tritz18

Ok after countless hours of looking at rods and reels I still don't know what I should purchase > . I am fishing crankbaits alot more so I would like a setup geared towards crankbaits but could still occasionally throw other general baits if needed. For a new baitcaster, I would prefer something with a high gear ratio. Been leaning towards the new Curado. It looks good and I have heard positive things about it. As for a rod I have no clue what to get. Any suggestions?

i would change it cause I have had bad experiences with old braid, losing nice fish isn't fun.

getting a new rod and reel, reel will probably be the new curado e. still trying to find the right rod

what a sad story, but the fight must have got your heart thumping. Happened to me once had a big smallmouth on and as soon as it dove under the boat my line snapped. Its very upsetting but its part of fishing.

great fish, good it was released

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Hey guys looking for a new rod for medium cranking, small swimbaits, frogs and any other medium to heavy lures. any ideas?

I have been fishing the shallows, with shallow cranks and have been getting decent fish. Look for dieing lily pads and other vegetation to cast near and also other forms of structure.

shallow crankbait

$287.53

bandits and rapala dt's

Well before this season I was alright with a baitcaster but now I can cast perfectly and longer than any of my friends. Also I have gotten confidence in other lures besides senkos. PB hasn't gone up but I am stil trying before the ice comes in.

shallow cranks

one to two if lucky now with school less time to fish. but going out tommorow morning ;D

not using senkos now used shallow crankbaits and got a few. more than my buddies were getting with senkos. but fish watever u feel confident in doing in the fall

First of all, the boat is a BPS 9' Pond Prowler, which I got this summer and have fished over 80 times since. For the longest time I looked into get a Jon boat and was mainly considering the aluminum type. The pro's of these boats are: 1) Cheap: I spent about $700 for the boat, trolling motor and battery. 2) Stable: I put the chair in the back and fish standing up. I can jump up and down and step on the edge and the boat does not flip (I'm 6'4" and 230 lbs). Two people can fish standing up with no problem. It's got a 4ft beam and a low center of gravity. 3) Easy to get in and out of the water: It takes me about 4 mins to get the boat in the water. 4) Easy to carry around: I keep the boat in the bed of truck all year long, covered with a tarp and chained up. This is very practical for my current situation, since I'm a college student and have nowhere I can store a trailer&boat. 5) Handles waves pretty well: It rocks more than a V-bottom but less than a flat bottom aluminum jon boat. 6) Confortable: Two people can fish out of it very confortably. When sitting in the chair, you sit pretty high up. It is the best $700 I've ever spent in my life. Have one too I agree with all he said about the boat. Nice fish wish I could see the sun up north here, seen rain for 3 straight days

booyah and terminator

my sister got out of new orleans today, good luck to everyone getting out, keep up the updates on how u guys are

let it sit a bunch, the majority of my strikes are when the frog is just sitting there. then pop it and pause. But remember count at least 3 seconds (slow 3 seconds ) after you see the hit to make sure the fish has it, then set the hook. good luck

the oldest thing I use is the 7.5 culprit ribbontail worm

I can't tell u how funny that is, thanks for sharing ;D ;D ;D

he loves the taste of fresh meat.

alright I will be sure to do that, haha. I've caught many small fish on 5 inch senkos, just a matter of finding them. Recently caught a smallmouth that was the same size as a 5 inch senko.

Exactly

Hey guys, I recently got a few hollow bodied swimbaits and swimbait hooks. I looked up how to rig them and I have tried rigging them as you can see in the pics. I'm just wondering if its alright for the hook point to not be fully out of the bait and the hook points are slightly pointed down. Was just wondering if this hook placement would affect the hook ups with the fish. by following how to rig them this is what I came up with. Top bait is a fathead jr. Bottom bait is a manns hardnose swimshad