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I caught a new PB yesterday and would like to post a photo of it. Can't quite figure out how to do it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Agreed!!! To me it's almost like fishing with a cane pole!!! Patience is not one of my virtue's LOL!!!

I bought a 13 Fishing 2500 spinning reel and spooled it with 30 lb braid with a fluro leader and it loaded heavy to the front...towards the rod tip. It only had one plastic washer and I removed it and it spooled even and I've had no problems with it, including the drag. Just my experience.

Abu Black Max for me.

This is a really good video. I watched it just yesterday. I fish the smallest weighted head I can find and most of the time I will file it down even smaller. I can see the difference in the action of the worm. That being said, I have found that different brand stick worms have different action. I guess it's the density of the plastic, don't know.

That describes me to a 'T'!!! My brother has gotten to where he's catching fish on DS almost every time out. I can be sitting in the same boat, fishing the same DS setup, he's catching and I'm not. When I think about it though, it's almost the same with jig fishing with me, I can't buy a bite on a jig and everyone else slays them. With the DS and working it so slow to me it's almost like cane pole fishing again. It's has to be my lack of patience.

I'm sure there are numerous threads on here about drop shotting but this post is just me and my....frustration...for lack of a better term with this technique. I am new to drop shot fishing and can truthfully say I have caught a total of 3 bass using this technique. I can fish a Texas rigged worm or wacky rigged worm or jig and have no problem fishing them slow. However, with a drop shot I feel like I'm back to using a cane pole...if that makes sense. Most of my fishing is done from pond banks and when I do take my boat all I have is down imaging, no FFS. Just wondering if any of you have this issue with a DS and what suggestions you might have to help me get in the game. Thanks in advance.

That is what I do 99% of the time.

I have a few worms with the shrink tubing on them. I will admit it does make the worm last longer but the one problem I have with using tubing is that once I place the hook through the tubing and worm it is hard to remove the hook if you want to change worm colors. Other than that, it works great!!!

My brother uses straight braid on his spinning stuff and as I said, I use braid to leader most of the time. It does seem that I get more bites than he does most of the time...but not always and we are fishing the same bait, wacky, color, etc... I guess it depends on the mood of the fish.

I'm currently using 30 lb braid to 20 lb fluro on both my spinning rods. Occasionally I will go to all braid (Hi-Viz yellow) and use a black sharpie to dye the last 8 to 10 ft of line. Maybe the fish don't pay any attention to line color, who knows for sure but I figure it can't hurt. Anyway, only once in a blue moon will I get a wind knot...oh...and I'm using Power Pro braid.

Yeah, I just ignore them.

Most of my baitcasters have them but I never use them. I flip/pitch with my left hand and retrieve with my right so it's no big deal. JMHO.

I felt something in my shirt pocket the other day and it was half of two different colored stick worms. One a red shad and the other a baby bass so I thought, 'ok, let's see if the bass like both colors at once'. So I heated the ends where they had broken and melded them together and the bass love it. I may have to make a couple more.

I've been using regular Power Pro yellow on my spinning gear but it doesn't seem to hold it's color. May have to make a switch.

I have a BPS plug knocker with chain but have only used it a couple times over the years. I started making homemade plug knockers using a large snap swivel and an old spark plug. Place the line tie ring over the electrode on the spark plug, hammer the electrode down tight. When I get a lure snagged I just clip the swivel to my line, let the plug fall to my lure, jiggle it a few times and presto... saved lure. I've been using one for over ten years and it's only failed me once.

I fish Hi-Viz yellow braid on my spinning rods with a fluro leader. Hi-Viz for ease of watching the line, fluro for the opposite for the fish. JMO.

I learned to slow down by taking nothing but a spinning rod and wacky worm with me one day. I had no choice but to either fish slow or go home. JMHO.

You can't go wrong with a Mann's Jelly Worm. I've been fishing them since the 70's and love them. They are one of my two favorite plastic worms, the other being a stick bait style worm for wacky rigging. Back in the day purple and black grape were the colors to beat.

Abu man myself. JMHO.

I do the exact same thing.

When I was growing up fishing with my Dad that's about all we used, along with the Creme worms with double hooks and blades on the front. Somehow over time I got caught in the tackle buying trap and haven't used an inline spinner in years. Come to think on it, I think I still have some of those Mepps inline spinners. Gonna pull them out and tie 'em on for old times sake. They were bass catchers for sure!!!

I feel your pain. I am primarily a bank fisherman and this year I have gotten skunked more days than I've caught fish. Throwing the same thing as last year...which may be my downfall. Water is a bit more dirty than last year and it could be I haven't adapted. JMHO.

I made one using an old spark plug and a large swivel. Been using it for 10+ years and just recently had it fail me for the first time. Put the line tie ring through the gap in the spark plug, hammered the gap shut. When lure is snagged put the snap end of the swivel on the line and let it fall to the lure. May have to jiggle it a few times to unsnag. Like I said, I've just recently had it fail me for the first time in over 10+ years of using one.

I have two spinning outfits. Both using 6'6" Abu Vengence medium action rods, one with an older Blackmax reel, the other with a 13 Fishing reel I just bought last week. Braided line on both. Caught a ton of fish on the the Black Max last year fishing mostly wacky rigs with it.