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That's not the bank on one side and just dropping off too fast to get a return on the other?

The guide took a pretty hard knock (long story) and the ring wouldn't go back in.

Got it. Implies that Deps and Fish Arrow have virtually no following in the US outside some enthusiasts. Makes sense, just felt weird since there have been videos out and posts here. The combination of “it doesn’t look like much” and “I don’t know that brand” made a big opportunity for Yamamoto.

I tripped and knocked the ring out of a guide on a poison adrena. Where can I get it repaired that will replace it with the original part? I see reel service locations on the shimano site but no authorized rod repair. I suppose as an alternative I could order the ring and take it to a local repair shop. Any ideas?

serious question, between this, the IKA, and the other similarly shaped JDM baits now available in the US, why's everyone going nuts for them? feel like I'm missing out on something, but I can't figure out what it might be

Remind yourself it smells like Cap'n Crunch

There's a 6/0 non-beast flashy swimmer. As mentioned before, the 5/0 hooks work really well on 4.8 Fat Impacts though. Replacing the CPS spring is definitely worth the effort, been running in the 20 fish per bait range. Eventually have to replace because the hook hole gets worn out.

brilliant!

Took a while to adjust to high-fat meals, other than that, no issues.

Three things made a difference for me: 1) always cinch the first two half hitches very tight; do this before you try to set the knot. 2) if it doesn't catch and start biting, try small pops/jerks instead of a steady pull. Once it starts biting it'll finish. 3) last ditch and seems backwards, but wetting the braid has sometimes helped it bite. I mostly only run into this issue when using hard leaders and very smooth braid.

The 3.8, 4.2, and 4.8 Fat Impact has been comically good this spring for dirt shallow fish so I thought I'd try some new things. Geecrack Jack Master Swimbait in 4.8". Thickness looks like Swing Impact < Fat Swing Impact < Jack Master. Haven't fished this one yet, I think it's going to do best on a 6/0 flashy swimmer vs a 5/0. Geecrack Bellows Gill Swimmer 4.2" - can rig it correctly IE not from the side. Great gill profile, definitely catches fish. Doesn't need an owner beast hook, just a 5/0 weighted. Probably runs fine with no weight. Geecrack stuff is expensive but... dang it's good.

Looks like I could have been more clear - when I say double SDJ I mean I double the entire line then tie the SDJ as normal. So I end up with three tag ends facing forward. Or in this case, doing all that but skipping the top-most loop, so two of the tag ends stay down by the hook/bait. I haven't figured out how to get a bobber stop to protect those tags. Ok found some reverse clinch videos and yes it does appear to be that. Tell me more, vs a standard double-line SDJ? Or even reverse clinch vs regular sdj? Does the final tag end(s) going through the top loop add more strength or reduce the slippage possiblity? I'm definitely not attached to this, I just had to try something different that was going to be good on flouro.

Appears to work with the Daiwa rods. Which makes the 2023 tatula elite rods $139 and you get a Huk shirt too. Hard to beat the deal, and their R action is my favorite mid-sized wire moving bait action; 3/0 flashy swimmer, cranks with bigger hooks like 6th sense, etc

Maybe just new to me, but I though it was interesting, someone I fished with tied their double SDJ a little different and it made a big difference in our grassy lakes. Basically just skipping step 4 in this diagram, so you only end up with one tag end facing up/forward, and the two tags part down by the bait and not passed through the loop. Anyone fished this for any length of time? If so, is it a little weaker or a lot? Seemed to work well last weekend, and I had three big fish with no issue at all, and no apparent slipping of the bottom two tag ends, and it did much better in the really shallow grassy/snotty water I was in.

Thats fair. I hope they noticed they managed to aggro a bunch of people that thought they were getting an order, and can at least fix showing they have the items when they don't really - my comment about stocking levels wasn't clear in hindsight... it was more about loading the stock into the website vs forecasting. Although I agree with you, this was one that the success of the jdm poop competitors (Deps, fish arrow) in the US already was a good clue for a bigger run. In general it feels like product design got a good kick with the acquisition. The slink-o is a winner, and I'm going to guess the craws do really well too.

Thanks everyone. Bought one of the GP/amber laminates, will see what it looks like in person. I do have pretty good success with the GP/watermelon laminate with red flake, but there's some cases where they just don't want the flake. If anyone's pouring worms with a similar fall rate to senkos and can do a muted GP/maroonish, drop me a PM.

6th sense just launched purpose built heads for line through

TBH this shows a lack of committment to having an ecommerce channel. I try not to be harsh, but we live in an omni-channel world, and the message here is "we really don't want to sell direct, none of our processes are setup for DTC and it isn't a priority." Stock levels are basics, and letting customers place orders for things that are both last on the list and not really there...

close enough to be worth a shot, sure wish there was a maroonish one. Surprising now that I think about it, with what appears to be a lot of success from other makers with some sort of GP/red laminate.

Owner CPS Flipping hook in 3/0. Bait stays on in the slop, no touching it or fiddling with it. https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Owner_Twistlock_Flippin_Hook/descpage-OTFH.html @Siebert Outdoors tried to link your site but the products aren't coming up

Can't stop catching on the owner flashy swimmer, even though I keep trying to find something else they will eat regularly. Even a swimjig with a blade on it isn't producing when the flashy swimmer is. /shrug

Material: IMO glass/composite is very much a personal preference. I used to like my composite rod a lot, and as time went by would have multiple cranks on and really notice a difference on the all-graphite ones. So the composite doesn't get much love now, feels kind of dead to me. Action: Shallow cranks like squarebills with big hooks, picking through cover - over time I've started to prefer a classic MH/F for this. Other than that having a more crankbait specific action is really a difference maker - much more margin for error with smaller hooks, less likely to get thrown, don't need a bunch of backbone to set the hook, etc. TLDR - Material - your call; Action- Crankbait-specific rod is a definite upgrade.

I had a buddy with a tough time setting the hook and I got him to switch to a heavier rod and it immediately changed the result. I think it's a really personal thing and a combo of line/rod/which way the fish is moving/how much slack/etc. As an example, I fish chatterbaits mostly on braid/leader, but I like a bit of a floppy tip. My hookset is pretty light, more like a wrist snap than a big hookset. The hooks on jackhammers are medium wire, shouldn't need to crack the hookset hard ... unless the fish is coming right at you and/or you have lighter/stretchier line. Try not really setting it and see what happens - just reel and wrist flick at the same time. If that doesn't work try a wide sweep set like a carolina rig... as I was typing this out I remembered that most of my hooksets are more like side sweeps than like cracking it straight up, unless I'm pitching closer to the boat.

Does Yamamoto have a color that is GP/Red, kind of like the falcon craw but ideally with no flash? GP on top, maroon-ish on bottom. Should be a more muted red. Netbait's trick worm version of this is pretty good. There's a little flake but in practice only shows up on the bottom of the worm.

It's not hard at all to fish right next to the guide, as long as they aren't fishing. Some days are tough and the guide is trying to pattern all day though, so they should be fishing. If I'm in the back on a guided trip I have no hesitation whatsover about casting anywhere I can reach, that helps too. I just say where I'm about to launch "on your left" or whatever so there's no oops moments. For me, being really clear about what I'm there for has helped a bunch. Baccarac they run it from the back, but that's a different game altogether anyway. And with all that, some days it'll backfire anyway - I had a guide put me in the front of the boat to be able to fish a weedline thoroughly while we spot locked, and he moved to the back and threw a wacky rig behind us in water we just drove through... and caught a 9.9, I think on the first cast.