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I will throw spinnerbaits and Chatterbaits on the same combo. A Daiwa Tatula Elite 7’3” Medium Heavy power Fast action. I prefer a fast to snap it out of weeds which is usually what I throw chattterbaits in and around.

Hardcore!

8,10,12,15 and 20lbs fluoro (Seaguar Invisx). Lighter weight used for braid to leaders setups on spinning gear. 12lbs for cranks, Chatterbaits, and football jigs, 15lbs for spinnerbaits, and 20lbs for pitching. 10,12, and 15lbs mono (Trilene Big Game) 10lbs for squarebills and small poppers, 12lbs for small buzzbaits/ploppers, 15lbs for spooks. 10, 12, and 50 lbs braid ( Suffix 832 and Revolve) mainline for spinning gear and 50lbs for punching.

I’m not much of a TV person either. I’ve never seen it although it sounds like an interesting concept. Being alone wouldn’t bother me. What would do me in would probably be starvation.

2026 hasn’t been kind to me so far. I haven’t got to fish as much as I had in previous years and when I have it’s typically been sink city. Today was my time fishing in several weeks and I caught eleven but they were all smaller fish. To make things worse I spotted (spooked) three very large fish that I had no idea inhabited this particular reservoir. Anyways here’s my best three fish for what it’s worth.

Woo hoo!

My drop shot rod is also my ned rig rod so I like to have it tied ahead of time if I think I’m going to use it.

I’ve spent my last few days off exploring some of the more remote ponds that I yet been to. Unfortunately the juice wasn’t worth the squeeze as 4 out of the 5 ended up being total dink fests. I did add to my abandoned water craft count for the year. Today being my last day off I decided to fish a tried and true spot. 77 degrees and cloudy, winds 10-15 with gusts up to 27 wsw. Water clarity was about 6’. Started things off with the white/chartreuse jack hammer which caught 3 for me before I straightened the hook out on a snag. I then switched to an Evo elite in blue gill and caught another 4. Tried a jig, crankbait, and even the choppo but they would only eat the vibrating jigs. Here’s the best of the bunch: On another note I also lost three. I’ve always used fast action rods for vibrating jigs even though I know lots of folks prefer a moderate. Never been a problem for me before today and if this turns out to be anything other than a fluke I may have to reconsider my approach.

New pond this pond this morning. 54 and clear skies. Winds out of the South at 3-4. Gin clear water. Started out with the wacky senko, winds picked up switched to an Evo Elite. Found a nice shallow flat on the north end of the pond and caught 22. Bad news is they were all dinks. Still a beautiful day to fish.

@thediscochef Congrats on the new PB!

75 and blue skies. Winds out of the south gusting to 22. Water vis about 18”. Fished the crappie hole this afternoon. Started at the north end dragging a football jig with no luck. Moved to a rocky point and got a nibble but when I set the hook no one was home. Switched to a big Colorado Spinnerbait and began working a pocket which is a shallow flat with plenty of submerged brush. Caught 2, one dink and this gal just shy of 5#.

I like their stuff that I have tried. The drop minnow has caught both LM and SM for me rigged on a drop shot. The sneaky underspin has been especially good for me. Especially in clear pressured ponds where I caught quite a few LM with it last year.

Nice ride! With your increased towing capacity you’re going to be getting a bigger boat right? 😆

Happy birthday @Dwight Hottle !! 69 and partly cloudy almost no wind to speak of. I reminded myself today why I don’t fish spots in the wildlife area without doing on the ground scouting first. I thought I would have a pleasant paddle up the creek to get to the pond. Started out like this Then it became this Which meant I had to do a lot of this After I finally got launched back into the pond I fished around a couple pockets before catching them in the second one I tried. Got 6 all together. A 20” An 18” The rest were all 12-15” All 6 caught on a 1/2oz bladed jig in white/chartruese. Besides the rough portage it wasn’t a first canoe trip of the year. Also I found this and I really want to know how the heck the got it back there after I struggled manhandling my canoe through the woods.

I have a couple of new rods and one old one that have cork handles. I’d like to treat them with U40 or something similar. How does it work? Good/bad experiences? Anything I need to know?