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Caught this guy and three or four just like him today, can anyone ID him for me?

Hit Allen Pond today to try out a new combo. Discovered that it is a lot easier to pitch a 3/4oz lure under a dock then a 1/4oz one. Got this skinny guy right away. Dude needs a sandwich or something. I would like to tell a story of a perfectly aimed cast, but nope, got this lady, maybe the biggest I have gotten from here, when my thumb slipped while making a roll cast. The lure flew backwards and and landed right on her head I guess, as she grabbed it instantly. I need to start carrying my scale in my pocket, as I never have time to get it out of my pack. The pic does not do this fish justice, I had to turn her sideways to get here through the railing. Got two smaller ones as well, including a little 9" guy. I was worried that a H rod would be too stiff, but even the little guy could bend the tip enough to make it easy to keep pressure on.

I find I need a really whippy UL rod to get enough tip speed to really convince a goose that I mean business and will not back down.

Welp, I did it: Talked to Gary at TT and he thought that the Tout Versatile was the best rod from the Orochi XX line for what I was looking to do, so long as I was reasonable in my expectations for the lower end of the range. Having only had cast it around the yard for about an hour, I am impressed! A 5" senko will load the tip, but no deeper. It will fling one pretty far and I can make short range roll casts with what I think, with practice, acceptable accuracy. One the high end of the range, a 1.25oz total weight jig, cast very well and pitches like a dream. I will say that my thumb is not at all used to casting lures of this weight and once I actually released the lure about 10' out on my back-cast. I spent the most time with a 3/4oz jig and it really shines there. Very easy and smooth to cast. I ruined a jig pitching and casting it at the trees along my driveway. I am so excited to get this thing out on Saturday!

Which casting rod is that? I have a GEC-632ML which I bought to use for jerkbaits and small cranks. While I like it, I think I want a heavier rod, but the M ones in the Go Emotion line are all Regular action. I am pretty hazy on the differences between the different Majorcraft lines.

I have only been fishing a lizard (6" Zoom in Black/Red Flake) for like a month now and it is already rocketing to the top of my confidance list. I literally found a bag of them with three of them left in a pile of trash on the bank. I caught like 3-5 bass on each one of those lizards, it was crazy. I bought a few packs and am going to fish them hard for the next few months.

I know! I made a finesse frog over the winter but had forgotten all about it.

I talked to my insurance company last year about it as I was trying to insure that my kayak was covered when it was on top of my car. I have renters and auto insurance with the same company and after talking to the agent for a while he said that my renters would cover it if it were stolen from the top of my vehicle, and my auto insurance would cover it it was damaged in a collision. Renters/homeowners will usually cover things stolen from a vehicle, but Like everyone is saying you have to call to make sure.

I gave up trying to get to poop and started using it as a super shallow crank. Caught about a dozen small bass on it one afternoon, then got cocky, threw it in the some brush, and lost it. I think I liked it enouh to replace it next time I do a big tackle order.

I've never been entirely clear on the different applications for 4 carrier vs 8 carrier line. The braided I currently have is a mix of both and I'm not entirely sure what differences I'm supposed to be seeing.

Are you looking for a spinning or a casting rod? I have an ultralight spinning from their Trapara and while I have not used it very much, I have liked what I have seen from it so far. Mine is the 6'6" 2piece Regular action, but if you would like I can try to get a picture of it under tension tonight or tomorrow night so at least you'll have a sense of what their softer action looks like flexed. I bought it from someone for the classifieds here, though I don't remember who.

The 90 in Bone/Loon is about the only open water topwater lure I use. I like it as the size and weight lets me use it on a wide range of rods, so I keep on stashed in my tackle sling. I tend to only throw it as a last resort lure, but it has never failed to get me at least a single fish. I do crimp the barbs on mine as it seems to consistanly foul hook bass with one of the hooks. I am thinking about just removing the front trebble altogehter and maybe beefing up the rear one.

I am just getting into wacky worms and I am loving them on a Loomis CR723. I have a SV105 on there and it will fling a wacky senko further than I can set the hook, but I can still make short, accurate casts. I have only been really giving it a go for a few months, but almost every fish I have gotten on one has been right up tight to the bank, no more than 10' out, so so far I am happy with the short rod. I am still very iffy on skipping them, but the short rod is going to be great for that too I suspect.

That is a good point about the bail metal. If it is like a chrome coating it could be it, that is an extremely common allergy. But most women figure that out at a young age from a reaction to costume jewlery.

I mean, the fastest way to check is to have her tie a stand of floro around her wrist for an afternoon and see what happens. That would rule out abrasion or something in the water as the cause.

I have a few bags of both styles of Trick Worms and they all sink. The difference in rate seems to be more related to solid vs laminate vs glitter. But its pretty minor at best.

Ah, that makes perfect sense. Thanks!

I am just dipping my toe into boat stuff, so this is I am sure a dumb question, but what makes a V less stable than a flat bottom? I live by the Chesapeake Bay and I see far more V jons around here then flat bottomed ones, I assumed it was somehow more stable as the bay and it's rivers can get fairly rough.

I have a bag of BioSpawn stickbaits that will float a wacky hook or small wormhook. I think it is just a QC issue though as they are sold as a salted worm. Gotta say I kinda like them floating, they give a pretty unique action when worked like a fluke.

This is breaking my mind. I just bought a small pile of tackle to give dropshotting a go, but this looks like such less hassle. And add me to the "over-works the lure" club.

I do not need any help with that. I do think I will pick up a pair of the 110s to replace the pair of 130s I have but never fish. I use 3600 boxes for my tackle and the 130 is a real space-hog, so I almost never bring them along.

I use a mix of needle point and cutting point ooks and thus far haven't formed a strong opinion either way. I do like how the cutting point ripps through plastic easily as I often fish lighter rods and lighter line for a lot of presentations than I think most other guys do. Right now I tend to use needle point hooks for softer plastics like say a Roboworm but will use a cutting point for something a little tougher like say a trick worm.

Cash Lake is really tough, but a kayak is the key to having success there. The ponds in the North Track and be decent, especially the ones that are a couple miles from parking. Laural is a pretty good location as you are centrally located and have a lot of options within 30 to 60 minute drive. All that snakehead chat earlier on this page is from a spot just north of Laurel.

Yep. I don't know why I go there sometimes. Oh yeh, now I remember.

That is my dilemma when I fish there, too lazy to carry two rods, but also like chasing smallies enough that I have a hard time giving them a pass. I will have to grab some cheap spinnerbaits and have at them some day. Finally got a fish on a Skinny Dipper. Got this little guy ripping one through grass.