Michigander

If you're particular about where the hook keeper is located, that's a tangible difference between them.

The Blue Craw color is a big producer for me. Yeah, just checked their site and it looks like they are on vacation, glad I got my order in. They should be back up in a week or two.

I was forced to mainly fish in a similar body of water for a time. Frogs and unweighted Power Worms were all I could get bit on due to the slime.

Only one way to find out!

The really good purchases tend to sting a little!

You could Spybait on that rod.

How does only needing one or two more things to be set for the season keep turning into this?!?!

I like my SLX MGL 70.

Revenge is done!? I just ordered a bunch of those jig heads over winter and they look great. Glad I have some but that sucks I won't be able to get more if I really like them.

Good to see everyone tonight!!

I like 7'2" or 7'3" but it's totally personal preference for what is comfortable for you.

VMC Fast Grip

The ring size will vary based on your hook. I made these up a couple weeks ago out of Hyperwires.

I've been electrical taping the knot since the mid 90's. Works great!

TFO Tactical Elite is a fantastic rod for those techniques and price point.

So is another thin coat a good way to correct the waviness? Or is there a prep task that needs to be done first?

If there's a way to (reasonably) remove powder coating from jig heads, I want to know too!

Go Team Menderchuck!

In one of the local lakes it's super common to catch a bass with a nasty looking soft plastic in its throat. Usually senko style baits. I think it's from people wacky rigging them without a silicone band or oring so they just get pulled off the hook.

We made one out of utility sink when we started tournament fishing from a pontoon boat. Housed this nearly six pound smallie well enough, lol.

I set my spinning rods to 2.5 lbs because of the lighter line but I just pull by hand until it feels right on my bait casters. I use heavy enough leaders that it doesn't really matter on those.

It is pretty easy to make a livewell out of a cooler or similar, so I would not assume that these boats did not have livewells just because of their hulls.

Zman Trd Craw

I'm in for whatevs.

Depends how neurotic you want to get with the hooks. Some people do a lot of tank testing to make sure it suspends to their liking and has the orientation in the water they are looking for. I just replaced with hooks that are a similar size back when I still used trebles and that was fine most of the time.