Tackleholic

That baby should move some serious snow.

Texas rig an unweighted Fluke and drag it across the surface, pausing at the gaps.

Tatsu for me.

I have used nearly every color of the rainbow, but most often it's Shad, Bone, chrome, or black; a friend of mine swears by clear, sometimes with red trebles.

Wow, I'm impressed by the input you guys have provided to my question and I'm sure other Forum members are learning from this as well. I will definitely be doing some experimenting, but in the meantime keep those suggestions coming in for the education of us all. One thing I failed to mention about my situation is that my lake is very deep and clear with visibility usually exceeding 20 ft, and it is all rock, no vegetation. Thanks again!

Most often my deep cranking setup is a 7'3-7'6 mh rod, sometimes a heavy, with a 6 speed gear ratio reel. My line is 30# braid with a 10 or 15# fluorocarbon leader. I am oftentimes dissatisfied with the achieved depth I obtain with deep running crankbaits on long casts. My question to all y'alls (I'm really not very southern) is this : do you get deeper depths if spooled with straight fluorocarbon, even though giving up casting distance vs. using braid to leader?

I've been in that situation many times. Maybe one day I will get smart enough to use only cheap lures and shallow runners in windy conditions. An unweighted Fluke on a red 4/0 or 5/0 wide gap hook is a long time favorite of mine.

I've never been to Maine and I'm always interested in forage vs lure selections.

I'm curious what kinds of forage are prevelant in your pond?

Yeah, but it hurts so good!

I know a couple of anglers who believe Daiwa's Elite Series are better casting reels than the Zillion.

Congratulations; you must have an exceptionally strong marriage to have pulled that off.

Good choices, I've caught fish on all.

When I purchased my new Vexus VX21 in 2020, I equipped it with all the latest and greatest from Lowrance; 6 months later it was outdated, but what the He_l. I use it mostly to go through an area looking for baitfish, but seldom go chasing after a single fish; many fish lying on the bottom cannot be seen anyway. I prefer to chunk and wind while following a bank, not waiting for a fish to show itself before casting.

Curious what you were baited up with??

Liltanker colors I ordered are Copper Shad, Matte Black, and Matte Chartruse; also ordered 2 of the Over Rev.

Just ordered 3 of them, on sale today for $16 at the Hookup.

Welcome home; stick around this time!

Where did you recently purchase the ORC Burning Shad? I've been looking for them, but only find out of stocks with no indication if they will again be available.

It's possible but not likely, that only the trim switch you show in the video is the only one not working. You probably have 2 or 3 more trim switches in your boat; try each one before going to a mechanic, and be sure you did not forget to remove the Transom Saver. (I did that once)

I have 2 older ones, had them deep cleaned by DVT, and they are now back in regular use, workin' good.

I still have 2 of them from my wade fishing days and guard them carefully. I remember climbing an overhanging thorn tree to retrieve one; another time one was saved by a Northern Pike getting it lodged up and down in it's mouth, preventing it from being able to close down and cut the 4# line.

They cast like a rocket and get great distance. I use it as a cleanup by allowing it to settle to the bottom, yo-yo it twice, then burn it in. I always have one tied onto a 7'11" rod and pull it out when the bite stops but I can still see fish in the area.

Anything that relates to chunkin' and windin', as long as I can keep the trolling motor on; sitting still bores me, but is sometimes necessary.

I forget the name, but Zman has my favorite frogs, poppers and walkers; the soft body collapses really well; I'll look into the Swamp Lord.