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One of the first bass I ever caught was on a Panther Martin Holographic spinner. Spinners are one of those "works on everything" lures that kind of got stuck with a "trout" tag that it's never been able to shake.

Damiki Air Pocket Worm or Yamamoto Pro Senko

These look awesome, I might have to get one. I bought Simms sunsleeves for my arms but never get around to wearing them because I have enough pieces to put on as it is. This piece would cover shirt, sleeve, hands, neck, head all in one go and I like some of the nice neutral colors they offer.

I'd try a dropshot with a natural looking bait like a Jackall Super Crosstail Shad and let that thing just sit out there, like fishing with bait, barely giving it a twitch every minute or so to let the fish in the area know it's "alive". But if the dropshot is in an area where you the know the bass are, let that thing marinate for at least a good 5-6 minutes or more before re-casting.

Maybe the OP had some really stank BO!

I never replied with what I wear! As a shore guy I use waterproof boots or light hiking shoes depending on conditions, a pair of convertable hiking/outdoor pants for my legs (same ones year round, they stay dry and cool and are UPF rated, and I never use the convertable feature), a polyester "dri" shirt (various brands, I wear these to the gym and they keep my cool and dry and I think some are UPF rated and there's Nike, Russell, Champion, Oakley, Simms, Under Armour, Adidas, generic brand all mixed), a Buff neck gaiter that I usually have pulled up over my neck and ears, sunglasses, and a boonie hat. I also use sunscreen on my arms face and neck as after a full day I can feel some UV burn on my neck area if I don't use extra sunscreen. I'm pretty paranoid about the sun and make sure I'm always covered and try to fish while standing in shade whenever possible.

I was thinking more those little legs on the Berkley Havoc Back Slide!

Those baits look sharp, should be a winner!

Buy the Chronarchs and Cumara, sell the 3 Chronarchs and basically get a Cumara with a lifetime warranty for free along with some extra spending money.

I'm sure a local guy could put it to use, no need to toss it into the landfill if it can be repurposed.

Apples and oranges, really no relation between the two. Buy a line appropriate for the species/technique/reel, irregardless of how much the rod cost.

I asked a while back if a longer rod is harder to fish from a kayak and the kayak guys said fishing a longer rod from a kayak is no problem at all, and in some cases even makes it easier to move your line around the bow of the kayak or around objects in the water.

The Red Eye Shad is a solid choice and won't break your bank.

Keitech Fat Swing Impact and Megabass Spark Shad - both are packaged where the tails will be straight out of the package and not swim wonky.

I find this akin to live bait fishing for bass, so it's cheating!

Search Facebook for "Supernatural Bass Jigs", he sells small finesse style hair jigs at a good price. I grabbed a few and they look good quality wise, but haven't gotten around to fishing them.

You could always go to the surplus store and just get a generic green army duffel and chuck your stuff in there with plenty of room to spare!

I lost my D&M Gen 1 Piranha Chatterbait in Sexy Shad color a couple of weeks back. I have one backup but man, that one hurt to break off...caught a lot of fish for me last year.

I posted in haste without looking up the science and edited my post so I don't mislead anyone. UPF is what you want to look at and there's a lot of factors that seem to go into the UPF rating, from color of the material, density/thickness of material, and tightness of weave. Every piece of clothing has some UPF protection but the ones that are rated by a manufacturer have been tested so you get some "guarantee", but that's not to say another piece of clothing that hasn't been tested doesn't offer the same amount of UPF protection. I looked up some info on a few sites and here's a couple that sums up the clothing/UPF stuff pretty well, which I think everyone should spend a couple of minute to read because it's not as cut and dry as it seems - https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/sun-protection.html http://www.skincancer.org/prevention/sun-protection/clothing/clothing-our-first-line-of-defense

One thing to point out is that all of the special "Clima" or "Cool" or "Dri" technology clothing is basically 100% polyester. You might see some that mixes in 5% spandex but it's almost always just going to be polyester. You don't need to spend the $30-$40 brand name premium for those special quick dry "tech' shirts. Check places like The Clymb or Sierra Trading Post for quick dri UPF rated polyester t-shirts and you'll basically be buying the same thing for half the price.

They should add a few really thin legs onto those ned rig plastics.

I use the Shimano and TW covers, both are neoprene and fit nicely. The Shimanos are "reversible" for right/left but I guess the TW ones can be too if you flip them inside out.

Norman Speed Clip which I hook into the split ring.

Subscribe to Outlet Bait, and, Fish And Save - Outlet Runs some really good sales at different times of the year, and Fish And Save is good for terminal tackle when they run their sales.

I use a #4 hook most of the time, and nose hook my plastics. Make sure the plastic is thin enough or designed in a way that it'll move and dart around in the water like a baitfish or worm with barely a tap on the rod. Test the plastic in the water in front of you to see how it looks in the water and how it reacts to any movement you impart on the rod. Usually you barely need to twitch the rod to make the bait dart around and an excessive rod jerking will actually give it a very un-natural presentation. I've never used a beaver/creature style bait on a dropshot, or anything really bulky for that matter. Most of my strikes don't come when I'm shaking the tip - I just shake the tip to let any fish nearby know it's there, but the strikes will come when I'm holding my rod perfectly still, and unless it's a little fish aggressively attacking the bait kicking it's tail, most of the time the strikes will be very suble with a couple of light taps. I'll wait a couple of seconds after feeling those taps then give a light hookset - the exposed hook on a nose hooked bait will usually hook the fish on the side or upper jaw 90% of the time. My thoughts on a dropshot is that you're trying to imitate a clueless baitfish being careless out in the open water.