TriStateBassin106

I think it's the spool turning, is there anyway I can record the sound and post it on here?

It's not screeching loud but noticeable if you listen to it, I think @MN Fisheris right it might be just the way daiwa reels are. I cleaned up the spool shaft and the actual spool its self and its still a little noisy

I have the daiwa tatula ct in a 8:3:1 gear ratio I use for bottom contact lures, it's been in my ownership for about a year now and I noticed though it's been noisy ever since I got it, I can hear noise when I rotate the handle and cast, does anyone else own the tatula ct and experience this, anyway to possibly fix the noise? I clean and re oil/lube during the winter to keep it clean and free of dirt. Just curious if it's in the design or something else. Thanks

I tried an sos pad and it got rid of the rust, by i noticed now the blades are a slight bronze color. Anyway to get them silver again?

Anyone know good ways to clean the hammered blades? These two pictured below have some rust on them. I actually use toothpaste to clean most of my normal spinner blades and willow/colorado blade underspins with it but for some reason these aren't getting the rust out of them. Thanks.

My home lake is tannic brown and right now they're chewing orange/green pumpkin and some junebug holdovers from the mid summer. In green tinted/dirty water it's all about purple/black/blacknblue right now with white and chartreuse doing well on reaction baits, white also works well in almost any water clarity.

I bring a little cooler that I store my drinks/food on my 10ft bass raider during a day trip, I usually pack some water/energy drinks like gatorade and a peanut butter and jelly/cold cut sandwich. I'm usually not that hungry when on the water but I will take time to stop and eat for a little bit. Especially if the fishing is tough. I'm there to fish really I try to eat breakfast before I leave.

I'm a little confused, so the alabama craw/orange is better seen since the light penetrates the water more? Sorry lol

That's awesome, i have some alabama craw paca craws I gotta try out, when the water is tannic what time of day/sky conditions fo you throw it in?

Why orange? Seems like an interesting choice, I heard other anglers recommend that aswell. I use alabama craw which is sorta close to orange. Yeah a lot of lakes here in jersey are like that. The lake I fished this weekend was tannic and had a distinctive brown hue to the water.

What type of jigs patterns are you throwing in tannic (tea) water? Not to be confused with stained water since tannic is usually clear but just tea color. Asking because i'm fishing a new lake soon with similar conditions from tannic acid from leaves in the water.

People constantly leave water bottles, eagle claw hook packages and one guy the other day even left a big cigar/Marijuana blunt on the pier I took a picture of it lol. There's a walmart nearby this pond so I figure a lot of people drive by the lake, go to walmart and decide to be an angler for the day, one guy even left a whole Shakespeare combo and a tackle box one time last year.

I love the fall because all the teenagers and kids dissapear from my ponds/lakes I bank fish from. Extremely annoying to deal with in the warmer months. Never can get a pond to myself lol.

Mid April to mid June, then mid September to mid October. Best times of year IMO

Yeah I lose all hope if I have to fish right after a front. Sometimes it would happen mid session, i'd start fishing with a nice breeze and puffy clouds. Then the dark ones roll in and it pours followed by cloudy calm conditions that turns it all off. Sucks

Never had a quality issue with war eagle, but after a bunch of fish the wire will get loose near the lead and hook. Usually by that point though the skirt is also done. Once I switched over to megabass I only throw now the war eagle finesse spinnerbaits and maybe a double willow by them. But I love the megabass SV-3 these days.

I wear the IKE renagade series in blue, they're 20 bucks but I feel like they're a steal and should be 50, designed and made pretty good. IMO

I live in Northern NJ so I have my fair share of fishing ponds similar to what your talking about OP. Try to throw things that nobody else is throwing, at one pond I fish everyone throws wacky rigs and in line spinners so you know what I do? Throw ned rigs and texas rigged plastics instead, fishing these type of ponds can make you a better angler in the long run because you learn how to get on bite patterns and grind it out to achieve said patterns. I find it very rewarding when I have a good day of pond fishing and everyone around me isn't because it means I'm doing something different and it's working, if you have any questions about urban pond fishing dm me on here, i'll be happy to provide tips for your situation OP. ?

I made an attempt at night fishing last night and got skunked 2 hours in, would've stayed out later but it got pretty windy and drizzly which made it tough for me. Had chatterbaits black jigs and buzzbaits, plenty of pickerel swiping but no bass still getting used to night fishing.

We had storms roll in yesterday evening and it totally killed the bite today, during the morning we had blue skies and thin clouds plus wind made it pretty miserable, usually the fish start to return to "normal" feeding patterns a day or two after i'd give it 48 hours.

For any garmin echomap users what should the tvg and interference settings should be for all modes? Clear view 2d etc, I mostly fish in water less than 15 to 10 feet.

I can usually get my jigs out of the submerged stumps up here but that's only because the stump field on my lake is only 5ft lol.

After heavy use when do you guys usually toss out your jigs and replace them? This one war eagle jig I've used for awhile has seen probably close to 50 fish already and the pait is all chipped and the skirt is beginning to break plus the hook is dulling out, what about you guys? When do you start to replace your jigs? Or do you try to save them by replacing skirts and sharpening hooks?

Another good video as always Glenn, please keep them coming, it's always nice getting your input on techniques and seasonal pattern videos. Your springtime jig video was awesome and I learned a few things I had not known.

Trying to work the bank can be a nightmare with the wind hitting the front for guys like me with little bass raider boats/kayaks, I usually try to position myself to where the wind/breeze slowly takes me along the bank with the motor at 10 speed setting or less if I'm trying to pitch and flip docks, if the wind gets above 15mph I'm usually going for a reaction bite at that point, ideal wind for me is 7 to 10mph even with a rudder it can be difficult to move into the wind and try to fish, I've lost multiple fish trying to keep my boat straight with one hand on the endura max and the other on a rod, I have my trolling motor in the rear maybe I should get another rudder for the front? I do prefer fishing into the wind for reaction bites.