Drew03cmc

I like the looks of Morning Dawn and Bold Bluegill. @Team9nine I was not surprised, noting your affinity for Midwest Finesse.

I am looking at using a new (to me) finesse worm, the Roboworm 4.5" straight tail, and was curious what is the best way to rig them, fish them, etc. Thanks guys.

52 degree water, I am throwing Rk Crawlers and spinnerbaits. 48 and under we can talk about cold water, but will move to more of a jerk bait or fluke alternating with a soft craw or 3.5" swimbait on a jighead.

This is my go-to for most things.

If you get on TW, Andy's jigs are on sale, along with everything else.

Gorgeous fish! That jig looks great! I buy a few dozen Andy's synthetic and bear har jigs each year. They are consistent, use decent hooks and are cheap enough to put in nasty places.

The Elk is fun, but I prefer those to the east for the most part. Anywhere south of the Osage/Missouri down to the Arkansas River holds good smallies.

6'8" Medium H2O Xpress Ethos, they run around $69.99.

For a medium, I would find an Academy Sports and look at the H2O Xpress Ethos 6'8" medium. It's a great stick for the price.

The title and request are contradictory. The best isn't inexpensive. I wouldn't go cheaper than a Nasci 2500 personally, but I use a Stradic FL myself.

Holy hell. I thought I did good buying my Fury 795 on sale last month for $99 from Academy. That's a great deal.

I have fished them everywhere and I cannot get a hit. I throw yours or a Project Z and I am in.

Yep, sold em awhile back. Already gone or I would have taken you up on this.

Project Z is my choice, 3/8 for shallow water or 1/2oz for current or fishing a hair deeper. I have a few jack hammers left, but prefer to fish the OG, Elite and PZ. I have zero fish caught on any of the 35 Jackhammers I have owned.

This is the exact rod I use with 30# braid and a Metanium MG DC.

6'6" MF/6.2:1/12# copolymer 6'8" MF/7.0:1/20# braid to 10-12# leader 7' MHMF/6.2:1/30# braid to 15# leader 7' MHF/7.0:1/30# braid to 15 to 20# leader 7' HF/7.0:1/50# braid 6'8" MXF/spin/15# braid to 10# leader

I don't see a medium driving home most spinner bait hooks sufficiently for my uses. I prefer a MHMF or MHF depending on bait, hook, current or depth.

Duo Realis Rozante 77SP. It's a fantastic shallow water jerk bait.

The Zip n Ziggy is one of my go to topwaters. They just get smashed.

The Rozante is a really fun bait. It is a super shallow jerk bait, 0 to 3 feet and definitely gets bit.

This is why. Also, the cover I am fishing around makes a difference.

30 or 50# braid, depending which of my MHF rods I have with me.

I was wondering where you got that. I don't like how heavy the original Bass X is, so the rods I tend to grab are the Avid and above when I can.

River smallies are my passion. The strikes, the fights, the acrobatics, they're perfect.

Duo Realis Kabuki 55SR in citrus shad is the one crank I feel most confident in.