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Aaron Martens said he also does this a lot too.

The #1 Panfish is the one that's in my frying pan.

Looks like the Pro Magnesium will be $249. That is very good for a magnesium framed reel. We shall see.

This is the facts. Sad (not really) but true. Getting new tackle is probably as much fun as fishing itself.

Those aware some footballs.

Eat a sandwich

Nice fish. Dolphin's can be nonstop action when found on some floating debris or some other thing the school can relate too. Make sure to clean that gear out, don't want corrosion!

I'm buying one for "My outside me, the .e that finds my dinner by finding my dinner's dinner." Lol. Seriously though, I'm contemplating between Yeti, Engel, and K2. I'm taking a nice long camping trip, and it would be nice to have for that, while canoeing, and taking next year. I only need a really small one though, so shouldn't be that bad money wise.

He asked about durability, and the Rage baits are great baits, but aren't my number 1 choice for durability. Havoc plastic is pretty stiff, gives it lots of action though and they hold up great! So my recommendation for you is the Pit Boss. They are also about as cheap as Zoom. Not supposed to be scented, some bags have a kind of scent to them that's not the typical plasticy smell of Zoom, so I don't know whether or not they are scented.

Nice fish! What tackle do you fish then on?

Squarebill Crankbait , followed closely by a 5/16 ounce War Eagle Mike McClelland Finesse Spinnerbait. I find that if I had to have one bait in all conditions it would probably be the War Eagle. It's setup lends itself to versatility.

I think waters smallmouth are caught in are populated with smaller forage rather than they can't eat large forage. They are also are generally thought to be spookier, lot of the reason most guys target them with spinning gear a lot.

Are they following size regs and limits?

Also coming in a "Two Tone" sound. I'm assuming this is a "two knocker" bait with two ball bearings, but not sure.

I'll also add my uncle as a mentor. He knows a lot more about the technical tackle stuff than my dad does. He also taught mw to fish saltwater.

Aren't C-Rigs and Shaky Heads kinda slow and methodical? Just trying to understand what you mean by Anything else slow'

I would probably start with a Squarebill on the rock bank. Start searching, moving from spot to spit, and then maybe slow down with some of the plastics you mentioned after you find fish. Parallel the bank anytime you can, and see if you can reach the creek channel with a lipless or crankbait of some sort, along with the plastics. Fish a Cr rig through those brushpiles, with a monofilament leader long enough for the bass to see your lure.

Bass can remember, but they don't truly "remember" so to speak. They only remember that there may have been a negative stimulus, which depends on how traumatic the experience was, and a host of other factors, not to mention a fish's natural instinct. Some crankbait strikes are indeed feeding strikes, but most are generally a reaction strike, in which the fish's natural instinct bring it to react to the wobbling bait by striking it.

Watch Chad Hoover on Knot Right Kayak Fishing. I have learned a good bit from him. Also entertaining. As for me, my mentor is my father, who first taught me to fish. While I've learned a lot from others, probably more than I ever learned from him, I'd never have gone fishing without that man.

That's a lot of Stren! For me its XL or Stren Original, which ever is cheaper. I also like Sunline Supernatural for topwaters. Good supple line with very little memory. Its rated strength is much closer to its actual tensile strength compared to American lines which are generally underrated, so be aware of that.

Sounds about right. That wouldn't be fun!

You may try selling this stuff then donating some money to a youth program or Heroes on Water? I don't know if any youth programs, but have heard some bad stories about stuff just getting sold or tossed after being given away. HOTW is a proven charity that does good work. Good luck in your venture.

Makes sense, but all that I catch up yo the 5 fish limit under 16 I should take?

How do you like that PowerPole Micro

Long lanky arms. Thanks for the advice, I'll look at paddle length at BPS when I go in February for the spring classic, and then probably buy a paddle online.