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Fish with what you are comfortable with as far as line. I have been using straight floro 6-10lb line on spinning rods for 20 years. Last year I tried the braid to floro leader for the fish time which has plus and minuses IMO. The 3 rods I am fishing Neds on are: 6-10MLF 6lb floro, 6-8 MXF 8lb floro, 7MF 15lb braid w/8lb floro leader. Allen

Thanks! I was supposed to fish a team tournament on the Lower Potomac River tomorrow. Frogs and swim jigs are working there now so I am going to miss out. Allen

Do you have any pics you want to share? I used to modify spinnerbaits and jigs all the time. Figured out it was just easier to build them the way I wanted than to modify. Allen

An old back injury from a parachute jump in the Army is flaring up again on me. Pain where my neck and back meet is killing me right now. Combine that with whatever is causing the tingling in my arm makes it hard to fish. Last time out from the bank I could only handle it for about an hour before the pain was too much. Reeling a spinning reel with my left hand is the worst which feels like someone punching me in the neck each turn. Waiting on a doctor's appointment right now and the VA to approve my physical therapy. Hope this crap goes away so I can at least fish some? Boat motor blew up about a month ago and now this. Allen

Waiting on the samples to arrive. Allen

All the ones I had were white that I bought at K-Mart. Allen

Back in the day when it was called Rat fishing before the hollow body frogs came out. The baits I had were made by Mann's in the early 90's. Allen

With everything else you need to have balance. What I mean is if punching grass matts with 80lb braid then yes. Now if you are running 15lb braid on a spinning rod then heavy hooks are not needed. Allen

Another thing I noticed about copperheads is their tails are stubby compared to other snakes. I have been bitten by small gardener snakes while handling them as a kid. Just felt like a small pinch and did not hurt at all. We use to catch snakes as kids including copperheads and black snakes. Allen

Went turkey hunting when I was 15 with my stepfather in Smthsburg, MD. He was scared of snakes big time. I got to my spot and setup; he had about a mile to his spot further up this logging trail. After about 15 minutes I heard 3 shots from his direction a 2-minute pause then 3 more shots. No reason I could think of to have to re-load for 3 more shots so I went to see what up? When I got there you could see the bare spots on the ground from shotgun blasts. He ran into a black snake on the trail so he shot it 3 times with a 12 guage and just in case reloaded and shot it 3 more times. Not sure how big that snake was to start with but the biggest piece I found was about 2". Allen

Copperheads are common around here in the woods as I ran into them when hunting. We have the Timber Rattler as well but I have only seen one in my life. Now the Northern water snake is everywhere and what people think are moccasins. These I leave alone unless they get aggressive then they die. Allen

Lost 5 of them on one trip which was expensive. Allen

Experimenting with painting crackle pattern on this one. Allen

Don't admit to knowing how to make custom molds or your inbox will be full. Allen

Check out the Jackal Deraspin bait. Allen

Bought some to try just haven't used any yet. Allen

I use a Bill Dance one and a telescoping lightbulb changer. Allen

Someone is making the 5.5 Indiana blades for me now. I have been looking for these for years. Allen

Those are Aj's favorite bait. Allen

Finding a reliable tournament partner is tough! I went through a couple that let me down. Allen

Pearl white, albino, and a custom poured one in Yamamotos Natural Shad color. Allen

This guy has the best fishing spot. Allen

Maybe spawning bass just bumping it because its too close to their bed? I have more of a problem with hooking them in the side than missing fish on LC jerkbaits. Allen

He is good, if you want to fish the Potomac then go with Rocky Droneburg. Allen

Dislike: Carolina rig and DS, I will use them if I have to. Can’t stand using: Whopper Plopper Can’t catch bass on: Whopper Plopper Can't remember a lure the has unset me more than the Whopper Plopper. Half a blade of grass will stop the blade from spinning. Since people mow their grass everyday from April till October the grass is always floating down the Potomac. I can drag an 8' tree with a Tiny Torpedo and the blade still spins. Allen