Jig Man

Wow mine won’t. What reel and line are you using, maybe I need to change.

I don’t have that particular rod but do have some Gloomis IMX and IMX PRO 843c rods which can handle the baits listed.

Gloomis IMX 843c. They are out in the cold garage. I’m not going out to check them right now.

I use spinner baits most every trip except cold winter. I don’t throw any spinner baits besides 1/2 oz. I always use mh rods. I don’t like the way my h rods feel with spinner baits. If you have a Walmart near, go buy a bait or two in each size and see what you like.

I have both. I like the smaller one better. I hold it with my thumb and index finger. The T shape I have to use thumb and two fingers.

It is similar to the whiz jig.

Swimbait that wasn’t on a bladed jig or Arig.

I have bought at least a dozen setups for my wife and son-in-law just to keep them from wanting to use mine.

We categorize sticks by level around here, ranging from good to poor.

Some of my reels have fluorocarbon that is over a year old. I have boxes that have been in my bait cabinet for years. It’s all good. I even have a spool of mono that is over 5 years old and still good.

The bubble gum worm is pretty good most years.

Have you considered advantech for the top?

I have somewhere around two dozen Shimano spinning reels. I maintain my own reels. I take excess grease off with Qtips and paper towels.

Personally whether it has any effect on population or not I would like to see tournaments limited to non spawning times. I would also like to make sight fishing illegal.

I have a swim twitch method that I use with my homemade buck tail jigs. It is especially productive at night in the spring in shallow water. Several colors work but the absolute best is purple and orange. 1/16 oz is too light and 1/8 oz is too heavy. So I carefully drilled out a mold until I got the size that works best. It weighs in at 30 grains on my powder scales. These baits produce largemouth, spots, smallmouth, whites and walleye all in a single night. I don’t know of anyone else who fishes this way and I am sure no one else has the same baits. So far no giant fish but largemouth to 6.5 #, smallmouth to 4# and walleye to 8#.

I keep mine in Plano 3700 boxes. Works great holds a lot and can be stacked any place.

Sounds like you are planning to power a camper. If so you may want to check and see what each of those items draws on start up because that is when they pull the most. Then you can have a better idea of what you need.

It sounds like you may own some jig hooks in your stash. They come in several different angles.

The lithium batteries are lighter and hold a charge longer than lead acids. If you go that route, be sure you have a charger as well as a trolling motor that offers lithium compatibility.

1/8 oz is my main weight. I use 12 to 15# fluorocarbon because of the trees and rocks where I fish.

It is mandatory here im MO as well for a certain age group.

Nothing

I pour my own so they are mostly thin walled. I believe color is more important than wall thickness. Melon with black flakes, melon with purple flakes, melon with red, and green pumpkin with black flakes are my go to colors except in the winter.

Towing isn’t the most important part. Stopping is. I have a 20’4” boat that weighs in around 4500 lbs. I’ve had 3/4 ton trucks for a long time. I recently sold my 5th wheel camper and don’t need the big truck for towing so I bought a 1500 size truck. Even with a smaller engine it pulls these MO hills just fine. What I have noticed is the stopping distance is at least 1/3 greater because the braking system is not as good.

Clean them with Totally Awesome then cover them with shrink tubing.