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  1. Lews BB1 you can find them online for around 120$ I use these for all my cranking needs.
  2. Hey guys. I’m an avid spinnerbait fisherman. It’s my go to when I don’t know what to do and I always seem to catch fish on them. One thing I have a question about is slow rolling larger spinnerbaits in the early spring and prespawn times of the year. I’m thinking of getting some 3/4oz double Colorado spinnerbaits for this. Pairing them with a 7’6” MH rod, a 5.1:1 reel and some 16lb fluoro. One do y’all think this would be a good setup? Second is double Colorado blades what I need and if so what size blades should I be looking for? Third, do you guys use a trailer for this technique? And lastly what kind of cover/structure are you guys looking for when throwing this and what depth ranges? Thanks for the info guys
  3. What’s up guys. I’m looking for a new swim jig rod and had a couple questions. I primarily fish two swim jigs. I fish a Dave’s tournament tackle 1/4oz swim jig which is more of an all around lighter jig. The other jig I swim is a gambler heavy cover swim jig in 5/16oz. I have a lews team lite magnum grass rod 7’2” H fast that I originally bought for swim jigs. It’s a great rod but not what I’m looking for in a swim jig rod. It has the backbone I want but lacks the softer tip I’m looking for for accurate casts. Then I went to a lews custom speed stick magnum bass 2 rod 7’2” mh fast. This rod is great for the 1/4 oz swim jig with a small trailer on it but feels a little light for the heavier jig I throw with a swimbait trailer on it. So there is my problem I know I could use two different rods but I would like to get away with one if I can. Some of the rods I’m looking at are listed below: Lews custom speed stick magnum grass rod 7’2” heavy fast 3/8-1oz( this is the speed stick version of the team lite rod I have. I was thinking of this one because I feel like this like of rods are a little “softer” than the team lites) lews custom speed stick pitching stick 7’4” Heavy fast 1/2-2oz lews tp1 black speed stick pitching stick 7’4” heavy fast 3/16-1 1/2oz lews tp1 (original white) pitching/grass 7’3” heavy fast 3/8-1 1/2oz any help with this would be great guys. Especially if you have one of the above mentioned rods. I would like to keep the brand to lews but am open to other suggestions. Thanks
  4. *** just did a review of this rod. I’m thinking of getting one as well. Look forward to seeing if anyone has any experience with it.
  5. I have two of the lite shakey head rods. I use them for most of my fitness presentations ( shad raps, shakey head, finesse swimbaits, wacky rig, etc.) and I love them. Very light and very sensitive. I would definitely not hesitate to buy another one. An added bonus you can’t beat a lifetime warranty!
  6. Hey guys. Just watched a video with mark Davis about Carolina rig fishing and it got me thinking about buying a new setup. I’m looking at the lews team lite 7’11” MH Rod for Carolina rigging/football jigs/ and other deeper water and jig techniques. I would pair this with a high speed reel (8:1 or 7:1) and probably 15 or 16lb fluorocarbon. Was wondering if anyone was using a setup similar to this? I like the idea of a long rod to take up line in deeper water and think it would be a good jig rod for casting jigs. Also I’m 6’6” tall so I tend to prefer longer rods anyways. Just seeing what you guys think of a setup like this or if you would change anything. Thanks guys.
  7. Hey guys. I was wondering if you guys think tungsten shakey head are worth the money or is lead the way to go. I went to a lake this past weekend with a lot of spotted bass and caught a ton of fish on a shakey head. It’s the first time I’ve ever really had any success with a shakey head and now I’m hooked. I was using 1/8 oz Trokar Pro-v head jig which is tungsten. The only down side to them is they are pretty pricey. So what do you guys think is tungsten the way to go or would lead be the better option. Thanks guys.
  8. Hey guys. Ive got a small club tournament at Gaston this weekend and was wondering if I could get some reports as to how it’s setting up. I’m not going to be able to practice Friday so any little bit helps. Hopefully it’s setting up better than Kerr has the past 3 weeks it’s been brutal. Thanks guys.
  9. Hey guys. I’ve decided to really fish the shakey head more this year and was wonder if there were any real disadvantages to throwing it on a casting setup. I was thinking a medium moderate action rod with 12lb test and a 6.8 reel. I have spinning setups but I am just not as proficient with them. What are you guys thoughts on this.
  10. Really different things poppers - lews custom speed stick “wart special” 7’ med buzzbaits/spooks - lews custom speed stick “mag bass 2” 7’2” MH spinnerbaits - lews custom speed stick “mag bass” 7’ mh big prespawn Colorado spinnerbaits - lews custom speed stick “Magnum heavy cover” 7’6” H All of these are close to ur price range but I don’t think there is a one rod for all top water and spinnerbait fishing
  11. They look like tnt wadda jigs or tnt football jigs. There a California company and big on the cal delta which makes since seeing as ish is from California
  12. 3/8 double willow white silver and 1/2 combo pros choice
  13. Well looks like I just found my answer. Just bought the custom speed stick wart special, squarebill, and magnum crankbait rod in a 3 pack for 200$
  14. Hey guys Im looking at getting a couple new cranking rods and was wondering if yall could help me. Ive narrowed it down to either the lews david fritts perfect cranking rods or the lews custom speed stick crankbait rods. I already have a few custom speed sticks and really like them but dont know if the graphite blank would be the best. Obviously I like the 79.99 price point of the fritts rod over the 129.99 of the speed stick but price really isnt the deciding factor here. I want something that I could crank with all day if need be that wouldnt wear me out. I also want a quality rod, I know lews is known for quality but the sub hundred dollar price of the fritts rod has me a little worried. Also I know the custom speed sticks have a lifetime warranty where as I dont think the fritts rods would. I want a few different lengths for different applications and most noteably am looking at the 6'9" MH and the 7' M rods for squarebills and medium diving crankbaits respectively. I would be pairing these rods with Lews BB1's. Any input at all would be greatly appreciated guys and always thanks for all the help.

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