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I'm looking to try out a left handed baitcaster before spending a couple hundred on a nice reel (I already have 5 right handers). Don't want to spend a ton, but also don't want a piece of junk laying around that I'm not going to use. Any good deals out there?

The video mentioned a 9 gram spool, which seems to be new information as far as I can tell.

The lake I fish most gets this slime/algae that covers every hook. It's pretty shallow, 1-4' for most of what I can reach from the bank. I don't have a problem getting snagged, even with open hooks like a Ned rig, but the slime catches everything and especially line ties. Has anyone found a setup that is resistant to this alone? I throw a Texas rig pretty often and sometimes I can keep a keitech high enough to not get slimed but I'm always looking for ways to be more efficient.

Anyone know where I can get a good deal on a Curado K rh 6.2:1?

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Definitely. That's why I use rods without guides. You can save a lot of money by just using sticks you find on the bank.

Thanks for the suggestion, sounds like it might work.

I bought a reel from Ali Express (Fishband GH100) and there is a gap between the spool and reel body that allows line to get stuck when it backlashes. The gap is between 0.012" and 0.015". I was thinking of adding some kind of material (epoxy, super glue, shim tape, scotch tape, etc.) to fill that gap. This seems like a daunting task to get just right as to fix the problem permanently and not ruin the reel. Does anyone have suggestions? I'm using this for BFS so I don't want to go to larger diameter line (quite the opposite in fact, I'd like to go down a size.) Since it came from China, any solution that would involve shipping it back to the seller wouldn't be worth it.

Crankbaits for me. Maybe because I fish from the bank a lot of the time. I hate when I have downtime, whether that is picking out a backlash or retying after a breakoff, treble hook baits just make me anxious. On the other end of the spectrum, I forced myself to learn frogs last year and wow am I glad I did, caught my PB on a rage toad from a kayak.

Lucky for me, these fish are not very pressured and I've had great success (well great for me) on this lake so far this year. My last trip out I caught 5 on a senko, 4 on a frog (with about 10 blowups total) and 1 on a swimbait. I usually average 1-2 fish on the other ponds around here. I really never thought of this. I will definitely give this a try! Unfortunately there are't many edges I can fish, the grass mat is pretty much a solid wall from 0-3' from the shore out to 20'. I can cast to the far side of the mat but anything with trebles (and really any exposed hook) is out of the question. Would a buzzbait drag over the top of the grass mat without picking up vegetables? Although, I hadn't thought of making my own edges as BassNJake suggested so maybe that could work.

They could do something with the biggest bass to give incentive to chase bigger fish. Maybe everyone's biggest bass is worth 2-3x the weight. Or maybe their biggest 5?

Thanks for the suggestions everyone, will give them a try!

I'd love your thoughts on what baits to throw for a new lake I've been fishing this year. The lake is pretty shallow, most of the bank fishing area is 1-4' deep. I was fishing it in early April and there was tons of sub-surface grass and I was killing it with swimbaits and ned rigs. Now that it is mid-spring, the grass has turned to grass mats and there is a ton of slimy algae. I've been catching fish on frogs and texas rigged stik-o worms but I'm looking for any other ideas of what to throw on this lake. Most of the bass are smallish, 1/2lb - 2lbs. I was wondering if punching would work in such shallow water, and if so, what plastic should I use? Thanks for any suggestions you have.

Agreed whole heartedly. I would add TRD Crawz to this list as they have been killer for me. Keep in mind that Z-Man plastic doesn't play nice with any other plastic, it will melt is, so keep them separate. I keep all my plastics in their original bags so it's never an issue for me.

I can't promise anything.... #thejourneycontinues