Dens228

I'm still not clear on why you think they don't work as well in clear water??? I've read a lot of fishing info and have never come across that. Ever. Can you point me to where you got that info??

What he said............you need to use your thumb..........

Are you still adjusting the brake also? The dial on the opposite side.

I don't have any purchase plans but then again I also didn't plan on purchasing a jerkbait specific rod which is now on it's way to my home.....

I've never heard of only throwing squarebills in stained or muddy water. I use them in all water conditions. In clear water I tend to lean towards very chrome or mirrored colors. I've tried the silent ones in clear too but haven't had much luck with silent.

Red never works for me either.......

I prefer to keep my extra stuff in cardboard boxes on shelves in the garage....... Why? If they were on peg boards in plain view my wife would know how much stuff I have.........lol

I don't know for sure but they seem to have the hooks positioned a little more behind the lure body while reeling so a bit less weed prone. It could just be in my head though. I tend to go Shad Darker color like bluegill Chrome I follow that type of thinking with all my crankbait type lures.

I have all Tatula SV TW's and Elites, I really need to learn how to service them beyond the basic oiling. I'm afraid of taking it apart and never getting it back together again.

Perfect timing.........lol I'm going out tomorrow morning and two of the lures I just tied on....... Shad colored jerkbait Shad colored Rat-L-Trap....... Of course I don't leave home without my jig/Spicy Beaver combo either.

I fish several places with no shad but other baitfish. Not only do I follow the same shad based patterns, but in all of those lakes but one shad color is the one that works the best.

If you really think fishing a bottom contact jig with a $50 rod feels the same as a $300 rod you either have never tried it with a $300 rod or you are an amateur that hasn't yet developed the ability to tell the difference.

I've liked almost every rod I've owned, until I bought a better one.......lol

Retired law enforcement, so yes I am............

Fishing is the only activity I'm aware of where those with higher end gear appear to be the ones that need to defend themselves.......lol Looking at overall cost possibilities I'm about in the middle on what I spend for a rod. I can tell you this..........my $300 rods are better than my $200 rods, which were better than my $130 rods. Better sensitivity, better quality build, more consistent actions.... I'll hang up and listen for the "You can catch just as many fish on a $50 rod" and the "It's not the equipment it's the person using it" posts......haha

I've thrown jerkbaits on a baitcaster with 30 pound PP and Sufix for years. No issues at all. No line dig.

I'll throw jerkbaits wherever they won't get caught up in weeds. It's just about prime jerkbait season here. Another couple of weeks.

Yep, my best frogging lake is also full of hammer handle pike. I hate when they take the frog.....lol

My favorite frog by far.

I went out yesterday.....very windy, air was cold but the water was still mid 60's, Tried a spinnerbait with no luck, underspin with no luck, lipless was the ticket. It's a quarry with a ton of humps, drops, edges and the beauty of a lipless is using the same one for pretty much any depth.

Windy day, I'd throw a spinnerbait first, then an underspin if they weren't hitting that. Early I'd look for shallows next to deep water, preferably with some weedlines. Later I'd look at deeper water close to the shallows......lol

I'm going to say..............no. You'll be fine.

Yes, and on an underspin.

I've used a lot of brands, they all seem to take on water. The older they are the more they take on.

I throw buzzbaits on a H/fast 7'4" rod. I used to throw them on a MH/fast but one outing last year used it on a whim and really liked it.