VTFan

I've been using 20 lb. Berkley Vanish flurocarbon on half my reels....(using Power Pro braid on the other half)...anyhow, I don't change out line every season since it's stored out of sunlight and because it's so expensive. This is the second season on the fluro and I've noticed a lot of line memory even though I use Reel Magic. Am I doing something wrong or should I just bite the bullet and change out my line?

Whopper Plopper just to name one. I fell for the hype and bought one and found another. I have managed 3 bass on the one I found. Also a 'Clickbait'....similar to a Chatterbait. Zilch. At the right times I can slay them with a Chatterbait, not so with the 'Clickbait'. I'm beginning to believe the old saying....'Fishing lures are made to catch fishermen, not fish' is true.

I actually do both and don't find any substantial difference in the action of the baits. JMHO.

I tried them yesterday for the first time. Small pond, bank fishing. Got hung twice on submerged tree branches that I didn't know were there but was able to unsnag both time. I don't have that issue with Eagle Claw's weedless hooks.

Just curious what you guys think about the VMC weedless Neko/Wacky hooks? My brother uses them and talked me into getting some which I hope to try out today. Just looking at the hooks I like them with the offset but am a bit leary of the fluro weedguard. It just seems a bit flimsy to me to come through brush, limbs, cover, etc... Anxious to hear what you guys think.

So...my brother and I jacked the boat up and leveled it then flooded the bottom with water. To my surprise there wasn't just one hole but at least half a dozen!!! Most were just pin hole size but there were two that were pencil lead size. Ended up getting marine grade JB Weld...which I didn't know they made. Thankfully there were no cracks anywhere. I bought this boat from a buddy who fished it in the river... hence all the dings and holes I guess.

I do have decking. Was wondering if there is something I could paint the entire bottom with to seal the whole thing?

I have a 16 ft aluminum flat bottom boat that has a leak somewhere that I cannot find. Just wondering what you guys think would be the best thing to seal it with? Thanks. P. S. This boat is heavy and on a trailer.

I know the Dudley Wacky's are bigger around than Senko's. I like fishing those but they are so darned soft....hence my asking about the rings.

I see what you are saying but I don't see how that can be any easier than using the top button. Yes I have both the continuous button and the speed dial on the right. I can't turn my dial all that easy with my foot. It has clicks between the numbers.

As figured the wacky bite has slowed... at least for me. I tied on a watermelon/red brushhog with the tails dyed chartreuse and that seems to be the bait of choice for the present time... at least for me.

Mine has that side button and I use it on continuous if trolling from one spot to the next but not if I'm fishing one small area. I just wish MK made an upgraded pedal with the on/off button in a different more user friendly location.

I have a Minn Kota Edge 55 foot control trolling motor that is about 11 years old. I have no problem with the motor itself, it's the foot pedal I don't like. It has the small on/off remote switch on top of the pedal that has to be pressed with my foot to engage the motor and to me it is a pain in the butt sometimes to use. I have to have my foot placed just right in order to press it, sometimes even going barefoot to use my big toe to press it. Does anyone know if Minn Kota makes a different style replacement foot pedal for this older model Minn Kota? Thanks and tight lines!!

Do any of you use the VMC crossover rings for wacky rigging and if so how do you like them? Also, what size rings are best for most Senko style stick worms including the Dudley worms that seem a bit bigger?

I know I'm late on this but I have to say, Briery scares me. I've been hung up on those underwater stumps too many times and several times I didn't think I was going to get off. I fish from a 16 ft flat bottom boat and it doesn't slide off stumps. For peace of mind I'd rather fish Sandy. JMHO. Tight lines everyone!!!

I took early retirement in '09 when I was 53 yrs old and some time later I went to work part time, 3 days a week. I did that for 11 years and by the time age 65 rolled along I honestly was hearing a little voice telling me... 'It's time'. The place I was working at was a local state park with a nice lake. Now I can go back fishing and not be envious of the boaters on the lake or be concerned with work. I do get bored occasionally but the stress level is near '0'.

I learned on baitcasters so it's second nature to me. Spinning gear was the tough one for me to learn. Anyway, I saw Bill Dance once teaching how to cast as BC and in addition to adjusting the brakes properly and all of the above mentioned things, he says when making a cast with a BC to turn your wrist inward as you are making the cast, much like a quarterback passing a football. I used to have lots of trouble with BC's until I started doing this. Hope this helps. Tight lines!!!

Seems every time I order from BP my order will come in multiple shipments even though every item says 'In Stock'. My orders from Tackle Warehouse most always come in one shipment. Don't know what the deal is but it's very frustrating. Anyone else have this problem?

The entire month of April here in central Virginia a Dudley Wacky rig was the ticket for me. I figure I'll throw it until the fish get tired of it. Then what? A Brushhog maybe? Or a lizard since they will probably be either on beds or very close? When should I start throwing a chatterbait?

Like any other job it has it's ups and downs, good days and bad days.

I recently retired from a local state park after 12 years and I would venture to guess that at least a third of the lures in my tackle box are lures I've found at the park over the years. Either left on the ground around the lake or hung up in a bush etc... around the lake. I once found a Ugly Stik rod and baitcast reel after we'd dropped the lake level down about 8 ft. for winter maintenance. At another lake one day I snagged into a snarl of braided line and when I pulled it up there was a nice spinnerbait on the end. This had to have been from someone fishing from a boat as there was no bank fishing access at this lake.

I use these too but here lately I've been losing a lot of fish. Don't know what I'm doing wrong.

That is a great video Glenn. I love fishing a chatterbait and always want to learn more. Thanks and tight lines.

6'6" Vengence medium action rod Abu Garcia Blackmax spinning reel 30 lb Power Pro braid w/20 lb Vanish fluro leader. Overkill I'm sure but like I said, just learning.

Just wondering what some of your favorite drop shot lures are. I'm new to drop shotting and trying to learn all I can. Thanks.