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I found this great video. Shame they ain't made in USA anymore. Still a great product though. The large sized shot is a key, dual tone rattles, no wonder they work so well.

I had some years ago but never new what to do with jigs or them. I've thinking about getting some to play with. Might be a secret weapon in a world full of plastic.

No, but that looks a lot like a crawdad without any of its legs/arms.

Are there any red/white baitfish?

I've had some bluebacked flukes (not sure the color) that got a red belly from a red worm. They worked great until they were gone. Been thinking about making some more intentionally.

I tried them, and I pretty much have moved away from round reels. They don't fit my current style. If I was in a boat, casting a spinnerbait all day, I could see it.

I always try to remove any line I come across. I had a safety strap cutter for a while, that I gave to a guy in a kayak that didn't have anything. I need to get another. Might be handy. Though habit would dictate I reach for my knife.

@Swamp Girl, yeah I didn't either, until I started throwing them a lot. They quickly have gotten to be my favorite. Unfortunately, I lost that trap to a snag... dagnabit.

My buddy has a Crazy Shad, it has no spinners and it has a weight at the rear hook. It appears that the name Crazy Shad has been used for several similar lures, with the latest versions having spinners fore and aft. A picture I found on the interent. My buddy's lure is like this. Anyone know anything about it?

Confidence on traps and jerkbaits building. Traps are my favorite lure I think. Jerkbait's I'm still trying to figure out, but I'm getting there. Cordell Super Spot here. I got this one at the city lake, had a buddy with me, on a trap. 2lb7oz Not the heaviest fish, but he hit hard and pulled drag, a good fighter.

Was at the lake, and an acquantance passed my way, he had a Dobyns rod. Not sure the model. It was Magnum Heavy 7'3" best I recall. I was impressed. Even for a heavy, it was light and balanced. So, might have to pick up one come tax season.

Thanks BlueBasser

@Bluebasser86, what jerkbaits would be the next step up? Glass minnow has worked well for me in the 1/4oz size in just the little time I've thrown it.

It's a color I rarely through on a spinnerbait, and never as a solid. Thinking about getting a couple in solid chartreuse to test out.

Seen Chris Johnson's video about them and now I'm thinking about picking one up/making up one from the parts I have. Anyone here thing they are fire?

Interesting discussion. I have 1 glide bait, a Berkley Nessie. But I don't have much knowledge of how to use it so this is helpful to me knowing I can impart action with the rod too, and not just with the reel.

Well, I was able to find a deal on Plano 3-28 boxes so I bought 2. Walmart has them on sale, if you purchase them online you get them for $5 and pick them up at the store. That's something to think about, thanks @casts_by_fly. For my use, I'm carrying a variety of things in 1 box. So I'll have 4 crankbaits, 4 jigs, a couple roostertails, a handful of jerkbaits, a swimbait, 4 Traps, couple spoons, and of course a handful of topwaters all in 1 box. Certainly having 1 box dedicated to single things or styles would be the way to go for stocking a boat. In my pack I've been carrying 2 3600 boxes, 1 standard for hard baits, and 1 thin devoted to flukes. That's worked well to keep the tails from getting kinked. Then I also have loose bags for all the other soft plastics. I'm considering trying 2 3700 sized boxes in my pack, 1 being for hard baits, and 1 being for the majority of my soft plastics. Flukes, curlytail grubs, couple types of worms, and baby brush hogs. I'll start by just keeping the 3600 thin for flukes, and seeing how I like the 3700 box. I have an awesome soft plastic binder that @Joedodge gifted me, that I can incorporate with this new sized backpack. I don't know about using it for flukes, but I can fit all my other soft plastics in it if I retain the 3600 thin box for flukes. The 3600 box is great for flukes because the flukes sorta stick to it; They're a little tacky. That is great to keep them from getting bent tails.

Thanks all. I've been practicing casting light lures on casting gear. Been doing okay with it. I am able to cast down to a 1/8oz X-Rap, a size 6 Shad Rap, or a size 7 Shallo Shad Rap. I'm proud of it for sure.

Thanks @Hulkster I have used sufix mono before and really liked it.

@Aaron_HThank you, I think I'd really like that Moderate Fast vs Fast. Have to think hard on this one. I am planning on Traps being a top 5 or higher lure for me. I have really started gaining confidence in them. And something about really appeals to me. I really enjoy fishing them also.

Thanks for the suggestion @casts_by_fly. That is a nice looking rod. On their website it says it's rated 1/8oz-3/4oz. Will it throw a 1/8oz lure? I am going to primarily fish 1/2oz traps, how does 1/2oz lures do on it? As far as budget, I guess $100ish.

Frogs might be red and white, but what about shad? lol, Point taken. I'll spruce up those old blade baits and get them into the rotation even though I don't have much confidence in the color yet.

The 3700 Thin is the favorite currently because it has 5 rows, and all the other's I've seen have 4. The Pro Latch Thin has 5 rows, but it's $40, mighty stiff for a box. Also considering the 3-28, as I can stack crankbaits in the larger compartments and probably be okay. Here they have some of the deviders out and I originally passed over it on the website.

Anyone other than Plano and Flambeau make them? Im considering the Plano 3700 thin, as it would be the right size for my pack, but I don't like the latches on them. I prefer this type of latch. But there is some merit to the Zerust box. What's my other options? Right now, I only need one, to use in my backpack for bank fishing. I am using a 3600 size currently, but I want to bring a bit more with me for longer trips.

I am happy enough with the 6'6" M/M ABU Black Max and 6'10" Lews M/F I have been using, but because I don't have a lot of experience, I am not sure if I should be wanting something different. I want to buy 2-3 more rods at some point, after tax season, and I want to not only complement what I have, but I'm considering the techniques that I'm learning which I know will be major factors in the future. I don't fish in heavy grass normally yet.