Steveo-1969

Great fish! Congrats on your new PB Smallie!!

BPS Carbonlite 2.0 rod is a solid choice in that price range also.

This ^^ is how I happen to use mine, right or wrong. I have a Curado I 200 I use for 3/8oz and larger baits. I tried it with lighter baits and didn't like it. When I got a dedicated rod for lighter baits (ML power) I put a Curado 70 on it and like it a lot.

I thought you were a young teenager because you were upset about your friend bragging that he catches lots of fish on a Senko and is a great fisherman and you don't agree. So upset in fact that you made a thread in a bass fishing forum to tell all the members about how upset you are with your friend. This is something a younger person would do. Unusual for a grown man to do this. Marijuana is NOT legal where I live, it is very much against the law to possess and use it. And where it is legal, can minors purchase and use it? No. But minors can become members here and use this forum. Do you have to use your signature to advertise you are a marijuana user?

The Curado K 200/201 is a bigger reel than the 70/71, so the Curado K holds more line.

Thank you Mods for keeping this thread open! Love reading threads like this, SO entertaining. @LuffDaddy - your profile shows you were born in 1986. Is this correct? Based on your initial and subsequent posts I assumed you were much younger, probably early teens. And does your signature imply that you like to use marijuana while you are fishing? Not cool on a family-oriented website.

#Threadjack #LetsGoMountaineers

Welcome to Bass Resource Clark. GO BEARS!!!!!!

I grew up in Wisconsin and had a small creek the size of yours running through my hometown. In the summer when I was a kid I fished that creek almost every day with just a hook, small splitshot and piece of nightcrawler. And caught all kinds of fish and crayfish. I never fished it this late in the fall but give it a try!

Ha-ha. How bad do you want to go fishing bruh?

A 9-hour drive isn't horrible. Leave at 3am and you'll be there at noon. We drive 12 hours every summer to vacation at KY Lake and it's worth every minute of the drive!

X2. Mike @Delaware Valley Tackle built a custom rod for me this past spring and I couldn't be happier.

Nope, no snakeheads yet up by Shepherdstown, WV.

Darn. I was out of town or would have driven down to Jake's to check this out!

Same here. I started with an Ugly Stik for $40 which I told my wife "was just fine for catching fish!". Then I bought a $70 rod. Then $90. Then $120. Finally I bought a GLX and thought "that's it!". But, 2 NRX rods and a custom rod later........ Enjoy your new GLX rods and thanks for sharing!!!!!!!

The WPJR 821s GLX is rated 1/16-5/16 and that seems about right. With a 1/4 ounce jig head and plastic I can cast the bait farther than I can set the hook. I also hold a spinning rod with my entire hand in front of the reel stem and my index finger on the rod blank and I find it very comfortable to hold like this. Maybe the walleye series has a different reel seat?

X2!!! I have a spinning rod from their walleye series. WPJR 821s GLX. This is a mag-light power, XF action rod. It's specifically designed to "pitch" (means "cast" in the walleye world) a small plastic on a jig head. With 10# braid I can't imagine a more sensitive finesse spinning rod. Seriously........

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I read that same article and can attest to the Asian carp problem in Kentucky Lake. My family has vacationed there for the past 8 years and we've seen the Asian carp numbers steadily get worse and worse. They are literally EVERYWHERE in the lake. And the water is noticeably clearer than it has ever been because they eat the plankton in the water (or something like that?). It's started to affect the crappie and bass fishing and will only get worse unless they can decimate the Asian carp population. The owner of the resort we always stay at is very concerned. He told us 75% of his business is fishing related and if the fishing gets worse and people stop coming he loses his livelihood and a resort that's been in his family for generations. Darn shame!

The Potomac is the same way, only worse!! It rose over 20 feet before it crested. As my mother would say "Holy Cats!!"

The whole album is on Spotify. I'm at work right now and can't listen, but will start listening this afternoon on the way home. I was in a couple cover bands from 2005-2015 and while we didn't record any albums we were in the studio a couple times recording demo covers and one original song. It was a blast! Good times good times...........

I haven't purchased any, but I've been thinking about trying these ball head jigs out: https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/SpotSticker_Ball_Jig_Heads_Long_Shank_Hook_30/descpage-SSRBH.html

Great suggestion to check your fishing regulations. On the river I fish cast nets are illegal, you need to use a dip net to catch minnows for bait.

The campus is right along the Potomac River and although I've never been there, I would HOPE they would at least have a trail or two that goes down to the river. You can bank fish or possibly wade depending on the water depth. A 5-minute car ride upriver from the campus is Dam #4 and there is accessible wading on the WV side. P.S. It's spelled "Shepherdstown".

I use the below link for water level on the Upper Potomac. If the Williamsport gauge reads 3 feet or less, then it is safe for wading. https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=lwx&gage=wllm2