Tackleholic

I have one of those as pictured; retired it back to it's box years ago when I began believing the new models would make me a better fisherman. Jury is still out.

Just ordered 12 hardbaits from Pure Fishing; $47.56 plus tax w/free shipping. 25% off plus BELK50 for another 50% off. Most stocks are running out. Surprised they are discontinuing Dredgers.

An egg carton makes an excellent series of small bins to put parts into.

In the 40's and 50's, the red and white Daredevil was challenged in it's Northern Pike catching abilities only by the Red Eye Wiggler (in my experience). Is the Red Eye Wiggler still around?

WRB commented his friend's GPS puck was determined to be too close to the Ghost trolling motor. Do any more of you have knowledge concerning the puck's location to a Ghost trolling motor?

Multiple tournaments every week from different locations on the same lake, often 2-3 out of the same marina on the same day. Black bass state and lake records have not been broken for 40-50 years. I have even witnessed tournament anglers, after a weigh in, put their fish back in the boat and head for the fillet table. Catch rates this year for myself and ALL my friends were the lowest in the past 12 years. Water conditions and forage remain very consistent.

I still use it too.

Wade fishing for smallmouth in skinny water, an hour away from my car, 40 miles from medical services, wearing shorts and shoes. Standing ankle deep, I felt something on my leg, looked down at a Cottonmouth practically climbing into my shorts; I was standing on it's tail. He did not bite me.

Jitterbug still works for me.

Good for you, ph

Anglers, and Guides, who fill a livewell of warm surface water only to take a pic. of the day's catch make me sick. Many, many fish taken to the fillet table are placed in freezer bags and eventually discarded, never eaten. Some out of town Bass Clubs will brutalize the catch, which will be floating in the Marina the next day. Most anglers, guides, and tournament directors will be hard pressed to find a fizzing needle or know how to use one. Anglers who simply mishandle fish only for photo purposes may not know, or care, about the mortality rate. On my lake, it takes a Largemouth 10 years to reach 5 pounds, a smallmouth 10-14 years to reach 4 pounds; lake records have not been beaten for 40 plus years and the lake teems with baitfish. Wonder why those records still stand? Wonder why each year the average size and number of "keepers" very slowly diminishes? I'm venting, glad for the opportunity to get this out of my mindset.

Proper southern grammar "y'all is singular, all y'all is plural".

Uncle Josh black pork rind eel

I stand corrected; brain fog again.

Johnny Morris bought the Champion plant, re-tooled it, and now makes Tritons there. Stratos is also history.

About one mile from the Ranger plant there now exists a boat manufacturer by the name of Vexus. Any past or present Ranger employees wondering whatever happened to their former co-workers should take a guided tour of the Vexus plant. From top management to the production line, Vexus is well staffed with former Ranger employees. By the way, I love my Vexus VX21 fiberglass bass boat.

Rapid Line Guide, by Rapid Fishing Solutions.com These make running line through micro guides and regular size guides extremely simple.

I'll try that.

Is there a certain tool or method to bend frog hooks upward or outward?

That's another sensible idea, thankyou WRB. Can't believe I said "holly" body frogs, what an embarrassing typo!

Thankyou, Big Rick.

I have a collection of frogs that large fish have pulled the hooks completely or partly out of the body; can't get them back in. Can it even be done?

At what water temperature do Bass vacate the shallows?