HaydenS

I might have to take a trip up to you, I've got a killer pellet feeding gun. ? My mother would not approve...

Break out the heavy rods and 65 pound braid.

Talk about a finesse fishing stud. He also liked to flip ounce+ jigs into cattails to mimic baby black birds, the Furious Hog Snatcher!

Never realized this is what they were for. I figured you cast it out and popped it back in like a flutter spoon. Thanks Glenn, hope Johnson is giving you a commission for all the spoons you're about to sell, I'll be buying some for sure!

How big are we talking?

Have him save up for one of those new pokemon lures ?!

You might want the 8.1:1+ when a heavy punching weight and a big flippin hook come flying back at you at 100mph... It picks up line faster, which allows you to make more flips a day. Lets you stay with the fish when they are thrashing around, so you can keep pressure in the heavy mats.

We got a little kid who wants to work, so who cares? ?‍♂️ Did the bait monkey get him?

Berkley Fusion 19 hooks are fantastic and quite cheap. You get quite a few hooks as well. I like them a lot and have never had a problem with them. 6-7 pack of EWG worm hooks for $3.27https://discounttackle.com/products/berkley-fusion19-ewg-worm-hook?_pos=3&_sid=d8eab5912&_ss=r 6-7 pack of hooks EWG offset worm hooks for $3.27https://discounttackle.com/products/berkley-fusion19-offset-worm-hook?_pos=2&_sid=d8eab5912&_ss=r 8-7 pack of dropshot hooks for $3.37 https://discounttackle.com/products/berkley-fusion19-drop-shot-hook?_pos=4&_sid=d8eab5912&_ss=r They are a little more expensive on TW than discount tackle: https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/search-tackle.html?start=0&count=30&searchtext=berkley+fusion+19+

If you aren't getting bit on a certain lure, change it up. Tie on another lure, or the same one in a different color or weight. You have to cycle through lures to see what the fish want.

Yes, I consider a jerkbait a power fishing lure and it gets bit year round. Hank Cherry caught fish on a jerkbait when the heat index was 110, during the 2021 bassmaster classic. The year before it was cold outside and he also caught fish on a jerkbait, during the 2020 bassmaster classic. A buzzbait or a frog gets bit in the hot, hot summer months too. Fish bite a crankbait year round as well. Alabama rigs are a deadly cold water tactic. We recently floated a river(90+ degrees outside) in Missouri, and we couldn't get bit on the slower finesse presentations, such as a ned rig. I caught my fish on a red square bill, it forced them to react. For me, yes there is always fish that will eat a power fishing technique.

Sounds like a ton of fun, hope you like it. I've never been salt water fishing, it also looks really fun!

Might want to try glass rattles, if they aren't exposed and won't be in danger of breaking? https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/search-tackle.html?start=0&count=30&searchtext=glass+rattle

This^ You will be fine, the rod will handle the lure. My medium heavy is rated up to an ounce.

These are all circuit board lips available on TackleWarehouse. https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Shallow_Diving_Circuit_Board_Bill_Crankbaits/catpage-SHALLOWCIR.html

These reels are junk, I'll take it off your hands for $100. I didn't know DC's had so many parts.

The one circuit board squarebill I have, storm arashi square, got thrown all day in a shallow river, grinding sharp rocks and didn't break at all. They seem A LOT stronger than regular lips.

After consulting google, with a little help from @MN Fisher, it seems to be a Blue Shiner.

Keep us update on how you do! These charters look like a great time, you should have a ton of fun! Also, If you go out with a guide, ask him if you can use the spots he shows you, when you go out there by yourself. If he says no listen to him, he uses these spots to make a living, so don't steal them from him. Find areas similar to what he shows you, but don't use his exact spots.

The new Seaguar basix look really interesting. For me that's about it...

Went back through some older pages on this thread, interesting to see how many people bought flatworms. I was wondering if flat minnows are anything like flatworms? If so I might pick myself up some...

The gut on that smallie! ? Love all the holy smokes!

If you guys like the garlic scent, take some spike it dye and a paint brush and paint the inside of your nose! Guaranteed to make you lose your sense of smell and cause bloody noses. Added Bonus: All your nose hair will fall out and you won't have to trim them ever again!

The truth comes out that bass fisherman snort soft plastics...

Nice, great work!