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Carolina rig is an easy finesse fling not a typical cast. Kinda like bowling to baseball, an acquired taste 😆

Welcome Filipe 👏 I believe you’re on the right track and have made quality choices. However I do agree a M spinning stick would give you a bit more versatility. Finding a strong ML(+) or a soft M (-) would be ideal although usually that would be basing your decision on user opinions rather than manufacturers specs. Either way it seems as though you’ve thought this through.

He’s just here to troll, and to moan and complain constantly. I love the “block” button!

Saw the newest latest and greatest forward facing today

15# Seaguar Smackdown in Flash Green w/8ish foot 10# Yozuri leader on spinning. 30# Smackdown Stealth Grey w/ 4-6 foot 12-15# leader on dragging baits Double Uni Knot always Straight braid on moving baits

I love the SLX BFS reel but hate the limited line spool. I can near spool the line with an 1/8oz and 10# braid. Get it tuned right and they’ll toss light lures almost too far! The right rod makes a big difference too. But then again, BFS isn’t about bomb casting.

Just over 37,000 annual vehicle deaths yearly on average. So drive careful…………

I loaded up and was heading to the same spot this morning but after half a day of rain yesterday it was thunder and lightning for an hour with heavy rain this morning. I’m sure the added rain hasn’t helped the lake level. So, it seems on National Go Fishing Day I’ll be at the house!

Old equipment with little to no maintenance can severely reduce cast distance. Maybe try to at least get him to clean and lube the reels and possibly try new speed bearings (ceramics). In addition lighter line would be a benefit.

Agreed, probably added to the water volume by a quarter, maybe.

I had posted this as an add on in an older thread with no response so thought I’d just ask the collective. I recently fished a new (to me) lake area that is an extension of a larger lake. It was blue bird skies, water in the mid to high 60 degrees and flooded up 11/12 foot per DNR report. It was like fishing an underwater forest. The visibility was decent up on the “bank”, 2/3 or so foot where I could see the brush, tree roots and rock. I fished the “shallows” out to around nine feet deep. The high water produced small islands of brush and scattered stands of timber. I worked the islands from all sides with the full arsenal trading off between middle water column (paddletail, curly tail underspin), top water (weightless fluke, hollow body frog) to bottom contact (t-rigged worm and Rage Bug, spyder jig and a tube). I worked deep into the timbers and brush and attacked each target from different angles rotating moving to dragging baits. After about an hour and a half I moved on to another area fishing about 6 hours total,,,,,,to no avail,,,,,zip, zero, nada! I did have a couple small crappie bites but not one bass; brown, green or otherwise. WTH!! At least to my condolence there were tournament anglers fishing the same portion of the lake for practice and they were “run and gun” fishing with no better results. I fished methodically sloooow, quick, top water, mid column and deep without nary a bite. To add insult to injury I could hear fish (and on two occasions saw) busting top water fry but could never get one to hit my frog, fluke, underspin or paddletail. I’d then follow up with a worm, the t-rig or spyder jig with not a bite. Everything on my graph was suspended around 10 foot in 15/16 foot of water but could never catch anything shallow as mid depths were the same result. Frustrating! I don’t typically fish high water lake levels but it was a very beautiful day with great spring temperatures and being on the lake was just the right thing to do, or so I thought. This isn’t the first time this Spring I’ve been stung with similar conditions and results. Am I clueless or was it just “one of those days”? Starting to feel this is my mantra!

Looks like most are throw’n a rage bug in the grass with success. Where’s Fothergill, no tv reception? 😆

Adding on to this most excellent conversation. I recently fished a new (to me) lake area that is an extension of a larger lake. It was blue bird skies, water in the high 50’s degrees and flooded up 11/12 foot per DNR report. It was like fishing an underwater forest. The visibility was decent up on the banks, 2-3 foot where I could see the brush, tree roots and rock. The high water produced small islands and scattered stands of timber. I worked the islands from all sides with the full arsenal trading off with an paddletail, curly tail underspin, a weightless fluke, hollow body frog, t-rigged worm and Rage Bug, spyder jig and a tube. I worked deep into the timbers and brush and attacked each target from different angles rotating moving to dragging baits for 10 to 15 or so minutes each. After about an hour and a half I moved on to another area fishing about 6 hours total,,,,,,to no avail,,,,,zip, zero, nada! I did have a couple small crappie bites but not one bass, brown, green or otherwise. WTH!! At least to my condolence there were tournament anglers fishing the same portion of the lake for practice and they were “run and gun” fishing with no better results. I fished methodically sloooow, quickly, top water, mid column and deep without nary a bite. To add insult to injury I could hear fish (and on two occasions saw) busting top water fry but could never get one to hit my frog, fluke, underspin or paddletail. I’d then follow up with a worm, the t-rig or spyder jig with not a bite. Everything on my graph was suspended around 10 foot in 15/16 foot of water but could never catch anything shallow as mid depths were a dead zone. Frustrating! I don’t typically like fishing high water lake levels but it was a very beautiful day with great spring temperatures and being on the lake was rewarding in itself. Any ideas? Am I just clueless or was it just “one of those days”? Starting to feel this is my mantra!

Hummmmmmm a dozen trips, hummmmmmmm bait monkey gonna be pi**’*

Praying for you @Catt. My Wife is just over a year with her cancer and maintaining. Hang in there brother. Ron

6:3 Reel speed for me

Great advice if he’s still debating the purchase,,,,,,ten years later! 😅

I wholeheartedly agree, the Brush Clamp is really useful. Can be tied off and adjusted within reach of your seat. I have a 8# bell anchor but have yet to use it as the brush clamp works easily and convenient.

I don’t see the point anymore

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But he pointed you in the right direction…….

A GOOD cooler, Yeti, Ritic or something of such quality and dry ice. Keeping the lid closed is key, food storage not beer storage!

This is what I use, but then I’m in a canoe and 6’ 3”. Well worth the money when it was all I used. Now with a 55# thrust trolling motor it gets less use, although I do still fish paddle/peddle only waters. I thought of replacing it with a small single blade but never fully trust the battery or motor and confident I can get back from about anywhere with it on board. Something to consider.

Local bait/tackle shops, DNR reports and studying topo maps are a good start.