AllAboutThatBass

Which seller are y’all getting them from? I saw some mixed reviews. Wanna make sure they won’t slip inside a 2oz tungsten weight before i place my order.

I don’t understand why people say to wait. Set the hook when the fish is on the way down. Once he blows up and you can no longer see your frog but you can see his tail, he’s headed straight down. There only one place the frog can be. In his mouth. Cross his eyes. I use to have terrible hookup ratio when i waited and now my hookup ratio is 80-90 percent and the frog is choked without bending out hooks. Id upload pics of choked frogs but i can’t from my phone without resizing.

Put it in a lure wrap. https://www.academy.com/shop/pdp/h2o-xpress™-lure-wrap#repChildCatid=3476805

I also use invisx and ive also had improved clinch knots fail numerous times on 15-20lbs. I use a palomar now and I’ve never had a knot fail. I know everyone says palomar is a no no with fluorocarbon but it works well for me me. Ive had multiple snags where i try to pull to break it off at the knot to save line and i never can get it to break. The line is thick enough that the line doesn’t kink on itself so the knot strength remains intact.

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Before anyone says anything, i did search. Main differences are the colors, TWS, and 2 bearings. Would love to hear feedback from people who have both. Fuego for 53 shipped or Tatula for 83 shipped. Plan on using it for my jig/worm rod. 8.1:1 for Flipping pitching and skipping. Does the TWS offer that big of an advantage when used in those situations. Also Daiwa has a promo for a free shirt and buff with the purchase of a tatula reel at the moment. Im leaning towards the tatula but at almost 50% off, the Fuego is a steal.. LMK. Thanks!

Swim jigs are my go to lure for clear water and grass. Love the 6th sense swim jigs down here in south florida and always have one tied on. I always use 1/2 oz with 15lb flouro and 7.1:1 reel and control the depth with speed of retrieve and rod angle. Bluegill fire is my color of choice since we have bluegill, mayan cichlids, talapia, and oscars down here. A swim jig is basically is a jig with a vertical line tie and a head that comes to a point to get through grass without getting hung up. They are very subtle and perfect for clear water presentations where bass hunt primarily using their sight. The action comes from the trailer that you choose and the pulsations from the skirt. My favorite trailer is a keitech type fat swimbait which has a wide swing. This tail thump gives the skirt a subtle pulsating action that mimics gill movement. I also like using a rage menace grub. I trim the skirts just behind the hook. I mostly use a straight retrieve and let the trailer impart the action. Ill give the rod a slight jerk every once in a while or rip it out of grass. As for colors keep it simple. I try to match the hatch. Anything that matches bluegill, shad, or your local forage will work.

Booyah frogs have been great for me

Fishnkamp, thanks for the tips. I was actually looking at the tatula reels today. The CT looks nice. Also thanks for the heads up with that lews combo. I'll have to check it out. And I currently have all my braid reels backed with mono. Thanks for the tip though. I'm gonna respool the blackmax with Yo zuri and see how it performs. Waiting on some KVD line&lure to come in first.

So with all the summer closeouts going on I've been debating grabbing a new rod. I'd like to stick around $100 or less and I've been eyeing the Fenwick Aetos which seems like an awesome deal. Also been eyeing the blackout but i heard those have guide problems. I'm open to other rod sugestions. Also been considering st croix, dobyns, powell, and Ethos. I plan to pair it with a Lews speed spool, ratio depends on what i use it for. I've mainly fished ponds, small lakes, and canals while in miami/southflorida for school. Just moves back home to texas so i'll be fishing lakes and deep water more. My main lures are Frogs, spooks, chatterbaits, senkos, light texas rigged worms/creatures and I'm just getting into squarebills. I'd like to get into jig fishing more. My current arsenal is as follows: 1) 7ft MH Berkley Lightning Shock + Lews 7.5:1 Speed spool LFS + 40lb braid Use it for mainly Frogs and chatterbaits. Fluro leader with the chatterbaits or straight braid if im lazy. I've never caught anything on chatterbaits with straight braid though. 2) 6'6" M/ModFast Blackmax3 combo 6.4:1 w/ 15lb mono Currently have this spooled with 15lb mono and I've mainly used it for topwater spooks, squarebills, and texas rigged worms and senkos. I have a hate love relationship with this reel. 3) 6'8" M/F Academy Ethos spinning + Shimano Sienna + 20lb high vis braid w/ fluoro leader Use it for more finesse presentations: shakey head, weightless senkos and soft plastics, ned rig. What main techniques and setups for those techniques am i missing? I'm considering a new setup for 1) Jigs and heavier texas rigs. I'd like to start skipping docks and pitching/punch cover more. I'm considering a MH rod with either a fast or XF action. 6'8" or 7'? (im short 5'6") 2) Dedicated Frog set up. I'd use my Lews 7.5:1 Speed spool. I'd then pick up a Lews 6.8:1 to go with my Lightning shock spooled with fluoro for chatterbaits and spinnerbaits. 3) Dedicated swim jig/spinnnerbaits. Maybe a cheaper rod, Ethos MH/mod? I'd then use my lightning shock for frogs and jigs. Also, I have a love hate relationship with my Blackmax. The reel frustrates the hell out of me but it's also my most productive setup so i dont feel like i need to replace it now. Casts a mile with spooks and cranks. Reviews say its a crappy rod (and it might be sensitivity wise) but for a combo rod it has surprised me. Hooked up with a 28" channel cat with it this past weekend on a squarebill. Im guessing weighed about 8-9lbs, 2" short of the lake length record. I remember thinking i wish i had my lightning shock while fighting him. Fight took a minute or two (seemed like forever) and i thought he was gonna break me off. I've never caught a big cat before so i'm not sure how they fight compared to bass but he was taking plenty of drag so i didnt want to crank him in. I feel like if that was a bass, I wouldve needed more backbone or he wouldve dove for cover and broke me off. It could be the cheap Eagle claw mono i have on it but it the line constantly unravels on the spool. Usually early on during the cast, i can feel it. If i let the lure drop to the ground, it will unspool about 10 turns, even with the cast control and magnetic brake up (falling at a snails pace literally). If i turn up the cast control I lose distance. I usually dont have a problem since im aware of it and use my thumb but its annoying because the line will still get "loose-ish" on the spool. Any way to fix this or is it just the black max 3? I've been considering switching the line to Yo zuri hybrid. I think it will still be useful for shallow cranks and topwater spooks. Thanks in advance for the help and opinions!