Dan N

Great paint job!

I use them for white bass, but always change the plastic to a twister tail. Killer for them

I’ve never been a huge fan of the bladed jig. Yes I’ve caught fish on them, but I prefer either a swim jig or a spinner bait

I do not, if I don’t use them , I pass them on to others

I do order a few times a year from tackle warehouse, delivery times have varied from very quick to a little longer than expected. Had no issues on 1 rod I returned.

Load up on some cheap cranks when bps or whomever has a good sale! When 6th sense had ridiculous deals on the crush 50 squarebills, some like 3-4 $ I would order a bunch! BPS brand aren’t bad, and sometimes they have great deals too. it’s really no different then guys that buy live bait every time they go fishing. It’s part of the game, losing baits. A lot of Pike here that cut a line clean and steal a bait in a second.

I will agree with you Bazoo, on the fact that you gotta throw where the fish are, and losing a few lures is part of the deal! guys that won’t throw into snaggy cover, just will not have near the success. 👍🏻

When fishing cranks, I believe the key is not setting the hook. It will doom you on snags. Let the rod load up a bit until you actually feel the fish pulling back. I have found the pulling the line and letting it snap back without tension gets most baits out, square bills I’m saying, that float. Don’t know the name of the method, but it works extremely well for me. i went from losing many, to only a handful a season from shore. Key is not pulling hard the moment you feel the bait hit something. Give it a bit of slack, if it’s fish it will pull back. If it’s a snag, it will usually back out.

He’s used to this size fish! Typical for WI , where a 3 # is a nice fish, and 5#, is rare!

Sorry Hawkeye, just saw this! Let us know how you do. Yes bass are starting to spawn by me, and I’m only 30 minutes from Fox Lake, but as I’m sure you know, all the lakes differ. Good luck!

Wow! Incredible weights. 1 guy over age 30 in the top ten. The times, they are changing.

ALX

I’ve tried it , few different kinds, and for me it’s no better than mono. Just costs more. Braid for a few things and mono for me.

Any opinions? I just got some 15lb for a spinning reel, and was surprised when on a snag that I had to break off, the braid broke before the 10lb mono leader did.

I’m just a little surprised, with so many guys against FFS, that not more interest in this tournament. I don’t really care either way, watching guys fish is just not my thing 🤣 thunder storms here today, so I got nothing better to do 🤣

I agree, it’s not the best, but I think it will improve, and I think this is the kind of fishing many people want to see.

Any thoughts? I see welcher is leading and Hackney close behind.

I think it will work just fine, if I remember correctly, might be a bit prone to breakage near the tip. 👍🏻

He’s obviously using the scope, they all do. I don’t know why people think that’s gonna change.

Pulling for Welcher, would be cool to see him get his first win

I previously ( before last season) had very little faith in jigs, however once I stuck with them for just a little bit, and figured them out, I now love them. key for me was to stick with it , for more than a few casts. Now I love them. Must of bought 40 last year🤣. Love the swim jig. Not expensive to buy, so many variations, and definitely work!

ALX rods are made in the USA, other than the lowest end models, I believe. and several reels are made in the USA, although I don’t own any of them. I’ve got 7 ALX rods. Very nice in my opinion, and excellent customer service.

I have several rods like this (ALX) and personally like them. I thought the reason was to reduce weight? But I guess I’m not sure. They don’t stay as nice or clean as a shiny finish rod, but no concern to me.

Here in Wisconsin, I don’t know a single person that cares about bass fisherman, and a huge part of fisherman look at bass as trash fish and kill them . I’ve lost friends since I started bass fishing! 🤣

I agree , amusing. I was a fan of Scott, but at the end of the day, it doesn’t affect me, and he will be totally fine without BASS. Hes certainly not the only guy doing this.professional bass fishing has zero impact on my life. To each their own. I would have to think only a tiny percentage of the fishing public cares at all, or even knows who he is