Drew03cmc

I agree. I think I've caught a handful maybe? Now a spook type lure, I've caught hundreds, mostly smallies. For largemouth, I've been slinging a frog a ton this year and have opened my selection from just the Poppin Pad Crasher to Scum Frog Trophy Series and now the Jackall Kaera S2 Beat.

That Bandit will slay in stained to dirty water 6 months of the year.

Anyone local have a used 5" Humminbird? My 4" has too small a screen for me on my kayak.

Great finesse baits and I can sling them on 8lb fluoro all day long.

I prefer a small walking bait like a Sammy 85 or a small super shallow crankbait, 2 feet or less.

I'll try them out when my Senko stash runs low.

Are they as soft as the Senko?

Thank you! I'm thinking I may just run 20 on that rod and use the MH with 15 for jigs and texas rigs in shallow, not quite as hairy structure.

Like it says, I have a flipping stick, 7'3" H that I'm looking to setup with fluorocarbon for flipping and pitching texas rigs and jigs around wood, docks, some grass and probably anywhere else I determine it's needed. I love my 17lb Abrazx on my MH, should I run 20 or 25 on this rod? I'm probably putting it on a gen 3 Revo SX for the stout drag to just horse fish out of stuff. Thanks!

Haha, yes, I found them from a reel supplier. I would never steal them. That's not a good look.

I like those as rod stagers, far more than as a paddle holder.

Honestly, on the rivers and creeks I fish most, they just love walking baits. I can throw anything from a Zara Puppy to a Megabass Dog X Diamante and get hit. When I'm wading, my money is anything from 3.33 to 3.75" around 3/8oz. I'm partial to a couple that are tough to find anymore though. One I have 4 of, the other 5. I have thrown everything from buzzbaits to Whopper Plopper 90s and everything in between. When they don't hit topwater for me, I'm slinging a Tackle HD Hi-Def Craw, either as a finesse jig trailer or rigged solo on the Stealth HD head.

Honestly, I'd love some like you've made. Which hooks and weights are those? May be interested in buying some.

For my bladed jigs, I use an H2O Xpress Ethos 6'6" MH. I don't feel like I need a crankbait rod for them. I use the same rod for throwing 3/8-1/2oz spinnerbaits and buzzbaits. On this rod, I have a 6.5:1 Piscifun SAEX Premier (same as my Ardent Apex reels) and 12lb YZH.

Buddy, I've used everything from Citica 200D to Lexa 300h. I preferred and liked my Ardent Apex Magnum the best. They were all good at certain things. The older 200B Curados make a great starter swimbait reel.

It's really a balance thing.

I love this rod and reel combo. The Eyecon is also an XF rod, making it great for jighook baits, but not ideal for treble baits. It also doesn't balance with a reel under 9oz for me and the Stradic 1000MgFB I am being given is 7 oz. I have a Sahara 1000 on my 6'6" ML, but I'd like a different rod. The monkey has me, and I can't say no. Also, the shorter rod would make walking the Dolphins, Zip'n Ziggies and Fakie Dogs a little easier. For me, on a spinning rod, braid is all I'll use.

What do you currently use? I'm using an Eyecon 6'3" MXF and Sahara 2500FB with 15/4 S8S and 8lb leader.

Hey, I wade fish a lot of creeks and small waters for smallies. I'm wondering what rod you'd put a Stradic 1000 on. The baits I toss most of all include a Tackle HD 3" craw on 3/16 head, walking baits to 3/8oz and 3.5-4" swimbaits on a belly weighted hook. Would something like a Loomis SJR722 work for all that and balance the rod well? I'd probably use something like 15/4 PP and 8lb leader on it, to make it easier on myself.

Huddleston is a joke. Honestly, if it weren't for their Grass Minnows and Weedless Shad, I'd have no need to use anything from them. If you want to stir the pot, ask about the Hudd Walker that Ken took a preorder on several years ago and none have surfaced. It is excuse after excuse from them.

I may be blind, but I don't see a video...

Honestly, if he has a rod that can handle 2oz, I've got some lower priced stuff I'd sell really cheap. It's a Savage Gear 5" Bat, 6" Slow Sink Spro and a new Fishlab 5" gill swimmer. Nothing extravagant, but if he's wanting to start with bigger stuff, these are a good place to begin.

Depends on what you classify a small swimbait. I wouldn't hesitate to throw a Mattlures Tournament shad or a 5" Triple Trout.

@Bluebasser86 I have to learn your trick for bank jerkin in winter. You seem to do quite well with it and I, well, don't.

I see where I need to be for these now, thank you!