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.

Lead wrapped around hooks for weight? If you have a predominant shad forage - the Savage Gear Shine Glide or Bucca Trick Shad for ABS. If you are looking at resin baits, a BGC 7" shad. If trout, fall fish or other soft bodied long baits are the forage, the Savage Gear scandal or the 6th Sense Draw for ABS baits. For Resin baits a BGC Trout - they come in a lot of sizes. If bluegill are your forage, there are a lot of wakes that I really like- Toxic Wade Hoggs comes in ABS or Resin and is a great bait. I use electrical solder around my hooks for quick weighting of baits. It doesn't take much.

Yeah, for JDM drops you have to have all your payment and shipping info preloaded. Put in cart and quick fire order. These kinds of releases are not for people that think they may want to dabble or get 1 as part of an order.

Which is why the TK and Klash are all meh. They are adjustable wrenches when a socket wrench or in this case a specific bait will be better and more in tune with the specific thing I am trying to do. Depends on the situation but I mostly prefer resin baits, they throw better and perform better 90% of the time. Last year I caught more than 90 over 5 lbs in Pa.

I have to disagree - As a northern guy the TK is...awful. I haven't seen a DRT bait I would consider anything above mediocre.

It's looking pretty good so far but I will say, if BASS wanted to quell the FFS hate talk, this tournament is already proving to just fan the flames.

I am surprised so many say deep cranks. I love me some 10xd's! The only few baits I have that I rarely use are senkos - It's been 2 years since I used a plastic worm and I have 0 regrets.

One of my favorite baits. They want you to use the ringed wide gap hooks but just get Owner hooks with the twist locks and use those. I catch a ton of fish on the gillys.

I think they may be referencing the water temps. It was only 37-38 when they started practicing... That's cold for those poor southern boys. Lol

They aren't used to it being this cold. Most are saying they have never fished it this cold.

I don't think we are going to get a century mark unless someone can really pull a special bag.