fishballer06

DT's, XD's, and DD's. Sounds like you have the deep cranking game figured out.

I've about been thrown in a few times from this. Standing on that back little step pad on the back corner of the boat and whomp...

I guessed 75 lbs on my Fantasy Fishing predicition, but 90 pounds is just amazing. Makes you wonder about Brandon Palaniuk. He had 15-15 and was in 72nd on day one. He finished 3rd with 82 pounds event. Had he had a better first day, he would have been right on pace with KVD.

I finished in the 95th percentile this event. Had Pipkens and Feider not slipped, I'd really be up there. Regardless, this event moved my season from the 89th%, to 94th%. As for our BR Crew standings, I'm in 7th and less than 200 points out of first. Our top 11 guys are all within 340 points of first place. These last couple events could really shake up our standings.

VMC Boxer jig head in 1/8oz is the ticket.

All 5 of my guy's are in the top 30 and I'm at the 98th percentile. Solid event for me.

I can't give out my spots, but I'll tell you that I don't fish any rivers.

Another yinzer. Welcome! The big girls are still biting around here. Caught this one last week.

Palaniuk has over 19 pounds today already. Currently sitting in 13th.

Why not get another 70 if you like it so much? It's a solid reel at a solid price.

May he rest in peace... I'd try making up a sob, sentimental story about the lure and ask the pond owner if you could take your kayak out just to get the lure off the tree. If he's that picky about his pond, he might not want lures hanging off the trees in his pond.

A few reasons why some of the pro's fish the opens. 1. Cheap(er) entry fee 2. Chance to win some decent money 3. Good practice because most of the open events are held on lakes that host Elite events 4. They're regional, and some pro's who live local to certain lakes may feel that they have a home water advantage 5. If they win, they qualify for the Classic

Looks like a group of pro's are getting together and fishing an international tournament in South Africa. How do you like our odds at this one with this squad?

This sounds like a question for ***... And in true *** fashion, everything should be paid for with cash.

I do, but the rods I use are a little out of your price range. I recommend the Dobyns Champion 765CB or 805CB, but they run around $250. You can find them on sale down around $210-220 during some of the various holiday sales that the online stores have. Maybe someone else on here can recommend something more in your price range.

A 5:1 ratio reel will greatly reduce the wear and tear on your body, and it will make dragging big billed cranks through the water a breeze. As for rods, 7' minimum, but I would go 7'6". It will help you get more distance and it will handle heavier cranks better during the cast. Plus you can drop the tip further down in the water during the retrieve to help the bait get down even further. As for the material, I prefer graphite over glass. It's much more sensitive than glass and it's also much lighter. With today's technology, you can easily get a graphite cranking rod with the same slower action as a glass rod. I've tried both materials and I'll take a graphite rod 10 out of 10 times. However, some guys still prefer a glass rod so you will get some opinions from guys suggesting them.

2oz swimbaits and 10oz swimbaits will likely require two different rods. I can't comment on the model you mentioned, but Okuma has an awesome warranty, and I know many guys on here recommend Okuma swimbait rods.

They went through a phase of putting them on all their DT crankbaits. I've fished them and they've caught me fish, but I generally replace them whenever I open the box.

Buy a pair of Costa's that fit your head well, and make sure they have the 580G lenses in them. You'll never be happier on the water.

Running Chrome here. Website has been slow for a while. Trying to load my notifications takes forever. If I open a page in a new tab, it won't load at first. I have to hit refresh to get that page to load.

I can't comment on a junior pad crasher, but I've thrown a 1/4oz. buzzbait with mine and it worked just fine.

I totally agree with you. Which is why I believe probably an extra 10% of the fish we release at tournaments die after the weigh in. I can think of a particular member in the club I'm in who must have a terrible livewell system in his boat. He almost always has one dead fish at weigh in, and his other couple fish are usually "alive" but with their gills barely moving and he will argue with the tournament director until he's blue in the face that his fish are indeed "alive".

What line and rod are you using? You need a heavy powered rod with braid to effectively drive the hook home on a frog whenever you're 40+ feet out.

That's a killer Senko rod!

I've never been overly convinced that colors matter a whole lot on topwater baits. I normally pick a color I'm confident in and run with it. The fish are only seeing the belly anyways. In the Skitter Prop, I use the Frog and Lime Frog colors in all water colors. In the torpedo, I usually go with the baby bass, frog, or the black w/ white herringbone design. As for time of day, this time of year I will not throw topwater during the times you mention. But in the fall whenever the water is in the low 60's, topwater can work all day long. .