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I would have to say a 1/2 oz. spinnerbait, single gold blade with chart./white skirt but it's hard not to say the Ned Rig in Junebug.

Just saw this on BassMasters. Ken was one of those anglers that I always rooted for. Besides being a great angler, he seemed to be a great person. Back in the day, he got me throwing Hart spinnerbaits. Next time I go fishing I will have to tie one on in remembrance of Ken.

For shallow, go medium, big bill cranks, MH.

Did you try the old pull it out with braid trick ?

All my rods are 6'6" except my Carolina Rig and my spinning rod.I fish primary Falcon rods and they have a good selection of 6'6' rods. These seem long to me since I grew up on 5'6" pistol grip rods.

Used it all last year, used 20#, 14#, and 7# test. I think it is the best out there !!

Exactly !!!

I started out with 10# braid with a 7# fc leader. I have now gone back to using just Sunline 7# fc, no braid.

Before I decided to order the Ultimate Bunks, I was looking here. https://www.bassboatseats.com/collections/bass-boat-carpet/products/boat-trailer-bunk-carpet If you have an Academy Sports, you can find it there cheaper.

I can remember getting that catalog back in the 70's and 80's. Seems like I wore everyone out looking at it. Of course back then, it was all mail order and I assume Springfield was the only store. Couldn't wait to order and also ordered a cap, seems special back then, I am really surprised that they even have a catalog now.

Blue, you talked me into it. Just ordered some. Looking forward to installing them and trying them out.

These sound good. I can see unloading would be easy but how about when you load it up. Looks like when you drive it on it would keep sliding back. These would really help in the small lake where I can't use my outboard to load it. I have to pull it on my trailer with a rope which is a pain.

I am going to replace the bunks on my trailer. For those that have replaced them, what did you use. I have read not to use treated 2 x4's because of the copper in them will eat holes in your boat if your boat is aluminum. My aluminum boat is painted, will it still eat holes. Is it best use to use regular wood and paint it. I plan on using regular carpet on what ever wood I use. Any ideas ???

Bill Dance is still number 1. I have watched him for years and never get tired of him. He probably is reading his lines but hey, he is 75 years old. Also a Jimmy Houston fan, he just a young guy, just 70.

I don't believe all will be in the top 10 but it will be interesting to see !!!

Cast your crankbait and see which way it is running. If it is running to the left, get your needle nose pliers and grip the eyelet of the crankbait and twist the eyelet to the right. It does not take much much so just do a little at a time, It is also best to lay your pliers flat on the bill of the crankbait instead of gripping it on the top. If it goes right, twist left. I don't know if I have found a brand that is going to run true out of the box all the time. Even the most expensive crankbits need tuning some sometimes.

Don't think I can wait until Memorial Day !!!

Happy Birthday, hope you had a great one !!!!

I agree on the med. heavy. I use 6'6" Falcon Lowrider MH.

I like the Booyah spinner besides a local spinnerbait that is called Mr. Hootie. They are an old type of spinnerbait as they have the twist eye instead of the R bend. They also have the old time skirts made of rubber. On sale, you can usually pic these up for $3.00-$3.50.

So is much you fish with. If it is not China it is some other foreign nation.

Learning a new technique is hard to do. You have to keep it tied on and keep fishing it instead of tying on a bait that you have confidence in and know you will catch fish on it. The hardest way to learn is to only take that bait you want to learn with you but it does work, Congrats on your catches.

If you are going to use cheap crankbaits, try Bandits. They are probably not as cheap as the ones your sister bought but the price is not bad. Chances are, you will probably will not want any other brand. Bandits catch fish and comes in a lot of colors.

Wish up you all the best in 2016 !!! Hope you able to land some good gear.

2015 was a great year. I started back fishing after years of not fishing. Also bought a boat. Being retired, I got to fish a bunch. Some days I caught some, some days skunked but all of them was good !!!!