LxVE Bassin

The actual leader or length from the hook to the weight?

I have only been out once this year. I’ll be hitting Morse next Saturday. I’ll probably hit a couple ponds this weekend.

18 inches is usually the length I go with. I barely fish it vertically so dragging the weight will lower the bait because of the angle.

Anyone seen any spawning activity yet?

I throw senkos and Ochos, have tried others but these are my bread and butter and the only thing I will spend money on and recommend.

Good God! Those are some nice bags. Good stuff.

Get the Ballistic LT if ur willing to pay full price for the Ike reel.

I have yet to catch a fish in deep water on the drop shot. I have caught them between 1-9 feet of water.

I’m gonna steal that, I hate EWG hooks.

Zakos are all I use.

If you’re in the back of the boat more than 5 can get tricky.

I would send it in to Daiwa or a professional reel repairmen or women for maintenance. I got the Ballistic LT which is pretty much the same reel and I love it.

I can get a 1/2 ounce Chatterbait and rat-l-trap 50 plus yards. The only time I really bomb those baits is when I’m in a large grass flat trying to cover water. I coach youth football so I was able to verify this at a football field.

I say get medium powered spinning rod over medium light

3/0 Gamakatsu Finesse Widegap...... Thank me later

Everything ?

If the bites vibrate rapidly it’s bluegill. I personally miss a lot of fish with EWG hooks, switch to a 3/0 or 4/0 offset round hook and I guarantee you will have better hookups. Some love EWGs but I can’t catch a cold with them.

War Eagle Wake Spinnerbait (Double Colorado) War Eagle Tamdem Spinnerbait (Indiana and Colorado) both half ounce.

Daiwa Tatula CT Type R 6.3:1

I still don’t think I got my Curado dialed in correctly. I think braided line’s manageability is saving me. Flourocarbon would probably give me some fits.

I would go with the Tatula. Easier to dial in. But to be all the way honest my frog reel is a Curado I.

Flouro, mono, or copolymer leader. Good knot tying is a must.

Use backing whether it is cheap mono or left over braid that won’t fill up an entire spool. Some line conditioner won’t hurt.

How did that happen?

I like your thinking. I got a Curado I and it’s solid but not trying risk having a well known issue. But the SLX seems like a steal for its price point.