8 hours ago, KP Duty said:

I'm not trying to be a wise guy either, but I thought bass just see the bottom of your topwater plug.

If you're fishing gin clear water, and the surface is calm, a bass can see the sides of the bait if they're coming at it from an angle and not straight up. A lot of times in clear water  they'll actually trail the bait, inspecting it before they commit. 

 

1 hour ago, DINK WHISPERER said:

The new 73XH is locked and loaded for break in tomorrow! Well.... Hopefully. 

 

 

Well I ordered A-Jay's PopMax. Now when it gets here do I put it on the mantel and admire it or do I fish it? ? 

37 minutes ago, whitwolf said:

Reaction Innovations has some of the most...interesting color names.

 

White Trash, Donkey Punch, Honey Doo Doo, Infection, Tramp Stamp, Spring Break, Taco Truck, Penetration, Soft Pappi, Low Blow, Main Vein, Coonasty, Dirty Sanchez. I have a feeling a group of frat boys are running the show over there. 

2 minutes ago, NorthernBasser said:

Reaction Innovations has some of the most...interesting color names.

 

White Trash, Donkey Punch, Honey Doo Doo, Infection, Tramp Stamp, Spring Break, Taco Truck, Penetration, Soft Pappi, Low Blow, Main Vein, Coonasty, Dirty Sanchez. I have a feeling a group of frat boys are running the show over there. 

Like their baits… kinky beaver, man bear pig, skinny dipper, etc

35 minutes ago, zpelletier said:

Like their baits… kinky beaver, man bear pig, skinny dipper, etc

Oh for sure. Great baits. 

Little trip to kittery trading post this morning. Love that place. 

Shout out to Aberdeen Bait and Tackle, a local store around NC. If you are anywhere close, it’s worth a trip over there. Be prepared to spend more than you thought you would. Anyways, figured I’d make a trip over there and see if anything looked good while I’m in town. Picked up a couple packs of z hogs in my favorite color, California 420, and some packs of brush hogs that I know you can’t find on Tackle Warehouse, except one. Their collection of zoom baits is pretty amazing there. 

7 minutes ago, Derek1 said:

Little trip to kittery trading post this morning. Love that place. 

Big fan of those Megabass spinnerbaits. 

I have Loon color in every Whopper Plopper size, except for the 130. So I decided I'd order one. Went to TW and saw that had a TW exclusive Matte Black color, so went with that instead. 

 

@NorthernBasser wow, that almost looks like a super obscure JDM bait. In a good way!

25 minutes ago, JohnFromLisbon said:

@NorthernBasser wow, that almost looks like a super obscure JDM bait. In a good way!

Yeah, I'll admit the looks got me.  It'll look even better with teeth marks on it.  

48 minutes ago, NorthernBasser said:

Big fan of those Megabass spinnerbaits. 

I’ve been wanting to try them. Was pumped they had some. 

18 hours ago, DINK WHISPERER said:

Well I can only break it in if the fish cooperate. ?

They've been hitting topwater pretty good lately so I'm hopeful.

Also, these new B models feel a lot stiffer than the previous ones. 

 

Throw anything real heavy on that yet? like 2.5-3oz?

 

scott

15 minutes ago, softwateronly said:

Throw anything real heavy on that yet? like 2.5-3oz?

 

scott

Not on this specific one since I just got it. But on the previous gen 73XH I did experiment a little. 2oz was at the very top of the weight range for it. And even then you have to kinda side lob cast it. It can do it but there are far better options for that weight range IMO. 

1 hour ago, NorthernBasser said:

I have Loon color in every Whopper Plopper size, except for the 130. So I decided I'd order one. Went to TW and saw that had a TW exclusive Matte Black color, so went with that instead. 

 

 

That looks good! Maybe I'll try some flat black spray paint on a plopper.  

On 3/11/2022 at 12:05 PM, A-Jay said:

Been hunting this one down for a while.

Finally found one over in the Motherland.

#superrare

A-Jay

I saw that pattern at BPS, when I picked up the Bahama Milk Pearl. A few years back, you could swing some deals from overseas on Amazon. 

 

I picked up this beauty for ~$15 USD shipped, took several weeks to arrive along with a Dog X Cayou. I thought it would crush smallies but I've only caught largemouth with it. 

13 minutes ago, Dangerfield said:

I saw that pattern at BPS, when I picked up the Bahama Milk Pearl. A few years back, you could swing some deals from overseas on Amazon. 

 

I picked up this beauty for ~$15 USD shipped, took several weeks to arrive along with a Dog X Cayou. I thought it would crush smallies but I've only caught largemouth with it. 

That thing is sweet

Not really tackle, but more tackle storage/organization. Decided to change up how I store most of my soft plastics, so I went to HD and bought a peg board setup. It’s hard to tell but this allows me to store a ton of plastics in a relatively small space. The hooks with the Z-man stuff in the bottom left for instance both have 20 packs per hook. 

On 3/10/2022 at 7:13 PM, Mbirdsley said:

Hit up the ultimate fishing show in Grand Rapids Michigan.  It’s nice to be able to go to shows again after 2 years.  Mostly went for walleye gear but, found some deals on some bass stuff.

 

googan summer craw bandito bug %20 off 

zman razor shad in hot snakes %20 off 

cranking rap on fire tiger for $5 

picked up a bag of hula grubs for $3 

2 orginal f11 floater rapala’s.  Mostly for trolling walleye but, could use them in the local river for brown bass this spring too.

 

also picked ( not pictured) up 2 walleye trolling combos.  Rods were diawa wilderness rods and 2  Okuma line counting Magda pros  for $45 each  
 

I haven’t been in a few years, but I gave it some thought this year since KVD was going to be there Thursday. Did you happen to sit through his seminar? 

Mattlures Strong Shads

 

On 3/13/2022 at 6:44 PM, 12poundbass said:

I haven’t been in a few years, but I gave it some thought this year since KVD was going to be there Thursday. Did you happen to sit through his seminar? 

No, but I saw him while he was at the Minnekota booth.  He’s taller than what I thought he was.  I’m 6ft 4 and he’s at least that.  I didn’t talk to him I kinda just hung behind the guy he was taking to.  In that 5 minute snap shot in time he seems like a decent down to earth guy. 
 

the only day I could go was Thursday and my buddy I went with had to be back in Ionia by 5.  

Haven't posted on here for a bit. I went to Cabelas over the weekend for the sale and picked up a few things.

Small order from this past week.

Mail call.  Here is the what has came in the mail over the last couple days. 
 

for shallow to mid lipless burning or ripping out if grass I purchased 4 6th sense quake 70’s.  I for got the names already. 
 

also, for the most disserning and picky brown bass in ultra deep clear water IE crystal lake and other deep clear northern Michigan lakes.  A mega bass ITO one ten +1 in perch.  I have another mega bass +1 in pro blue in bound.  Along with bidding on a bunch of LC 78’s and LC 100’s 

 

im hoping after this week most of southern and central Michigan lakes will be clear of ice.  Supposed to be 60 tommrow.  So close I can taste it