Tackleholic

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?

Agreed! I hope I never get so hungry that I would even consider killing a smallmouth for food. Why kill the greatest fighting sportfish in fresh water, which are the object of my passion?

Use fluorocarbon line and a simple granny knot; you already have it on hand. Quick, easy, works great, don't worry about the correct guage or color of wire.

Began at the age of 2, sitting on my grandmother's lap on the bank of a small creek behind the house. Tackle consisted of a broken off tree branch with a short string, hook, small stick for a bobber, hook, and a worm; caught creek chubs and small bullheads. That was in 1944. Dad came home from the War in 1946 and my angling experiences with him moved me up to catfish and bass. Today, at the age of 79, I'm continuing to upgrade and expand my collections of lures and tackle which fill my house, garage and new $100,000 bass boat. 77 years of fishing and still looking ahead.

Agree with TOXIC. Definitely buy from the dealership you prefer for service. Check them out.

No wonder it's getting worse, you're killing each one you catch.

Catch and release Bass fishing is No Kill Hunting.

Bass which are caught and released are easiest to digest, while Bass on a plate turn my stomach. Why kill the object of my favorite sport?

I have a 21 ft Vexus fiberglass boat with Lowrance electronics. When in Anchor Lock position, my boat moves around considerably more than my friend's Ultrex when in Spotlock on the same boat model. Hopefully some of the Bass Resource readers have encountered a similar situation and are willing to share how they solved it.

Daiwa Zillion SVTWG if I outlive all the backorder extensions.

I actually have some "jointed Rapalas", but never heard them called "split back".

What is a split back Rapala??

Using braided line as a backer can cause this.

Yellow River Runt or a Tin Liz, don't remember which one; it was in the 1940's.