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I also have a 12 qt. Igloo Quantum cooler. It’s made to hold 1 liter bottles standing up. It’s small and square shaped with 2 cup holders on top. It’s decent if you pre-chill the inside overnight.

I recently got the origin C which is basically the same reel with an aluminum frame instead of a composite. Colors are reversed as well, white reel, black handle. Along with it I have the Source X spinning reel. It’s got that same white knob that I can tell is going to get filthy fast. Let’s everyone know I used it.

I fish the 90 size and I agree. My next WP will be a 110in loon color

I don’t take my soft side in the kayak. I fish with my Father in law from time to time on his boat. It’s a 14’ aluminum Myers. That’s when I take my soft side. It’s a Ozark Trail knock off of the Yeti Hopper. Doesn’t hold ice for 5 days like the Hopper. More like 3days but that 2 days more than I need for a day on the water. Not to mention more than $250 cheaper.

I have a soft sided Plano bag for necessities, pliers, scissors, hooks, extra baits, etc. I sling it over my shoulder when moving and it rests at my feet when I am not. One rod is usually all I take. If I have a second one I bring one of those rod holders you can stick in the ground. I like to travel light.

No cooler on my kayak. I take a Walmart Ozark Trail 36 oz vacuum sealed stainless steel water bottle filled with ice and water. Ice will last 24 hours in it. Cost me $7 on clearance. Great investment. I carry some Nut butter filled Clif Bars for a snack. If I am out on the boat for the day I take a soft sided cooler with some sandwiches.

Whopper Plopper, with a name that stupid it has to work. That was my theory when I bought one. It does work and being a top water bait it is exciting. I have yet to go on a trip where I haven’t caught something while throwing it. Got my PB Pickerel on the Bluegill color. My favorite color WP is Bone.

The Skinny Cutter gets my vote as well.

I have caught one in the past deadsticking a Senko. This past season I caught 2 on Ned rigged finesse TRD's

Hooks and inflatables, I smell treble, I mean trouble.

I think your right. Dick's does the same thing. My Pelican Tracker Angler is a DSG exclusive kayak. It's basically a Trailblazer with 2 rod holders behind the seat and a bungee paddle holder being the only difference. That' seat does look like its right on the kayak floor, ouch! The seats on the Pelican sit-ins are actually pretty comfortable. I have found no need for a cushion.

It would be ironic if they thanked him by mail

When bank fishing I wear jeans and boots, even in the dead heat of summer. One case of poison oak is all it took to ditch the shorts and sneakers when fishing. Carry a walking stick and sweep it ahead of you to uncover any slithering critters. Always make noise while stomping through the brush to warn animals you are coming. Plenty of sunscreen and insect repellent. I use the Bullfrog brand which contains both in one convenient spray.

Thanks for this. Bought 2 bags of worms, a bag of tubes and a bag of swimbaits all Berkley Powerbait items. If I get the $10 rebate I will have paid $3.50 out of pocket.

Depends on what she is massaging could be worth way more than $50... Joking of course. My neighbors wife is a professional masseuse. She charges way more than $50.

On my phone or iPad, no issues. On my work computer I see the same oversized signatures as @Redlinerobert i ain’t messing with those setting for fear of getting fired... oh and I am on the love AJ bandwagon as well.

I’ll play. Z-man big TRD in green Pumpkin. You can fish it like a stick worm, T-rig C-rig or wacky rig. Fish it on a Ned rig as is or cut some off and fish it like a finesse TRD. Works all seasons so it would be my one lure choice. Runner up would be the Missle Baits 48 worm. For all the reasons above. Versatile bait.

Go lipless, Strike King Red Eye Shad. Certain colors are on sale at Walmart right now $5 or go with a square Bill. They bounce off everything much harder to lose one

I have been fishing with the Berkley Fusion wacky weedless. They work pretty good and they don’t break the bank

I lose mine way before they start looking like that. I probably lose them on purpose as an excuse to buy new ones...

He posted an answer to this question above: "I bought the spool for last spring for the same thing and took off line and now that I got another bait casting combo, I put the same spool of line back on (it was a 300 yard spool). I apologize for the confusion" I translate it to mean he had a 300 yard spool of line. Originally he used some of the 300 yards for one baitcaster and now used the rest on another. If the line had been sitting on the factory spool for a year there is no wonder its got a lot of memory.

Ditto. I don't sell my old gear because I hate haggling. I give it away to co-workers that have young kids so they can introduce them to fishing.

Could it be @Yeajray231 He hasn't been around since October. I have missed his posts.

Interesting you say that. I have noticed in his last few vids he is using Favorite rods. Yampa River, White Bird and Jack Hammer I believe. From what I have watched and read it seems he pulled out of whatever deal MTB had going with the squad at the last minute. They then had to renegotiate the contracts with the remaining 4 Googans. That's why they were all ticked at Mike. Mike says it was something in the contract he didn't like and he had his lawyer look at it. Others think Mike backed out because he didn't want to move to Texas as his girlfriend is a nurse in a Maryland hospital and he didn't want to leave her. These guys have more drama than my wife's soap opera.

There is a positive to take out of that. A whole new generation of kids are being introduced to fishing.