Jig Man

I only use Shimano reels because they last and I know how to service them. I only use rods with a lifetime warranty; St. Croix Avids, Fenwick HMGs and Gloomis IMXs.

What ever type you buy, you can use the twist tie from a loaf of bread or buns to augment or replace the rubber bands.

I am not familiar with that rod but I know that the 2500 Symmetry is a very good reel. I think I have 10 or 12 Symmetrys in different sizes and some of them have been used for 10 years and have had no problems. I don't know about that particular rod but I do pair my 2500 reels with 6'6" MF rods. I have 3 set up like that in the boat right now.

I have IMX and GL3 rods and there is a lot of difference in them. The GL3s were the first ones I bought and since have only bought IMX. I had an IMX SJR 843 and got rid of it. It was way to stiff for my needs. I traded it for an IMX SJR 782. I fish 1/4 oz jigs and tubes on it and like it much better than the 843.

I don't know about other brands but the Lowrance pucks and skimmers can be mounted either way.

I night fish 7 months out of the year. I use a lot of jigs, tubes, craws and spinnerbaits. There is usually a decent bite from dusk to about 2 am. By then either I am tired or the fish are tired of me.

I like a good stiff breeze out of the same direction for 3 days in a row. That lines up the food chain.

I was told that the ruling was because it would probably not deploy if it were not on a person thus making it worthless. I have one that I bought for winter wear just in case. It isn't as restrictive as a vest but puts added weight on my shoulders by the end of the day. I don't use it this time of year.

No sir it was not. It was a cheap after market piece of crap.

The stupid little turds should be caught and gelded.

For starters, the first time I fished in the rain, my ignition switch shorted out. It turned out to be a cheap unit, not the one made for the motor. It cost me $120 for a new one. The cheap way below par tmotor was not near enough to use in any wind or current. The trailer was the hardest to load thing I have ever seen. It had an $88 depth finder that was no better than a string and a rock. ETC ETC...... One of the happiest days of my life was trading it in for a Lowe.

I assume that you are talking about the power cable. All you need to do is run a couple of wires from the battery to the power supply wires for the unit and hook them up. Be sure to put the inline fuse on the + wire. There are lots of transducer "protectors" on the market which should help with the weed problem on the tmotor. Other than that if your boat is metal you will have to look around for a transducer that works inside of metal boats or you could mount it on a board which can be clamped to the back of your boat with c clamps.

I fish tubes a lot. I mainly fish smoke/melon pepper/pumpkin seed/black neon. I Trig them, I fish them with a jig insert and weed guard and sometimes I fish them with a bell sinker inside the tube. The bell sinker inside is the most snag free method but is also the one that loses the most fish. The jig insert is the most snagging but hooks the most fish. The jig insert is the one I fish most of the time.

I have owned both and never plan to have a Tracker in my garage again.

Electric start/Long shaft/ Power Trim/Oil injected a two stroke carb engine. I wouldn't buy a new one. EPA rulings are making them hard to use on many waters. EFIs aren't much better.

When you talk 2 stroke do you mean carbs. If so that technology is slipping away and not even allowed on some waters. The electronic fuel injection 2 stroke motors are in somewhat of a decline because of fuel efficency. The direct injected 2 stroke engines are as fuel efficient as the 4 strokes and a lot lighter in weight. I think you will probably see the DI motors become the only 2 strokes available in a few years. I don't know about carbs and EFIs but the tech who looks after my DI says that I only have to run it to 4500 rpms to keep the carbon build up off.

I have a couple of GL3s and a couple of Avids. If I were getting rid of anything it would be the GL3s. The Avids are closer to the IMX series.

Skimmers can be mounted inside the same as pucks. I had one for several years and only took it out last summer.

I think you could do fine with a MG or MK. Choose the one you like the best. Buy the most # thrust you can get/afford. Then match it up with the largest reserve amp battery (185-200) that you can find in a 27 or 29 series.

Bass Boat Saver. I have replaced 5 products with this stuff. I clean the boat, motor, windshields, trailer, wheels, and the truck dash. It is an all in one product.

If you didn't get bit on the tube, then I'd say you were fishing in the wrong places.

X2 I buy hooks buy the 100 or 1000 and I haven't beat this place.

This absolutely works. I have never seen one that wouldn't come out.

X2 except with 3 guys in a boat, I'd not be throwing anything with treble hooks on the first outing.

You can use them any time you want. If you don't use them they will get so nasty you'll just wind up throwing them away like I did.