Jig Man

I fish from 1/16 to 3/16. Today the 3/32 worked best.

They make the X2 which batteries + carries.

North Star a division of EnerSys is made in Springfield MO.

I’m not sure anymore. When I was in the business we did test drives on boats often but that was a long time ago.

You might pick a few brands and go to their web sites and have a look at the different models and options.

I’ve had a lot of brands of batteries. Interstates have not been reliable lately. Reverve capacity is something to look for the higher the number the longer you can stay out with power.

100% boat.

Not just now. I’ve been pouring them for a long time. I have about run out of the babbitt ones and have switched to hard lead.

100 red treble hooks and a bunch of #8 split rings for the spoons that I made.

I sell one from time to time. My thing is the extra Shimano reels that I have and don’t use anymore.

Those batteries don’t owe you anything if they’ve been used that long.

Finches, cardinals, juncos and sparrows are mostly what we see.

I carry it in the boat right next to my hot foot so I can see it and not have to hunt it. I used it a lot when I was using Yozuri hybrid line. With straight fluorocarbon I don’t need it often.

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I can’t answer that question but I had 2 rods that didn’t handle and cast the way I wanted so I took them to a rod guy and had the handles extended 2”. They turned out great.

What time of the year?

That spade tail grub was a heck of a winter smallmouth bait on Bull Shoals long before any of this other stuff came along.

I’ve tried single tail grubs, twin tail grubs, hula grubs, sliders, swim baits and split tail trailers that I can think of. I have never found anything that is even close to the production that I get from a Zman TRD. The color definitely makes a difference much of the time. That is why I carry over 20 colors and often have as many as 5 setups rigged for Ned fishing.

Try clicking on the number of replies. I think that works.

We had a big discussion about this a while back. A-Jay said he has been using Hot Sauce on his painted aluminum boat for years.

Some guys in our old club would rough them up with coarse sand paper, balderdash. Have you ever seen a scuffed up wet night crawler?

No but I do stretch them and let them snap back. Then they are 6” instead of 5 with less salt and easier to skin hook.

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Since they are local to you you might take a reel and a casting plug, go there and get them to let you try it out on the parking lot. I used to do that at Bass Pro. I would leave my driver’s license with them and my truck keys.

I don’t own either of those rods but do have several Gloomis rods. Thinking about what I have. That 842 for me has Ned and small to medium swimbaits written all over it. I would pair it with a good quality 2500 spinning reel and my choice of an 8# line.