bholtzinger14

Mine was the loon color and every one was on a steady retrieve.

I have not fished buzz baits very much. I like this bc it does not have a metal sound and you can pause it if you need to. I had 3 fish miss it, but I doubt they would have got a buzz bait either.

First time out with the whopper plopper 90 and caught 7 in about an hour. 7 ft medium fast spinning setup.

I was in the same boat as you. I found nice black rod on here and used my cabelas bucks on the new *** reel. It is suppose to be delivered today. I was going to get a lews reel, but figured I would match this one up with my rod.

You thinking $200 for bottom contact presentations where you need sensitivity and $100 for reaction style baits?

@SmallTownTexasAngler If you are still looking I have a Diawa Tatula that you can try out before you buy. I bought a couple custom Tigerrodz that you can also try. Shoot me a message and we can meet up. Look at the 2:35 mark for a 20% off code if you are looking at the Castaway Taranis.

@venom What did you end up going with?

The new Vibe Sea ghost looks awesome at that price point. Check out the Diablo Amigo too.

The Diablo Amigo's are wide enough to stand in and not much more money. http://www.austinkayak.com/products/12734/Diablo-Amigo-Recreational-Kayak.html If you are on facebook talk to Guillermo González. Im sure he will be more than glad to help you.

Tiny torpedo for me. I bought my 5 year old step son a tiny torpedo a few months ago and that is what he has been using to learn how to cast in a little pond.

Are these the same worms, but the Z Mans are a $1 cheaper per pack? I am going to grab some of the 7" worms to try out shaky head fishing after watching this video: http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Strike_King_3X_Elaztech_Finesse_Worm/descpage-SXFW.html?from=basres https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Z_Man_Finesse_Wormz/descpage-ZMANFNW.html?from=basres

Make it a weekend gig to start off with. Or if you have vacation days at work use those during the best times of the year and book up.

I would get in touch with Shane ( https://dallas.craigslist.org/sdf/spo/5369464877.html ) He has a very good reputation here in Texas. I think you could explain that you would be targeting a completely different part of the county and he would let you pick his brain. I have texted him so many times asking yak questions and he always replies. Seems like a real good guy. I will be booking a trip with him this year. You can even get on the Texas Fishing Forum and search for him and see some great reviews. Another thing you might do is to take a road trip and book a trip with him. I will put money on it that will be the best $125 you could spend. Fish and pick his brain.

Very nice fish AJ!! I think I am going to make the canvases like you when/if I ever catch any worthy of it. I'm not really a mount guy. While I think they look great I just don't have room in my house. My problem is most of my fishing is by myself and I never have anybody to take a good picture. Oh, and very nice fish skeeter. I have never caught a small mouth.

I dont know who Antzl is, but this is where I order my canvases from. I collect baseball autographs, but the same could be done for fishing. http://www.bestofmainecorp.com/canvas.html Very reasonable prices then I get it stretched locally. Its about $30-40 to stretch my 24x36 canvases with the thick gallary bars. Cheaper for thinner bars. Or you could just order it stretched and ready to hang. Adding the words is easy.

Yes it was. All the tanks I fish are still waaay up.

Welcome. North texas here too!!

I got to use mine from bluebasser for the 1st time today. Looked great.

NRS Chinook for me.

I picked one up a few months ago and have only been out on the water a few times with it. I really like it. I dont have anything to really compare it to so i will let others chime in.

I filled it up. Thanks guys.

Thanks guys. That's what I thought.

I still have the line attached to the spool. I can add more.

This is a new reel to me. I normally fill it to about an 1/8" from the top, but if I go any higher it seems like it will be going at a downward angle to the eye (or whatever its called).

Ok. I see a backlash waiting to happen, but I will try it.