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I'd really like to be able to do slow motion film. I'm looking at GoPros.. Including the GoPro Hero+ action camera. It says it is 1080p/60fps.. Would that be capable of slow mo?

Honestly on MLF, any type of slow, methodical, co tact bait fishing is probably considered 'finesse' to the guys on their, because ideally, you are probably fishing some sort of reaction bait, covering water, and catching fish every handful of cast. I've also watched Mark Davis break out the spinning reel plenty of times.

I will fish a popper anytime I want to work an isolated piece of cover , like a lone log for instance, for a long time. The popper can make quite a commotion without moving very much. Phil Hunt says he wacks willows with a boat oar to drop flies into an area, and then comes back an hour or two later and fishes a popper in that area were panfish are feeding on the flies for postspawn bass.

I don't believe discoloration has an effect on the tensile or knot strength of a line. As long as the line feels limp enough for use, I would continue to use it. If you are worried about visibility you could take a sharpie marker to recolor the discolored length of line.

What did the biggest one weigh? She is quite a chunk! I'm not the greatest smallie fisherman, I only catch decent sized ones in creeks when the opportunity arises, so the best advice I an give you is to keep fishing! The more you have a bait in the water, the more likely you are to collide with a Goliath smallmouth! You can do it!

I like a walker for sure... A Sexy Dawg, Spook, ect. I like wake baits, but more for largemouth, they slam em!

All good frog choices. Now you just have to get Kermit to sashay across a ten pounder.

Before and during a storm front are amazing times to be fishing. I love to throw a spinnerbait around as a storm system breaks up the water, and the fish will usually chase in water like that. Postfrontal is another story... The water is usually muddied up, and the fish aren't as willing to chase as they've spent the last day or so chasing bait and are content with a full belly. I still go fishing though because why not!

Lost one this morning on a squarebill crankbait. I ripped it out of some grass, had a vicious reaction strike. Was struggling to keep the fish down but ultimately he was too much. He breached the water, brought some slack in my line, and threw the hook. At least a 4lb fish

I don't think it will happen for me this hear, maybe a few years in the future, but would definitely love to attend a BR event in the future!

Got to use this dude while at work today! Not as good as fishing but still pretty fun! Really dirty though, feel like I just lived through a dust storm.... Could use a Gatorade

We have turtles here too. One broke my buddy off a few weeks ago.

Also, really enjoyed the BPS Extreme HM54 6'6" MH I night for Squarebills. Nice moderate action but plenty of backbone. Nice and sensitive, as well as light and balanced to boot.

Caught a decent sized one this morning on the 2.5. Lost another one, at least a 4 lb fish. I need to work on keeping my rod tip down as I feel the fish try and come up, because once they breach and get some slack, they throw that hook in no time flat.

As has been shown in some of my other post, I own several rods that are 10 years old if not more, handed down by my dad, and the later ones I bought because I liked the feel of them. In order to continue using them for the foreseeable future I was wondering if their is a cork sealant I could use to protect the cork handles? I'd prefer to still be able to feel the cork, rather than a glossy finish. Thanks, Jakob

Get a picture and measurements and make a replica!

Due to multi use like above, graphite. Also, I like a graphite fast action for topwaters/jerkbajts so they are more responsive.

Pretty sure Red Dirt makes one. I might have to try it.. My buddy uses them

Black Spinnerbaits with Chartreuse Highlights and a Colorado blade slay in dirty water

Fishing is better than working... So, yes, I'd fish.

Yes, but this isn't necessarily some tiny fish that died. It could have been a good one. Bob Lusk said, and I quote "When you catch a 3+ fish, you treat it like a woman on a first date, because that fish had to overcome tremendous odds to get to where it is, and it has a chance of making it to double digits." C & R isn't cruel if you do it right. Hold tue fish right, don't drag him all over the place, and remove hooks swiftly and with minimal damage, and your fish is less stressed, and generally apt to survive. I'll bet more survive than you think.

I'm more apt to call that a small boat lol

I wouldn't hesitate to buy 3. Maybe buy a few different powers/lenghts/actions. If you don't need them right away, hold them back until one gives out. You could be loaded with decent rods for a while that way.

I don't know. I only buy online at BPS when they have free shipping for x amount of time