ThatZX14Fella

I was going to try to make a kayak out of wood, but I was lost just thinking about it.

I've never been able to get used to sling packs. They just feel odd to me. I used to have one for school and after a week I just left it in my locker and carried the books.

I'm not creative nor am I a good carpenter. I've thought about building one, but I know I don't have the skills to do so. Lol

I'm not worried about sound to much either, there's big rocks there and it's always loud because they're all loose. I just like to have variety because one day they could be hitting a T-rig and the next hitting a spinner.

I have a scale, just not a very good one. It's a $5 one from Wal-Mart.

The weight doesn't bother me, I normally set the backpack down when I get to the spot I want to fish and when I want to move I just put it back on and go to the next spot.

What if we only have one rod and reel? xD I like a T-rig, jig, and spinner.

The version of fishing for people with lower income. Lol

Black Max, it's around $55 after tax and it sounds like all you need is the measurements of the parts.

To many snakes to wear flip flops while bank fishing here. Plus I just don't like them. Lol

I just figured I would give a tip to bank fisherman who don't know a good way to carry as much tackle as possible. I do nothing but bank fishing so I think I may be a halfway decent person to take a tip from. When I started going fishing pretty much every day I got tired of walking back to the truck to get a new bait or to get my pliers (even though I keep small channel locks on my pocket), so one day I was thinking about a better way to carry my tackle and decided to put everything in a backpack. What I have in my backpack is four Plano boxes, a spool of line, pliers, clippers, and a tool for just in case I somehow backlash. I have plenty more room to keep building up my tackle and equipment and this is just a small Wrangler backpack. I'm not sure if this helps you guys or not, but I figured it couldn't hurt you and that if there's someone out there who couldn't think of a good way to carry their tackle maybe I helped them.

I definitely agree, I keep two shells loaded in mine at all times. My dad doesn't understand why I would prefer birdshot but if he seen the difference between buckshot and birdshot going through the house I'm sure he'd change his mind.

I always fish from the bank and boots get heavy after a lot of walking so I wear running shoes.

Same poundage Spider Wire I had. I can't say much about it though because I only casted it a handful of times.

I may pick some up, but like you I'm more of a mono fan.

Well if the man status goes off of how hairy you are, then I have my dad beat. Lol I've never lost one off of a hook set either, but I have lost them right at the shore. It seems rather unlucky, but I find it to be more of me being lazy and not retying the knot correctly than anything.

I have Spider Wire Stealth Braid on the Black Max I'm sending my sister. It seemed alright, I'm just not used to braid so I didn't really like it. I may try it again or try a different brand.

I've never used anything but the improved clinch. It seems to catch just as many fish as everything else and I very rarely lose lures unless I get caught or messed up on the knot and was to lazy to fix it.

For the eye hook set I may just start flattening the barb for less trauma to the fish. I'd rather lose a cheap hook rather than possibly kill a fish.

Thanks for the tips guys, maybe I'll get the next one.

That's what I was thinking, but when I watched the videos I thought maybe they knew something I didn't. I know not to listen to that theory again.

That wouldn't be to good. Lol after that one got off I started throwing a worm and got a small bass. I accidently hooked him through the eye socket. I hate doing that, but there isn't much you can do about it.

There's a lot of videos on YouTube that say if you jerk to hard with treble hooks it normally just pops them out. I'm wishing I wouldn't have listened to them now. Lol

I normally yank it harder than I did, but it got me by surprise. I never let slack in the line, but I just think maybe there was just one barb through a thin piece of skin. He was a big enough bass that he got my adrenaline going and I've never gotten adrenaline from fishing. Lol

I went out fishing yesterday and I had a popper tied up already so I decided to try it. I casted it a few times and one time I had a loop in my line so I tried to get it out. While I was working on getting the loop out I heard something and seen my popper was gone then my line started getting tight and I clicked the handle and tried to set the hook. I fought him for a minute, saw him (and I believe this bass could've went four pounds which would've been my best), then I got him about two feet from the bank and he got off. I didn't jerk hard to set the hook because I've hear with treble hooks if you try to set it to hard it won't stay in as good. I normally just crank my drag so I'm not sure if that contributed to the fish getting off or not. I'm just curious if I didn't set the hook hard enough or if it was just unlucky or if it was cause I don't use drag.