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Clearly I missed that! Awesome!

I suppose someone needs to test it.

Im pretty sure that the increased “abrasion resistance” or is just perpetuated misinformation. The Salt Strong guys did a pretty simple experiment and found even the cheapest of mono tends to be more abrasion resistant than some of the higher end fluoro.

You cut the line off 5-6” above the bobber stopper then tie a knot to the old line with your new mainline. Then you just slide the stop over the knot onto the new mainline. There is a brief video floating around somewhere demonstrating it.

I would go with a Siebert Dredge Dock Rocker Jig over the Strike King Tour Grade Skipping Jig. Ultimately, the Siebert Jig is cheaper (3.85 w/ wire tie vs. $4.79) and you can use it for way more than just skipping. The Strike King Tour Grade Skipping Jig is an awesome skipper but snags a lot and isn't good for much else than clear docks. Strike King Tour Grade Andy Montgomery Skipping Jig Pros: -skips really well -holds a trailer really well with the screw lock (especially with a touch of super glue) -paint really doesn't come off even after banging it all over dock pilings and pontoons (holds paint better then any jig i have used). Cons: -does not come through cover well, if there are rocks or brush under the docks, the head of the jig gets snagged pretty easily and I only find it useful for skipping under docks -I sometimes skip somewhat hard and have knocked the skirt down a couple times. Siebert Dredge Dock Rocker. Pros: -It skips pretty well and comes through about any cover, whether it be rocks, brush or cables under a dock (I even use my dock rockers for brush and rock piles where I don't need to skip). -the skirt stays on really well with the wire tie -the hook is really cool (although, I admit I don't know if it adds any utility). Cons: -The paint comes off the Siebert jigs pretty easily. Flat trailers can also help with skipping. I pinch the top 1/2" off of a Strike King Rage Bug to use as my trailer and really like the way it skips.

Those end up being about a quarter a piece. The ones I’m looking at are more like a nickel. Needless to say, I’m tight haha

Does anyone use the cheap bobber stops that are on Amazon such as these and have any comments as to how well they work to peg weight? >>https://www.amazon.com/VIPMOON-Fishing-Stopper-Cylinder-Available/dp/B07CMZYXPJ/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1532901267&sr=8-9&keywords=bobbers+stops They are about 1/3rd the cost of the 6th Sense or VMC. I would just pull the trigger on them since its only $7, but I figured I'd ask around first. When I search I could only find a post related to someone trying to use a similar cheap one for dropshotting.

Didn’t think I was gonna get to get any fishing in today because it was raining pretty hard when I was supposed to leave and my little plastic boat doesn’t have a bulge. The rain broke a little and I caught a lot of fish before starting my study session. Couldn’t break 4 lbs but got really close with this one which was 3.96. Caught a lot of 3+ lbers.

1 battery should be plenty

When will this bracket be available for purchase?

You can download maps while on an internet connection so you will not need to use data while you are on the water. I'm pretty sure the GPS does not use cellular data. The only downside I can see would be the loss of waypoints added in real time based on what you saw on side or down imaging... I suppose you could always update your waypoints via your account/SD card after your day on the water so they would be present in the web app as well as on your dedicated devices.

Happy birthday!

I have a basshound 10.2 which is a 10 ft tri-hull plastic boat. The floor is separate from the hull and it has an inner foam. The thing is extremely stable and I even built a casting deck for it and mounted a foot controlled trolling motor to make it a mini bass boat. I feel comfortable on it in up to about 10-12 mph winds on the main lake of small (<400 acre) lakes. I have had two people in it crappie fishing on several occasions with no problem. It is extremely heavy for its size (I’d guess close to 400 lbs with a battery) and really not practical to load in and out of the back of a pickup by myself and even difficult with a partner. So, I trailer it essentially losing all of the benefits of having a small boat. Additionally, the combination of the weight and the tri-hull really limits it for speed. I currently have a 5.5 hp outboard on it which is not enough to get it on plane and can do about 6 mph. It’s rated for up to a 7 hp. All that being said, it is absolutely perfect for the small local lakes I fish.

I think this a dream for many of us... I’m in.

After yesterday’s study break I had to go back for more. Got this 4.16 lb one in 3 feet of water on a Siebert Blue Craw Dredge Dock Rocker jig.

I had about an hour study break today to get on the lake. On the 5th time I thought I was snagged in the brushpile I was fishing, I wasn’t! It was a 5.62 lb brush bison!

Is your drag tight? I once missed 8 blowups in a row until one of them really held on to it and pull some drag, then spit it out. I tightened my drag and then caught 3 fish in a row (all over 4 lbs).

Personally, I have had terrible luck with the Siebert Brush jigs. In fact, I have snagged and lost all of mine that I have purchased. The “dock rocker” jig he makes on the other hand comes through brush like a Dream for me. I have been fishing it a ton in brush and rocks and have only lost one and caught hundreds of bass. The one I lost was because I got snagged on some brush on the way to the ramp at a tournament with only a few minutes remaining and we didn’t have time to drive the boat past where I had cast. Anyone else experience that the dock rocker jig comes through brush better than the brush jig?

I think it is easier by using the same rod consistently. I have the 6’9 skipping rod he mentions in that video and it’s a good rod. The tip is pretty soft which allows some flex to help load up the rod to swing the bait parralell to the water. I can skip a bait to a about anywhere I want if I’m on the front of the boat. However, I learned to skip with a 7’ really stiff Berkley Pro Signature rod for about a year. Honestly, those skipping rods are not the best jig/single hook rods. They are good for skipping and extremely sensitive but the tip is a little too soft and you really have to slam them to get a good hookset. I have lost fish I am pretty sure I wouldn’t have lost otherwise because I didn’t have a hard enough hookset to get through the tip and to the backbone of the rod. I still love the rod and have learned to really hammer my hookset when using it (so much so that I frequently get bruises on my ribs). If I were to do it again, I would probably spend the money on a different rod.

I have never thrown a jackhammer, but I do make my own chatterbait with a BPS Tungsten football head jigs (1/2 oz) and the blades from retired Z-man chatterbaits (specifically for the coffin blade) that thumps so hard it throws slack in the line, can be retrieved super slow, starts thumping on the fall and “rolls” through about any cover (the jig has a weedguard). It costs about $8 to make (cheaper if you catch the “parts” on sale). I have considered calling it “The Backhoe”. Of course, I don’t sell these since I’m sure Z-man would hunt me down, but I sure like to tell people about them haha.

Where do you find that?

Unfortunately, most of the sellers that participate in the regular seller specific 20% off code have recently been out of stock of Tatula SV’s. You will probably have to wait for a sitewide coupon. Worth it to keep an eye out during both though.

We have an abundance of RED squirrels, it’s the black ones that are uncommon.

Anything that will float me away from the bank. -Jon boat -Old detached floating dock -canoe -kayak -pontoon -ski boat -inner tube -and currently my modified Bass hound which I love

There is a local lake where I live which is one of the only lakes where there are black squirrels in this area. Seeing a black squirrel in my area is uncommon and kind of like finding a four-leaf clover. I have been dreaming of building a “baby black squirrel” swim or glide bait kind of like a Johnny Rat or Ms Slammer.