51 minutes ago, Bass Rutten said:

Nachos baby!

Whoa! I have a Burrito. Didn't know these existed. 

Cast the Whopper Plopper and wait a couple seconds for it to settle. If you reel right away, it will be submarine and take a couple seconds to surface. Steady retrieve works best for me, but sometimes I slow it and even stop it. You can also jerk it like a popper. That's a great color. I caught a lot of fish with that color. 

 

I'm about to pull the trigger on some Rapala BX waking minnow lures. Has anyone used them? I expect smallmouth to like them as much as largemouth. 

25 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

Cast the Whopper Plopper and wait a couple seconds for it to settle. If you reel right away, it will be submarine and take a couple seconds to surface. Steady retrieve works best for me, but sometimes I slow it and even stop it. You can also jerk it like a popper. That's a great color. I caught a lot of fish with that color. 

 

I'm about to pull the trigger on some Rapala BX waking minnow lures. Has anyone used them? I expect smallmouth to like them as much as largemouth. 

I know they work after seeing a thousand fish caught by you on them ?

 

Thanks for the great advice, and you know you'll be updated when I catch a fish on it.   The color has a great threadfin look to it, there were a number of sizes.     I like this company, second "expensive" bait I've bought from them, the other being the S Waver 168s swimbait.    Very sharp hooks.   

Bass love it, for sure. At least Maine bass do. Remember that I caught four doubles on my Whopper Plopper, i.e. two bass on one cast. Bass have to really want a lure to compete for it like that. 

 

I think your Alabama bass will love it too. Its sound is similar to a buzzbait and you've had good luck with that. 

Well I am trying to nail down how low my abu garcia xenon ml bfs rod will go with a 2’ keitech impact and jig heads. I grabbed 6 packs of various size weight and hooks. I really want a rod rated for 1/16 oz and up but finding one is very hard locally. I have not seen a finesse Dobyns locally since they released lol.

Coming back from Nashville. Somehow the bait monkey followed me

 

Especially excited about the lucky craft. I’ve always wanted a LV500 so I got one to try out sometime. 

Yesterday, my step-daughter asked me to help her with some Christmas shopping in Monroe, LA. Closest big city to where we live in AR.

Any way, after eating lunch she drives to the Honey Hole (tackle shop). Said since I was doing her a favor by accompanying her, she thought that I would like to visit the tackle shop.

I fell so weak and purchased a bunch of Berkeley and Booyah swim jigs and trailers. Like I needed any of this! I guess she's my enabler.

One item from Cabela’s and the rest from a local shop. Trying some new to me Ned baits, really didn’t need more, and the double spin musky bait is tied on a wire cable instead of solid wire. Will be interesting to see how that works. 

Lol....all it took was a $10 jump in the JDM prices to get me to finally commit on my "buy once, cry once" spinning reel.    I mean still......$280 JDM vs $450 USDM(TW best price), I'd never buy a $450-500 one.  Ordered last night, so I hope to be glowing by Friday.

 

Once I get the rod for this reel, I'm so done lol

 

Items:
DAIWA REEL SPINNING REEL CERTATE 19 CERTATE LT 3000-CXH
4960652202800
@39,800 JPY  x  1 qty  =  39,800 JPY

Shipping Cost:
0 JPY

Oversize Charge:
0 JPY

Total Amount:
39,800 JPY

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Final Total:
39,800 JPY
 

 

On 11/6/2022 at 8:15 PM, Bird said:

Been catching 90% of my fall bass on underspins so ordered a dozen more ?

What brand/model have you been using?

https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Fish_Head_Spin_Underspin/descpage-SHFHS.html

or

https://www.sportsmans.com/fishing-gear-supplies/fishing-jigs-rigs/spin-jigs/sworming-hornet-fish-head-underspin-ar-shiner-38oz/p/1448359

my sad face from my last fishing trip (skunk) allowed my wife to lower the shields, and the bait monkey hit me with a space torpedo.  

 

i now have a Umbrella rig coming to me with ALL the chingaderos for the dangly parts.

Last Digitaka order for this year (maybe) - this replaces the Avocet RZT-1000 on my Procyon L/F for Neds, DS, and other light finesse work.

 

 

Ordered late Saturday, arrived today

5 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

Last Digitaka order for this year (maybe) - this replaces the Avocet RZT-1000 on my Procyon L/F for Neds, DS, and other light finesse work.

 

 

Ordered late Saturday, arrived today

Digitaka Monkey has been loving you tenderly lately, how much longer can we use the excuse of exchange rates ?

Just now, AlabamaSpothunter said:

Digitaka Monkey has been loving you tenderly lately, how much longer can we use the excuse of exchange rates ?

Until our wallets and bank accounts are empty, and our credit cards maxed out?

18 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

Until our wallets and bank accounts are empty, and our credit cards maxed out?

I was thinking once I learn Japanese, I'm gonna seek treatment

20 hours ago, BlakeMolone said:

What brand/model have you been using?

Harmony razor series in 1/8

4 hours ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

Digitaka Monkey has been loving you tenderly lately, how much longer can we use the excuse of exchange rates ?

Color me impressed big time with their prices! Ordered a Shimano 22 Sahara C3000HG spinning reel from them yesterday for a steal compared to US prices.

4 hours ago, MN Fisher said:

Until our wallets and bank accounts are empty, and our credit cards maxed out?

Or my wife has a BBQ and uses my CC as fuel for the charcoal! ?

On 11/13/2022 at 6:08 AM, Jmurphy87 said:

Well I am trying to nail down how low my abu garcia xenon ml bfs rod will go with a 2’ keitech impact and jig heads. I grabbed 6 packs of various size weight and hooks. I really want a rod rated for 1/16 oz and up but finding one is very hard locally. I have not seen a finesse Dobyns locally since they released

Those 2" Keitech Impact baits are hard to throw with a spinning rod (I've tried several), but they sure do get bit. I haven't even tried either of my BFS(ish) rigs (Phenix Feather L/F and ML/F) with them. 

52 minutes ago, sdw215 said:

Color me impressed big time with their prices! Ordered a Shimano 22 Sahara C3000HG spinning reel from them yesterday for a steal compared to US prices.

Or my wife has a BBQ and uses my CC as fuel for the charcoal! ?

Just wait until how fast you're fishing with it too!   

On 11/13/2022 at 9:05 AM, LrgmouthShad said:

Especially excited about the lucky craft. I’ve always wanted a LV500. . .

Very loud coming through the water. You can hear the rattles when they are still quite a distance from the boat.

 

A suggestion from the occasionally unwise (me): Make sure your bearings are adjusted before you wing that puppy out over a distant brush pile. Please, do not ask how I know this.

6 minutes ago, Big Hands said:

Those 2" Keitech Impact baits are hard to throw with a spinning rod (I've tried several), but they sure do get bit. I haven't even tried either of my BFS(ish) rigs (Phenix Feather L/F and ML/F) with them. 

Yeah I haven’t fully nailed it down yet still in my testing phase. My abu xenon is only rated down to a 1/8 oz it works but the weight of the jig head is the helping factor. With a 1/32 oz gamakastsu jig head and a 2” impact is difficult but doable, I only tested it out on a super windy day. I was probably getting 20 yards or so, but I use braid and we all know how well thin diameter braid and wind get along.

 

 I want to get a alderbarren bfs to use and the proper rod rated down to a 1/16oz. My problem is that I can’t find any of the Dobyns finesse rods locally to feel and flex them. I am really good at being able to tell how a rod does by the way it bends and correlate that to my idea of the rods lure range. I really have to break out my scale and weigh one and then I will know what I have to shoot for.

 

 I have also loosened my spool tension up even more yet but haven’t been able to get out fishing lately. I worked 65 plus hours last week and am working 12 hour shifts through Friday so hopefully this weekend I will know. They definitely get bit though and I don’t think that many people around me are throwing them.

This monkey speaks Japanese.

 

scott

6 minutes ago, softwateronly said:

This monkey speaks Japanese.

 

scott

You tried that Zillion yet?   I wish I had half dozen more.  

12 hours ago, roadwarrior said:

https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Fish_Head_Spin_Underspin/descpage-SHFHS.html

 

Excellent quality, and killer inshore for trout and redfish.