padon

the selection is up to you and alot of it personal prefrence but dont overlook the new glx. i have 2 of them and really like them. im not crazy about the guides on the nrx but theyre obviously outstanding rods.

where would you guys put the addermine on that scale? seems to be a little more powerful than the landsat obviously less than the windbuster.

i catch fish on red in maryland and PA bit i seem to do better wth brown and orange in spring.

exactly . Except for the top 1% most of the long time pros have income other than tournaments. some own a business , some are involved with tackle companies etc. if all you have is a few minor sponsors and tournament winnings you cant afford it.

i dont boat flip very often ill hand land or use a net.i also hate when i see people hold the fish out of water , weigh it ant take a pic. i do things too if its a big one but i put the fish back in the water every minute or so if it takes that long. Remember that fish cant breathe while its out of water. Try holding your breath the whole time the fish is out of the water.

i think its the flat bottom of the bait. the rage bug like andy morgan recommends has a similar flat bottom but of course hes sponsored by strike king.

ive looked at that rod ,my question is can you rip through grass with it? most of my bladed jig fishing is around coontail and milfoil.

who cares is an answer because i dont. correct its not a 10 dollar item , its a $550 dollar item because of the material in the blanks and the taper. thats what i care about . i dont need it tolook like a reinvented light saber, or have graphics like a nascar . i just want it to fish well and feel light and balanced in my hand. im not a loomis fanboy i have more megabass and shimano rods but i see no problem with the loomis i have. if they arent for you yu can always buy something else. like i said its just a fishing rod no reason to get all worked up.

idk? who cares ? i have some glx , wont buy nrx because i dont like recoil guides. i like the couple imx rods i have . they feel good in my hands are sensitive etc. i also like my megabass , shimano and st.croix. its just a fishing rod. if its the action i want and feels good in my hand ill buy it.

ive listened to several biologists on national podcasts over the last couple years and they all agree, that as a whole we are not keeping enough fish. im sure it varies from fishery to fishery but with catch and release so ingrained in bass fishermen we dont harvest enough fish. now what they would like is for us to keep them between 12 and 15 or so inches. I dont keep bass so its not gonna happen for me but when i see somebody keep a few in that size range i dont let it bother me. Also the absolute best thing that can happen to you lake is for it to have grass and for some moron not to kill the grass.

i like the rerange for a little warmer water as stated. ive caught them on a bunch of the ones you mentioned , pointer, strike king, shimano etc. they all work but the vision 110 still seems the best to me.espsecially in colder water it seems to outproduce them all. theyve been around a long time and if they didnt outproduce the others they wouldnt sell for the price they do.

i dont troll per se but i will drift big flats on windy days and use the trolling motor to help correct course to cover where i want to fish.

For you guys that could use a power pole but dont want to spend the money check out bernies river stick. its basically a manuaal power pole. very clean mount , works very well and is much less expensive. he makes custom mounts depending on your kayak weather you run a motor or not.

yeah he runs a jet and they can go most places the kayak does but alot of those boat tournaments use ramps in sections with a little deeper water.

boat tournaments dont bother me too much i can usually get in shallow enough water to get away from them.