lakeannaangler

Dobyns fury 735

I've been using a 7' ML/F St Croix triumph for small jerkbaits like pointer 65's , rozante 63 as well as X raps and shadow raps. I use 10 lb fins wind tamer with a 8 pound leader while fishing for smallmouth. I also use this setup for drop shot , grubs and tubes

Heads up to the daiwa guys in the kill devil hills/ kitty hawk area, TW's bait and tackle has a brand new TD Sol for $180

Yes, a lot actually, last year it was the only think the small mouth would bite, this year it has been producing good as well. River smallmouth love a small orange senko Yes

Finesse Carolina Rig- Medium light spinning rod , 2500 reel 10lb fins wind tamer, 8 lb Sufix seige leader, pegged 1/8oz weight , size 1 worm hook, finesse worms and 3 " senkos Traditional Carolina Rig- Heavy power casting rod, high speed casting reel, 40lb braid , 3/4 oz sinker, glass bead, swivel, 15lb mono leader, 4/0 EWG , creatures and big worms

I really the custom speed stick Mag grass rod. Really light ,sensitive, strong backbone= awesome pitching rod, especially for the price point

I have found tons of plastics and crappie jigs, but my two best finds were a fire tiger bomber crank and a RC STX jerkbaits with modified hooks

Paint

PM cadman, he's a member on here and will do custom work

Good deal. I love summer smallies on jerkbaits, you can work them as fast as you want and still catch fish

Thanks guys! I think I'm going to wait and see if the rod I'm looking at goes on sale later in the year.

Punching and Carolina rig, awesome big fish bait

Drop shot rods have a softer tip, they could be a extra fast action but will have a tip that loads up in the top portion of the rod. I only drop shot in <10 feet of water so I use a medium light with a really soft tip so when I shake the rig I don't move it around on the bottom . This rod is not very powerful, just enough to set a light wire drop shot hook. A shakey head rod is like a slightly less powerful Texas rig rod for driving that hook home, I throw shakey heads on a medium extra fast for the extra back bone

I was looking for a frogging/flipping/punching rod and found the 7'3" Heavy carbon steel heavy frogging and swimbait rod. The reviews are good but I've heard that kistlers warranty is pretty much non existent. I really like the looks of the rod and it sounds like a good fit for what I'm looking for. Any opinions and comments are appreciated.

Lucky craft pointer 68, duo realis crankbait 48MR, megabass pop X. All these hardbaits are 1/4 oz or under. Also the ned rig, neko rig, double fluke rig

Chartreuse sexy shad and chartreuse black back in stained water and natural shad in clearer water

I really like them on dt4 and dt6 rapalas

Virginia , Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, west Virginia,

Lews lfs speed spool on a field and stream tec spec black 6'6" medium fast with 30lb braid. Caught her on a jerkbait.

I personally don't think for topwater line color matters, the only reason I use a leader for topwater is propbaits and if toothy critters are around

For the price it's good, pretty sensitive and strong, handles good for a cheap fluoro. I use 8 pound on as leader on my jerkbait rod and 12lb on my spinnerbait rod.

Probably around $100 or a little more

My favorite all around length would be between 6'6" and 6'9"

Down near the dam.

So I just got off the water after about 6 hours of fishing. Me and 2 others caught a combined 20 bass. We caught them on crank baits, jerkbaits, and drop shots , the bigger fish were caught on tubes near docks, drop shot near any cover you can see. We also saw 4 muskies , the biggest being about 40 inches