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I think would’ve released her, but I’ve never caught a state record fish either. Hard to say unless I was put in that position

I have a follow up question: Fenwick eagle vs st croix triumph which is better(6’6” spinning specifically)? I actually own both of these rods and the st croix feels like that superior rod, but wanted to feed back from the boards. I’ve only fished the eagle and it was a really nice blank the one time I had it out. I picked up the st croix off fb marketplace for $20 bucks. I’ve cast both in the yard and the st croix feels stiffer, based off the st croix I’d say the eagle is more like a medium light or based off the eagle the st croix is more like a medium heavy. eagle feels like a power 2 rod and st croix feels like a power 3 rod. I’ll probably pass one of these rods along to my buddy that is looking for a 6’ 6” spinning rod for the kayak as well. I think I’m gonna pass along the eagle. It’s actually a nice rod for the $

I mainly just beat up the white river between waverly and martinsville and hope got the best. River has been so low i got stuck a bunch last time I went out.

We’re living in a fishing black hole. I don’t even have a spot I like to fish

Thanks for having me back! This fall has been great for fishing, too bad I haven’t been out much. I’ve been shopping like a fool though.

I have not fished many of the ponds in my area. Most of the newer neighborhoods have ponds that will produce fish, and before my son was born I would fish those periodically. Not the best, but I’ll take anything I can get on a hook over being skunked. This year has been tough since I’ve got an 8 month old, so my time on the water is precious. I am addicted to brown back fish, so I’m going to the river every chance I get to fish these days.

Sweet! I guess I got a new hmg for $100 bucks. Pretty good deal then

Unfortunately I live in Greenwood, indiana . The fishing here is terrible at best. I’m half an hour from the closest lake, and the bite is tough. I’ve become a river rat because it’s the only place to get a decent bite. Heavy pressure and very limited options make it tough for the recreation fishermen. Having a kayak has helped a ton. We have very limited bank fishing options

I have a black hmg medium/moderate and the rod I got yesterday is a grayish/gold color. I’m not sure which one is the new model and which is the old. I got the medium moderate second hand brand new last month for $10.

Picked up an hmg at sportsman outdoors for $100. I think it’s probably the older model (not sure though). The eagle was $90, so I think this rod is well worth the $10 difference. I’m going to try to get by with the medium heavy for now and I’ll get a medium/fast if needed.

I think it’s gonna be the hmg. I’m such a sucker for fenwick rods, and they make some good ones!

Anchor pulley system. Put it on both sides of your kayak and enjoy. Boat position just became your best friend. as far as anchors go I’ve to a 10 lb kettle ball or a 10 lb mushroom I’ll use. I haven’t used both yet, but they’d be necessary in really heavy wind. I’m a river fisherman, so spinning due to wind isn’t normally a big concern. I’m fighting current more than anything

Logan, I am from Greenwood, welcome to Bass resource!

Welcome to bass resource!

Good morning bass resource! It looks to be a gorgeous weekend here in the Indy area. My question for you folks is do you have a preference between the Fenwick eagle (the newer blue ones) and the Fenwick hmg casting rods? I have an eagle spinning rod and an hmg casting rod. They both feel great, so I’m having a hard time deciding which way to go. I will be buying a couple workhorse rods in a m/f and a Mh/f. I’m leaning towards the hmg rods, but I’m sure I’d be satisfied with either!

I bought 2 lews carbon fire reels from Walmart for like $50 bucks 7 or 8 years ago. They still fish like a dream and are every bit as good as my bb1 pro was. I swap the carbon fire and my curado reels out sometimes, and I’m not missing a beat

Thank you for your detailed and in-depth response. I really appreciate it. I fish from my kayak exclusively these days. Kayak is the reason for the shorter rods (that and finding deals on Facebook, garage sales, or discounted). I’m a river smallmouth fisherman. My river is shallow and I take 3-4 combos in my boat at any given time. My rods if choice are pretty much m/f spinning, mh/f, mh/m and m/m for the river. I have times that I will bring the heavy rod, but we don’t have tons of heavy cover on the river, and I’ve had no luck with frogs on the river so I don’t bring the h/Xf much. I fish tubes, neds, dropshot, wacky on the m/f spinning, most of my cranks on the m/m, chatterbaits/spinners/some top water on the mh/m and drag the bottom on the with t rig or jigs. my four primary combos 6 6 m/f diawa legalis/st croix triumph 72 m/m shimano curado k 6.2:1/Fenwick hmg 7 mh/m bps crankin stick/curado 7.2:1 69 mh/f veritas curado k 8.5:1 I am happy with these reels, I think eventually I’d like to get rods all from the same company (st croix mojo bass or Fenwick hmg or elite series). I primarily fish neds, tubes, grubs, wacky worms, and weightless plastics. I am wanting to focus more on my cranking and chatterbait fishing. Moving baits arn’t something I have a ton of confidence in, but I know a must for smallmouth fishing. I’d like to start throwing soft swim baits and dark sleepers as well. my kayak is a perception sound 10.5, so I don’t have a ton of extra room in my kayak for tons of gear.

Your absolutely right. I think I’m august I had 6 combos, and I’m at 15 now!!!

Are you inquiring about the length or why i have spinning rods at all? short answer is I use my kayak in the river, and its quicker to have 2 spinning rods to not have to retire everything all the time. I have a Fenwick eagle that I bought to bank fish and I have a st croix that is ml/f that i bought for ned rigs. I'll get longer rods in the future, I'm sure.

I hadn't thought about that one. Thanks for the heads up!

I have been buying rods and reels like it's my full time job lately. I am wondering if there is anything obvious that I am missing from my rod arsenal. I have the following: 6 6 m/f spinning 6 6 ml/f spinning 6 9 mh/f casting 6 6 m/f casting 7 4 h/xf casting 7 2 m/m cranking 7 mh/m cranking (spinnerbaits/chatterbaits) 7 6 mh/m cranking

I've spent countless hours trying to figure this out. Its really impossible to do all of bass fishing one 1 rod. At an absolute minimum I'd need 2, and I'd have to all but forget about either finesse or cranking. If i was going to do only 1 rod/1 reel I'd go with a lews bb 1 pro reel in 7.1:1 gear ratio. Rod is tough. I'd probably go with something like a 7'4" medium heavy or heavy fast action rod. This would cover the way i fish the best.

These answers are exactly what I expected ?. My original idea was gonna be how many baits do you throw on the average day, but I know no two days of fishing are the same. I think my goal was to decide how often I should change lures in a day. Say I fish 3-4 hours and I’m not getting a bite. How frequently are you changing til get bit?

I was wondering what is the most times you tried different lures in a different day? Same lure but different color counts as 2 different lures for this question.

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