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That’s the same setup I’m wanting. Which rod do you use?

Thanks man. I was going to use my swim jig rod (7’2 mh/f) but the more I read i would be better off with a mh/mf

https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/lews-tp2-casting-rod I would get the 6'10 mh/mf. Pairing with a lews speed spool 6.8:1.

good info thank you. I dont see alot of shad in the town ponds near me, its mostly blue gill.

thanks for the info. I think Im going with the tatula to give me a little more room for a reel. Any suggests in the $100 range? this rig will be 90% frog rod

that would save me $30 that I could use towards lures lol thanks for the info

you can catch some good catfish at powerton but I never hear much about the bass bite there.

they are on sale right now at tw for $67

Im working on filling my lure boxes. Im going to be using swim jigs, chatterbaits and spinnerbaits this year. Are there 2-4 go to colors for each lure that I should pick up?

I dont have a boat or a kayak (Plan on getting one eventually) but for now eureka lake , bowen in washington (not a good place to fish imo) and sometimes spring lake. if the river is up a bit il try the boat dock area in pekin. I need to find more places to fish this year though

I was born and raised in pekin too.

Dobyns fury 735c and lews speed spool lfs on sale. With taxes comes out to 210 on tackle warehouse. This will be 90% frogs and maybe some heavy jigs. $200 budget so this is what I came up with. Any other suggestions or will this work?

Hi guys, name is Mike. Im from the central illinois area. I used to fish alot with my dad when I was a kid but got back into bass fishing last year. Really hoping to fish more and become a better fishermen this coming year.