fishballer06

I used to get these type of calls all the time from a fake NRA organization. I've gotten to the point that I'll save the number to my phone as a contact, and then I will set the contact to the "auto ignore" feature on my Android phone. Never have to deal with it again.

Dogwoods are always a sign of the crappie bite as well here in PA!

St. Croix Avid gets my nod. However, there's a few new contenders on the market now that I would love to try out, like the GLoomis E6X and the Shimano Zodias.

I mean, I'm sure he did. That's the golden rule of fishing isn't it? Thou shall purchase thy new rod for every new reel.

Couldn't agree more. I have 2 Champions and a Savy now and I love all 3 of them.

I personally own an Avid 7' M/F and it's a great rod. It a well balanced rod and its pretty versatile too. I'm not sure what you're using the rod for, but a MH would probably be a little more versatile for you, especially if you plan on throwing larger cranks or jigs. If you hook into 30"+ pike regularly, the MH might be better for you as well. You really can't go wrong with either rod though. I'm sure once you buy one, you'll want the other. I love all of my St. Croix Avids.

I took the time yesterday afternoon and watched this. Cool little video to watch. Thanks for sharing.

My vote goes to the Shimano Saros.

I mean, I am looking to buy a truck here this spring. Now I just need that BR member discount...

I've yet to have any problems with my St. Croixs (I own about a half dozen now), but this is good to hear, in case of the event I do need the warranty.

Do yourself a favor and spend the $10 extra and get the HMG. It's a much nicer rod. I own both and if I could, I would return my HMX and get another HMG.

Bill Lewis just held a Rat-L-Trap only tourney about a month ago.

Amen!

Last week I bought one of the new MB S-Cranks in the 1.5 size because the video showed an awesome "hunting" action. First thing I noticed whenever I opened the package up was that the line tie didn't have a split ring on it. Regardless, I tied it directly on (knowing that this would likely effect/kill the action) with a Trilene knot. Sure enough, it came in straight as an arrow with no hunting action at all. I'll give it another try this weekend with either a split ring on it or I'll use a snap swivel. If it still doesn't have the hunting action, I'll be very upset. The thing that gets me with all these videos of these lures "hunting" is who is to say that the guy retrieving the lure isn't doing figure 8's with his rod tip so that the lure looks like its running all over the place?

They sponsor a bunch of pro's and fishing "celebrities". (i.e. Facebook/Instagram/Youtube people who have thousands of followers for no reason)

He could just be getting used to his new water. I imagine the clarity, temperature, and oxygen content is all a big shock to him. Regardless, just goes to show you that maybe your fishfinder isn't crazy whenever it shows you marking a bunch of fish and they won't bite a thing.

Way to go Hootie. Did you get him on the new Scorpion?

Same could be said for a lot of crankbaits currently on the market. Go buy 5 cranks (DT's, DD's, XD's, etc...) all in the same color and see if any of them catch fish better than the others. I bet one or two of them work better than the others. I'm sure you already know this, but some others may not. But I see your point. Not many of the old Warts had that perfect hunting action, and now that the mold has changed and they're no longer available, guys have been hoarding up the good ones, myself included. I have bought over 50+ pre-rapala Warts this winter. Once I get on the water and find out which ones work well and which ones don't work well, the duds will be getting sold. Its nice to see some companies are trying to offer another "hunting" lure (Rapala and the scatter rap, Spro and the RkCrawler, Predator Baits and their copy of the old WW mold, and now Megabass with the SK crank and this SM-X). I still haven't found anything that works the same or as well, but that won't keep me from trying these new baits as well.

I'm not sure how you're fishing for your salmon, but I landed a few salmon this fall in New York on a 6'6" BPS Extreme Medium power, fast action rod with a Shimano Symetre 2500 with 30lb. 832 braid and a 15lb. FC leader. Did I feel underpowered? Yeah, but I still managed to land 4 or 5 fish on that setup. I later switched to a Fenwick 7' MH/F and a 3000 size Shimano and felt much better equipped. Your current setup should suit you just fine. If you're fishing streams, much like I was in NY, and using that XF action rod, I'd be extra careful not to high stick a fish. With that fast of an action, a rod is more susceptible to breaking if you high stick a fish, especially one as powerful as a 20-30 pound salmon.

There's a ton of videos on YouTube with pro's showing how to use a jerkbait. That's probably easier than us trying to explain it.

I've highly debated getting one of these for the past few months. Just haven't pulled the trigger yet.

I was thinking the same thing. He technically had 7 fish in his possession there. I guess the rules allow this.

I'm looking to spool up a few reels with some Seaguar Smackdown. I'm looking around and I can only find Smackdown in 150 yard spools. I even looked on the Seaguar website and according to their website, it seems to only come in 150 yard spools. I find it hard to believe that they don't sell a 300 or 600 yard spool of this stuff. Does anyone know if/where I might be able to find a larger spool of Smackdown?

Tell him you need $300 and go to town!!!

Got my first green fish yesterday on a D Bomb in Golden Amber.