Fishingmickey

Ordering two of each ( Bug and Menace ). FM

Or updated the web page.

I think they've gotten a lot better MN. GPS accuracy has improved greatly. Supposedly the GPS signal from the Satellites used to get scrambled for security reasons. Probably so they ( commie invader bass fisherman ) wouldn't use missiles on bass fisherman that are on their spots. FM

Upper Guadalupe?

Well hopefully the corporate bean counters won't try to mess with the success that got Yamamoto baits to where it is at. Change suppliers to a cheaper brand to save a couple of cents per package or some such crap. Smaller piece counts in the package for the same price. Etc. etc. etc. FM

I have several 8" mutant Keitech ez shiners. Still hasn't caught me a fish yet. But one of these days its gonna get me a real biggun! Might be sooner if I threw it more often. I do not consider it wasted. FM

Maybe miss packaged at the factory? Does the label on the spool match the box? FM

I'm planning on giving this a go at Sam Rayburn next month. FM

One of my favorites for weedy conditions like that (surface veggies/loose mats) is a unweighted swim bait 4-5" I used a 4/0 or 5/0 EWG. The bait weighs enough to cast easily and I use a twitch/jiggle retrieve with the rod at about 2:00 o'clock. Vary your retrieve speeds till the bass tell you what they want. I like to retrieve it so it burbles/bubbles making noise across the surface. You can hear it! If I come across open spots, I'll kill it and let it die/sink then give it a twitch or two. Good luck, Fishingmickey

Hello Fishboddy, The big deep diving cranks baits would be easier for you to fish on a lower gear ratio. It take a good bit of work/torque to retrieve a big billed/lipped lure like a SK 6XD or 8XD. The lower ratio is like using a low gear in a truck. There is more power to crank in the bait, less work to turn the handle. It also helps you keep the retrieve speed slow. Smaller and or shallow divers have less resistance so the 7 speed ratio would work for them too. It is really all about the resistance of the lure. FM

I was fishing riprap on Guntersville and got hung just below the surface. I was using 14lb mono (before fluorocarbon). I tried breaking it off and it came free. With the stretch of the mono is was like the weight was shot out of a gun. The 3/16 oz weight punched a hole in my tee shirt in the exact shape of the weight and I had a bruise the size of a half dollar and a mark in the shape of the weight, FM

I've got a GL2 6'10" medium that is the bomb for light baits,

Please send me a notice when your have a garage sale. Just beautiful fishing history! FM

X2 - Tackle warehouse - black Friday

I tried is a couple of years ago and it frays/fuzzed up after a short period of use. I ditched it after that. FM

Looking forward to your reports! Hope the travel and weather works out well for you! Good luck, Fishingmickey

I learned as a kid fishing the forest preserve lakes in the suburbs of Chicago about night crawlers. I caught some of what were huge for me at that time Bass on them. I had a Shakesphere spinning rod and reel spooled up with 8lb Stren. I would use a #6 Eagle Claw snelled hook with a split shot about 4-5 inches above the pre-tied snelled hook which was like 6-7" long. Cast it out, let it sink, reel up the slack. Lift the rod tip about a foot or two and let it sink again. My favorite lures then was a Abu Reflex in-line spinner and the original floating Rapala minnow. I'd hunt night crawlers in the back yard at night with a flashlight and a rag rubber banded over the lens to dim it. Some of you will know the type. It took 2 D cells with the magnet on the side. Wear out your jaw from holding it in your mouth. 50 - 100 night crawler nights weren't uncommon. Ahhh, those were the days. Fishingmickey

Sorry Bankc, I'd have to disagree with you on the bolded statement about side scan. I've been kayak tournament fishing for 7 years now and side scan is a prefect tool for scouting and finding things like brush pile and rock pile and irregularities in the bottom like creek channels and "drains". When your paddling or pedaling your kayak (normally about 2-3 mph) with side scan on your can see so much more and interpret it better with side scan. I run a Garmin ultra 93sv w/live scope. It does require more battery power but the trade off's are worth it IMHO. Best regards, Fishingmickey

I'm normally not much of a dreamer these days but back about 10 years ago when I gave up the cig's and went on the nicotine patch (21mg version I believe). Some of the dreams were really vivid and wild. FM

Waves over a drop off (aka modern day ledge)? FM

That is one pig of a Goo, Blue! I bet the fight was fun. Fishingmickey

I fishing on lake Fork and I missed putting a rod back into a rod holder on the kayak and didn't know it until I heard the splash of the rod going in. I shoved my stake out pole in to mark the spot. paddled back into shore and I also did the strip down to my shorts and it was in about 5-6' of water. Paddled back out and felt around with my feet and I found the combo after about 15 minutes. The rod was a Shimano Curado 300EJ with a Kistler KLX rod. It was a Christmas present from my sweetheart. I had to get it back or explain what happened to it. Water temp was high 50's and air temp was about 65. Fishingmickey

Might want to try Dawn dish soap and water. I wouldn't try any aggressive cleaners or solvents. FM

ding ding ding, we have a winner.

Probably not said this Shimano fan boy.