Drew03cmc

He sounded like a guy that felt he could have cured cancer and would still have caught ****. He has advanced FFS usage so far in such a short time and has been destroyed for becoming proficient with it to the extent he has. I used to not care for him because of it, but the more I watch and learn (don't own it myself), the more I am becoming a fan.

What do you mean?

My gripe with the Fury line is weight. They are HEAVY. I've used St. Croix Avid, Mojo, Legend Tournament and have settled on Ark. For a ML rod, it's hard to beat my 6'10" MLXF Lancer Pro. The price is right too, $99. I'd also check out the Tatula, even the XT model with black EVA grips. They are lightweight and sensitive.

If anyone wants a fresh perspective on Josh Jones, go watch Chris and Trait Zaldain's podcast on YouTube. They have a long interview with him that changed my opinion.

Yes. Oh, specifics? I want to get bit on an X-Nanahan and Raid Level Minnow. I've gotten several Raid Level Jigs, 3.5g size and have some Raid 2Way for trailers. For other stuff, I want to get a big river smallie on a Magdraft and a Jackhammer.

Honestly, I've caught more bass on white, just plain white. Smallies in spring on rivers, white. Largemouth in lakes whenever, white. The OP mentioned Cole slaw. That color is older than I am and still works. I've got spinnerbaits in many different colors including, white, white/chartreuse, bluegill, black/blue, black/red and chartreuse. I only throw the first two...might have a bunch of spinnerbaits for sale now that I think of it.

Photoperiod is more important than temperature. The fish can't read a thermometer, but their biological clock can determine how long the days are and when their ideal time to spawn is.

Bass Pro Shops Speed Shad head is a nice option in 1/8oz, 2/0 hook.

Every fish I caught between 1/1 and 3/6 came on a jerkbait, either a Rozante 77, Oneten or Oneten +1 Jr. 3/7 I caught two on a Stealth Blade.

When the opportunity arises, there will be copious amounts of pictures.

There's a few sleepers in that system. Below Nickajack is rumored to hold absolute giants, but I cannot corroborate this. I, desperately, want to fish the TN River system for smallies.

This was Monday morning. It was super windy, gusting to 40 or so.

Personally, yes, I believe it will. If I had to guess, it would be Cayuga, Erie or one of the TN River tailgates, Wheeler/Wilson/Pickwick, etc. Will FFS play a role? Maybe.

Yes, the baits have VMC hooks. Their hooks are not VMC.

Man, this is a tough one. I will be fishing the same lake on 6 or so occasions for kayak tourneys, should be on Kentucky Lake in early October and will hit the other local waters that I've caught some fish on. I am guessing it will be on a squarebill. I'm also devoting a lot of time to jerkbaits, jigs and the mini max this year.

Both in 2022. Smallie went 18" from a creek I could easily cast across. No official weight on the top largemouth, not sure if it beat 5-06, but if not, I put the 5-06 on the bottom.

You mentioned slow sink, I've had good luck letting a finesse size Duo bait sink right into their faces. I might grab a Stunna and use it the same way.

I'd love to get down that way.

Honestly, I think it can handle it, but a 200+ size is better. I've used everything from a Citica 200D, Kastking Spartacus and Ardent Magnum to an Okuma Citrix 364 and caught a bunch of fish on them with baits to 5oz. I actually have a Kastking Spartacus Maximus I would unload cheap if someone wanted it for this purpose.

Drag? Cinch it as tight as you can and go. 12lbs of drag is more than you think.

If you like the Wreck, the Peanut is nothing like it. The Peanut is a smaller, 1/4oz flat bait, not a fat squarebill.

15lb braid to 10lb fluoro leader.

Personally, I see the skill in interpreting the data on the screen, not in strolling a swim jig and watching the fish pursue. His videos aren't like Butch, rather his are more "look-at-me". Butch wanted to showcase the fish and the bait, but JJ wants to self promote as much as anything. If you use down scan correctly, you can do similar stuff just in the cone under your transducer, not 100 feet in front of you.

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Tackle Xtreme is in the area. Look up Gerhard Visser on Facebook. He sells a lot of Duo Realis stuff.