Everything posted by Mobasser
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If you have access to an Academy Sports, they sell the All Star line of rods, both casting and spinning. Good rods for around 50 dollars
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I was reading about him last night. Thought I might share this for the plastic worm fisherman here. John Powell served in the U.S. Air Force from 1947 - 1969. When Ray Scott formed B.A.S.S. in 1968, Powell was one of the first members. His style of fishing was simple. Sponsored by Creme tackle, he used exclusively a Creme Scoundrel 6" worm, purple with a yellow tail. Casting to the bank, he hopped the worm once or twice, quickly reeled in, and fired off another cast to a nearby spot. He was only looking for the fast striking fish, hiding in shallow thick cover. He took some friendly razzing from others on the early tours, some saying he fished in a tractor rut full of rain water. But, his method worked well. Winning his second event on lake Eufala with a weight of 132lbs 2oz. Back to back events on Missouri's Table Rock in 1971. He qualified for 6 Bassmaster Classics, and finished in the top 10 or 20 many times, with only the Creme worm as his bait. He proved, even back then, that the plastic worm doesn't always need to be fished super slow, as many of us are led to believe. On Missouri's Table Rock lake, with the wind howling, he added 4 slip sinkers to his line to cast his light T rig, and still fish it with his own style. He sometimes cast directly onto the bank, crawling his worm into the shallow cover. If he didn't get a strike within 5 or 6 ft of the bank, he quickly reeled in and made another cast. His reasoning was that the fish laying in thick, shallow bank cover were feeding fish, and we're more apt to strike quickly. He earned the respect of his peers at the time. Roland Martin, Bill Dance, and Tom Mann. Retiring in 1984 he travelled the country giving seminars on bass fishing, and getting youngsters involved in the sport. We can learn from fisherman like this. A stout rod, good line, and a plastic worm. If your fishing shallow banks with thick cover, many days, that may be all you really need...
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Just thought I would say a thank you to Bass Resource, and all the members here. Even after 40 yrs of bass fishing, I'm still learning, and this site is a great place to learn. A good job by Glen, our site moderators, and all involved here!
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I also think that the trend in the future will be for companies to do away with the anti reverse switch, simply because most folks don't use it on spinning reels.
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I started backreeling over 30 yrs ago, inspired by Charlie Brewer, and Billy Westmoreland.For years, I always thought the reason that some guys liked backreeling was because of poor drags on spinning reels. Since, I've learned that some older reels had good drags, so this was not the only reason. I have 3 spinning reels now. One is a newer Shimano with no anti reverse switch. I'll be using it this year off and on. My other reels I'll use the most, because I can still backreel with them. It's still works the best for me.
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Hope the job works out good for you. I applaud everyone here who has tried to stay working, and have taken a job for less money. This is what we're all about here. Keep America strong??
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With flouro probably so. I use only mono on this reel, so I don't have any problems. A soft limber mono works the best. I sometimes take off my spool, and soak it in water for a couple of hours before I use it, if I havnt fished for a few days. That makes the mono.line soften up and easy to use on this reel
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A Jay, as you know, on the older reels, like Mithcell, ABU Cardinal and others we didn't have the option to close the bail by hand. You had to close them with the handle. This created the line twist, and why some guys removed the bails. But it's true. All spinning reels are prone to line twist, especially with certain lures used
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When I first joined Bass Resource over two years ago, one of my first post was about bailess spinning reels, and using them for bass fishing. I'm still using an ABU Zebco Cardinal 4, with the bail removed. I bought this reel used, in good shape. The bail was bent, so I removed it. A sharp hacksaw easily cuts the bail off, and a small file removes any burrs or sharp edges near the line roller. Using this reel is all done with your forefinger, and with a little practice, it becomes fast and easy. Pick up the line with your finger as you normally would, lift it off the line roller, and cast. Use your forefinger to hook the line under the roller to start your retrieve. Youve eliminated two steps here, opening the bail, and closing it by hand after the cast. Since I've used this reel, it's become my favourite. The only other thing you might need to do is add some washers to the side of your reel to help balance the rotor, if it feels out of balance. Bailess reels are not really popular with bass fisherman. Some saltwater reels come with no bail. I think Van Steel and Penn still make some. These are expensive, high quality reels for saltwater fishing. I would never recommend cutting the bail off one of your newer, nicer spinning reels, but if you have an older reel that your not using much, you might give it a try. Line twist is not an issue, and the bail less operation is fast and easy to learn. The only real purpose of the bail is to help guide the line onto the line roller. Most all of us close the bail by hand after a cast. By going bailess, you've eliminated the need for the bail. If one of the tackle companies would make a spin reel without a bail, that was lightweight, I would consider buying one. In the meantime, my old Cardinal is still working well. The no bail operation is all good.
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My flipping stick is an older Fenwick I bought years ago. Flipping is a great way to fish the heaviest, thickest cover. For me, the key was practice. If you can learn to leave the spool tension on your reel a little loose, it can help. Some great flippers to check out: Californian Dee Thomas, who invented this style of fishing, and Texans Tommy Martin and Larry Nixon. Some of the all time best.
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As for Storm, another one was the Chug Bug. I still have an older chrome one that's caught quite a few bass. It outfished a Japanese Yellow Magic popper, fished almost side by side from a guy who raved about it. But, with things like this, we'll never know if it was the actual bait, or my retrieve style compared to his
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Big Game is my #1 line for my casting reels. I've been using it for a long time. I don't seem to have these problems with the line linking or breaking. The only line I've had problems with kinking is flouro. I'll stick with Big Game
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I see so many threads on different rigs these days. Most guys have switched to braid, braid / leader or flouro which I don't care for. So , I'm still sticking with Big Game mono. I was just curious how many others are fishing a worm this way? The only change I might make would be a tungsten sinker. Catt, that's what I was thinking also. I'm mostly using 1/8 to 1/4 myself. Those lead weights are pretty small. The tungsten weights might be good as a flipping weight in 1/2 oz or so?
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Yes. It seemed like the ones that didn't work right were the best
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Only one mention of Storm. Wiggle Wart is a legendary crankbait.
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As Scott said above, cars have become harder to repair over the years. Those of us that learned on older cars know this. You can get a code reader at a parts store, but you still have to understand how to read these codes. You can spend a lot of money buying the wrong parts now days. My dad taught me shade tree mechanics. He told us there's 3 things any engine needs to run: fuel, spark, and air. But, that was 50yrs ago. Things are complex now
