NickBender

Will do! Getting close to that time of year.

Hey y’all! I live and fish around the Kansas City area and occasionally down in Oklahoma - primarily LMB, but I also enjoy crappie and bluegill. I fished often as a teenager, and I wanted to reignite and share that passion with my children. Some of y’all have already helped me out with a few things, and I appreciate you!

I took out the combo yesterday on a small, private lake to solely test chatterbaits at 3/8 oz. It was my first time fishing them, so I had no baseline, but I caught plenty in the 3-4 lbs range and a few over 4 lbs. There were only a few times when the bite was harder to detect. Straight reeling, yo-yoing and jigging. After an hour or so, I could tell it would be a little easier to fish them with a rod that “flung” the bait easier. I’m assuming that’s a rod composition and/or action conversation. Thanks y’all!

Thanks y’all. I tend to really fixate into specifics, and need to learn to just feel things out.

Hey y'all! I purchased a combo SLX XT 150 with a SLX 7'2'' MH/XF rod about a month ago. I didn't realized the rod was XF until just now. The rod is used primarily as my workhorse rod for texas rigs, chatterbaits and crankbaits. Eventually, I'll get a chatterbait/crankbait specific rod, and my MH/XF will be used for texas rigs and other applicable applications. My question is should I try to exchange the MH/XF rod now before the 30-day refund is up for a MH/F rod? I was thinking either the 7' SLX MH/F, or the Dobyns 7'3'' MH/F. Thank you!