MIbassyaker

Can somebody explain the preference for a black, or blackened blade to me?

Shrug. I suppose those of us who get by just fine with "sissy sticks" probably don't have the same burning need to compensate for something... It's OK, though -- we're not judging. This is a safe space.

Both. Can use them both for a lot of the same things but i will use each more often than the other for different things: --Senko for vertical presentations, twitching, deadsticking, pitching to targets, docks, clear water, heavier vegetation --Ribbontail for horizontal presentations, dragging and hopping on bottom, dirty and stained water, sparser vegetation

There's the supreme and the supreme XT. The XT goes for 150. TW has all the various models listed at the standard retail prices. Sounds like you already know what you want -- you should get it! the 6920 should be just fine for ultralight. I like the size 30s for M or ML spinning rods, because it seems the best trade-off among retrieve rate, line capacity, and weight. All else equal, i'd go smaller to tip the balance toward weight-reduction, I'd go bigger to tip the balance toward retrieve rate and line capacity, and I'd go to a more expensive model for less of a trade-off, depending on what I wanted to spend.

I posted this awhile back, it doesn't answer your question directly, but the links to the specs should be helpful. I prefer the size 30 pfluegers over the 25 and 20 for spool size and line pick-up. One thing to consider is that through May, Pflueger has a $20 rebate deal if you buy a spinning reel for $99 or more, which is the regular retail of the Supreme. Since the rebate would put the supreme at the same total price as the LE, you could get a (very slightly) better reel for the same price.

Well, there you go. Right on.

It is indeed, as are all the other message boards, blogs, and professional networking sites I visit. I never said I wasn't a hypocrite...

No instagram for me. I have a burning hatred for social media that goes far beyond what I can express. Haven't logged into my facebook account in about 4 years, and I am much happier because of it. But once I finally get to go out and catch something nice again, I'll post it on that latest catch thread...maybe you'll even recognize my spots.

I bought one over the winter, was planning to use it for spinnerbaits, bladed jigs, buzzbaits, and probably lipless and other cranks that need a bit more beef than my MM. Nice rod, but I haven't been able to fish it yet.

The three biggest things that improved my bass fishing: 1. Learning about bass behavior (still learning, always learning!), forage, lifecycle, location, how they relate to structure and cover, seasonal patterns, daily activity patterns 2. Fishing a texas rig: Learn how to WATCH and FEEL -- detecting strikes, making effective hooksets, learning p-a-t-i-e-n-c-e, and practicing putting your knowledge of locations, cover, structure into practice. Jigs are good for this too (maybe preferable, depending on where you fish). If I had to recommend learning how to use one lure first, it would be a texas-rigged plastic worm. There are lots of lures to try, but this one seems to teach you things that also helps your effectiveness with the others, more than vice-versa. 3. Getting comfortable with variations in SPEED and DEPTH -- Diversify: try lures that cover different parts of the water column (top, middle, bottom); lures that trigger reaction strikes vs. feeding strikes; lures that make horizontal (swim it past) vs. vertical presentations (let it drop).

Clear water: green pumpkins or watermelons Green stain: Watermelon/chartreuse tip Brown stain: Cinnamons Muddy/dark: Junebug, black/blue

One thing to remember is that birds are bound by ecology in much the same way land and water species are. Just because a bird can fly anywhere in theory doesn't mean it will in reality. So just because fish species aren't naturally distributed literally everywhere doesn't mean birds aren't partially responsible for their natural distribution.

I always enjoy a good "worm love" thread...

At home, filed neatly in Plano 3731 boxes, sorted by bait type: When I go out, I decide ahead of time what I want to bring, and either throw the packs into a backpack or duffel, or grab a few of several different kinds and put them in smaller plano boxes temporarily to take with.

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I never fish a classic c-rig with all the hardware and 1/2oz+ weights, but I'm a big fan of a "finesse c-rig" (or slip-shot, as WRB calls it, which is a perfect name for it) --8-10lb line with 1/8-1/4oz weight ahead of a bobber stop, 12"-16" ahead of a light-wire hook and worm or creature. I'll put a 3 or 4" stick worm or french fry bait on there some times; literally anything you can drag around will work.

Nobody has yet convinced me there is any good reason to get fluoro over mono. And I can afford flouro.

Sounds like some version of "fire & ice". I know culprit still produces that color, and Mister Twister has a version they make in some of thier products; maybe they used to make phenom worms in that color?

Show of hands, who wants to hear Zona drop some coded references to BR threads on the next Live???

The jig, living image, and spinnerbait kits from fishingskirts.com, as far as I can tell, are the same as the Skirts Unlimited kits on TW and the skirt making kits at Barlow's. I got the jig one and went crazy with it this winter. Only problem is the rubber collars that come in the kits seem to rip easily.

The Heddon tiny torpedo in chrome (black back or blue back) is my all-time favorite topwater. i like them better than the regular torpedo; the prop seems to spin better. The Devil's Horse is a winner too. Those two work so well, I don't believe I've ever tried any other propbaits.

I flatten my barbs most of the time. However many fish I lose with barbless hooks, I gain at least that many with easier hooksets and faster unhooking. Barbs originally existed for holding live bait, not for holding fish.

Well. More plastics is pretty much the last thing I need right now. Never stopped me before, though. Thanks? (I guess?)

The moral of the story.