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Whichever you can find cheaper/on sale! You can't go wrong with either one. I'd stay away from the PowerPro Slick 8 though...prone to wind knots and once that line is tangled up it's almost impossible to undo, you'll need to cut it and splice.

The only thing you'll ever really find on sale at BPS are their in-house branded items.

Missourifishin said it all in a nutshell. Get some KVD 1.0-2.5 squarebills, fish them as he described. I also like to throw squarebills when I see shad/baitfish jumping out of the water...get the shallowest running squarebill you have, cast past the boils and crank through them.

That's kind of nuts how popular they seem to be in Thailand but nowhere else. I got some on eBay and none of them are the same brand as the ones you show in your picture.

One of my go-to's was Bass Tackle Depot but it looks like they're going out of business or moving. They're liquidating everything right now at 60% off. It was 50% a couple of weeks back and they had some LuckyCrafts, Jackall, MegaBass all at half off, but now they're down to the last of the plastics and tackle. Still some great deals in there if you're not super picky about brand/color.

The best fluoro, but need to find it on sale!

For the crankbaits use the Plano Crankbait organizers. They seem to hold a lot more hardbaits than the normal tray Planos since the angle lets you really cram them in there. Also use Owner Hook Safety Caps to keep the crankbaits from getting tangled up.

The CL8 bait topwaters are hands down my favorite, but they are all but impossible to find either online or retail.

The Boomerang Snip is the single most useful fishing accessory I've ever used. I buy a new one every season and throw the old one out. Still the best investment I make every year.

With topwater type of baits I don't think color makes much of a difference. When a fish is looking up at a bait all they are seeing is a silhouette.

Rat type of baits have been blowing up out here on the west coast the last couple of years with lots of people catching some chunks. I think the biggest drawback with rat-style baits blowing up in popularity has been both finding them, and when you do find one, the pricepoint. Many of the rat baits are handmade and run upwards of $100. The Spro BBZ rats are a game changer in that they're priced low enough where now almost anyone can buy one without breaking their bank.

Ziploc Gallon Freezer Bags, and, Sterlite plastic containers from Target. You can fit a ton of plastics in the 56 quart Sterilites.

I'll buy/use what I can find on sale. I don't have to worry about sponsor nor have a specific brand loyalty, though for spinning reels I am partial to Shimanos. I will however stick to manufacturers with stellar reputations and reviews for customer service and quality. "Buy cheap, buy twice" applies.

I fished chatterbaits heaviliy this past year, and used an Abu Garcia Revo STX Gen2 spooled with 20 lb fluoro, with a Phenix X3 Crankbait Rod. Haven't used a swim jig yet, but the chatterbaits you can just fish like a crankbait.

I'd imagine the 7' and shorter rods would be more practical from something like a kayak where you're seated pretty much the whole time. A long rod from a kayak I can see myself snapping because of the high-sticking/angle the rod tip will be in when landing a fish.

3-4 lb mono. With an ultralight setup with a 5' rod I find the stretch of mono to be the most important factor to absorb the shock of hooksets and drag pull/fish fighting to avoid line breakage.

12-15 lb braid, 6-10 lb fluoro leader depending on the application.

I use some Daiwa 15lb mono I got for free at a raffle. Only thing to note would be don't go too light on the mono in the rare case you get spooled down to the mono and it's so light it breaks.

One of the best things I like about the glass rod is how effortlessly you can reel a bait out of the water, sling it up, around, and back out in one swift motion that has almost no impact to your shoulder/wrist/elbow joints. The soft/whippyness of the glass rod gives it a "slingshot" effect that lets you launch it and cover a lot of water a lot faster.

FC Sniper in 7lb all the way.

They seem to be targeting snakefish in all of the videos but I have no clue how snakefish react to fast moving baits as compared to bass. Snakefish seem to be super aggressive.

I have the 7'9" Phenix XG-3 glass crankbait rod as well and I absolutely love it for medium sized crankbaits and chatterbaits. I use 20lb FC Sniper (no braid) and don't have any problems with hookups/losing fish. I don't plan on ever switching back from glass having used it. Best thing would be to try and borrow a rod or buy one and see for yourself if it's your cup of tea.

Yikes, Stockton is NOT a good city to spend a vacation in unless you want to get robbed. That's like saying East St. Louis is a nice fishing city because you have access to the Missouri and Mississippi rivers!

Angel's Camp, CA is a nice small town with a well-stocked locally owned tackle shop (Glory Hole Sports). It's right next to New Melones, and there's about a half dozen other highly-regarded Sierra Nevada/Mother Lode lakes all within about an hour's drive.

I use the big deep Plano's without any dividers - http://www.amazon.com/Plano-23731-01-Stowaway-Deep-Compartment/dp/B000EZ0ELQ I put each bait in it's own ZipLoc bag with Owner Hook Keepers to keep them from becoming a tangled mess, and just lay them down like sardines in a can.