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people are having 30+fish days right now on the willy if u can get out there

nice job man!

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20lb + for swimbaits. Ive never used a thinner diameter so cant comment on that, but it works great in the high lbtests.

Ive been using CX over CXX... I can get it a lil cheaper and I feel like CXX is a lil too thick over 20lbs like flech. I also like evolution quite a bit, and do use big game sometimes when I think I want to respool often.

palomar or double palomar if you really want to.

nice one man!!

you want leverage, you want casting distance, you want a rod that can handle the weight of your lure. okuma 7'6" is a good choice if u dont want to step up to the 7'11"+

mid 40s avg i think. brr

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sorry but the bobbys perfect is better! -softer than spro -easier to walk than spro -cheaper than spro -better colors than spro IMO of course, ;D

hooking into someone else's old discarded fishing line at the bottom of a lake. I am seriously on like a 7-trip streak right now and ive been jumping around lakes.

i think the wake jr presents a better value (as a finished product) vs the slammers any day of the week even with the cost. (note i have several of each). I still think you should go st-41s and up - we've bent out some 36 hooks before (and a few 41s for that matter but i feel 10x better about that hook).

easy, owner hyperwire rings and at LEAST st-41 hooks, if not the 50s.

my experience really bad abrasion resistance. kinks easily = snaps easily. stay away imo.

Listen to bassin_F. You're throwing a 3-6" paddletail bait with a 1/4-1ozish weighted hook. You're not throwing a 4oz hudd or something - treat it like a spinnerbait and don't add the "swimbait" mystique to a bait that doesn't even really qualify.

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So general consensus seems to be to stay away from those larger BG baits then. Any specific techniques with them anyone wants to share? Matt that fish is ridiculous man! I need one of those in March (back back to cali woo) EDIT: also - is there a reason to pick a male or female BG pattern over the other? I am having trouble deciding which of matts new hardbaits to add to the arsenal, and no, I dont have the $ to buy them all

What about the 17 pounders? haha Hahaha i would ask that too cept we dont got any of those here - if I get a DD ill be happier than a pig in **** in WA.

I ask not so I can use live bluegills, but most effectively use the myriad of bluegill swimbaits out there to increase my catch size. I've done pretty well with bluegill sbs in the past but I am having trouble getting out of the 3-5lb class fish most of the time. I do understand this is as much a function of where I am fishing these vs what. So for those of you who use live bluegill as bait, what is your "preferred" size for targeting big bass? I have read several accounts of bass neglecting bluegills once they surpass a certain size due to the possibility of choking. There are baits on the market from 3~7" and I know they all get bit too, but there must be a "sweet spot". The spawn tactic is an obvious one (but not a favorite of mine), but care to share on any other bluegill behaviors/subtle nuances of their movement, habitat, disposition, etc that would also be relevant? thx in advance - i know there are a lot of good bluegill-savvy sticks around here!

that is the montlake cut - the channel that is cut through it and out into union/husky bay is what Glenn is probably referring to. We were out on sammamish this weekend and were marking them in 40-60ft, but we are about to have one he77 of a cold spell coming up next week!

Theres that very well known point right on the edge of the bay... Look deeper like 30-50ft.

most of the smaller lakes in the vicinity have some fish in them. phantom, pine, union, larson, the ones crumb mentioned, etc.

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dont get hung up on the size too much - youll still catch your fair share of 2-3 lb fish on the 9" AND the 12".