Kyrazzy7

Is this too much line on the spool..

Ok. Yea I haven't been fishing bass to long so I appreciate the knowledge. Here in eastern wa the water I'm fishing is brown almost muddy looking. I've only caught LMB but I guess the Columbia river is one of the best smallmouth fisheries in the nation.

I think I'll try it out an see how it is. An ill prob fill the spool just about full

Hmm. Ok. Thanks!

Smoother as in better casting? Do you think it's worth the 10$+ more dollars it costs? And I've always liked using just braid. I grew up in Alaska and always used braid while fishing halibut and salmon.

Thanks a bunch guys!

Which of these two braids is better? I have the one on the left but is there any advantages of the right braid??

I run straight braid to lure. Is that bad? I'm usually just fishing frogs and other top water lures

And just to clarify I should fill it almost full?

How do I spoil them together? Just any ol knot?

ok i got a question. my reel says 120yrds/12lb. so can i put all 150yrds of 40lb braid (10lb dia) or is that too much line on the reel? also is it true that the less line you have on the shorter you will cast. and im talking half the spool being filled. thanks!

I fish almost the same exact conditions and the booyah pad crasher frogs have been working great! Especially the albino white color.

Maybe we can meet up sometime and slay some fish!

Anyone around my area? Seems like everyone on here is from back east

Hey thanks a lot everyone for all your insight and help! Much appreciated! I've got the cast distance issue worked out. Now I'm gonna start trying new techniques.

hey thanks! growing up in alaska ive been fishing all my life. but bass fishing is a totally different beast. its been really fun so far. especially watching them breach the water while slamming a frog! andd it was nice going super early. i had the whole lake to myself! im gonna go again in the morning!

so do you think the set up i have now is more geared towards poppers and other top water lures? and that i should get a little longer heavier rod for frogs?

yea i just got a pair of waders a couple days ago. just trying to find a good spot to wade in at my lake is the next task. most of it is drop offs. 9/10 of the fish im catching are no more than 15' from shore.

She was pretty fat. Pictures doesn't do it justice ha although everyone always wants it to be bigger than it was

Thanks! Yea Im trying to learn as much as possible. It's been a fun short amount of time. I need to get a scale so I can track my progress. Here's a pic of the biggest one I've caught. How much do you think she weighs

I'm still searching for those nice 6+ lbers. Feel like I might need a boat to get one though

Here's one of the early morning frog feeders

Here's a pic of my best fish. What you thin the weight is on this?

Ha never thought of that

Update. I went out this morning bright and early (4a.m) an was fishing my frogs. I tryed a couple different things when casting and it seems the easier i try and toss it the farther it goes. when i really tried to whip it, it barley went anywhere so i think i worked it out. caught some good fish this morning too. also i noticed something maybe a little weird. on about the 3rd fish i caught (decent size. about 14'') when i was removing the hook from its mouth i noticed a big gash on its back. and it was definetly fresh. there was stiill a little bit of blood coming out of it. also its tail was all banged up and bloody too. are other bigger bass trying to eat these size ones? or is something else happening? i dont think anything in this lake is big enough to eat that big of a bass