CalvinMax

Are we sure they’re bass? I just went on a two week quest for what turned out to be carp on a flat in the middle of the lake… Arizona not there, but still.

They have a massive issue. I just bought one, but they have a problem… These are just thrown in with all the boxes so I suspect their actual purpose is lost in the shuffle, these aren’t really designed to be a stackable system like our plano boxes are. I think they’re essentially a merger of an old school folding tackle box and a Plano style box. Mines going to be the island of misfit toys that don’t end up in any designated box. Chatterbaits, spinners etc. stuff I don’t run often but still have in the bag.

Hey Winston! glad you posted, I am shopping as well, thinking about the heavier rods now. What has your experience been with your rods so far?

Alright, story time. Somewhere in college I pulled a OLD crank bait out of a tree and dropped it by the room of an art student whom I told to paint it like a bluegill. About a week goes by and I receive a text message to come over, so over I go to find the manifestation of an epiphany. Essentially the only thing the manufacturers have gotten better at is weight transfer systems and paint jobs. Now, that’s not really true. They’ve put a lot more science into their work than the old guys could, but the old guys had a lot more intuition and natural understanding of the environment they were throwing baits into. I honestly think it had to do with the way they were made, and a certain slight variance from lure to lure. Basically I guess what I’m working towards here is all of the best baits have been made in the last five years, but there is a legendary status, almost mythical power to be found among certain pieces that survive into the next era. I spent about an hour and a half trying to dive deep enough to reach that crank where it was stuck on a log a few summers back but it’s still down there I am sure, lost to all but the bass. Now when we get into plastics? If something is well stored I could reasonably think that anything in the Yamamoto era could compete with anything else given the correct conditions.

That’s a really, really pretty look to boot… gonna have to go that route myself I think.

Anybody tried these beauties? Picked one up on accident and it was likely the best thing that’s ever happened to my tackle box. Curious if someone’s further down the road than I and has some tricks or tips. I can tell it’s chock full of potential.

I wouldn’t say the results vary drastically, what I would say is there’s more baits you can put on it than if it were a drop shot with one of those typical hooks. It’s basically a drop shot Texas rig hybrid… that you can throw swim baits on too.

Been fishing it a lot the last couple weeks, so far so good, it’s everything a drop shot is, minus a little finesse but only just. Far easier to rig, cast and work, but far far more versatile.