ohioguy25

Yeah, I’ve been looking at that Rod for a while, sounds like the do everything. What is your dedicated bladed jig Rod?

You’ve all heard of this, the period immediately following spawning activity when larger fish are fatigued and difficult to catch, resting in weird places. Do you believe that the primary catalyst for this is water temperature or the end of spawning activity? Some may say these two coincide, but with the erratic weather, we’ve been having last decade, water temperatures are all over the place through May and June. How long does this typically last and how do you target fish during this period?

Same I just can’t make myself throw them but I see how well they produce for people on my waters so I’m tempted to commit.

W Why is this exactly?

No I have the reg cranking rod - 7’2” medium heavy mod fast. Up to 7/8 oz. Still underpowered?

7 foot two medium heavy moderate fast. 15 pound mono. Would this set up work if I simply switched to fluoro?

On a kayak, I only have so many spots available to store rods, and therefore try to limit it to four set ups. I don’t currently throw the bladed jig quite as much as some other presentations, however it does seem like people catch a lot of big fish on them. My current set up is too moderate to give me the proper hook-setting power (st Croix victory med heavy moderate fast) and serves as my top water rod so I spool it with 15 pound mono. The combination of stretch/action makes it less than ideal for large single hooks like those found on spinner/bladed jig. I recently broke another Rod that I don’t really use that much and want to replace it, wondering if a dedicated Rod for this application would be wasted and could be put to better use? More importantly, what other presentations could I throw on a spinner bait or bladed jig set up? I would really like to combine this with my top water rod, the big holdup is fluorocarbon and I really do not like throwing braid on casting equipment.

Makes sense. How long can you go with a finesse rod before you start experiencing? Is 610 the sweet spot?

Interesting, so with the longer tip on the 7 foot three rod I would probably experience diminished sensitivity.

I have always used St. Croix legend tournament bass 6 foot 10 medium light extra fast finesse drop shot set up for my Ned rig and tube applications. I recently broke it and I am wondering if I should upgrade to the XL 7’3” version?

What about ST36, do you think the shank is too long?

The popular answer seems to be #1 or 2 ST36, but I’ve heard some say they prefer short shank (ST35.) What do you find to be the advantages/drawbacks of each for these presentations? My first instinct is that longer shanked, larger trebles would offer a superior hook up ratio, but I don’t know if this is accurate. The logic in my mind is the further they are from the large bodied resin bait, the more likely they are to catch only the hooks with no interference from the bait or hooks bouncing off the bait. Is that accurate? What is your preferred size/style/shank length for glides like Chad Shad or Topwater/wake rats?

Yes that is exactly what I’m currently using. Great gloves, extremely lightweight and cooling, my only issues are: The “open palm” is basically a hole that constantly catches on your cork butt. The cuffs are not long enough and leave a gap between your wrist and long sleeve sun shirt giving you a weird band of sun exposure. The worst is probably the overall fit, I got the right size but it over time (not long) they have become very loose and shift around.

Because you have to wash the sunscreen off the palms of your hand afterwards, unless you want the smell of chemicals all over your lures. Have you figured out a way to wash your palms without getting the back of your hands wet? Let me know when you do.

I’m looking for something very thin and lightweight to keep the sun off my hands, as applying sunscreen to the back of your hands is very difficult. In my search, I have found very few of them that don’t have some sort of faux leather/suede or silicone grip on the palm/fingers that makes the gloves extremely cumbersome to fish and tie knots in. Why do they do this? It’s very frustrating, I have now tried two or three different pairs from Amazon that I’ve had to return, I just want ultrathin and full dexterity, like I should barely be able to feel that they’re there. I know they make them for fly fishing, I’m just trying to find a good one.