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Ok another question on braid color. I saw a couple videos on YouTube about braided line color and seems dark green braid...which is what I think I'm using...shows up the most. I'm currently using Power Pro moss green. Is there another braided line that is lighter in color that PP? Thanks in advance.

Thanks guys. Just realized in my original post I said I ordered "new lures from Bass Pro, one being a Green Pumpkin color" but neglected to say it was a bladed jig. Thanks again.

Several years ago I ordered some new lures from Bass Pro, one being a Green Pumpkin color. I didn't realize when I ordered it that it has a black blade. My question is, when would I throw this color/blade combination...conditions, water color, etc? Thanks in advance.

I recently did this. I was surprised at how many plastics I had in my under seat storage compartments. Stuff that I had forgotten all about much less used. So...I figured lets lighten the load and now that stuff is on shelves in my barn where the boat is stored. When I go fishing instead of taking my big tackle bag I take a small bag that is actually a bag for a laptop computer with one large Plano box with my confidence lures and a few bags of plastics. I figure if I don't catch fish with what I have then I need to be at home doing chores LOL!!!

I cannot for the life of me get the hang of using a roll cast when skipping. I'm not that good regardless but if I try to roll cast my release point is always off and my bait slaps the water and dies in front of me. I can do a simple side cast low to the water and do pretty decent...with a spinning rod of course and a weightless Senko. The roll cast gets me everytime!!!

That's what I was kinda thinking myself but thought I'd asked. Thank you guys.

Ok....lets say you wire two 12 volt, 100 ah batteries in parallel giving you 12 volts, 200 ah's. My question is, can you wire one 12 volt, 100 ah battery to another 12 volt battery with lets say 80 ah?

Exactly.

For years I avoided spinning reels because of line twist, using baitcasters only. Then one day I decided to try braid on a spinning reel and BINGO...pay dirt. At first I was getting a few wind knots but quickly realized I had too much line on the spool. As someone mentioned above, just a flick of the wrist is all that's needed to get a long cast with more accuracy. I'm more accurate with a sidearm or 2 o'clock cast than I am straight overhand. Also, with a baitcaster one day, I was having terrible issues with backlashes only to realize I had overfilled it as well.

@12poundbass How much line do you leave between lure and rod tip when skipping?

I backed off on the amount of force used when making a skip and also remind myself to raise the rod tip and yesterday I was getting some pretty decent 30 ft. skips. I can't say much for the accuracy part of it though. I guess that will come.

Man these were the deal when I was growing up. Don't know why I ever got away from them!!

I'm an old right hander. Have always cast right...switch to left...retrieve right. A couple years ago I got to the point I can pitch left and retrieve right. I'm working on casting left but I see like anything else it's gonna take some work.

I have a couple bags of both 6 and 12 inch Mann's jelly worms. I didn't know Mann's had gone out of business. Maybe I'll just hold on to these few bags for old time sake. Used to be my go to's.

I use them in the spring spawning season, pre and post spawn.

It's been years since I last used them although I still have a few somewhere.

I suppose you could and be perfectly safe. As for me, I've always ran the line through a couple holes and tied a slip knot. JMHO.

As someone else said, deadsticking is not in my DNA. I can't even fish a drop shot with any success because I feel like I'm fishing with a cane pole. My hands have to be moving the bait. That's just me.

Almost 69 here and I too miss the old days of BASS. Somewhere in our 'spare/junk' room I found a box with some of the old BassMaster magazines. I told myself I was going to pull them out on a rainy day and read but....never have. I for one miss the days when the likes of Dance, Martin, Houston, and those guys fished.

I can relate to this problem. My brother and I fish a lot together and we have noticed what works for him won't work for me and visa versa. To us it's all in what you are comfortable with. My brother can catch bass on a drop shot, I can't. I can catch them on crankbaits, he can't. So try to pick lures that you are comfortable using and concentrate on catching bass with those. Just my opinion. Good luck.

This coming from a long time spinning rod hater, I'd spool it with braid with maybe a short leader. The reason I was a spinning hater was the wind knots and line twist using fluro or mono. Braid solved that problem for me. Also just a reminder, teach him to close the bail by flipping it with his hand and not with the reel handle. Just my opinion, I'm sure others have better ideas. Have fun!!!

Here in Virginia like some other states it's been H.O.T.!!!!...and humid!!! So it's either early morning..which I'm not an early morning person, or late late afternoon. No night fishing for me...don't do snakes. Lately the bait that's working for me is a black/blue buzzbait. A year ago I could catch bass on a wacky rig pretty much year round. Now I can't even buy a smell with a wacky rig. I think the fish have gotten smart LOL!!!

At this point in my life...68 yrs old...it's just damage control but yes, I do wear them for protection from the sun after all these years of not being concerned with the sun.

Personally I found if I only wrap the line once around the middle guides with the hook on the keeper then all I have to do is take the hook off the keeper and give the rod a little twist and I'm ready to go. Just what works for me.

We ran into this situation last year except the hydrilla was up close to the surface. We were catching bass that day throwing a weedless wacky worm. The worm would pretty much stay on top the grass and the bass would ambush the bait. It was fun that day.