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For small ponds my go to is t rig is a plastic worm. I like using a 6” or7.5” with as little weight as possible. Most of my fish come on 1/16th ounce rigs wits 2/0 offset shank hooks. My favorite pond colors are red shad, watermelon, pumpkinseed, motor oil and tequila sunrise

I’ve been tying the same knot forever. It’s super simple but works perfectly. Never had a line break at the knot

I’ve always been a round reel guy. I started with Abu 5500c3 which I used for several years. My brother’s girlfriend bought him a Calcutta 200b for his birthday. I tried that and was instantly addicted to the smoothness and build quality. I saved my pennies for a while and went to academy sports. They had a huge selection of Calcutta b’s at the time and I opted for the ct50b which was shimano’s smallest. I loved the way it fit my hand and how solid and smooth it was so I bought one. Used it for many years fishing for everything from largemouth to bull redfish in brackish water. It handled everything I could throw at it but was starting to show its age. I was working as a plant operator at the time with plenty of overtime so I decided to splurge on a new exact ct50b. This reel is phenomenal and I keep it far away from brackish or saltwater. It’s my current reel and is as good as the day I bought it. I plan on keeping it for a long time because it’s an awesome largemouth bass reel imo. Love the variety of reels you guys have owned but I’m one of those if I like I keep it personalities . The reel might be tiny but it’s build quality is excellent and it’s strong as a bull💪

Mine is definitely my shimano Calcutta ct 50b💪

I never have but but was thinking of buying some to see if my vision clarity improves ?

What do you guys think of them? I’m currently using my time tested shimano Calcutta ct 50b on a 6’6” falcon lowrider medium-heavy action rod. I mainly fish lightweight soft plastics rigged Texas style. I also have an allstar 6’6”as well as some Daiwa model of the same length. The falcon has Fuji guides, Fuji reelseat and is super balanced. It seems pretty sensitive with a strong back bone. Do you think this rod fits my lure choice and presentation style or is there something affordable that would be better? Thank you

Thank you for all the recommendations 😊 I’m assuming something with a single Colorado blade for maximum vibration and a dark skirt for visibility?

Thank you GreenPig. Will try😊

That worked perfectly. Thank you very much 😊

I’m going with my brother to fish a local neighborhood shallow stained water lake with minimal visible cover except for some dock pilings and tree stumps. We’ll be fishing for large mouth from the bank exclusively. I typically fish with soft plastics Texas rigged pretty much always so I was thinking of throwing either a plastic worm, lizard or crawfish with a light 3/16 ounce bullet weight . There is a cold front rolling through tomorrow but then it clears up nicely (too nicely maybe/ high barometric pressure) Thursday and Friday. I’d like to land at least a couple descent fish and not just practice casting for two hours. What other approaches or methods for success would you guys recommend we try if the soft plastic bite is non- existent? Thanks for any suggestions

When I go to the signature page and tap on the white void where I’m assuming I’m supposed to type it no keyboard pos up so I can’t type anything. The save feature works though?

Thank you

Nothing wrong with the iPhone. Im a single dad and not wealthy so no PC. I’m sure others on here have iPhones and have signatures? aakybhelp would be appreciated because this is as frustrating as fishing post cold front with wind

I can now get to the signature page but on my iPhone 15, which is all I have, it won’t let me type in a signature? Thoughts? Thank you

How do you add a signature to your profile that shows on your posts or replies?