BrianMDTX

An 8 lb. bass! And an 8 lb. 💩 after being chased by a gator in a yak! 🤣

I can’t truly answer that, as I’ve never fished an NRX. Considering the gulf in price, I’d say probably not. But it’s easily the most sensitive rod I’ve ever used and I have zero complaints about it whatsoever.

I have a Kistler Helium TCJ (Texas rig/Carolina rig/Jigs MH/F and it is perfect for what OP is looking for.

There’s just something about working a Texas rig, feeling the bottom, sunken logs, etc., and then feeling that tap-tap.

@Swamp Girl One thing is certain. You may not catch any bass on the pond, but you chance is 100% that you won’t catch one on the couch! I say go for it. Try a jerkbait, a swim jig, or whatever you like. Stick close to shore. If the deepest part is 10’, the water temps are likely close to the same no matter where you fish, although if it’s warming up, shallow water will start to heat up faster. My bet is that if you launch, you are going to catch a bass or two.

I thought it was true. I’ve spent all damned day looking for an expired can of Barbecue Pringles!

Michico!

Lately it’s been: Jig w/paddletail fluke trailer A-Jay Special (weedless jig w/Rage Craw trailer- fish like a jig, swim jig or T-rig) Bladed jig w/Rage Menace trailer Spinnerbait w/paddletail swimbait trailer) Lizard nose-hooked on a WR hook

Every time I fish jigs, I try to channel my inner WRB-2.0. I never met Tom, but I learned a lot about fishing jigs from his many posts. I like to think he’s catching bass along with me.

What’s amazing is those dinks whacked the jig harder than it did. My gut tells me a big(ger) bass knows the bait/food is as good as eaten, where the smaller ones slam it to make sure.

I could not recall what the exact trailer was. Had to dig through main storage of tackle to find them. It was a Keitech 3.5” Easy Shiner in Sungill. I hear the BM calling.

Man, ain’t that the truth? Reels can certainly be specific but a standard 100-150 size with a 6.3:1 or 7.3:1 can be versatile with a lot of baits. But you don’t want a MH/F rod for crankbaits or a ML/MF for Texas rigs.

I decided to fish a different pond this morning- the farthest one from home of all the local ones. I woke up later than I wanted but decided I was going for it. But on the drive, I stopped at a red light and knew another pond that I haven’t fished in a while was a lot closer, so I turned right and was there in five minutes. I call this pond Stinkweed Pond. It’s always had a lot of (I think) muskgrass that basically eliminates treble baits, but today I found out the growth has exploded. A spinnerbait and bladed jig was simply no use and even a Texas rig was pulling in weeds by the bucket. So I simply fished a Bitsy jig in green pumpkin with a paddletail fluke trailer and swam it without stopping. Even that got fouled but not too bad. Wound up catching 12 bass, of which 9 were on that jig. Easily the most bass I’ve ever caught on jigs in one outing. The other three were on a green pumpkin Zoom lizard nose hooked with a WR hook. The only “bad” news is that all but one was a dink. Real dinks. The biggest bass of the day was 3 lbs., so my total bag was probably 7 lbs. lol. If that. But man, they were slamming that jig!

I have two Daiwa Fuegos, a Tatula, an H2O Xpress Ethos and two Garcia Black Max’s. I fish ponds with all of them. I like all of them.

First I’ve ever heard of it. I would be interested to see a comparison by an angler casting this against a comparable Shimano and Daiwa to see what the difference is in casting distance.

Easy-peasy. Texas rig? Rage Craw. Trailer on a spinnerbait or bladed jig? Rage Menace.

T rigs only. 3/16 to 1/4 oz. tungsten bullet weight, 4/0 to 5/0 Gamakatsu EWG, Rage Craw, 5” Senko, Zoom Trick, Zoom Lizardor Mann’s Jelly Worm.

The pool temp is a chilly 76°. Darn.

Ok, my technique has been found out!

It was partly sunny and zero breeze at ground level, but the clouds were zipping by. That lasted until I pushed off from shore. Ugh. Windy days are not my favorite. Oh well. I decided to channel my inner anti @TnRiver46 and start off with a white/chartreuse spinnerbait with a 3.5” paddletail trailer. Four casts in and had a decent 3-4 lb. bass on the line and lost it the first time it poked its head out of the water. Had a few poke at it but no real bites. Tried various baits with no bites except for a couple dinks or bluegills that hit a green pumpkin lizard TR. I later switched to a 4” #956 Senko TR and got another nice bass on the line and lost it as well. I don’t think either were actually hooked. Yeah, I’m going with that. All-in-all it was gorgeous out, save the wind and a lack of bass.

I like their squarebills. Hooks are sharp, too!

I have been using a 12.8V 50ah Eco-Worthy LiFePO4 battery powering a 17 lb. thrust Minn-Kota on my inflatable for over a year. So far it’s never gone below 60% charge, even with heavy use. And my motor is 40 years old so likely it’s not that efficient compared to modern trolling motors. I bought it off Amazon. It came with a smart charger and so far it’s been great.

The boys are on the beds and the girls ain’t bitin’. Saw at least 5 other anglers and no one caught a fish except me, and only one. I actually saw this bass on a bed right on the bank, in water so shallow his dorsal fin was sticking out like a shark lol. I must have finally jerked his chain after casting a green pumpkin lizard TR that he finally bit it.

Any time my bait lands in a tree, it’s due to AI. After all, they are “artificial” lures!