Jig Man

My personal preference is hi vis yellow in 15#.

I’d say for my daughter never. She lives 20 miles away and I am sure she would not want to haul us around or run errands for us.

Good luck with your search. The built in censors keep some specifics from being mentioned.

With the excel file I can use filters and have it show specifics and trends.

I caught a 7# 3oz on a home made red worm in the first tournament that I ever fished.

I am a bit OCD. I use excell and have since 1998. I open the file before I go and enter everything that I can prior to the trip. As soon as I get home and put the boat away I open the current file and finish. I record the date, the launch site, whose boat we used, fishing time, air temp range, water temp range, moon phase, species of fish by number, best producing bait, best color, average depth of fish then notes of anything memorable. There may be some other things but that is what I can recall right now. I just finished looking through old records trying to decide where to go next and what might be working.

At 5’9” I am the tallest person in my family. My dad was 5’6” and was mostly English heritage. My mom’s dad was an even 5’ tall so we could never get very tall. My mom’s lineage is Irish and Cherokee. So I guess I am a mixed up mess.

If you Google Champion boat forums, you should find some places to get information.

I don’t eat in the boat. I have a big breakfast before I go. I carry water and a protein drink in the boat but I rarely drink either. I’m going fishing not picking.

Nonresident Arkansas

I’m only running 1 lithium. It is less than half the weight of my agm batteries. It is for my Solix units only. It holds a charge much better than my agm batteries, however, it takes a lot longer to charge than they do after a day on the water. It is on a single bank 10 amp charger.

The Aldebaran is more than twice the price of the Curado. Is it more than twice as good?

I am wanting to put it on a Gloomis Bronzeback 6’9” ml rod. Right now I have a Curado 70 XG on it with 8# line. The lightest thing I can throw is a TRD on a 1/8 oz head. I would like to be able to use lighter Neds and maybe 10# line. What Shimano should I get?

I store stuff in the battery compartment. I, tool kit, small fillet board, live well dip net and extra rain suit (in a water proof bag). I have had no issues so far.

This was an issue for me when I had Lowrance units. When I changed to Humminbird they were the same. I at first added an Optima blue top just for the 2 bow Solix units. After 11 months it was grave yard dead. It was replaced under warranty. The distributor wanted me to try an Interstate. In another 11 months it died. He replaced it and said that if I didn’t use 2 batteries for the Humminbirds he would no longer honor my warranty. The two lasted long enough to be out of warranty when they died. I changed brands to Pro Guide and saw the same issue. Two weeks out of warranty and dead. My electronics guys recommended that I bite the bullet and get lithium. I decided to go with Pro Guide and they took into consideration the age of my core exchange and gave me a $300 credit off the lithium. It was a long frustrating road but I think it may be over.

I’ve had the exact same issue and spent lots of money with techs and battery dealers. What I have finally done is buy a lithium 100 ah battery and have run all three of my Solix units to it. I also bought a single bank 10 amp charger which is wired to the lithium. It’s been a year now with no issues.

I’ve never seen a reason to use anything other than Shimano oil.

You might want to take a look at Tackle Max craws. I’ve had success using them with Jewell Pee Wee jigs. https://tackle-max.com/products/tackle-max-crawfish?variant=47467544379684

It may not be the best but I have had good luck with Seaguar red label. I’ve been using it for years. My main usage is 12# and I buy 1000 yd spools from Amazon.

If it needs that much attention I will send it in for a thorough cleaning.

Lund Lowe G 3 Those in that order for me.

In MO all we have to have is an id with birthday on it. Any more they don’t even ask. But it still costs me $60 to fish your waters.

Here in Southwest Missouri our lakes have largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass. You are likely to catch all three in the same area. Spotted bass often are present in schools so if you catch one you just might get several in the same place.

I should have clearer in my post. It is a bait casting reel.

I recently bought some 15# and put it on a setup for Ned rigs and small swim baits. I put it on with tension and have used it 3 times. It keeps digging on the spool and causing problems with casting. Anyone got any suggestions?