Dwbassin

I have the Sierra 703, 734 and 735. 734 is basically a good light jig and Texas rig rod. I’ve pitched in pads but I would only throw the 735 in HEAVY cover like lay downs. I also use it for a frog rod and it’s perfect for that.703 is great like mentioned for flukes, senkos, lipless and chatterbaits. The 734 boded well for spinner baits and little glide baits too. Been using mine all year and so far I’ve pretty much stuck to what was recommended on dobyns website. I wanna check out a crankbait rod but I threw kvd squarebills on my 703 and had great success. 1.5. I believe that rod can do it. It’s pmeasily my favorite

Yea tried tapping on it, prying it, at this point I don’t know what to do without possibly damaging it. It came off before tapping and pulling and since I put that new pin in it is much more difficult. Made sure it was tooooo tight either

Just looking at them. Thinking about just getting a red handle to go along with the rockets colors. Glad to know they have good customer service that goes a long ways

Ownim having a hard time getting the prop off. Haven’t seen anything in it. Bought 1/8 rod at Home Depot not thinking I need actual shear pins so the motor doesn’t burn. Tried for a good 30 minutes to get the prop off and it comes loose but won’t come off

Had my revo4 rocket handle (right handed) crack on me on a recent outing. While it’s still functional I know sooner or later as much frogging as I do it will break. Also heard that that can be a painful experience. I see some companies but I know this is the best place to ask which one would be best for me.

Was filled with Baylor twine and my little shear pin busted at some point I don’t know how it was still spinning but getting a brass 1/8 inch rod and making me some today. She fired away full speed just need that little pin. Gonna check it every time now I get off the Water. Lack of boating experience bit me. Did catch a couple in my kayak though

Very true most of the water I fish around my area is 3 feet to 6. Gonna fish the rivers this weekend that are substantially deeper and see how that area is. He grass is up on low tides though but the pads aren’t as prevalent. Gotta fix my trolling motor first though

God that’s crazy, I’ve seen water at 72 already, my honey hole is flooded with pads. I honestly feel bad for you guys in the cold, I hated the winter

Legend tournament from st.croix is amazing. I have a 7 foot medium and I throw Ned’s, softplastic swimbaits, little darter heads on it and love it. Senkos too. Haven’t tried much else on it but would definitely recommend. Got it at AL used for $170 cause it didn’t have tags

Very interesting, I didn’t catch a male either off that bed and typically they get to protecting first. She definitely looks like she was fanning, who knows. How deep was it you caught the second one in? She for sure looks more in the action

Yea she’s got some spawn wounds. I can’t figure out why either. Did you spot her on the bed or happen into it by luck??? Got my spawned this past Sunday on a glidebait fishing for snakeheads near blackwater

It does increase with controls, I’m recharging battery to be 100% sure. Gonna get it apart tonight to make sure no waters in it. I was researching (too deep of a dive when I realized I got good people on here) and saw the control board. After work I’ll check it out. Also I did have braided line in before, pulled out a big wad but didn’t take it apart. Hopefully it’s not remnants that shot it and possibly worse

The only soft plastic bite over had is paddle tails lol. Skinny dippers and sick fish. Lipless was my jam early spring. Now I got too much muck in most spots Man last year I would smallmouth fish the upper and everytike I made that hour drive it was high and muddy. Weird how the bite is slow in spring lol. Good luck though maybe it will get better with the clarity

Yesterday evening I was out and my trolling motor was working great. Halfway through I try to power away and it is going nowhere. Still spins but barely moves my little boat at all. Got a minn Kota Endura 55lb max thrust 12volt. Just wondering if anyone knows what could be going on. Battery was good, and never ran over anything while trolling. Did very slowly bump into a stump but was barely drifting at all

I been fishing fast this spring, mostly throwing moving baits all spring. Can’t buy a flipping bite and only can catch them on a Ned rig besides said moving baits. Most of the water around me is 3ft, with the rivers having some holes. I also have mainly tidal fisheries as well. My favorite technique is pitching a jig and I guess I just gotta plug away with it. Anyone else have this same dilemma with a shallow area? Also I have to beat pickerel off with a broom to try and get a bass. Got one by surprise that was bedding off the bank. Now water temps are pushing 62-65 at night and shoot to 70 by 3 or so. Haven’t seen bedding bass shallow. Things are just different this spring. Will say my best results have come with a jackhammer

https://postimg.cc/gallery/2k6adyzne/ Figured it out, so here’s my biggest of the year, was out snakehead fishing in blackwater refuge. Thanks @J Francho

Is anyone else having problems uploading a pic? Caught my biggest of the year last night and it keeps telling me on all threads my media file is to big

Asked this same question and had my best like with rage bug rigged sideways. Perfect profile. I take the top 2 appendages off

They’re a blast. Honestly when they hit, it’s unlike any freshwater fish I’ve personally caught. They will bend out spinnerbaits quick

Love this format, after constantly reading about fish dying from weigh ins. Plus I like it cause you see who’s catching, that means more to me than someone who could just catch 7 or so fish and 5 be big. Fast paced. Only idea I would have would be that they have more than 10 anglers fish that last day

I’ve come to a point in my life at 25, we’re everyone who knows me at all automatically associates me with fishing. Now every once in awhile I find someone who shares somewhat of the same passion. No one who truly does, hence why I came here. I’m just wondering how people cope with having no one to really talk too about bass fishing if they go through that. How do we keep it bottled in??? Such a struggle life is haha

Easy that the best noise in fishing is a blow up or drag peeling on a nice spinning reel. Spinning reels are fantastic as are baitcaster. The finesse game obviously suits spinning. You can do anything with either but I find it easier to dock fish like someone mentioned with spinning. Pitching little Ned rigs in lily pads is a dream. Dartheads, and dropshots. All I can throw but they are some of my favorite techniques. I can’t throw senkos on spinning gear anymore, well wacky rig I do but I don’t know it’s weird now with a Texas rig,have to on a bc. Baitcasting is just as fun to me as well. There are times pond hopping though were I will only pick up the spinning rod to be able to wedge myself in between trees were 99% walk by and just pitch so effortlessly with a spinning rod. Safe to say I love em

Guess all my pics are over 1.46 mb but beast coast makes my favorite jigs. Great skirts, great heads and I’ve really tried to get them hung and I CANNOT. Trailers I love paca chunks, rage craws, rage bugs, and chigger craws. For finesse I love the little bitsy bugs, cheap and good. Basic colors too, tried and true The gycb hula grubs are always, always producing

If I caught my pb I would care less about hooking a sh lol, congrats on that. Everyone says they are so good to eat, gonna try one this year. I’ve been in blackwater and seen countless of them swirling, only went once and caught 4 on spinnerbaits. Now I live close so probably gonna get addicted

Very true, I hooked a carp one day and 32 minutes later I finally was done and back to bass fishing. If I’m in a big bass are, I agree anything is a waste of what I could truly be accomplishing. A lot of people especially my way have pretty much turned into snakehead fanatics it’s insane Hope it gets better, when I’m after em that blow up or first slam on anything else is pretty hard to beat