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softwateronly last won the day on October 27 2024

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    chicago, ill
  • My PB
    Between 6-7 lbs
  • Favorite Bass
    Largemouth & Smallmouth
  • Favorite Lake or River
    Small inland lakes in SW Michigan, shore fish Lake Michigan harbors, and any other body of water I can get on.

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    I shore fish the big lake when the smallies are in the harbors, but do best on an inland lake in SW Michigan.

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  1. I deal with zebra mussels which are similar in their destructive tendencies toward braid. My solution is a longer floro leader, 15'+, specifically sunline shooter in 10 and 14lb. The mussels still win at times, but usually I can get my lure back and trim the shredded leader. I also fight fish differently on when I let them dig and when I turn them. I haven't found any braid that takes shell edges well and there is no meaningful or discernible difference in braid diameter that I've experienced. scott
  2. It's not as good as a bullet weight pulling through the weeds. My water gets almost as weedy as florida water, and I like to pop the free rig up when the weeds are thick. You get their attention with quick movement, then the weight separates and the bait glides down. That's usually when I get bit. Sometimes a floating worm can be worked in place too, like a bottom feeding baitfish. But I also find a standard t-rig is best when snaking horizontally through the thickest of jungle. scott
  3. After a decade or so away from fishing, I bought a ci4 stradic and 3 US reels. Fifteen years later with minimal maintenance and heavy, heavy use, the stradic is still rock solid and my us reels are out of service or barely usable. I might have overcorrected, but I see the value in longevity in well made in-house reels. With jdm pricing, I'm content living in a Diawa and Shimano world and doing my exploring in various company's sticks. scott
  4. Great read and great meme. My outside and barely educated opinion is that now looks better than next year. But I can understand either extreme. scott
  5. He's got some jwr's in lighter power hanging weights in here. Pretty decent info too. scott
  6. I've done that and it was very effective at catching fish and twisting the ever living life out of my line. Keep an eye on it so as not to be disappointed. The higher quality swivels in the weight are worth the cost imo. I think it's for clicking and flash mostly. I've done it when pitching some heavier weights that were closer to bell sinkers. The bead prevented the ring from getting hung up on the hook eye. The bead is also a decent idea, if you alternate between dragging and popping. scott
  7. A free rig uses a weight like this and if has a bead looks like this...
  8. The great Abu has defeated inflation!!! scott
  9. Traffic yes, but I can forgive it because I've never spent time in a city I liked that was built for cars. Plus my work is usually 20mins away. Taxes on the other hand...never fun and the last 5+ years of mayoral leadership has been worse than I could've predicted or feared. The can is running out of road. scott The art institute is still and possibly even more amazing than you remember. I believe 1/2 to 2/3rds of their collection is on loan or in storage. scott
  10. Yeah, zillion with a roro x27 spool. Lotta fun. scott
  11. Right? Here's my bonus 7lber that don't make the cut!! and these little 5ers too... scott
  12. @pdxfisher that is the craziest fishing video I've ever seen, thank you! scott
  13. Next week I'll be near my gear and can see if an air side plate fits on a 800. They are different colors and spool sizes though. From my understanding the 800 side plate should fit the regular spool alpha. scott
  14. @Swamp Girl It's a pretty accurate analogy in metro form of both the successes and rot of both our country and culture. To me, the most American of metros and people and of course I want it to be better. Yes, I'm biased. scott
  15. I just ordered the 7'9LT-BFS it's so much fun, both available at asian portal right now. I'm not gonna run into a dd on my waters, but the dozen plus 20"+ LM, a few 18" SM, a 3'+ Northern, and a 25" King that I caught on bfs last year is a fine substitute for now. A spinning set up could have done all of the same things, but the ease and comfort of casting currently takes it to another level of enjoyment for me. scott
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