JediAmoeba

Megabass makes a Vision 110+3 that gets down a ways. Why not use a countdown?

Each year I have, Pa(home state), NJ, NY, MD, VA and CT. Sometimes a random addition

Just paperclips hanging on pegs. I had to throw it together quickly. I had a third Pats but a blue heron stole that one. He flew up and got it wrapped up in a tree and managed to break free. I watched him fly off with it into the sunset...literally. lol I have had plenty of bullshads but I use Black Talons more.

You should see my bladed jig drawer. Last checked I had over He has a 9" thin shad that weighs less. You think a Spro 40 is big? Jeez. I consider it to be really small and near entry level stuff. You need to change uour mindset - a bass will happily eat something way bigger like a squirrel or a small muskrat. BGC has a 9" slim that weighs less. The biggest striper I have ever seen i had hooked on the 9". I had it next to my kayak and it was over 40" long. I didn't know what to do with it and it ended up coming unhooked.

The only baits that have stopped producing are the ones I quit throwing. Haven't thrown a spinnerbait in 2 years.

An Omega XH. Don't get me wrong, it's a great rod, but I don't prefer it.

I really want the 150 Ryoga for swimbaits.

$200ish for rods. I have a Legend Tournament Extreme for jigs but I prefer my Daiwa Tatula's. I had a Megabass destroyer for jigs and broke 2 of them when I first got them- one on the second cast broke into 3 pieces, the replacement broke into 3 pieces on the first hookset. I sold the 3rd one I got... I have a leviathan swimbait rod thats a $400 dollar rod - can't stand it and use my Tatula's and 6th sense rods that are sub $200. Reels - depends on the technique I guess but anything from $150-300. But I do have a daiwa zillion crazy cranker for deep cranking that I love.

Lol. Not out to win, just enjoy fishing big baits.

You got all the good advice, the only thing I would add is, for cranking mid to deep a longer rod is really better. Longer casts = in the strike zone longer. With that being said, if you want to crank to 10 feet, I like to use a crank that will hit 12-15 so I can quickly get it down to my depth and start hitting bottom.

I recently did a seminar on big baits at a tackle store so I needed to put them on display. This is the only time they have ever been on a pegboard - I store them in a big plano box.

I have a bunch that are worth more than $275 but that's the most I have ever paid.