WRB-2.0

Getting out the fillet knife....that is soooo realistic?

When TW has new ICAST items on back order, don’t order it instead get the item wait listed. Alternative is try another source like Fisherman’s Warehouse. Tom

Couldn’t open the link so can’t help. Ask if the boat, trailer, engine were used in salt water. If yes keep looking. Tom

St Croix glass crank bait rods LGC74MHM, 7’4”, 3/8-1 oz., rod weight 5.7 oz! Tom

For decades when I had a bass boat carried 15 combos. My 14’ Lund tin boat carried 6 combos, 3 on each side. Today without a boat back seating carry 2 bait casting and 3 spinning and 1 tackle bag. Tom

Buying my 1st bait Langley casting reel and Conolin light weight tubular rod taking advice from pen pal Jason Lucas at age 12. My 1st Lowrance portable Fish Lo K Tor flasher open up my fishing horizons and using topographic maps to mark where I caught bass, in 1960. Making a tri color hair jig black back, purple center and brown belly allowing changing pork rind colors without changing jigs, game changer in 1971. Using a 3/4 oz Scrounger jig with Rainbow trout color prototype 6” Sluggo, 1980. 10 years before anyone else had them. Tom

It’s not light weight. Tom

The Shimano Cardiff 300A is 8 oz with 5.8 ratio, not expensive but fills nearly all the bullets points. Tom

Clear Lake is a natural lake the outflow is Cache creek a natal rock escapement acting like a dam. Maximum lake lake lake is Zero Ramsey named after the man who made a man made wooden dam at the Cache creek outflow. The wooden dam raises the lake level for each board added above the natural lake level. Tom

You looking for a lighter weight Shimano Tranx 300A, 5.8:1 ratio, 25 lb / .016D Sunline Defier Armillo 165 yd spool fills perfectly. Looked and found lower and higher gear ratios in 300 sizes light weight swimbait reels.

It happens more often off shore tuna-marlin fishing using straight handle rods with no trigger and big heavy reels after baiting slippery live bait like mackerel and casting to feeding fish. I haven’t don, came close but watch it happen. Fresh water haven’t witnessed that. Tom

You can learn a lot from map studies the more detailed the better. The maps posted look like they were made from soundings converted to elevation, not very accurate but still useful. The other factor to keep in mind is the current pool level vs the map at full pool. Most important is the depth the bass are located currently when on the water. Determine the life zone can be done in the marina you launched at. It’s the 1st thing I do if possible, eliminates structure at unproductive depths. Wind direction plays a role in positioning both prey and bass. Wind creates upwelling and current. Big bass prefer feeding zones with easy egress and provide nearly sanctuary areas. If the life zone is 10’ hypothetically the 10’ flats located on points with steep breaks are worth Fishing looking for isolated structure or cover elements. Both map shots indicated good 10’ structure. The lower map indicated a double step point with flats at 10’ and 20’ worth your effort to check out. Funnel zones created by saddles are always worth your effort to locate. Tom

Follow up on your order, TW doesn’t ship back orders a item at a time unless your request it. Tom

Then use it!

Don’t use sealers. Soap and water or Magic Eraser is I use. Tom

Spinning reel lube, you will be OK! Tom

Any slender lure like a the Original Rapala floating Minnow with a black strip added using a Sharpie pin or in baby bass color. Tom

Is that why you cast lures up into trees? Tom

Weed guard is only needed to prevent snagging the hook point otherwise it isn’t needed. The punch rig doesn’t use a weed guard for example the soft plastic protects the hook point, same can be done using a jig. Tom

Look at the structure referenced as if the blue depth is above the water....what do you see, bass aren’t always on the top of a hump, usually located around the points, saddles and deep breaks. Fish it all. Tom

Walleyes fight like crappie, don’t run or jump and give up quickly imo. The fastest fish that swims is a Wahoo-Ono followed by Marlin 40+ mph. Strongest is the Board Bill Sword fish. Strongest fresh water fish is the Sturgeon, runs hard and jumps. The lowly Carp can out fight most bass pound for pound. Blue gill run in circle and don’t run. Lake Havasu is producing WR Red Ears over 5 lbs (6 lbs 3 oz) if interested. Tom

I kept the lure a secret so long forgot what is is? Tom?

If the rod balances in the center of the reel seat without a reel, it will balance with any weight reel. Changing the overall combo weight will feel lighter obviously. Tom

Them be humps!

Being a non-boater back seater now I fish where I am invited within a few hours drive. Weather is the biggest factor no high winds or cold rain. Tom