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I checked Cabelas, Dicks, Tackle Warehouse, and Gander Mountain and didn't see any Whopper Plopper 110's. I see some on Ebay for $16.99 + shipping, but wouldn't want to get a fake. Anyone selling them?

Did you recover your lure? lol My favorite topwater is my KVD Sexy Dawg, and it casts a mile and doesn't feel nearly as heavy as the Whopper Plopper 130, it feels light, like you could cast it all day and not notice.

Interesting. So it is ordered from the Shimano website? I fish holding the rod in my right hand, and turning the reel with my left, I would need a left handed reel handle too?

I take it that the Avid and Avid X are a better rod then Mojo? What's the difference between the Avid and Avid X?

Need a spinning rod for largemouth bass for my bro. Use it for things like throwing Senkos and Flukes. I want to pair it with a Shimano Stradic Ci4 2500. I know that Gander Mountain only carries certain brands. With their going out of business sale I was wondering if I could pick up a rod for 30-50% off right now. *** Not looking at Gander Mountain brand. Looking at all others such as St. Croix and Shimano, etc. What would be the best spinning rod brand and model for this from Gander Mountain in the $140-$210 range before sale?

Is this you? or is this some pro angler?

Thanks!

Run straighht braid on my spinning and baitcasting rods. Lighter braid for the spinning reels.

I have plenty of Senkos but my friends and I really like cinnamon brown for the lakes we fish and I think they do work better (probably just my imagination - however I think they are also easier to see underwater which helps sight fishing). I bought a bulk 100 pack of green ones a few years ago from Tackle Warehouse but was only able to get green because they didn't have the bulk 100 pack in cinnamon brown (which I think is the closet to earthworm color, which is why it's such a successful color). I haven't seen bulk packs of Senkos at TW or anywhere else since. 1.) Where can I get bulk 100 packs of Senkos in cinnamon brown? 2.) How long will a new, un-opened pack of Senkos last? (I would like to buy two to three 100 packs to last me a few years and want to make sure that new, un-opened ones won't dry out and go bad.) 3.) How long will Senkos in the package last once the bag they are in is opened and the bag is continuously opened and closed?

What brand split rings and what size?

Thanks! Is there a link to that?

So, mice got into my boat this year and chewed the foam part of the handle on my Stradic Ci4. I want to replace the handle but don't want to order one from Shimano and pay $5 for the handle and $25 for shipping. Where can I get a replacement handle for a fair price and how do I actually take the old one off?

My friend likes the all white Senkos. Says they catch big bass on certain lakes. As he told he that he caught about a 4lber on one. I still really like cinnamon brown the most.

Also, I fished for about 2 hours and used the WP for less than an hour. How do you know what the Hook size is? What did brand and model hook did you change to? Why change hooks?

I've had the same problem. Some do and some don't. I never liked weighted hooks. You might try the 2 pronged frog hooks. Rage Toad is bar none one of the best topwater lures ever IMHO.

Tried the Whopper Plopper 90 in Bone and 130 in a color I don't know what it was. It is a lake that I fish that isn't known for a great topwater bite. It was about 5pm at night. The 90 got a bite on the 3rd cast after it had landed and sat for awhile. I set the hook and missed. It seemed to plop and plane fine. After awhile I switched to the 130 and the first thing I noticed was how heavy it was. It felt like I was throwing a heavy musky lure. It planed well and cast well but hit the water a lot louder than I wanted it too. I caught almost all of my fish on the stop and go retrieve except one that bit near the boat on a steady retrieve. I also caught a large sunnie when I let it sit after it landed. All in all I'm really happy with them. Caught 3 fish on them and lost about 4. My first thought was an in-between size would be perfect so the 110 should fit the bill. All pics are 130 size so you can see how large that sunnie is.

Had a similar problem with a large cabin cruiser my parents owned when I was a kid. Covered it, pulled drain for winter. Driving down the road in the spring and the boat and trailer was teeter-tottering each side, almost flipped the boat and truck. Pulled over and there was a ton of water in it, despite being covered well and plug out. Somehow the plug hole got filled and water filled it up and froze it solid over the inboard outboard engine. Drained it and it ran fine.

My next house will hopefully have a drive thru garage that is long enough to pull my boat and truck in and then the doors be closed.

I know a guy who sold his house and bought a smaller one so that he could buy a bigger boat. lol

My boat trailer tires say 50 psi. I believe I should fill the trailer tires to 50 psi, however, I've found out, what the tire says isn't correct. I didn't know this but a mechanic at the Ford truck dealership I was at said, "Fill the truck tires to what the inside of the truck door says you should, not what the tires say." That makes sense because tires are made for a wide range of truck and each truck is different weights and what not. Is it the same for boat trailers? Is there some tire pressure on the trailers that I should be filling my tires to rather than what the tires say?

Evinrude XD100.

I was told that you could get good prices on oil from https://domo-online.com/ . I bought Evinrude XD100 and when I was putting it in my boat my neighbor said, "This oil looks used." I'm hoping that that's not the case. Is Domo Online a reputable company?

I bought a used 2014 Stratos and changed the trolling motor out. When I did I saw that it had a heavy gauge wires running from the rear batteries up to the bow and then connected to the trolling motor wires with this nice electrical box. I can't seem to find a similar one anywhere else. I like how it's simple, durable, and easy to use. Anyone know what the name for this is and where to find it?

Please delete this thread.

I like these but non-weighted.....the Fluke moves so well in the water, the fish love it.