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Trying new techniques or baits that I have no confidence in. Been trying to force myself to only taking a few things to the water to learn. If I take everything I struggle to keep trying those new low confidence lures or techniques.

Depends on where and how I'm fishing. If I'm taking the yak out to fish I prefer to have someone with me for safety concerns. If on the river I will never take yak out alone. Bank fishing I prefer alone unless it's my son.

Tackle warehouse offers rod butt floats. http://www.***.com/Rod_Care_Maintenance__Storage_/catpage-RCMS.html I think these are priced high for what they are. I just use paracord attached to a carabiner on each end and keep my rods tethered to my yak that way. I usually have 4-5 rods on my yak at all times and the floats are just not cost effective IMO. Bass pro offers a similar product as well. I believe they come in a 3 pack. Something to think about.....your yak tips and you have rods floating away hat you have to try to chase down if you're in any type of current, if you have a fish its gonna drag that rod away with the float. Tether them and there's nothing to chase. just grab the tether and pull it back into the yak.

I am currently using a BPS mesh fishing vest and I hate it. I wear it every time but have yet to find a vest that is comfortable to fish on a kayak. Ive decided to just save my money and pick up a mustang self inflate. It's a lot more comfortable to have on and dont interfere with paddling or fishing. With m having a bad heart I want something that if I was to go into the water it's going to right me.

I have a sonar unit on my kayak and i rarely use it to find actual fish. On the occasion I do it is to see what depth they are holding in the deeper water. 95% of the time I use it to find cover, humps, and the lake contours. This has changed my whole game for the better. I broke my lake into sections and have been learning that lake section by section and that has seemed to keep it from overwhelming me. I also use my sonar when I am on the drop shot. Glenn has an excellent video he recently posted on you tube on this technique.

Project Z. Color depends on water clarity for me.

I use Owner 5/O twistloc hooks and they run perfectly straight and didn't hurt the nose at all. Lost the leg appendages before the nose was messed up. The durability of the legs are the only issue i have with the rage toads. Owner twist locks are the best hook I've found with them.

I'm from up around the Dayton area. Haven't run across too many people on here from SW Ohio. Might want to try Ohio Game fishing for advice on waters in our region. Hope you did well. I've never been there so I am no help on your question.

Congrats! Nice fish! The Ned rig is one of my newfound favorites! It's right there with drop shotting with a robo worm! Deadly!

If you plan on drop shotting I recommend the 6" roboworms. I just started using them and I am sold! Just caught 7 LMB on a lake that I am lucky to get away with 1 or 2. Someone turned me onto them and was the best advice I've taken on baits yet.

1. Roboworm on a drop shot 2. Creature-X t-rigged 3.Square Bill Those have been my 3 bigges producers this year and are my go to's when nothing else is working.

Fished Here in dayton about half a dozen times with no catch. went today and threw top, drug bottom, and spun the middle. No Luck. Pulled out a blue gill squarebill with a depth of 2-5 ft. was ticking the top of the beds and pulled in a 15" male LMB. Good way to end the day. Water was choppy but very clear. was on shore so couldn't tell you the water temp. Nobody seemed to be getting anything during the few hours i was there.

Started fishing around 11 a.m. water was choppy from a decent breeze across the lake. Started with a prop bait with no success and same for my Megabass. Tried dragging bottom with a t rigged lizard without so much as a bite. Fished the middle layer for a while with a spinner and still nothing. Finally threw on a square bill and started ticking the top of the vegitation and sure enough I got my first bass of the year from down there about 1:30 p.m. nothing to brag about, only bout 15 inches, but a Bass is a Bass is a Bass. was happy to pull out of there atleast with a catch.

I use P-Line Flouroclear coated Line and P-Line CX on all my rods and reels except for flippin around heavy cover. I use a 30 lb power pro slick braid with a P-line Leader. I love the CX and have been switching over to that as the Flouroclear doesn't seem as strong as the CX. Feel wise the CX actually feels alot more sensitive and doesn't seem to have as much stretch to it. It's all in your preference. The CXX seems ok on my baitcasters but i dont like it on spinning gear, as it seems to have too much memory to it. The CX works well on both. There are some really good lines in all cat. BBraid, mono, flouro, and Hybrid, as well as some really horrible lines. Just do as i have and alot of other have. Experiment and see what you like the most. What I like and what works well for me or others may not work well for you or your style. I do Highly recomment you try out the P-line CX. I havent been able to find it on shelves anywhere around me so I ordered mine thru Tackle warehouse. I had a few recommend it to me and the reviews were great so I gave it a try and Glad I did because it is now my line of choice. I have tried alot of line and stripped alot of reels with new line because I just hated it and thought it was garbage. and I HATE wasting money like that! I knw youre against braid but I believe if you try the slick braid from power pro you might change your mind about braid. I know I did! Best of luck to you!

You see a guy in a blue HHR with dark tinted windows out there fishing stop and say hi! Always great to meet other people from the board and exchange info! Best of luck to ya! Let us know how your fishing goes!

I started fishing there last year. I had a lot of luck with the tube x tubes with a rattle in them. They tore em up. I pulled out 4 3+ lbs Lrg Mouth in about an hour. I had a few people come up and ask what I was using because nobody was even getting a bite and had been there for hours. Been out a few times this year with no luck but its been a few weeks. Hope to get back out there in the next few weeks.

Just a bunch of bobbers while out on yak but this summer I did pull in a reel that looked like it has been on bottom of pond for years.....

I just started using a bait caster. A member on here pointed me towards a Lew's LFS. Best advice ever. been out about 10 trips and have only had one over run, and that was my fault because I didn't stop the spool as it hit water. Great reel, feels great in hand and the price is only 99.99 at tackle warehouse. They done a price match for me at 89.99. Like mine so much I plan on ordering another 7.5:1

I have used flouroclear and the CX both. Love the CX. running a 12lb on my bait caster and have the 8lb flouroclear on my spinning gear. The flouroclear seems stretchy like mono and not as sensitive as the CX. I have straightened out hooks with the CX on snags. It is very abrasion resistant and strong. It's my line of choice when going with copolymer line.

If and when I go to Bass Pro I usually try to find the oldest guy I can in the fishing dept. I have found they are more knowledgeable than some of the others and seem to care. I recently went to Dicks to purchase a bait caster and made the mistake of letting the sales associate talk me out of it. All I asked for was recommendation cause I had bad experience from one of the younger guys at BPS setting me up with a POS. Thank god Glenn sent me in the right direction and now I LOVE bait casters. All the big box stores need to staff their stores with people more knowledgeable in the field.

Thank you! It's been an obsession trying to get one Lectric. And I'm the one who really got Hooked this morning Hootie! Best part is I can set back and really enjoy it now that all the pressure of catching one is off of me.

Just caught my First Largemouth Bass! New to the sport and have been fighting all summer long without any success. Went out hour before sunrise this morning and I threw rattletraps, top water frogs, senko, spinners, buzz bait and nothing. So I got in my bos and pulled out the new tube-x and rattles and t-rigged it. Fish on! buried me in the weeds! no biggie! threw it again same area. Hit 2. buried me again. getting upset. threw a few more times and got one and kept him above the weeds and he went airborne and lost the hook. Deep breath and remember all the forums on here and all the articles I read and Glenn videos I watched. All lost to my error. BAD Hook sets. Threw again. Fish on! reel down and set. Landed! Woo Hoo! Finally! only a cpl pounds but I was as happy as if it was a record size fish! Glad all the reading and video watching finally paid off. There was about 10 others around and a few of them came over and asked what I was using because nobody could get even a bite. I have a new found love for tubes.

I am from Ohio and go to Nebraska 2-3 times a year. I have a CCW and by law I am not allowed to conceal carry in the wonderful state of Illinois. I am required to break down and transport thru the state with gun and ammo separated by means I must exit vehicle to put the 2 together. Only way I know of is to do it like the criminals do....Illegally.

I have done a search on the shell cracker G2 and can't really find anything on here about it. I was under the impression it would be a bass slayer. I had a hell of a time trying to find one in stock anywhere. Even the manufacturer had them on back order. I have tried fishing it but with no luck. I have been told the best time to use it was during the spawn. Is this correct? I know every time I throw it there's usually 3-5 bluegills swimming back by it's side.

Was just complaining about this today to my wife. It would be nice to be able to add things on a list and then place a large order. I'm horrible and always forget something I needed because my wife likes throwing my list away when she finds it.