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Swest18x

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About Swest18x

  • Birthday December 20

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  • Gender
    Male
  • Location
    Western NY
  • My PB
    Between 5-6 lbs
  • Favorite Bass
    Smallmouth
  • Favorite Lake or River
    Erie Canal
  • Other Interests
    Bass fishing. Then some more bass fishing. When it's too cold to bass fish I like to buy stuff for next year's bass fishing.

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    Fish as much as I can with my 3 young sons and daughter

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  1. Thanks for the replies. I went back there last week and lost a monster smallie when he tangled in my anchor, you can bet I'm going back to find him again. That was in daylight though. The big swimbait idea is an interesting one, and I need to pick up on the strolling thing sometime, maybe I'll give it a try next weekend.
  2. Happens to me every time after I've caught a bass on the previous two casts! Those are the good mornings. My powers of clairvoyance are much stronger on the bad mornings. On those days, I know ahead of time every single cast that I won't catch a fish!
  3. There's a wide bay on one of my fisheries. 12 feet of water, 4 to 6 feet of visibility, mud bottom. When I arrive in darkness, my fish finder is lit up with suspended fish. They scatter before they get active, then after daybreak I'm picking them off with moving baits. My question is, what technique would you try to provoke some bites while they're still schooled up in low light? They don't usually react to my topwaters or cranks in this situation. Smallmouth and largemouth here.
  4. I will probably try out the Phenix 7'6. Another thought I had was the Megabass Flyssa, but I'm not sure what the tip section is like on that rod.
  5. I bought a Zodias 7'2 ML last year as a bfs rod, it didn't give me the distance on light baits I was looking for. I'd like to hear more about the Expride 7'6. I have a couple Karashis I like to play around with too, what's the tip like on it? Distance is a relative term. I'm chasing blowups on a canal from shore with this rod. The distance I get with a 110 Jr on the Steez is about what I get with a full size 110 on the Windbuster. The Windbuster is my 110 Jr go-to rod but falls a few yards short when I need to reach the opposite bank. But if I could get that far with a smaller bait I'd be good. The baitfish are small here and they are ignoring or just swiping at a 110 Jr but clobbering the X80 bfs. Some of it might be the movement of the bait because they also take a full size trick darter better than a 110 Jr in these situations, but not nearly as good as the 1/4 ounce bfs. It's a very specific case but this will go on for weeks in the middle of the summer here. Sometime in August they'll stop being so selective, until then I'll come across crazy action at the top but they turn their nose up at anything you throw at them. These tiny shallow running jerks are the first thing I've seen them hit consistently. It helps that jerkbaiting is my favorite way to catch a smallie!
  6. I'd prefer spinning at this point, if there was a long bfs rod on the market that fit the bill I'd consider it. Looks like Cashion introduced a 7'6 at Icast but not available yet, and I don't know what the tip is like. I don't have any hair jig rods, but I was assuming they have a soft tip? I like a crisp tip for working jerkbaits. Let's assume no budget. I'm open to any and all suggestions.
  7. Looking for a rod for a specific situation and presentation, namely light jerkbaits (picture bfs style, like a Lucky Craft bfreeze, megabass x80 bfs, 3/16 to 1/4 ounce). First priority is I need to send them a MILE. I'm fishing them from an elevated bank and I jerk sideways so a long rod is a benefit. Right now I'm alternating between a Cashion 7'0 light /Curado bfs, and a Steez MML 7'6. The Steez sends them a bit further but not far enough, and is really too heavy to be ideal for jerkbaits that small imo. The Cashion doesn't send them as far as the Steez, and I need more distance. So what I really want probably doesn't exist: a long, light, whippy spinning rod with a jerkbait tip. In this application, I like the rod long, that 7'6 length feels about right. And did I mention that I like my jerkbait rods to be super sensitive (for reference, my favorite overall jerkbait rod is a P5 Windbuster). Along the same line, the 7'0 Cashion is ok but too soft in the tip imo for an ideal jerkbait bfs rod. Has anyone come across a true bfs jerkbait rod? I'm thinking that niche hasn't been explored too much by manufacturers yet.
  8. My night fishing experience last week with no moon convinced me that the fish couldn't see any better than I can in the dark. Lots of strikes and misses on topwater. It's mostly a smallmouth fishery, if that makes a difference. I might give it another try closer to full moon and see if there's a difference.
  9. With the remnants of Beryl forcast to interrupt my 3 hours of fishing time tomorrow I might just go out anyways as long as it's not thundering. How heavy of a rain do you find to still be productive fishing? I've had good days in light rain but haven't fished in anything much heavier. FYI I primarily use moving baits. Was thinking about using a jerkbait and a lipless around rip rap for this trip.
  10. Old thread but in case anyone else is researching this rod I've been surprised to find this is now my go to shore fishing rod for a 110 jr and +1. I jerk sideways not down, if you can adapt that style this might be the best rod in existence for the jr. I like my jerkbait rods sensitive, of course the Steez has incredible sensitivity but most importantly you cannot believe how far you can cast a 110 jr on this rod. More distance= more water covered, no drawbacks to this rod as long as your fishing situation can accommodate the extra length. It might sound unconventional but it's crazy good in this application.
  11. I'm heading off on vacation at my in-laws who live Queensbury NY area, 10 minutes from Lake George. I'm guessing Lake George is so developed shore fishing isn't really an option, but I checked my fishing atlas and lots of smaller lakes nearby, also Sacandaga and Hudson River. I can't bring my boat but am hoping to break away once or twice to do a little shore fishing. If anyone can help direct me to a few spots I'd really appreciate it. Seven days in the Adirondacks without fishing is a tough pill to swallow.
  12. Funny.... maybe I'm fishing wrong (probably) but June is hands down my worst month up here (excepting true winter December through March when i dont fish at all). I feel like fish coming off spawn are in a funk, cottonwood and algae gums up my one fishery something awful, I catch way more fish in April for sure and come late August, the smallmouth bite is ON. I caught almost 500 bass last year, only 33 in the month of June.
  13. It's that time of year again. As a braid guy, I can confirm that switching to a full length (90' in my case) fluorocarbon leader, or just running straight fluorocarbon, is a big improvement. Doesn't eliminate the problem, but the cotton definitely sticks worse to the braid.
  14. I think just asking the question raises you to a different level of angler. I watched a guy today throw a whopper plopper out from the dock at the same location - which was basically empty, open water - about 20 times. I'm not the best or most experienced in the world but whenever I take my kids fishing with me I tell them the same thing, especially as it relates to bank fishing around here. The biggest mistake you can make is picking a spot and making cast after cast thinking the bass will just show up. If the fish aren't biting, they're either not interested or not there. Move on.
  15. I fish the Erie Canal in NYS a lot because it's 5 minutes from my house. Fishing ranges from ok to spectacular especially for smallmouth. My least favorite time of year is right now - the cottonwood debris is so bad on the surface you can hardly use a baitcaster at all, the cotton clumps on the braid and the guides something terrible. This will continue for the next few weeks, below the surface green slime is blooming so no matter what your presentation it's a mess and the water is murky. Fast forward to late August, topwater bite will fire up smallies will start schooling water will clear through the Fall jerkbait will rule then right before they drain it you can absolutely smash them. I use braid to leader for everything but as I'm writing this it occurred to me, I wonder if using straight fluorocarbon would keep some of the cottonwood off my line?
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