roadwarrior

I'm fishing there Saturday. Plan to put a whipping on those boys.

Same here. We got the second shot Tuesday and my wife was tired all day yesterday. She's back to her mean ole self today. Just kidding, but we are both fine today.

Great idea!

Don't overlook "Old School", the Rage Lizard is killer!

I have original balsa Rapalas from the early 60s that I fish occasionally.

The Victory series is designed to be great rods at an affordable price.

WRB's was 19.6

I expect a bite on every cast. I have done that a couple of times fishing for bluegill, white bass and trout. About fifteen years ago I caught 9 consecutive bass and 11 out of fifteen casts on a Rapala X-Rap. My best day ever was with my best friend at Pickwick. I was the "net boy". I caught the first striper, then he caught 19 in a row. They quit biting and the score was 19-1. Our big fish was 28 lbs and all of the rest were 15-20 lbs. We were done at 9:30 in the morning.

Strike King Shadalicious https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Strike_King_Shadalicious_Swimbait/descpage-SKSAL.html

Senko, Fat Ika, Rage Structure Bug, Rage Space Monkey and the Menace are all candidates,

No braid for me with treble hooks. #11 Sunline Shooter Defier Armilo only.

No I like the innovation and new stuff. Rods, reels and tackle continue to evolve.

She is ruined.

It will probably glide freely when wet.

Ain't that the truth!

ghoti review: .ghoti. TANSTAAFL Global Moderator 2,960 3 6,397 posts Location illinois My PB: Between 7-8 lbs Favorite Bass: All three Favorite Lake or River Trophy Country Posted March 3 · IP Add a new rod to my St Croix collection. Been a fan of St Croix for quite some time. I have four Avids, three LTBs, and one Extreme. Had them for years and use them all the time. Never had a problem with any of them. All are very well built. I have a new Victory; 7’1” MH-F. A very well built rod from Park Falls. Good fitment, no gaps or seams between components. Thread and epoxy are tight and neat. i’ve said before that certain other rod manufacturers (you reading this NRX) should buy a rod built in Park Falls, take it to their production people, lay it on the table, and say why cant we build rods like this. This is what a well built rod looks like. Colors are subtle. One beef I’ve had with my LTBs and Extreme is the grips are too short. They have corrected this in the Victory line. Guides are Fuji; two double foot, the rest single foot. I think they are the gunmetal finish. I have not used gunmetal guides on any of my builds, so I’m guessing. My only beef is the reel seat, a Fuji SK seat. That, along with the Pac Bay Minima seat are my two candidates for the worst, most uncomfortable, reel seats ever made. The addition of an EVA piece in the middle does help. For me, it makes the rod usable for a much longer period of time. I have yet to determine just how long. Mounted an OG Fuego with #12 Invizx, and took him for a spin. Brought along a rod for comparison; a 7’ MH-XF LTB with the same reel and line. Same bait; t-rigged Rage craw. I would like to say I caught a nice six pounder and the rod handled her perfectly, but, I was throwing my baits into ice cold chocolate milk. No bites at all. The Victory was a better caster than the LTB. Kinda expected that. One does not buy an XF action rod for it’s casting capability. No bites, no hooksets, so I can’t comment on that. The Victory is a bit more sensitive. I could feel the flapping of the craws claws better on the Victory, which was noticeably lighter in hand, and less tip heavy. I was using a 1/4oz weight which put the bait close to the lower end of it’s rated lure weight of 3/8oz. I suspect you could throw a 1/4 oz total weight bait with it. Did not test the upper end, which I never really do. now for some numbers. CCS numbers. With LTB numbers for comparison Victory 7’1” MH-F IP = 430g AA = 72° 7’ MH-XF LTB IP = 607g AA = 76° whoa! That’s a big difference. Had to double check both, and those are the numbers. Decided to test another 7’ M-F LTB. IP = 420g AA = 72° So, the medium heavy victory is almost identical to the medium LTB. Had to double check that as well. I also weighed all three. The Victory was the lightest, being about an ounce under the MH-XF LTB. Not listing the weights. I was using my old digital scale which is not accurate. It is consistent and repeatable. Just not absolutely on the money. Just realized I should explain those numbers. IP is intrinsic power. I higher number indicates a rod with more backbone AA is action angle. A higher number indicates a fast action. the numbers, in and of themselves mean nothing. IP has nothing to do with lure weight, line weights, drag settings or lifting power. Both number are the results of a specific, repeatable procedure, designed to provide numbers for comparison purposes. for more detail look here https://www.common-cents.info/ Most of us are aware that ST Croix underrates their rods. Their medium power is equivalent to most other’s medium heavy. Been that way for a while. Perhaps this a departure from past practice. Can’t make that assumption from only one data point. I’m looking forward to see the rest of the models in the Victory line. Eventually there will be 25 bass technique specific rods available. Oh yeah!

Great video!

I hope the heat wave doen't kill the polar bears!

I rig it tentacles up, weightless. Here is a 7.49 caught a few years ago: https://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-videos/lake-guntersville-2012.html

Seems like using them for bait is wasteful.

My observation is entirely different. In Florida the bass were mixed when actively hunting in and around grass. The smaller fish we caught were 4-6 lbs, the larger fish double digits. In the Mid South schoolers tend to be 3-5 lbs., loners 6lbs +. Smallmouth school by year class. 2-3 lb fish are junveniles, 5 lbs are approximately five years old. Our brown fish only live to be 8-9 years old. The World Record was caught at Dale Hollow and was approximately 13 years old. In the north the fish live longer, but don't grow as big.