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I think I may start with the Spro bbz1 shad 4 inch as I can throw that on my Dobyns I have now and if it seems to be catching them I will step up the bigger baits and get a dedicated set up for swimbaits

I would like to think I've got to big enough and aggressive enough bass around to throw a 8in hudd. But I don't know, I was looking in the 4-6 in range. 4in doesn't sound big but to me I'm comparing a much bulkier and heavier say 4in bbz1 shad to a 4in paddletail soft plastic the bbz1 is "big" to me. Like i said im looking at the 4-6in range so a hudd 68special, s waiver 168, castaic boyd duckett shad, the bigger live target swimbaits like the shiner, and shad ones. So I guess by big swimbaits I mean more of the profile not actual length. It's a fast not extra fast

I was gonna start with my Dobyns Fury 735c. If i can actually catch fish with bigger swimbaits i would get an actual swimbait dedicated setup

I would like to start throwing swimbaits.... the big ones like Huddleston, spro bbz1, s waver, etc. But everytime I watch videos on them it seems like people are on big water, going after around the double digit weight range. I don't fish small farm ponds but the places I fish aren't known for huge double digit bass either... who knows maybe they are there just no one is throwing the right stuff. I fish small shallow lakes (MD DNR website has them listed at around the 35-40 acre range and an avg depth of 4-5 ft... one the max depth is 5 ft). I've caught some nice 6 pounders out of these lakes the usual is in the 2-4 lb range tho. Should I give swimbaits a try or would it be a waste of time and money?

Thanks for the replies I usually use sunline shooter for main line and sunline leader for connecting to braid. This year I think I'll give seaguar a try. I'll give invisx a try for main line and blue label for my leaders

Yea I found that out the hard way a couple years ago ever since I've been getting actual leader line and have had a much better experience

I've been using the sunline leader spools and I like them but was wondering how the competition stacks up I was looking at trying the seaguar blue label or the p-line shinsei have any of you tried the others.... or all 3? Which do you like better

I've tried several brands and both 4 and 8 carrier. I keep going back to the old 4 carrier power pro.....except on spinning reels I use the power pro super slick 8. By far the best braid for spinning reels I've used. The only suffix I use anymore is there mono the suffix siege is great.

I'm not talking about buying blanks and then painting them. I'm talking about casting bodies and bills from a mold then filling it with your Bob's and wire then putting the halves together. Is there any where I can go to figure out what I need to make the molds for the castings and how to pour them so they are hollow? Or is this to ambitious of a task for a hobby

I would take the fury. I've never been a fan of Abu rods (except the ike series rods, I have one for my jerkbait rod) they always seem so stiff to me and the trigger on the veritas is always catching my finger every time I hold one. Dobyns can go toe to toe with any rod out there if your comparing a similar price point Dobyns to anything else it seems more and more peoe are choosing Dobyns. I wasn't a believer until last year I bought a few furys and a champion xp... never looked back. For the money compared to what your getting Dobyns is the top dog in my opinion

Wow I didn't even realize how old the thread was... who's the knucklehead that resurrected this

I have 1 rod over 7ft and it's a Dobyns Fury 735C (7ft 3in mag hvy) and as much as that rod comes in handy when I'm fishing in the slop, it's length can be a pain to deal with. I use it's as a frog rod and a pitch/flip rod as I'm not a fan of the typical flipping sticks that come in at around the 7ft 6in mark but trying to work a frog with that rod is cumbersome and after a while day of frog fishing with it I feel like I did an 8hr straight forearm workout. 13 has a rod out I will be trying this year it's the *** 6ft 5in heavy specifically for making walking frogs easier. After that i will be leaving the 7ft 3in as a flipping rod but for the most part all my rods are 6ft 10in to 7ft with a few exceptions for topwater and jerkbaits (6ft 6in, 6ft 4in)

I've used lots of reels my top 3 would be Shimano, Daiwa, and Lews. Have used or owned everything from there budget reels up to around the $300 mark for lews this is there high end flagship for shimano that would be a mid range price point. (I'm not spending no 500 bucks on a reel). For a angler on a budget I would actually say look at the BPS pro qualifier great cheap reel. My favorite reel tho when I consider all factors: price, castability, smoothness, line cap, comfort, etc. My go to would be the Shimano Curado for the price it is my favorite.... My actual favorite is the Shimano Chronarch but to be honest i dont feel the difference between the curado and chronarch when comparing the price. The chronarch may last longer as it is made in Japan and the curado is made in Malaysia but I've never had a problem

I wouldn't go that far MD is known for there watermen mostly crabbers and it's trophy rockfishing That being said tho @Nattyboh74 I am also in MD on the eastern shore, the majority of fishermen in MD are saltwater or brackish water guys us freshwater guys are outnumbered and not a whole lot is known about the bass here. I use a Dobyns Fury 703 (medium power)mostly for weightless senkos but it pulls double duty as a drop shot rod rather well all the way up to once again a Dobyns Fury 735 which is a Mag Heavy for frogs. My point is don't ever base the rod power on the size of the fish base it off the application and lure weight. If you were to follow that guys (who I'll just say it is a knucklehead) advice then you would be losing a lot of fish cause if you tried to frog fish with a medium power rod and you try to set those 2 thick beefy hooks in that fishes mouth along with whatever other slop he is dragging behind him it won't work you need that power to horse that fish out of there and into open water and also be able to hook him it takes a lot of force to drive those thick hooks into that hard upper mouth. Also secondly never underestimate the fighting power of a bass in panic mode after getting hooked.... even if it is a dink. Hope this helps good luck Next time he tells you our fish are to small show him these. We might not have Florida, Texas, or California sizes but we do have good sizes.... Aaron Martens won't the Chesapeke event a few years ago with a 9+ pounder we have no stars just not in huge numbers Next time he tells you are fish are to small show him these. We might not have Florida, Texas, or California sizes but we do have good sizes.... Aaron Martens won't the Chesapeke event a few years ago with a 9+ pounder we have no stars just not in huge numbers

We have several species here in ND and after checking out that one link. Now I know why a black and blue jig with the strike king rage craw in falcon lake craw color work so well... It looks exactly like one of the species we have

Another vote for the dirty jigs swim jig

I also like the kvd mustad short shank triple grip (or whatever long fancy technical name they are giving hooks these days). I bought packs in bulk when ever I found a sale. I will say tho my work crankbaits come stock with gamakatsu trebles and to be honest when ever I run out of the mustads I will be switching to gamakatsu. Nothing wrong with the mustads I just like the gamakatsu more. Should of known since gamakatsu is already my go to hook for everything other type

Like @mllrtm79 said in from MD but I live about 15-20 mins from Middletown

I'll say the fury is hard to beat for the money. If you absolutely can't budge from the $80-$100 price point take a look at the any Garcia vendetta rods or a veritas 2.0 on clearance. If you want a real budget rod that is still decent the Berkley lightning rod is a good choice

I own both and to be honest I can't give an edge to either. It really just depends on what mood I'm in. I will say if your a fan of a stiffer rod go with st.croix if you like a more limber rod ( mostly the tip) go with the dobyns. I use both tho equally and if something were to ever happen and all my rods were destroyed I wouldnt buy all on or the other I would buy the same Mojos and the same furys and champions again.... although with the warranties both companies have I wouldn't need to cause both companies have a warranty that no matter what happened even if it was your fault you just pay a small fee (which is a fraction of the price of a new rod) and they will send you a new one

I have a couple chronarch MGL's (150 size)and a couple curado 200i's. The spool on the chronarchs are narrower and hold less line but the overall size to me is not smaller. The chronarch itself is narrower then the curado and lighter but it seems to be taller then the curado it feels chunkier to me then the curado because of the extra height. From a performance standpoint I'll take the Chronarch but from a ergonomic standpoint the curado feels more "low profile" and comfortable to me.

Yea the 6 rods and 40 pounds of tackle sounds more like me. Heck I take about that when bank fishing. I'd mostly and by mostly I mean 9.5 times out of 10 I will be going out on small lakes/ really big ponds. The other .5 times out of 10 would be on tidal rivers but the current there is almost none actually the last ti.e I went out on one of the rivers the water was moving so slow it was actually as slick as glass. I can try before I buy.... it's a home but I can the problem is one dealer is a jackson, wilderness systems dealer another dealer in the opposite direction is a feel free, Jackson dealer then in another direction is the ocean kayak dealer no way I could make all three in one day and I won't be able to compare all side by side

Does a kayaks weight capacity correlate with stability? I know width doesn't necessarily go hand in hand with stability other factors like hull design do to. I was looking at a big rig as it's marketed as a stable stackable kayak for us bigger guys and gals and with a 450 weight capacity and 37" wide I was sold but then I was looking at the feel free lure 13.5, ocean kayak prowler big game 2, wilderness systems atak140, heck I was even looking at the field and stream shadow caster 123 all of which are narrower but have a higher weight capacity then the big rig ( except the shadow caster it was the same but was half the price). I was considering the atak140 as Chad Hoover from kayak bass in uses that and a ride 135 and he's a hefty fella also

Had to put pond on hold. Grandfather in hospital. But they did come out and survey and we have all the permits to dig when the time comes now

Right now I have a Dobyns Fury 735c that is pull double sometimes triple duty as a Frog, Flipping/Pitching, and sometimes light swimbait rod. While i I do like the rod and how it preforms for all 3 techniques it is getting time consuming re tying for the 3 different techniques and adding or taking off a leader. So I am on a quest for a rod for my flipping/pitching. At first I thought well I'll just go with one of the Dobyns flipping rods like the Fury 765flip. But my dilemma with this is 1. I already prefer 7' rods and when I bought the 735 it was already a stretch for me as I fish from the bank as much as I do from the boat and when bank fishing that extra 3" makes it a little cumbersome to try and walk my frog but I have adapted. 2. I like a stiffer rod when pitching and stuff and to help horse the fish out of cover which is what the 735 is/does and the 735 is rated as a Mag Hvy so if I went with the 765flip which is rated at Med Hvy I'm afraid it won't be as stout of a rod. so I came up with 3 possibilities 1. Just get another Dobyns 735 and make one a frog rod the other a flipping/pitching rod 2. Find a 7' rod that is good and stout/stiff and make that my frog rod and use the 735 as the flipping/pitching rod 3. Look outside of Dobyns for a possible flipping rod from a rod company that is known to have stiffer rods. I was looking at the St.croix Mojo 7'4" heavy slop n frog rod. I know it suggests fishing frogs with this rod and they have an actual flipping rod but it's a 7'6" Med Hvy and Mod fast action the 7'4" is a Hvy and Fast action or a 4th possibility which is to hear what the bass resource community has to say and take any other suggestions