Columbia Craw

As Whimpy used to say to Popeye, “I would gladly pay you Tuesday for a Deep Little N today.”

I fish Daiwa LT variants so the 3000 size. The 2500 shares the same body size so the larger diameter spool is an advantage in casting distance and line twist reduction.

Fishing isn’t life. It’s part of life. Don’t press the issue. Find something(s) that make you happy and give yourself time to re charge your personal battery.

Crankbait

I don’t do 10XD but pretty close to it and although I’ve run 5 ratios for years, I went with a 6.3 in a 200 series. The 100 mm handle is the deal. I have no fatigue issues.

Zillion G . I would like the US version with brass gears. I want a refined tank and the zillion is that.

My youngest daughter had this made for me. Pretty cool.

Salmon lures trolled. Cut plugs.

Anyone here ever had to wait in a gas line with a six gallon maximum?

Retired

Look at the Dobyns Kaden 765C. A Champion 736C would be really good but it’s over your budget.

These

Take my mask off. That should assure me at least six feet from the next boat.

Read my avatar quote

If you find yourself being able to increase you budget to 180, the Kaden 735CB would cover your expectations very very well.

Both

Based on the title, I thought it was about actually finding what you were looking for.

Shallow crankbaits Medium crankbaits Deep crankbaits

Finesse jig and light swim jig, you bet.

Zillion HD’s with 50 braid and 20 floro Tatula SV with 20 floro

What hard bait mimics a Ned rig? It’s the cost of doing business.

I buy mine at the local shop that sells RC cars. Ten for ten bucks.

Based on the club event I fished yesterday, every bait I threw was effective at catching small fish.

Bass fisherman just don’t need to over compensate for a little stick worm.

As a reforming tackle junkie I have changed my perspective about what I buy. I used to buy lures of all categories based on the lure looks fishy and I might find the circumstance where it will fit. Now I know where and when I’ll be fishing and see a lure as fitting that situation. That’s how I looked at the Megabass Dark Sleeper. I know the exact situation where that lure will work. And it did. There’s no need to buy a six inch spoon. I’ll never fish a venue where that lure is a fit. Just my perspective.