roadwarrior

As the weather begins to cool, the bite gets hot around here. Friday we will finally get down into the 70's.

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No problemo.

These reels are for children and people that don't fish.

Tatsu #12 will spoil you .

THANK YOU!

I am surprised that you don't like the hooks. Katsuage are my favorite! If you kept the hooks I will buy them from you. Let me know.

Well, my friend Speedy Madewell was my partner on the Tennessee River for nearly twenty years. Back in the day he was an accomplished tournament bass fisherman using artificials exclusively. When I met him he was a dedicated striper fisherman using native yellowtail, skipjack and gizzard shad. He said he loved to fish, but he liked catching better. In the fall we switched to smallmouth. His bait of choice was native yellowtail (threadfin). However as me moved into cooler weather the bait went deep and the fishing was over, or so he thought. I said "Let's try store bought minnows" and a new era began. Being stubborn, I wanted to fish artificial, so that is how I usually started out each morning. We often had another guest or two and they all fished minnows. I stuck with my lures until the rest of the group landed 10 bass between them. For two decades the score was often 10-zip, but I occasionally scored. Still, overall, live bait beat artificials on average 10 to one or better. On the other hand, I have had some special days using the BPS Tender Tube (#71) and on a couple of outing the Rage Tail Menace has out fished live bait. So, I mix it up and start with artificials, but still carry minnows "just in case".

Good luck! I suspect your recovery will be MUCH shorter than you expect.

Baitcaster: GLX MBR844C Spinning: GLX PR844S

Stay with it and you will catch a ton of bass!