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Licensed Land Surveyor. I get to be outside on most days. Get to fish a little too. Ronnie

Geeezzz, I sure hate to hear a grown man whine about having to fish with "Johnny Morbid" rods and "Flooger" reels. Hey MOOK, I got a boat load of fancy Shimano reels and custom Loomis rods. I will trade you all of them for the pretty lady in the picture. Looks to me like you got it made there my friend. Keep on keepin on! Ronnie

Catt nailed it. There have been more bass caught on Texas rigged plastic than all other lures combined. Forget everything else and get yourself a 7 1/2" Culprit Black Shad worm with a 1/8 oz bullet weight and throw it in the thickest sticks, bushes or lilly pads you can find. Cast into the cover and let the worm fall to the bottom. Let it stay motionless for 20 seconds or more. Then move it gently across the bottom and be aware of when it wiggles across a submerged limb or rock. My favorite presentation is casting onto lilly pads and letting the worm fall into a hole in the pads or off the edge of the pads. Keep doing this and you will not only catch fish, but you will gain a lot of confidence. JMHO Ronnie

"What do you mean have I heard of this Low Budget Hooker guy? Why, he is a personal friend of mine. He even cooked dinner for me once." Hey that's pretty cool, I have had a brush with greatness. 8-) YEP! Great interview Russ, way to represent. Ronnie

Pitchin = Uncle Josh Black Widow eel. Swimmin & Bottom fishin= Uncle Josh #11 Frog Ronnie

Try inserting the hook initially farther into the worm so you can slide the head of the worm farther up the line (above the hook eye) then you can texpose it farther down the worms body. Does this make sense? I think I just confused myself. If this sounds nuts I will post a pic. Ronnie

You will not be disappointed, if you like fishing Senko's, Tiki stiks or wave worms you are in for a treat with ***. Best bait for the buck around. JMHO Ronnie

Excellent answer! Me too. Ronnie

I use a Loomis MBR844C (7' MH fast) for casting and swimming jigs and a Loomis FS905 Flippin stick (7-1/2' broomstick extra heavy extra fast) for pitching in heavy cover and dense vegetation. I love Jig fishing! JMHO Ronnie

Culprit Black Shad. Oh Yea! Ronnie

WELCOME! Glad to have you here. Ronnie

Congratulations on the new boat Mike! Now go get em! 8-) Ronnie

What he said. x2 - Only way to fly. JMHO Ronnie

Best baitcasters for finesse fishing in this order.... Shimano Chronarch 50Mg Shimano Chronarch 50Mg Shimano Chronarch 50Mg Just Kidding Lubina (sorry I couldn't resist)

Something tells me you are going to be OK. JMHO Ronnie (Official deputy of the Shimano Posse)

My MO went out today. Always the procrastinator. SORRY! Ronnie

You should be able to get bulk spools of regular hybrid at most shops. Cabella's seems to have an exclusive franchise on the "Ultra Soft" but they sell it in bulk spools also. I have been using it more and more. Good line. http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0030185119280a&type=product&cmCat=search&returnPage=search-results1.jsp&QueryText=ultra+soft&N=4887&Ntk=Products&Ntx=mode+matchall&Nty=1&Ntt=ultra+soft&noImage=0 Ronnie

G-Loomis Jig&Worm rods covers an awful lot of rod choices. But if it helps if I could only have one rod it would be my MBR844C. JMHO Ronnie

+1 Ronnie

Carl, I'll fish with you anytime! These stories are much better when you can be there to see them in person. ;D Keep on Keepin ON! Ronnie

You may want to consider a shorter 5' 6" medium rod. Especially if you do any bank fishing where back casting is a problem. Just a thought. Ronnie

Good Job! Beautiful!! Ronnie

Awesome fourbiz!! Beautiful fish and a great story! I hope when I catch my DD bass I don't just drag her to the boat. I want have to climb over something and swim few yards with a broken pole and fin in my ear. LOL ;D Good job! Ronnie

BIG Thanks Glen from me also!! I used my BPS gift to load up a 3770 with Terminator jigs and tungsten drop shot weights. Ronnie

Hey Carl, Congrats on the new boat! At least you didn't have one of those "the harder I push the righter I go" trolling motors. Ronnie