AlabamaSpothunter

Nice job Scott! Glad to hear the new rig is meeting expectations. Fish weren't biting here either. I have an OCD thing about the skunk, so I always get rid of him with a couple smaller fish, then move on to the priority of the day. Today was using 2D sonar and the Damiki Rig with the spinning rig. Struck out big time, seems stupid lol.

What...BR roadtrip, Pickwick, 78 Bass......definition of epic ? Appreciate the knowledge, will certainly try that out.

Thanks, how are you fishing that, vertically.....or casting it and letting in pendulum down?

If you haven't experienced a brush fire during windy conditions, it will stun you how fast fire moves. Great job being fast, you have a very small window to get it under control before it's beyond your control.

These are serious tools sir, I need every last one of them to perform the job correctly ? Speak of the Debil, my local gucci store that I've been going to since a kid just mailed out there upcoming BF deals. If you are around central AL, and looking for a good deal on a Loomis, not a bad deal considering they carry really cool tackle and have similar prices as TW. It's Mark's for those around the area.

MegaBass apparently doesn't believe in sales. Yet to find a place that lets you use their BF stuff with them. Local store had them cheap though, likely just blowing out inventory in this economy. I'm okay with this, better than buying stuff from these companies and then seeing them 25-50% off several times a year. It's like the Kistler, and Alpha Angler model. Haven't seen Loomis either.

Who's reimbursing me for all the money this place and you guys cost me? Glenn? ? Seriously though, thanks......was going to start a thread about this the other day but got distracted. I'll buy these for sure.

Nice that's what I'll do next time, drop 50 yds of cheap backing on it.

Haha.....yeah the blade bait and jigging spoon are next options up. Buying a Damaki Vault and a good Flutter Spoon.

I think I recall you talking how JDM spinning reels are preferable to US ones because of lower capacities.....would agree 100%. Unlike most of my baitcasters that I can get two refills in a standard spool, this new reel still holds 150m of #8. The spools come in 183m. So now this leftover spool is leader material lol. $25 to spool up a reel essentially.

Haha, I went with the intention to buy Sniper because I've been wanting to try it, but they only had it in 10. For heavy stuff I really like the P Line Ultimate Fluorocarbon and likely won't go away from that. But I love trying all these other highly touted brands. FC Sniper and Invizx are the two I hear the most love for. Never tried it, but I always read and hear it's the king of fluorocarbon lines. So expensive in a class of already expensive lines though.

I've tried cranking down to them, especially the tactical crank method all be it without the exact tactical crankbaits best suited for it. Tried a dropshot a little, but I dislike dropshotting so I'm not good at it. Tried a few other things as well. That said, I learned recently about using your 2D sonar and Damiki rigs to dead stick or jig this right above the fish's heads. Why I don't like the idea of drop shotting, and yet like the idea of this is a mystery of the human brain. If not Damiki Rig, how would you catch these offshore fish in 20-30ft of water feeding on bait balls that are now being pushed deep to winter weather coming? Normally during the other parts of the year, I see lots of what I think are high quality fish sitting a foot or two off the bottom but they aren't relating to forage or really even cover. However, over the last two weeks, I've seen these same sized fish but now appearing to be actively feeding on deep forage. I know big fish are under those balls because a few weeks ago they were mid column and I got a nice 5lb+ underneath them offshore just like these fish/bait look like on sonar but up 10ft. I'll find a number of areas exactly like the pic below, and those areas appear to have so many fish stacked.

This Invizx is easily the most manageable flouro I've used to date......lays better on the reel than mono seemingly.

Reel spray on my hands during 45 felt degrees yesterday was all it took for me to decide to go buy a new rod, I'd be dead the moment I crossed the Mason Dixon line ?

"Smack em in the face with your Beaver" This has to be the best advice I received on this forum since joining. ?

The most important thing guys is reaching out if you are in a really dark place. DON'T SUFFER IN SILENCE! You must always remember you're not alone, people have been where you are before, and there is a way out of that darkness with help from others. My gun tech forum has a "Feeling depressed" where members can comment and then get one on one help from members who check the thread often. I've given my number to a number of men who were at their wicks end, they are still here today, and one has a whole new lease on life. Don't ever make a temporary problem a permanent one. Take pride in the struggle that is life, we're all in this together even though it rarely feels that way. Once again especially to our awesome vets, PLEASE REACH OUT if you are having bad thoughts, or can't snap your depression spell. It takes courage to do what Luke the OP did in this thread, most men have trouble venting, or sharing pain and depression with others. It's super important we do this.

killer, as much I love Digitaka, it's a real pain starting over each time when browsing things. That handle for the SV TW, power cork knobs for TW HD, and maybe cork standard knobs for the SV TW. Like to upgrade the star drag on the SV TW being "plastic" unlike the TW HD

Academy is what walmart was like during the 90s Cheapest and most abundant ammo in town Cheapest and most abundant non gucci tackle in town I'm shocked to see the high end brands at Academy though like those Mini Bucca Shads, Jack Hammers, 6th Sense stuff, a little bit of MegaBass. I love Academy, been going to them for over a decade at least.

Digitaka has some things in stock from SLP+ They have the carbon fiber handle for example, and a few cork knob options. It's not easy to dress up these reels, and it's expensive. But it's incredibly cool, and you only live once

Epic finds as always, and there's nothing better than catching a fish with a hook in its mouth and removing it.

Is that a little Mike Bucca Shad swimbait, I saw them at Academy along with my high end store locally, eventually I'll buy one or two of those.....the Hula Popper is hilarious ?

Somebody found the big fish today ?

Thanks Eric! You nailed it, this one is for targeting Spots. About to spool 8lb Invizx on it. Bought some Real Magic with the line hoping it makes the Fluorocarbon play nicer with the spinning reel.

This was a little tank of a Spot ?

I found a MegaBass Levante locally for 200, so even with BF sales I doubt I find one any cheaper. I had to finally get a rod for the new Certate. The combo is almost to pretty to fish with ?