roadwarrior

Pick your poison You will not be disappointed.

If you plan to fish crankbaits a lot, you should get a dedicated rod. If you just throw them occasionally, it's not necessary. http://www.bassresource.com/fishing_lures/perfecta-lte.html

The fact is that you are going to lose baits and lures fishing from shore. Your best bet is to fish soft plastic rigged weedless. You will still hang-up and occasionally lose a bait, but the cost is relatively low.

Try the Rage Tail Toad, you might be surprised!

Rage Tail Baby Craw Rage Tail Menace BPS Tender Tube #71 Sworming Hornet/ LFT Live Magic Shad LC Pointer, Megabass Ito Vision 110 and/or McStick jerkbaits

That sums it up pretty much for me, too. But I'll play along and pick two: Baitcasting: G. Loomis GLX MBR842C/ Core 50Mg Spinning: St. Croix Legend Elite LES70MF/ Stella 2500FB

Include a half dozen in my order! -Kent

I don't think this is generally the case at all. As a specific example, pouring and assembling your own jigs probably requires a hundred jigs or more to break even if you assign $0 for your time. This certainly can be fun, but not "cost effective".

Pocket Rocket: 3 oz bell weight & large paper clip as a lure retriever. About a 95% success rate!

For all treble hooks I recommend Sunline Shooter Defier Armilo #12. http://www.sunlineamerica.com/shooter-defier-armilo/

It ain't over 'till the Fat Girl sings, but Bama be bad! I will be surprised if they don't run the table.

My preference is finesse, but I'm geared up and comfortable with power fishing.

I am in! PM sent

I fish Siebert Outdoors exclusively. They are delivered "ready to fish". My swim jigs are also custom built by Siebert Outdoors. I have Mike NOT add the weed guard to the jighead. And although I'm sure the fish don't care, I DO like my swim jigs with "eyes".

I would like to prefect my pitching, improving both distance and accuracy.

I rig The Bug horizontal on the Rage Blade, vertically as a swim jig trailer. Another trailer I REALLY like for swim jigs is the Rage Tail Shellcracker (vertical).

I don't recall anyone commenting on these lines, but TW is virtually giving it away so I ordered a couple of different spools. Anyone have experience with the line?

For me: Rage Tail Structure Bug, J-rigged Siebert Outdoors Jigs/ Rage Tail Baby Craw, Craws & Lobsters Fat Ika Rage Blade/ Rage Structure Bug trailer Norman Fat Boy (Redear pattern) The Rig Senko Rage Tail Thumper (purple) Sworming Hornet/ LFT Live Magic Shad BPS Tender Tube (#71) Megabass Ito Vision 110 Megabass PopMax MegaStrike MegaTube Craw MegaStrike Strikeback Spinnerbait (white) Strike King Red Eye Shad (blue chrome) Rage Tail Cut-R GYCB Kut-Tail/ MegaStrike ShakE-2

Rage Tail Structure Bug exclusively, J-rigged.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Chiefs vs The Defending World Champions tomorrow. Should be a great defensive game for two teams without a quarterback!