Columbia Craw

Update as of this morning: The 735CB was sold out quick. The other models are still in stock but the 744 and 745 are getting very low. About 300 to 400 were shipped out yesterday. BTW, if you buy multiples the shipping is a flat twenty dollars regardless if you purchase one or seven. They have big tubes I guess.

795SB is a Fury and the 805CB glass is a Champion. I didn't order any Kadens. I'm Dobyns poor already.

The news letter states there are twelve models and a limit of 100 per model is being produced. They are serialized to track them. They are warranteed. All are cosmetically correct. The anticipated MSRP will be 179.99 ish so this is a half price offer to the customer via Dobyns. Gary is looking for feed back before he makes the plunge to add anther line up. The models were not listed. This is a great opportunity. You must have to call for model options although the fury series is probably close. I'm rod poor so I'll wait to see what happens. My 805CB glass should be here today. That was fast Kev.

Champion 764CB. This model shines at 3/8 to 5/8 OZ. I know it sounds odd to recommend another 4 power but this rod is different. I have a 705CB but I would still steer you to the 764CB.

Even with my dementia I can tell you every lure, weight, jig, bag of plastics, etc. I own. Now where the heck it is will be another thing. Being a back seater and having to pack a travel bag is where things get screwy.

Each Lure is effective in the right situation. I " prefer " the spinnerbait because of it's ability get in and out of cover without hanging up and covering water quickly. In certain situations I would prefer a vibrating jig because I want to minimize the flash but add some thump and cover water. In other situations where the area is dominated by hard cover, the squarebill shines and, again, covers water effectively. Left to one choice, the spinnerbait gets the first shot. Realize this is for largemouth. When working pre spawn smallmouth, things change and the jerkbait becomes king.

703 will do all you have listed and some applications you haven't.

Spinnerbait

Thanks for sharing that story !

Best monkey yet, hands down !

It appears they added the zero adjust casting knob and matt black finish. I'm good with my current Tatula SV's.

Everyone has their preference. I don't do spinning with a jerk bait. I'm fortunate I guess (from the days of over time) that I have a Champion 704CB, 684CB and 705CB. The 704CB gets 90% of the jerkbait use. It's great for smaller top water too. Straight Flouro for me.

Great news. Buddy you have been through a trial. Let those medical professionals get you back on the mend. Prayers sent. Doug

My home lake is a 30 minute drive to the ramp. I have access to much of the lower Columbia backwaters only 20 minutes away. To get to my closest smallmouth lake is just under two hours and my favorite pool on the upper Columbia is about two and a half hours. My favorite regional lake is a solid five hours but the drive is gorgeous.

The true ZOOM Trick Worm has been a real confidence bait for me. It can be wacky rigged and produce but it shines on a 1/4 ounce shaky head. All others are strait tail finesse worms. For those who tried a density water test in your bath tubs, mine did the same in the toilet.

Outstanding color scheme. I would throw that all day long in my region.

That's the same type of smile our Min Pin makes right after he craps in your shoes.

SCORE Doug 0 Fish 1 It happens

My ego ends when the waves get big.

This is great dialogue ! Move or change lures ? Lures are tools. Pick a lure that cover the upper water column, mid column and the bottom when you searching. Also work lures that move quickly, mid speed and or can be slow crawled or even dead sticked. Once you have worked the area (zone) over, time to relocate and and start the process again. Temperature, water clarity, structure and cover types will dictate what lure and or lure colors you select to search. Being a retired cop, I try to be methodical and make sure "you don't pull up so fast you run over the body you are looking for!"

It's surprising how little pressure or force is required to get a good drop shot hook to penetrate, especially when using braid as the main line. I just employ as solid lift and reel at the same time until the blank locks up. As said, sometimes the fish will set the hook themselves. My experience is the hooked per strike ratio is very good and the land per strike ratio even better. It's not uncommon for very small dinks to pull at the bait and yellow perch are often culprits for just that. But a bite is a bite and where bait is, the bigger ones won't be far away. I like both Gammi spitshot/dropshot hooks in #2 or #1 and the Gammi wide gap finesse in #1 or #1/0 and choose the hook that best matches the mass of the bait choice.

A-jay and the Giant TRD. Sounds like a kids book.

The only crankbaits i'll throw run from 1 to 22 feet deep. I refuse to deal with them outside that depth range.

Had to add a deep spooled Tatula in a lower ratio for deep cranking. The 200 was the ticket. The new rod should be here next week.

It's no secret what my rods of choice are but I am always looking at other product. I love the "stuff" I guess. Two models I've been been looking at and playing with surprise me at their price points. They are the Fenwick HMG and the Diawa Aird. I'll add the Diawa Tatula as well but primarily the spinning models. I still hold to the Dobyns Fury being the best value rod out there. As far as reels go, Okuma makes some very good spinning reels. There are so many great options in casting reels right now it's crazy. See the Lews Tournament MB selling for 79 bucks was a shocker. I have one and it's one fine do a lot reel. If I could have had access to the product now thirty years ago, things would have been very interesting.