Slefler Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 And yes I usually have that many rods on the deck of the bot because I don't know what I'm doing lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaBasser1 Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Shameful amount of non resourcefulness... Have i ever shared my fishing arsenal... Which includes: one combo, a backback of baits, a scale, and yet i catch 8# bass, and have better days than most on this fourum! Why would you spend hundreds of dollars for all these combos, when you can use one for everything(and never break damage or mess up) and take 1 minute to tie on a bait? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corn-on-the-rob Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 not sure if serious 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtharris3 Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Shameful amount of non resourcefulness... Have i ever shared my fishing arsenal... Which includes: one combo, a backback of baits, a scale, and yet i catch 8# bass, and have better days than most on this fourum! Why would you spend hundreds of dollars for all these combos, when you can use one for everything(and never break damage or mess up) and take 1 minute to tie on a bait? You sir, just don't get it! One can never have too many rods, reels and baits!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSkyBasser Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Shameful amount of non resourcefulness... Have i ever shared my fishing arsenal... Which includes: one combo, a backback of baits, a scale, and yet i catch 8# bass, and have better days than most on this fourum! Why would you spend hundreds of dollars for all these combos, when you can use one for everything(and never break damage or mess up) and take 1 minute to tie on a bait? Have you ever fished a rod built and outfitted specifically for a certain technique? If you had then your comment would not exist. It makes all the difference for the angler in terms of efficiency and fluidity. Especially in tournaments. Would you rather have to bite off your bait and tie a new one on each time you wanted to change? Maybe, but in a tournament that 30-200 seconds could be time spent fishing because you already have a rod tied with that bait and special reel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted June 4, 2015 Super User Share Posted June 4, 2015 Youthful humor. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slefler Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 I'd rather have designated set ups for certain baits I plan on fishing. It beats throwing a jig on a medium powered rod or a squarebill on a heavy. I don't spend the time having to tie baits when I want to switch either. It makes sense to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User MIbassyaker Posted June 4, 2015 Super User Share Posted June 4, 2015 Why would you spend hundreds of dollars for all these combos, when you can use one for everything(and never break damage or mess up) and take 1 minute to tie on a bait? 1 minute to tie on a bait x 6 baits = 6 minutes, during which time you could catch another 8# fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaBasser1 Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Ya, I agree with all of you in your senarios, but i'm fishing from the bank, and I try to go to parts around a river or lake that very few have gone to(Heavy brush, thorns, just annoying crap) and can't really cary more than one maybe two rods along with my back pack. But if I was in a boat, i would probably have 4-6 combos. I would definatly prefer Ducket rods with Abu Reels though, which I think Slefler has all Ducket rods too. I'm actually thinking about getting a new 1) Duckett MIcro Guide 7'2(maybe a 7'6) Medium Heavy Fast Casting Rod with an Abu Garcia Revo Winch for all around use it for everything. or 2) a Duckett Goast 7'3 Heavy Fast Casting Rod with and Abu C4 or a Shimano Cardiff for Swimbait, Punching, A-Rig(for the river), and frogs. But like i said the only reason i only use one combo is that i can realisticly only cary "1". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaBasser1 Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 By the way, are all your combos(on deck) Ghost's? Or Micro Guides Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slefler Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Those are Ghosts. All of my set ups are with Ghosts except for my big bait rod which is a St Croix Mojo. I'd like to try a Micro Magic but I just can't swing another setup just yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaBasser1 Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 I no what your saying, I'm getting some gift cards from #TrophyCatch to Bass Pro/Dicks Sporting Goods. So hopefully i can get a Duckett Ghost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User everythingthatswims Posted June 5, 2015 Super User Share Posted June 5, 2015 When you have a 10 acre lake full of dinks, ya gotta spice things up to keep it interesting. Neon swimjig 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User everythingthatswims Posted June 8, 2015 Super User Share Posted June 8, 2015 Took my kayak to a pond this afternoon, caught this skinny girl on a half ounce flipping jig with a pit boss for a trailer. Measured 20" long and only weighed 3.74lbs. An exciting fish nonetheless! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Master Bait'r Posted June 8, 2015 Author Super User Share Posted June 8, 2015 Sounds like a potential project! haha. Would love a solid john boat. Currently we're fishing out of a Sea Eagle inflatable but haven't taken it out much because we're having issues with our Minnkota trolling motor. If you're interested, check out that boat's full build thread in the boat forum. I just finished it up last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BooyahMan Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 I was having a pretty uneventful few hours of fishing after work yesterday and I decided to make one last cast, thinking I would go home skunked. I literally said to myself, "Ok, one more cast and that's it", and then this fish came out of nowhere. Totally not a flattering picture of me, but there's a fish in the photo! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted June 10, 2015 Global Moderator Share Posted June 10, 2015 Fishing the lake right by my house this morning with a buddy from work who has been doing well out there. I hate the lake, 5 minutes from the house and I fish it 2 or 3 times a year. Did surprisingly well this morning, mainly on topwater and baby brush hog. Got to one little cut he said a local told him holds big fish. I'd barely gotten "Weird, I never catch anything here", out of my mouth when my bladed jig went weightless. Typical big fish bite on a bladed jig, turned into a very not typical fish for that lake. 4 pounds on the nose and my PB for the lake. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostr Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Here is my donation from this past weekend: Caught this guy Twice on 2 separate days: Day 2 Day 1 Ouch, and you think jalapenos burn the next day... And these guys couldn't resist a Siebert's Jig either... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Hank Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 On 6/9/2015 at 11:36 PM, Bluebasser86 said: Fishing the lake right by my house this morning with a buddy from work who has been doing well out there. I hate the lake, 5 minutes from the house and I fish it 2 or 3 times a year. Did surprisingly well this morning, mainly on topwater and baby brush hog. Got to one little cut he said a local told him holds big fish. I'd barely gotten "Weird, I never catch anything here", out of my mouth when my bladed jig went weightless. Typical big fish bite on a bladed jig, turned into a very not typical fish for that lake. 4 pounds on the nose and my PB for the lake. That thing would have been HUGE if you would have caught it during the spawn! Still a pig though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted June 12, 2015 Global Moderator Share Posted June 12, 2015 Yep, she was pretty sunk in. Still encouraging to catch a fish like that out of a lake that usually kicks my butt though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarglynn1 Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Senko lover Posted June 13, 2015 Super User Share Posted June 13, 2015 On 6/9/2015 at 11:36 PM, Bluebasser86 said: Fishing the lake right by my house this morning with a buddy from work who has been doing well out there. I hate the lake, 5 minutes from the house and I fish it 2 or 3 times a year. Did surprisingly well this morning, mainly on topwater and baby brush hog. Got to one little cut he said a local told him holds big fish. I'd barely gotten "Weird, I never catch anything here", out of my mouth when my bladed jig went weightless. Typical big fish bite on a bladed jig, turned into a very not typical fish for that lake. 4 pounds on the nose and my PB for the lake. What kind are those blue rods? Are those the Ethos you talk about a lot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch G. Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Had an okay week this past few days...mix of Bronze and Green.......no giants still...this year has been a weird one, that's for sure.....Here's a few...most caught on plastics on or near the bottom..... Last day of the beard...but growing it back as of now...lol Freshly shaven for my Bday last Sunday.... Birthday Rock Bass!! I volunteered to assist at a fishing outing for the disabled last Saturday...The look on everyones faces was priceless when they caught fish....that day was my catch of the year so far in 2015 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User MIbassyaker Posted June 13, 2015 Super User Share Posted June 13, 2015 Scouting missions to two new lakes for a few hours each this week. The first has a reputation as one of the few close to me that gives up bass 4lb and higher with regularity. Had an 18"+ wiggle out of the kayak before I could get a pic, and the only other one I snapped was of this skinny 16"-er who gobbled a trick worm. Caught a couple more below keeper size. I'll be back to that lake. The other lake I knew almost nothing about. Turned out to be a massive dink factory. Absolutely loaded with bass, and lost track of how many I caught, but nothing over 12". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted June 13, 2015 Global Moderator Share Posted June 13, 2015 What kind are those blue rods? Are those the Ethos you talk about a lot? Yes, the two light blue ones are Ethos rods. There's 7 more in the rod locker. The darker blue rods are St.Croix LTBs. There's 5 more of those in the rod locker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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