GTHenson

Fish, clean reels, order the new rig for the next season and spend some time with the family. I also have a few secret books I like to study on when I get some off time.

I fish wherever the fish are, wether they are tough to catch or easy to catch. I am shooting for a paycheck or trying to figure out a place to fish to win a paycheck when I'm on the water. If there are fish in a spot and I feel that they have enough weight to bring home some cabbage I will fish for them, But I'm not going to be stubborn and take a beating on the water just because I want to catch fish that are being hard headed and not biting that day. Like this post, Check out my page and throw me a follow. Your support is greatly appreciated. Good Fishing and God Bless.

Both of course, Versatility is a key part of bass fishing. If I could power fish all the time I definitely would and at my home lake thats pretty much what you have to do on most days. But there are days when you have to downsize and slow that bait down a lot or you will come to the stage with a big goose egg. I try not to pick a favorite lure or technique just for the fact that I don't want to lean toward a specific technique or bait when the fish are wanting something different.

To the quality of Nitro? What Nitros have you been running? The 4 I've owned have held up extremely well. As far as the service goes I've never had to wait on parts or for tracker to accept a claim when something does happen. And you don't have to take your motor to BPS to get it worked on. But if you do the service will be great. But keep in mind that they work on a lot of boats.

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I understand that! But you would also be surprised at how many nicks I've had put in the side of my boats because a co angler read in a magazine that he needs to have a certain size rod to pitch with when they really could have gone down an inch or two!

That's right! What started this was when I saw the guys profile picture he looked like a shorter guy, that's Why I asked his height, I didn't want to tell somebody who is vertically challenged to go out and get a 10 foot rod to try and wield around, lol.

No, that's not what I was saying! I'm a taller guy, I'm close to 6'5" and in some techniques I throw a longer rod than my partner because it's just a little too much for the way he fishes the technique. Fish with a lot of different people and pay attention to their gear and how the use it, you'll see that different height and build people will choose slightly different rod sizes. For comfort or usability I'm not saying the difference between using a 7'11" or a 7'6" but just an inch or two difference!

So somebody won't be more comfortable with a shorter or longer rod? All rod lengths are universal for every single person? Is that what you're saying?

Height has a lot to do with the what length rod you use. Arm length has a lot to do with it. You can help somebody be a lot more comfortable by cutting or adding 1-2 inches of rod length by their height.

Your height has nothing to do with it? Seriously? Have you ever seen a little kid trying to handle a 7-8' rod with a 3/4-1oz weight on the end of it?

I would go with a 7'11" extra heavy, I know it sounds like a lot of rod but in my opinion it's needed. You will have a lot more accuracy and distance with a longer rod. And more leverage when you hook one of the giants that comes from flipping/pitching.

How tall are you? and how heavy of a weight are you planning on throwing? I flip with a 7'11" rod, extra heavy. A 7'6" m/h would be pushing it for me.

I would love to drop a plug here and tell you to go get a Lowrance hds 12, and break your bank on top of the line gear but I'm not going to do that. Is there a ( best ) sonar unit to get? Yes. Is that unit best for you? Probably not. so with that being said you have to decide what you need. What you can afford, and if you're going to use it enough to justify the purchase. The owner of the dealership I fish for has a Z-21 That is decked out. almost like my z-20. but when you look at his electronics he has the bare minimum. Depth, standard 2d sonar, water temp, and GPS. That is truly all the average tournament fisherman is going to need. you should be able to compete at the local level and even higher with just that. Now my boat on the other hand has 3 lowrance hds 12's and I know how to read them very well. But since I dropped back to local trails 2 years ago the need for staring at my screens half the day has gone away. To shorten the post up, what I am trying to say is don't go out and spend a load of money on a unit you really don't need. If you're cashing checks at tournaments and think that a good side scan can put you in 1st place instead of 4th then go get it. But if you are finishing 45th out of 50 boats, then don't think that your depth finder is your problem. Hope this helped a little. Good fishing and God Bless.