and schemes if I ever got rich. Now, none of it means anything. I'm sure I'd build a house for the wife and I but it wouldn't be some opulent mansion. It would be all the things we would want and nothing we didn't. I'm sure I'd get a new truck and probably a boat but it wouldn't have to be the biggest and best. What I WOULD do? Have peace of mind that my wife and kids would be secure if anything happened to me. I'm comfortable and satisfied now. I guess I would be "comfortabler and satisfieder" with more money

Clear spook.

Senko Rage Craw Tube Pit Boss Culprit Fat Max

I have and use both depending on what I'm doing at that moment in time. Am I supposed to be "phasing out" my spinning reels? Guess I didn't get the memo. I like my spinning set-ups for what I use them for and at 55, I don't really see that changing.

All my rods do double duty with the exception of my Frog Rod.

I normally throw frogs into HEAVY slop where walking the frog is a pointless exercise. Occasionally I will come onto a stretch of lily pads or grass or something that isn't ideal for a frog but also isn't ideal for a spook or other treble-hooked baits. In that case, I will throw a frog (usually a Pad Crasher) that I have cut the legs OFF of. Now you have a spastic morsel that will raise a ruckus and is pretty easy to walk. Pad Crashers are cheap and behave great like this. Try it!