Junk Fisherman

YGK Sinking Braid 16 lb (same diameter as 832's 10 lb) Casts great, strong, sinks. The worst part about the line is it is hard to get and expensive.

Check your line often especially when fishing around rocks. It takes 30 seconds to retie a lure.

Cool. I bought $20 worth and some of the more expensive ones from TW. Now I just have to figure out how to rig them. I don't want to lose a $6 Prickly Pear after 1 fish.

Did they work?

I use exactly the same hooks as Ajay for dropshotting except for those 3/0s. (I think he just put those in there to see if we were paying attention!) I'm not 100% sure what you mean by the question. If you're doing something finesse with like a Flatworm, then I'm using a 7+'mL rod with a Gammy GT Finesse #1. For something bulkier I will use a #1 Owner/Mustad Mosquito. I don't fish a dropshot texas rigged in weeds with a spinning combo so I can't help you there.

What are you going to use the the 713sf for?

Keen sandals are all I wear when kayaking or when I know my feet will likely get wet.

There's a very good fisherman in my club that only uses spinning rigs. He frog fishes with a medium heavy 7' rod. It's not ideal but he shows that it can work.

Not sure what you're budget is but the Champion HP 742 is an extremely versatile rod and it's great for Neko, dropshots, shakey, wacky, and small swimbaits. I personally like a little bit lighter rod for Neds but a lot of people use the 742 for Neds. I've never used the XP 732 but I'd bet it would handle those presentations well. Someone else can guide you better on the baitcasting rods. You'll get a real nice rod for 35% off. Good luck.

Thanks Tank. If I go to upgrade my older 844, I'll definitely look into this.

The good news is that I already have a 844 GLX. I actually broke a Dobyns 735 that I used for those applications. I thought the 844 rod would be a little too light. Guess this is one way to whittle down my rods. Thanks.

lol- I know someone is going to say I need two different rods but I don't use these applications that much. Unless, my club votes in a place with a frog bite, I doubt I do any frog fishing all year. Anyways, what GLX do you prefer for 3/4 football head jigs, C-rigs, 1/2 to 3/4 wobble head jigs, and the occassional frog? Thanks for any advice.

Gamma Edge 6 lb. It has the thickness of 8 lb. I've gone through a lot of leader lines and this Gamma is the best I've used. It holds up to zebra mussels and the busted up concrete that I fish in Lake Michigan quite well.

I was fishing a week or so up north and I had a day that my best fish came on a white/pink Rage Swimmer 3.25" swimbait. It outproduced my standard Spark Shad in the Real color. I picked up the color just cause I wanted to give fish a different look at times. Surprised me.

Before I got my Basscat which has a security system, I used to put these under my cover over night outside of a hotel. For $20 and probably $10 in batteries, it gave me peace of mind to sleep through the night? https://www.harborfreight.com/wireless-security-alert-system-57937.html?hftm_sc=497&hftm_source=google&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=21901739444&campaignid=21901739444&utm_content=173216754711&adsetid=173216754711&product=57937&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21901739444&gbraid=0AAAAADAHb4fAy8ghm8tmD2ZcfUbfAbWng&gclid=CjwKCAjwxb7RBhA5EiwAQ-AAdN6hfWYtAtQb4NYrsTVE_tbMjBwVbKHDH1_c1ctnQ4wFlPqApKOq2RoCZLMQAvD_BwE