fishwizzard

I think a carp-chair could make that a non-issue, look at these things; I have had living room furniture that was less comfortable than this thing looks. This one is only 44 Euros too!

I'm the opposite, I prefer to buy used for most stuff so I am less ticked at myself when I inevitably damage it.

I have some of them in 1/32 but have never thrown them. In general, Decoy has some cool stuff in terms of lighter jigheads and finesse hooks.

That is a good point about the grass, I admit that I rarely try to fight floating grass, most of my concern is over not snagging in the rocks. I feel like the vertical eye lets me keep the lure nose up better then the angled Owners and makes poping the lure free more effective. However, the Owners are a perfect fit for the Zman Finesse Shadz and give them a great "floating" swim action. They also give a far better hookest then the trds on those heads.

Bushwhacking with two rods sounds like a nightmare, I would ditch the spinning combo if the casting one can handle a senko.

That jig and plastic combo is a winner for sure. It was the first lure I ever had much luck catching bass with. These days I have mostly moved on to using the Decoy "Nail Bomb" head in 1/16oz - #1 hook size. It is very close to the Owner heads but imho stays weedless better and gives better hooksets. They are easy to find on ebay and are about the same price as the Owners.

Hah, well some of them are still out there! http://www.ebay.com/itm/611m-HOOK-HONE-R-Fish-Hook-Sharpener-Power-Stone-Battery-Operated-/282665137811?_trksid=p2385738.m2548.l4275

I can't tell if you are pulling my chain.

Has anyone thrown the new Keitech 6.8 and 7.8 baits on a scale yet? Would love to know what they weigh.

I met a carp guy the other day who looked like he had a $400 folding chair to sit in while fishing.

I spent a little time yesterday fishing a Timberdoodle around a weeded up pond. I had a pair of solid hits, but both times the hook didnt clear the plastic all the way. I bought the Timberdoodle a year or two ago because I thought the name was funny, but yesterday was my first time seriously trying to fish it. I really like the action of a. spoon and fish a lot of spots where it would be a good lure, but even after trying to sharpen the hook myself I'm not convinced it's going to be terribly effective. Does anyone make a weedless spoon with a good hook?

Got my first snakehead today! I was surprised he hit a Ned, I was way undergunned for the marsh I was fishing, I was pitching to open water right up next to the bank and he grabbed it.

Yea, that specific use was what I was most interested in. I will have to give it another try.

I bought one of those because I thought the name was funny and while I love the action, I have never even gotten a hit on it. The hook was also really dull and even after some time with a file I was not confident it was very sharp. I love the idea of weedless spoons though, I should give it another try.

Because of this thread I took one of my MH/F rods out for some bank beating today. I threw a 1/2oz RES, a 3/8oz spinnerbait, 4.8" Keitech on an underspin, and a 10" Culprit t-rigged. The rod handled them all great. I have a K_oncept A on it and man that rod is such a pleasure to fish with a light reel, it has so much power for it's weight, it surprises me every time. The short butt takes me a dozen or so casts to get used to, but man does it make short range pitches so much easier vs a rod with a standard or long butt.

I swear I miss 2/3 of the fish I see take the lure. It drives me insane it I am too jumpy to calm down and weight until I feel the hit.

Hi, My wife will be working up that way next week and I was thinking of tagging along to do some fishing. Looking mainly to wade for smallies, but am open to any kind of bass action. I see the Latrobe Resevour a bit north and Ice Pond and the Loyalhanna Rive in town. I will have a car and about 9-10 hours a day to fish. Anyone willing to shove me in the right direction? thanks!

I have a pair of the MH/F 6'8" rods that I grabbed when they were on sale at FFO. I got them to be general purpose kayak rods as the short butt section is perfect for seated casting while wearing a PFD. I have cast about everything on them, other than deep cranks, but only because I don't own any. I really like them a lot and when one eventually meets it's end I am going to have a custom built to match the survivor.

Any thoughts on that rod for small weedless swimbaits, like the 68 Special or Huddgill? A 10" Spro Rat at 2.5oz is about as heavy as I can see myself going but my current heaviest rod (a Fred's Magic Stick) feels over powered with the rat.

The urge to buy a reel named after a Wu Tang lyric became overpowering and I figured I would pick up the one I thought was the coolest looking. I have been using Alphas SV/loomis CR723 IMX as my all-around rod, but have wanted to move it over to topwater/jerkbaits and replace it with a slightly longer rod. I got the Steez from a guy on TT, it was in great condition for the price and now I guess I need to figure out what rod I want to pair it with.

Had another good catch at the little pond today; My scale is still battery-less, which is a shame cuz the she felt quite heavy and I am still trying to crack 4lbs out of this spot. Got her on a spinnerbait and a pair of 1-2lb ones as well. Tomorrow I am giving this pond a break and am going wading for smallies, but I will be back soon.

I think I have posted this picture before, but this is a little kit of jigheads and plastics that I use when I want a weedless lure to fish in the MWF finesse style. It hits all the points but "thrifty", and this kit gets as many hits (but fewer hookups) as an "open-hook head w/ 3" Zman plastic" Ned Rig. The lures end up closer to 1/4-5/16oz rather than 3/16 like the aforementioned "traditional" Ned, but still fish just fine on the same gear. I guess my point is, I believe it is the system rather than the specific lure that matters, so if you are going to mess around and change stuff you can still reap the rewards of crazy numbers days so long as you are mostly following the "rules", but if you change too much or ignore the rest of the system, you might not have as good luck. But, "Ned Rig" is easier to type then "Method to present small, light plastics to unremarkable looking bits of water while not getting up too early or staying out too late, and also wanting to get 100 bass on the same raggedy bit of plastic and dinged up jighead", so I am just gonna use that.

I have been eyeing the TP-1 Speed Stick for a while, but I can't find an excuse to pick one up as I have a great ned rig rod already. I love Microwave guides and am really intrigued by that rod. Bear in mind that a 1/16oz jighead plus a TRD is gonna give you a lure weight of around 3/16oz if you go looking for other rods.

That's just an expensive tube, I want something like the rod locker on a bass boat, but on my roof.

I am amazed that with all the fishing gear companies out there that no one sells a purpose-made rod carrier that mounts on a roof rack. It seems like every fishing forum has a thread or two about DYI ideas, I wonder why nobody sells one?