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I just dropped $60 on 3 different baits I have never used before. And I am interested if more money will equal better performance/quality. I know when I buy my spinners I buy these cheap Northland Weed runners. Sometimes I can pay $1 a spinner. And my opinion is the $1 spinners by far out due the more expensive lures. With these new lures though, they are bigger, so maybe pay off the price tag is for size.

Life time gets a reel now.. I think..maybe I am wrong. I know when I joined I got the bag, and hat. I love the bag for my plastics

To strong. It's called passion, and it's good to see. People who are passionate about their sport take it serious and don't stand for poaching, over fishing and other important causes.

From a money aspect it might be better to stock with a better low stress method. And who's to say that it wasn't looked into. Maybe the live/kill ratio is about the same. That's all I am wondering.

Oh Yeah the ONLY fish I have EVER kept? Thats right, I forgot to mention that. That I fish for sport and do not eat anything that I catch and have only kept one fish. I regularly pratic CPR, can that be said about everyone else? I am sure not, but I am not throwing anyone who eats what they fish, nor am I critisizing anyone who chooses to mount that one fish, or even others,

Would it be more beneficial to stock with a helicopter sup less stress? I mean I don't want to sound like I am crying to PETA but these where just some questions that came to mind.

Here in Minnesota we have Cabelas and gander, plus your local mom and pops. And lately I have been going to mom and pops or online. The big stores stock so much of x brand and hardly do you ever find some of the nice off brands. And by off brand I mean big name but not next to Rapala. Like I can only find z-man chatters in the big brand and my local will carry or order the others that I like (like weedless ***). Also good luck finding Livingston lures, *** or River2Sea in a gander.

When I fish I bring everything. I have the Cabelas magnum tackle bag. So i carry 2 3500s that hold weights and misc terminal tackle and 6 3600 boxes that carry everything else. I also use the bass master free bag with 2 3400 to hold misc in- bagged plastics and all other bags of plastics. Wish I had a better boat that could store some of my tackle and rods. As it is now I have to clear it out every time I am done.

But it was on sale for the first 25 days of Christmas item.. So you get a hall pass..

So I was bored one night as a often am, and decided to hit YouTube for some fishing videos when I found this video.. it is the Utah DNR stocking I could only guess remote lakes by plain. But questions come into play, like at the speed and altitude of the plain, doesn't that potentially kill the fish. If not at last cause unneeded stress? What about the over shot of the targeted area, is there waste there? http://youtu.be/aNag8Clm_n8

I recently went with I four stroke tiller for my little boat to help reduce the noise, but this was for the sake of my ears. My older 74 Johnson screamed when she got going. But I always have a habit of killing the engine and trolling into my spot. I would like to think I am not sending the fish running, but all is lost when the Jack wagon on the jet ski roars by....... Side thought I always remember my grandpa telling me to be quite I would scare the fish away, but as I got older I was sure it was just because I was a talkative little tike that loved fishing with his grandpa.

Last season I started to jig. The year before I only used mostly spinners, but the season I plan to start using Senkos. I have NEVER wacky rigged before (only drop and text rig) I was happy to order all I needed through TW.

It's a moss color and what I am fishing is heavy algy covered lake

Okay so common consensus is current setup is okay, and without treading on another person's topic post. What is best in your minds for low memory semi invis braided. I have been using spider wire , but went with this new invis camo stuff I found. With it being in between seasons right now I haven't tested it out.

So over the winter I am debating running new line for my poles, but I have no clue what I should do. What I have. Abu Garcia pro max on a vendetta rod. Currently use 50 lb braided and was going to have this my frog setup. Abu Garcia silver max on a gander rod. Again setup with 50 lb braided, but I am thinking of using this for my flipping rod for jigs, chatters and so on. Lastly my Abu Garcia cardinal on a vendetta. This I believe has 30lb braided and is my quick go to for hard baits. Question is what should I keep for line and what should go? I will sometimes go to 12lb Cajon line for my jig rod. But I need opinions. What is best for each setup. Best price for abrasion resistant, memory, and durability. Braided versus mono versus floro. What would you use? (My grandpa taught me a lot about fishing, but fishing poles and lines were never something he taught me.)

This is why I mounted my 6 ponder. No fish stories here, just proof. But I think as some have said. 6 lbs is a good decent size bass, and here in Minnesota that's a great size. So it's a great figures to give on a fish tail, but who's to says there aren't 6 lbs bass there. Everyone told me I was fishing a duck pond not worth fishing when I caught my 6 er. Matter of fact my profile pic is of the 6 lb bass my brother in law and myself caught. And both are hanging on our walls.

A jerk will do just fine up here in MN. With the temps dropping, the walleye are prime soon in pools 3 & 4 on the Mississippi.

The state of Kansas isn't my thing...... But I bet that tail wind lets you cast across the lake like a dream, and into it not so much.

What about other black Friday deals. I know tackle warehouse has deals around Christmas and black Friday, but what are they? It's the 25 days of Christmas something every year? I wanted to drop $200 on some tackle i have been dying to try and on others that I need to stock up on. And hey if I get great deals around that tune, I'm going to wait.

Some of these ride shares dont require insurance. And I mean if you are going out anyway and there is someone looking would you really be loosing anything to have to cover? If a personal friend says Hey can I come with, do you charge? I know its a stranger, but if I am already going out, and this person brings his own gear... Why not?

So as I was sitting here I was thinking about it. I like to travel myself, and love to fish. And I know there are days here where I want to go out, but sometimes the mood strikes where you dont want to be out alone, or maybe you have an extra spot on your boat. Why haven't we come up with a way for a fellow fisher to say "Hey, I will be in XXX state on whatever date, and I am looking for a fishing trip." as a forum we could reach out to our fellow fishers. You could offer a spot on your boat. You could post that you have or are looking for a spot. The condiditons such as BYOP (Bring you own Pole). Just a thought, but has anyone else thought about this?

It's 50/50 for me. If I am dropping it in the weds I don't need distance. But a far cast on a swim bait is important to me. It allows me to cover more distance.

Not always the case. I had a person from Gander spin a spool of braided onto my reel. He did this while I was looking at some other tackle. (And not paying attention..... 100% my fault) Come to find out on my first trip out the SA didn't even backspin the reel and I wasted $40 on some braided line.

Abu Garcia makes some great rods in my opinion. This just one of those great deals you find every now and then on the web. A couple things. Like Berkley and many other makers, Abu Garcia will offer their products to stores to give it a store brand spacific to that store. Wal-Mart does this with ther Abu Garcia rods. The have your normal Black max and Silver Max combos, but also have the Vigilante, and from all the specs I have seen match the Vengeance. (Even though Abu Garcia does not offer the Vigilante on their website) But that doesn't seem to be the case on rod you posted. It is just a deal and Wal-Mart has the same offer. (Link Below) So if this is what you are looking for get it while you can. http://www.walmart.com/ip/20646902

Okay so to be blunt, I am a big guy, and when looking for hunting gear it is tough. I have gone to Gander and Cabelas and looked for a hunting jacket. I found a 3XL that fits, but it is a little sung when I sit. I am looking for a brand, or online store that sells 4XL jackets, maybe bibs or pants. I know its out there because I know there are people bigger that have it. Does anyone know a reputable store online?