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this order was from Black Friday; I figured you guys would enjoy. Took a leap of faith with the SB-77.7 (pictured above, color “Ghost Wakasagi”). It’s the most expensive lure I’ve ever bought (so far). I use the Heddon Boyo and Puppy for smallies, so I figured this bait would be right up my alley. I haven’t thrown the Shower Blows, but I like it! It sounds good, looks great, and exudes a fish-catching aura. Waiting for warmer water to try it out.

Howdy, I do a fair bit of ultralight fishing, mostly fish sunfish, perch, crappie, and trout. I’m currently running a $30 fiberglass Shimano rod (paired with a no-name reel and 4lb Stren) which has served me well, but I want to try something a bit more refined. Any suggestions for a rod and reel combo? Limit is $100. I’m a Daiwa guy, but I’m willing to compromise Also, is switching to braid worth it? I use it to great effect on largemouth and river smallies, but don’t know if it makes enough of a difference for panfish to justify the price

Late reply, but I just bought a couple packs of Keitech easy shiner in the 2in version. Haven’t tried them yet, but they look soooo good. Smallmouth magic looks just like an emerald shiner. I’m confident they’ll smash crappie and perch

The whopper plopper was a dud for me this year. Mostly because I only bought one and casted it into a log on the first try

For largemouth (which, lately, I do little of), I mostly just fish stickbaits, buzzbaits, walking baits, Ned rigs, and the occasional dropshot. For smallmouth, I’m a lot more diverse, but hardly encounter anyone while fishing. In both situations, I throw relatively simple baits. There’s really not much to give away beyond common sense. With river smallmouth, it’s often more about location, retrieve, and broad presentation than specific baits. I might be wading with my friends using the exact same bait as them and casting to the same locations. I still get more bites than them just because of my technique. For that reason, I would happily give information to anyone who needed it. I could show someone the exact bait and locations, and they’d still only catch a few

I’m fixing to buy a kayak this Christmas, so I started looking into electronics. It seems like there’s a lot more to it than I initially thought. I understand what side imaging is, but what’s the difference between sonar, down imaging, CHIRP, and clear view (if there’s nothing else I’m missing)? From what I read on the internet, they look the same. All of the features seem a bit redundant to me. Then again, I haven’t the slightest clue where to start. What should I look for? I’m mostly going to use my kayak to target crappie and offshore smallmouth. I might also use it for stripers in the bay.

I’m only 17, so I’m pretty far from getting married (assuming @Captain Phil’s story is an outlier), but I’ve been watching this thread develop. Here’s what I’ve learned: 1. Drugs and marriage don’t mix 2. Open communication is key 3. Do good things for your spouse and you’ll love her more 4. Divorce costs a lot, but you get what you pay for 5. If you’re not happy, walk away 6. Marry your best friend 7. Don’t have kids 8. Have kids 9. Don’t break up a dog fight with your hands 10. Get married out of high school 11. Marry someone who fishes 12. Marriages require mutual respect 13. Mutual respect leads to an active sex life 14. Redpill (?) I see contradictions and wisdom alike. It seems marriage is just one of those thing you figure out.

I haven’t read it yet (it’s on the Christmas list), but I’m looking forward to reading “Book of the Black Bass” by James Henshall. I might be wrong, but I think it was the first book specifically about bass fishing. I think it’s an incredibly historically significant publication that doesn’t get enough credit

Expensive reel kudesai. Arigatou gozaimasu. Kore wa anata no money desu. Simple as that

I fish a medium fast spinning rod for the majority of my river applications. Last year I did 30lb moss green PowerPro to either 10lb trilene or 8lb Zebco Outcast. I found that to be slightly overkill, so this year I ran 20lb moss green PowerPro to 8lb Stren mono. I found that the lighter braid was easier to fish with, but the Stren mono wasn’t very strong and broke easily. This coming year, I’m gonna try 15lb high vis yellow PowerPro to 8lb fluoro

I was planning a trip down south for thanksgiving weekend. I was wondering if the water down in the Chattahoochee (I was thinking about fishing around Bull Shoals WMA for shoalies and redeyes) is warm enough to wade. Sorry if I sound dumb, I’m just a silly northerner who hasn’t fished in that part of the world before if it is too cold, what would be my next best option? I would like to catch some of the riverine species in Georgia, but I’m also willing to compromise. I just want to catch some bass; trout fishing in Maryland gets old pretty quickly lol

My lovely state of Maryland has bass… I think? Seriously though, I enjoy the smallmouth fishing in Maryland. Most bass fishermen pay attention to largemouth, and the few that do go for smallies usually fish the big name areas like the Potomac. There are plenty of medium-sized streams that hold respectable smallmouth fishing. The rivers and streams in Baltimore County are mostly only good for numbers, but the west has both numbers and size. It’s a ton of fun finding a secluded creek full of fish that hardly see any pressure

Yep, works fine. I lose about as many ball heads to snags as I do ned heads and football heads, I don’t think it makes that big a difference in big rocks

If it’s connected to a creek, pretty decent. If not, it’s anybody’s guess. You might as well fish it and find out. Go in with some beetle spins, grubs, or online spinners to get a full sampling of the fish species there

Sorry, I woke up a little too early today ?

Oops, I meant the Dobyns Colt. The Fury is just out of my range

I’m in the market for a budget spinning rod and I’m torn between three different models: -Daiwa Tatula XT -Daiwa Fuego -Dobyns Fury -Shimano Sellus. I’m doing a lot of hiking and creek fishing, so durability is a consideration. I’m going to use this rod as an all-purpose spinning setup for everything from Ned rigs to small walking baits, if that matters. Any thoughts?

Try braid, it’ll increase your sensitivity. Also fish will move, snags won’t. If you’re not sure what’s at the end of your line, hold your rod to feel for any movement

My creek rod is a 7’M spinning rod, but I don’t see why that wouldn’t work. I throw some slightly heavier stuff, but your selection seems perfect for a 6’9”ML

Is there any way to physically differentiate between the two species? These seem identical to me, outside of their size.

I’m a little late to the party. That there is a Zman Turbo Craw on a brown 1/4oz rubber football head jig I tied myself.

I tied my first bass jig the other day. It’s just a simple hand-tied rubber skirt on an 1/8oz ballhead, but I really like how it turned out. It should do well, now that the river smallmouth are getting active.

Does multispecies include panfish like sunfish and trout?

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