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One of my all time favorite lures, mostly caught walleye and crappie, but has caught musky, carp, pike, and bass, even one bullhead.

if it ain't chartreuse it ain't no use

my go to crappie lure is a beetle spin, last year I did pretty good with some of the z-man microfinesse stuff.

please share, what answer did you come up with?

Several years ago I talked to an old timer who fished muskies in the fall with large suckers and no hook. He would somehow tie onto the sucker in the middle of the body, he would allow the muskie to swallow the sucker and the sucker would turn sideways in the gut and the muskie would not be able to spit it out.

I could not agree more.

Thanks for the responses. I'm considering getting one of these for my 16' alum boat this spring. I think it would see limited use but could be very handy in some situations. I'm listing MN fisher as the solution, he confirmed what I was thinking. The stayput version has a handle available that could be used as a push pole, paddle, boat hook. I usually carry a long paddle that I use as a push pole so I could get double use out of a stake out stick.

Does anyone have any experience with or thoughts on the manual stake out poles like the ones Stay put shallow water anchor sells? It is basically a bracket that goes on the bow or stern and a 3/4 inch dia pole (8 to 12 foot) that passes down through the bracket into the bottom of the lake.

happy belated birthday, and congrats on a great day on the water.

a good buddy of mine ties musky flies with long synthetic hair. he gets it mostly from halloween costume wigs.

I don't like your new hairdo.

labor10 keeps coming up as an invalid code for me

dangit, I'm sorry to hear that. I was hoping to see a picture of a big bass with a toy bird in it's mouth.

not every trip, I try to remember to loosen at the end of the season.

spectacular, thanks for sharing

Who cares what we think, go find out if the bass are impressed. I think it is a clever idea and would give it a try, if nothing else it would be fun to see the look on my fishing buddies faces.

Must be made of made of wood? Usually this is caused from not enough sealer in the wood before painting.

Keep doing whatever you're doing!

It's an inexpensive, easy fix so no harm will come from the repair, but you will probably not like the repaired rod. I always like to say those last few inches of the tip are the best part of the rod.

For what it is worth, I approve. I've been hi vis braid to fluorocarbon on spinning tackle for a couple years and this year switched on my one baitcaster. It is helpful with my aging eyes. I have had a couple knot failures but that is my own fault. Fishing frogs in the slop I prefer straight braid as the fluorocarbon seems to sink and tangle in the pads.

I think I feel a sick day coming on, the lakes around here are so busy during the weekend, the week days are much better.

I have a couple of those sharpeners around somewhere, they work good but I usually use the diamond file on my Leatherman because it is always there.

great day on the water, congrats!

Thanks for all the responses, everyone has their opinion and there is no right or wrong answer. One does have to have faith that their hook will remain stuck in the fishes mouth.

Next time you will get them!