St Croix Panfish series 6'9" Ultra light power/fast action spinning rod. Been wanting a nice UL set for chasing bluegills, and perch around my home lake for years. Also got a spool of 4lb Power Pro micro braid, and a spool of Seaguar Red Label 4lb fluorocarbon. Now I need to sell or trade one of my extra 2500 sized spinning reels for a 1000 size.

Well I changed my mind on that the next day, and called and canceled the order. Thank god they didn't ship yet. So today, after it got too muddy to work, I decided I better go to the city and at least handle several UL rods before I pull the trigger on one. They had the St Croix Panfish rods where I went, and several nice Shimano UL rods. I ended up going with the Shimano Convergeance  6' UL. I liked the handle on that better than the St Croix, and I like the fact it was cheaper LOL. Paired it with a 1000 size Shimano Sedona, and since they didn't have either of the lines I wanted (Red Label FC, and 4lb Power Pro) I went with 4lb green Berkley Nanofil, and 4lb Stren fluorocast for leaders. Also picked up some chatter baits, SK swimbait jig heads, and VMC wacky jigs, and another jar of 1" Gulp! minnows.

New fuel hose because ethanol sucks, .223, .308, 30-06 reloading dies

Finally gone for broke and bought a Lew's Team Lews Pro reel in 6.4:1. Got it for 239...60 bucks less than retail.

Ordered it monday, it should be to the house either sat or monday i hope.

I hope it lives up to the hype.

Pop max in glitter blood. Can't wait to try it out

I just ordered 6 Smithwick Rogue Perfect 10's from Cabelas. Cant wait to get them and fish them

 Bought some Popeye's Fried Chicken and Cajun fries.  Now that's good eatin'.

I went on Fishingtackleoutlet.com last night and bought ever color Senko they had. 190 bucks worth. Cheapest place I have found for them. Also have some wave worms and Zoom on sale cheap too

Also went on Alixpress.com and am looking at reels. Non name brand but really nice reels for 20-40 bucks.

$190 worth of senkos? Holy smokes, take a lifetime to use

grabbed some sickfish, tubes and a couple silent stalker 6XDs the other day

this morning I grabbed some seaguar flouro. I thought I had enough to spool sll my reels but it turns out I need another 200 or so yds lol...i had less on hand than I though or my wife tossed one of my spools...

Not today but a couple days ago I ordered two packs of sickfish and a Humminbird 561 DI fishfinder.

 

It'll be my first fishfinder (was always a member of the bank beater club before) so I can't wait to get it setup and put it to some use.  

 

I wasn't planning on getting a ff but it is kind of an end of tax season gift to myself and now I'll be able to get off the banks during the hot days of summer.

2 3/8 jigs

2 1/2 jigs

Rage chunks

Two XCalibur Zell Pop Xz3

I finally pulled the trigger on my first Loomis (off shelf have a custom Loomis Flipping Stick), a GLX 853, I was originally going to nab the 893 but I didn't think I need one longer than 7' for now.  I also got a discontinued Cumara 6'9" MH/XF and I was set to buy the discontinued Cumara flipping stick until I was recommended the Fenwick Aetos 7'6" H/XF.  It felt better in store and felt just as sensitive as the Cumara.  So I said wth, lets go for it.  I got them all below retail, $30 off GLX, $20 off Aetos and $70 off Cumara.  No more rods for awhile!

ill post a pic if i can tomorrow. making an hour drive to the Scheels in springfield, illinois. Having a Fish Fest and its going to be a bad day for my checking account. Jason quinn is suppose to be there so hopefully it will be a interesting event! Anything that you guys think are absolute pick ups so far this year?

Hope to be heading to Lake Erie soon to do battle with a few Mutant Smallies -

 

Decided to add some Natural Patterns to my Lucky Craft Pointer Jerkbait collection.

 

Sweet colors too ~

Pointer 128 - Brown Trout
Slender Pointer 127MR - Musky
Pointer 128 - Musky
Pointer 100 - Brown Trout
Pointer 100DD - Aurora Craw
Pointer 128 - MS Gun Metal Shad
Pointer 100DD - Red Musky
Pointer 100DD - Aurora Green Perch
Pointer 100DD - Brown Trout
Pointer 100 - Small Mouthbass
Pointer 100 - Lake Trout - American Ame Masu
Pointer 128 - Aurora Craw
Pointer 100DD - Baby Bluegill
Pointer 100DD - Keta Bass
Pointer 100 - Aurora Craw
Pointer 100 - Red Musky
Pointer 100 - Walleye
Slender Pointer 127MR - MS MJ Herring
Pointer 100DD - Musky
Slender Pointer 127MR - RS MS American Shad
Pointer 128 - MS American Shad
Pointer 100DD - Walleye

 

A-Jay

Went to an outfitter and bought some soft plastics and a spinnerbait box. That should have been enough but I went to the annual sportsman's show later today (well, Friday) and bought some spinnerbaits and some odd jig heads the guy at the booth called "jig flies". Never seen them before so I figured I'd buy a couple and see how they pan out this summer. Web site for those jig flies is here if anyone is curious.

 

Didn't need any of it...sigh.

 

Oh, and joined our new local chapter of BASS complete with tourneys. Can't wait to finally tournament fish!

New Lews Super Duty...$63.

New Lews Super Duty...$63.

WOW, I need to shop from your source. Good buy, i just wish that the super duty had a centrifigul brake or dual instead of the MCS.

WOW, I need to shop from your source. Good buy, i just wish that the super duty had a centrifigul brake or dual instead of the MCS.

eBay. I agree on mag only brakes, but I can live with them. This one is a 5.4, I'll try it for deep cranks, I don't know if thats really it's strong suit, but I wasn't gonna pass at that price.  I've also seen other Lews reels going cheap lately there.

Hope to be heading to Lake Erie soon to do battle with a few Mutant Smallies -

 

Decided to add some Natural Patterns to my Lucky Craft Pointer Jerkbait collection.

 

Sweet colors too ~

Pointer 128 - Brown Trout

Slender Pointer 127MR - Musky

Pointer 128 - Musky

Pointer 100 - Brown Trout

Pointer 100DD - Aurora Craw

Pointer 128 - MS Gun Metal Shad

Pointer 100DD - Red Musky

Pointer 100DD - Aurora Green Perch

Pointer 100DD - Brown Trout

Pointer 100 - Small Mouthbass

Pointer 100 - Lake Trout - American Ame Masu

Pointer 128 - Aurora Craw

Pointer 100DD - Baby Bluegill

Pointer 100DD - Keta Bass

Pointer 100 - Aurora Craw

Pointer 100 - Red Musky

Pointer 100 - Walleye

Slender Pointer 127MR - MS MJ Herring

Pointer 100DD - Musky

Slender Pointer 127MR - RS MS American Shad

Pointer 128 - MS American Shad

Pointer 100DD - Walleye

 

A-Jay

 

 

You forgot the #1 color for Erie,  Baby Grennel.

 

Jeff

You forgot the #1 color for Erie,  Baby Grennel.

 

Jeff

 

I didn't forget it Jeff, I purposely omitted that particular pattern.

 

 As you know, Baby Grennel is a special run custom color by LC and very rarely available.

 

I lock mine in the safe . . . .

 

A-Jay

Had a $10 off $25 coupon for Dick's so I picked up a spool of sufix 832 for my new lew's and a tube of megastrike for $20. Stopped by BPS afterwards and got a few packs of sick fish since they were on sale along with a couple of the rapala scatter rap and a red eye shad to replace the one I lost.

eBay. I agree on mag only brakes, but I can live with them. This one is a 5.4, I'll try it for deep cranks, I don't know if thats really it's strong suit, but I wasn't gonna pass at that price. I've also seen other Lews reels going cheap lately there.

It wwould do well with A rigs, big swim baits,... if i got one (which i didnt even NEED the one i just got) it would be a 7:1 for jigs and pitchin. Yours will do well for cranks, but as i get older and smarter ive found that anything im going to be making alot of long casts with needs centrifigul or dual brakes...it makes life so much easier and is not as finicky as mag brakes. But i have the reg speed spool reel with mag brakes and while it is a finicky, once you take the time and about a dozen casts and dial it in, its is awesome.

Clean and service it when you get it, the last several Lews reels i got, were over lubed and greased when i got them (new). Once i cleaned and relubed and greased them, i was able to get alot more distance and smoothness.

Got some megastrike. Can't wait to try it out.