Brett's_daddy

Glad to hear this! I haven't had a chance to get out and fish mine yet...darn life, just seems to keep getting in the way of me fishing...lol. I hope to get out soon though and hearing stuff like this makes me glad i picked a few up a couple weeks ago .

I've been debating this too. I like that the 75 is taller and wider than the 90 with the tail of the 110. They kind of look like those bug-eye goldfish we used to have as pets when we were kids...lol. I'll probably pick up a couple just to see how they do and if they're successful a couple more.

Found this...https://mk.factoryoutletstore.com/cat/20838/Minn-Kota-Fortrex-Series-Trolling-Motors.html.

It looks pretty cool...I'd like to try one out!

I have gone on a frog collecting spree this summer and have bought the following: Spro King Daddy, R2S Bully Wa 2 (smaller 55 size), Terminator Walking Frog, Spro Popping frog (Natural Green color) and have some Jackall Gavacho's on order. These are being added to the Live Target frogs I already have. Not sure if you can categorize them in with regular style frogs but I also have some Booyah Toadrunner's. I wanted to cover just about every scenario for frogs and I think I've done a decent job. As for colors, after watching the bassresource video on frogs you don't need to get crazy with colors and recommends 3 basic colors that will catch fish in any part of the country you're in: Chartreuse, White and Black in that order. He is of course speaking about the belly color and those are the colors I've tried to collect in each of the frog variations I've listed above (except the Spro popper which I only have 1 of but will eventually get the white and black colors). Now if only I could actually find more time to get out and try them all out that would be great!

Thanks all! Yeah, I have a ton of different Big Game spools I picked up at Wal-Mart on clearance for $1, 8lb., 10lb., 12lb., 15lb. and 20lb. I already have the 12lb. spool open so I'll probably just use that. Thanks again!!!

I'm going to spool my wife's casting reel for her and just wondered what pound test of mono you'd use for 50lb. Power Pro braid?

I just tried one of my new River2Sea Lane Changer double prop baits. I didn't catch anything but was very impressed with the look and performance of the bait in the water and I would highly recommend you take a look at them as well!

Yes there are two pages of advice and I appreciate all of it (yes, that includes yours too), I'm not trying to come up with scenarios of when not to use the advice given here I'm trying to come up with scenarios of which of the advice or a combination of advices would make the most sense for me and the particular lakes/ponds that I fish! As far as projecting...whatever you have to tell yourself John. I am an inexperienced boater and want to be properly prepared for the lakes and ponds that I fish so that myself and anybody who is on my boat with me be it family or friends is safe and has an enjoyable fishing experience. Google is a useful tool but a lot of it's advice is generic and I would rather hear advice from my fellow anglers on this fantastic forum, ask a lot of questions and glean from the answers what best suits my particular needs. In the end I just want to be safe, follow the rules and have a good time fishing!!!

You seriously need to calm down! You want me to apologize for asking lots of questions...that ain't gonna' happen, that's how you learn by asking questions. I also like to get advice from multiple people and not just take one person's word as gospel, not trying to devalue or reject anyone's advice, merely seeing what other people think as well as many people have different ways of doing things and while one person's way may work great for most people maybe another person's way might work better for me but until I ask more questions I may not get that advice/information. I appreciate A-Jay's advice ( I appreciate everybody's advice) but by me asking more questions he shouldn't (and I don't think he did as evidence he's not the one overreacting here) feel his advice isn't being devalued or ignored I'm just trying to work out in my mind how this all works so I am more educated on the nuances of proper boating...sort of like in school when you had a math problem and somebody gave you the correct answer, that was all well and good but you want to know how they arrived at that answer and not just the end result regardless if it's right and that's what I'm trying to do!

Wouldn't checking the weather report for that day at the particular place you'd like to fish help in determining how much anchor line you'd need (i.e. - if it's too windy or there's a good potential for a storm to come in just don't go out fishing that day...wait for a calmer day with less storm potential)?

I really like my iRod Fiber 7'5" Fred's Magic Stick H/F. You can get this rod for $110 at TW. It uses the exact same blank as the iRod Genesis 2.

Okay, I'm trying to wrap my mind around the reasoning for needing 100 - 200ft. of anchor line if I don't ever plan on fishing in a pond or lake deeper than 50ft.? I'm not trying to be sarcastic or insulting...I genuinely would like to know! To me if i drop anchor in a certain place it's because I would like to stay in that spot so to me an anchor line just long enough for the anchor to hit bottom and dig in and have a little bit of slack would be the ticket as that would keep right in that spot I want to be. Also, which position should the front anchor (and the rear if I went with a 2nd anchor) be in? Thanks for any info!!!

Would these be good for soft, mucky bottomed ponds?

My anchor that i have right now is a mushroom style anchor so i don't know how much bite that would even get no matter how much anchor line you have. That's why I asked originally if stepping up to a 15 - 20lb. mushroom anchor and/or adding a second mushroom anchor in the rear would help keep the boat in place and help with the slow spin you get on moderately windy days. Basically I'd like the ability to pull up to a spot and anchor the boat and have it stay in one place, facing one direction for as long as i wanted to fish that spot.

Okay, at the risk of sounding overly simple...why not? If you absolutely need more anchor rope wouldn't double suffice (i.e. for 10ft. of water have 20ft. of anchor line)?

Okay, so this is probably a dumb question but why the need for so much extra anchor rope? I mean if I'm fishing in 10ft. of water why do I need like 50ft. of anchor rope, why not just like 15ft. of anchor rope so you don't drift off your mark?

I just got my new frog collection for this year and among them I got the Terminator Walking Frog which is supposed to be the easiest frog to walk on the market...I haven't had a chance to prove that yet but they look really nice.

How about these...https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Frenzy_Baits_Wacky_Saddle_Replacement_O-Rings_25pk_/descpage-WACORG.html?from=Google&gclid=Cj0KCQjwnNvaBRCmARIsAOfZq-0pMlkVfLyNhJppWdqugMEpUP5zNmiSXKyU8LYmEhT11qDlaKLDT5caAtA3EALw_wcB.

Okay, I have a 16.5ft. aluminum Sea Nymph fishing boat. It came with a 10lb. mushroom style anchor and i was just wondering if that is heavy enough to keep the boat in one place generally speaking when we drop anchor or would upgrading in weight to a 15lb. or 20lb. (or heavier) be a better choice? Also, would adding a 2nd anchor so that I had one on the front and one in the rear of the boat be a good idea to keep the boat from slowly spinning around in circles when anchored?

Umm...10lb braid has the same diameter as like 2lb. or 4lb mono, unless you're fishing with a Star Wars or Spiderman kiddie rod you should be fine.

Try the Mr. Twister 12" Mag Buzz Worm! It's ribbed and has a "U" tail like that of a Ultravibe Speed Worm for some extra thump/movement.

Dark colored Whopper Plopper!

Who'd you get the Fuego from for $45?