PourMyOwn

I just got a 4.75" finesse worm mold and some more rods for making tubes so I should really stop while I'm ahead. So yes, Santa will bring me some brown living rubber so I can tie jigs all January.

I carry mine in ziplocs stored in LL Bean backpacks. Blue pack is smallmouth, red is largemouth. Rarely do I fish a lake with both and I throw on the backpack when I'm a passenger in my buddy's Ranger.

How to part with excess reels and crankbaits I'll never throw.

I charge mine using the 12v in my truck as I drive.

Another vote for the Mann's baby 1 minus. I'm sitting on 30 of them, thankfully. Same with mudbugs, Bandits, and old Bombers. (The new ones are just ok)

I'm not from France, but I know that a croissant is food. Shad colored lures catch fish for me here in NH.

Had the pleasure of seeing him about 5 years back in a very small venue, it held maybe 600 people. I took my mother with me, the gf is a Yankee. He was tremendous. RIP to a true legend.

I'm right there with you. I lost my dad in July and the first trip without him was one of the hardest days I've had. I have run the trolling motor for the last 10 year or so as he preferred to sit once he turned 70. I caught myself turning around and starting to ask him where he wanted to go, and of course he wasn't there. Now I go alone, and it's just not the same.

@bowhunter63, what a great find. I remember the ad campaigns back then, Team Daiwa was a Who's who of bass fishing. This thread makes me think us sickos who still use TDX reels should probably start a support group or something. I know I've lost count of how many I have.

Especially if you wear contacts or use the fingerprint to unlock apps on your phone. To answer the original question, I put on rubber gloves and glue all of my TRD Neds to the jighead at home.

Balance matters more than weight to me. My Team Daiwa TDX reels are 9 oz, and they really balance well with what most folks consider a "heavy" rod.

AN40 is my favorite line. Gamma is also really good.

That's the reel I learned on when I was 9. Back in those days it was nearly impossible to get a left handed reel, I think Bass Pro had fewer than 10 in the whole catalog.

Update: killed just over 200 yellow jackets, all sucked up with shop vac. Then I doused the area with a can of wasp spray to salt the earth so to speak. And I can finally take my bass boat out tomorrow!

I just did some real @TnRiver46 stuff this morning, I'm sharing in case anybody else find themselves in the same situation. I haven't taken my bass boat out all summer, mostly due to an illness in the family. In the meantime, yellow jackets made a pretty good sized nest under my console. This morning at 7 I put on a beekeeper suit (bought online for <$50), filled my shop vac with water and dish soap, and sucked them all up. I'll make one more pass this afternoon to see if I got them all, but I can finally get out again. Anyone else deal with this? Did I miss anything?

I got a life membership in my early 20s, primarily for the magazine. It still goes to my parents' house. My mom hands them to me, I put them in the recycling when I get home.

I net them all and take them out with a gripper. (Imitation Boga Grips) I've been hooked too many times!

Same, a 32 Oz Gatorade bottle WELL LABELED is a must!

@ol'crickety great post,, as a NH resident I can confirm!

One thing a lot of budget conscious guys do is flip their braid when it gets worn. Tie the end of your braid to a tree, take it all off of your reel. Next, put it back on your reel starting with the end tied to the tree. When you're done all of the used line is on the inside, and the fresh braid is on the outside.

I pour all my own plastics and jigs, and my terminal tackle is enough to last the rest of my life. Don't get me started on rods and reels. All I really buy these days is old 1980s crankbaits like Bomber 4As and mud bugs. It's about 60% collecting, 40% fishing. One of these days I'll sell off a bunch of stuff.

Which reel? I know nothing about the Abu, but my buddy uses that Curado and it's really nice. I'm a Daiwa guy, but I'd buy that reel if I found a good price.

@papajoe222, a day or two in advance is key.

Daiwa Pixy for me, but these guys are also right

A lot of good info in this thread, I'll second all of the good things said about Columbia and Huk. I grabbed a couple of Hanes' sun shirts on Amazon and they are great for yard work and general around the house activities. But they're a far cry from the name brands for staying cool.