BayouSlide

Definitely, the pairing is key. I like either my Falcon Lowrider Weightless Worm or Dobyns Champion XP 702. Anything lighter than 1/4 oz. needs to go on a Phenix Feather Light Fast/Curado BFS. Lighter than 1/8 oz. is ML spinning territory.

Shimano Curado 70 MGL works for me ??

When both you and Catt say something, I listen. ??

Looks tasty! Growing up in Northern (more like northernmost) New York, perch were an occasional winter treat (thanks to ice fishing)...all the rest of the year we ate brown trout (plus an occasional halibut from the store) ?

This is what Thanksgiving morning looks like in our neck of the bayous, Lake Chicot, La., to be specific.

I once saw a bald eagle fighting a buzzard over some roadkill ?

You and me both, A-Jay. Have one rigged up for a bayou fishing trip tomorrow. I too find the Countdown's capabilities unique, versatile and ideal for certain conditions. Have a 3600 full of them, mostly gold but some silver, in most of the sizes. The two smallest sizes get all the use.

Agreed. Picked up a spinning combo in ML on sale a few years back: excellent rod and reel!

This year an Owner underspin with Suicide Shad probably accounted for the most fish, followed by chatterbait and crankbait in that order. Of course, those are the primary rigs I fished nearly every outing, which skews the results. ?

Sad to hear. I've got an old girl (GSP) that age myself who was retired from the field due to weakness in her back legs. You may want to ask your vet about chewable Rimadyl tablets (an anti-inflammatory pain reliever) to keep her more comfortable.

Dog lover? Heck, ya ?

Some may say it's ironic, but as a hunter and fisherman, watching the life leave the eyes of an animal/bird/fish always causes a twinge of regret...how can it be otherwise if you respect the value/sanctity of life. As such I will only take a life with respect, if I will feed myself or family, or if it is a direct threat, like the coiled rattler I had to shoot recently that was threatening my dog. Catt, you nailed it. It's not the gore, it's the passing of life that should rightfully give us pause.

And if anyone has any doubts they're welcome to come down here and help sweep cypress leaves and cypress balls (the seeds, maybe half the size of golf balls) off my roof and patio. ?

...and Catt will back me up on this, if you want a gator, just toss a buzzbait. They'll chase it back to the boat so you better have a high speed reel ?

Gets even more interesting when the trees start sprouting dinosaurs ?

I would at first cover water with a 3.5 in. Suicide Shad in pearl or green pumpkin backed pearl with a chartreuse (or chartreuse dipped) tail on an underspin until I found fish, then slow down.

After the second time I suspected my data was hacked from Tackle Warehouse, I've only used PayPal payment to shield my CC info from their system. Have no trust in them to safeguard my credit card info

Up to date on all vaccinations, including shingles. No ill effects worth mentioning from any of 'em.

Another use for these: I use 'em to keep Zman rigged products separate from "normal" plastics in spinnerbait/chatterbait Plano boxes to avoid adverse reactions between the two.

Good plan. After switching from improved clinch to Palomar, my knot problems with FC disappeared. ?

Use mine for cranks and topwater and really like it. Can't go wrong with one IMHO ??

Still looking for that "magic" bait. ☹️

Often see eagles down here while fishing. Once saw an eagle scoop up a 2-pound bass that I saw jumping just moments before. Definitely more unusual, though, was the eagle I spotted fighting a buzzard over roadkill along a bayouside road ?.

All you folks who don't care for duck...try a recipe for duck & andouille gumbo...it may change your mind ??