1 hour ago, WaskaCrank12 said:

flat sided crank baits

Get a few Rapala Tiny 4 baits too. They have been the best producing flat for me and my crew.

22 hours ago, JediAmoeba said:

I have tried to like glass-type rods for chatterbaits and just can't get used to it. I much prefer an xf graphite rod with direct feedback.

I vacillate between a Loomis JWR and MBR, slower rods don't mesh with my style very well. I tried a St Croix Rip N Chatter which was ok, but felt a little sloppy to me.

Pile of Tharp Jigs arrived today - should get to throw them this weekend...

With all of the good responses I got on my Marabou jig thread, this followed me home today. 

Last week a ginormous Pickerel swiped my prized and perfectly tuned SPRO Shad 40 Floater in Wicked Perch, so I self-soothed with a little shopping.

Wanted a dedicated jerkbait reel so I could use my Curado 70 for something else and didn’t wanna spend much since I hate jerkbait fishing haha. Been curious about the quality of these little guys, figured why not for $99. 

19 hours ago, RichF said:

Wanted a dedicated jerkbait reel so I could use my Curado 70 for something else and didn’t wanna spend much since I hate jerkbait fishing haha. Been curious about the quality of these little guys, figured why not for $99. 

I think you’ll be happy, I have one that I use for cranks and Jerkbaits and it casts them so well. 

Just purchased more jerkbaits.

https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Strike_King_KVD_300_Sinking_Deep_Jerkbait/descpage-SKKVDDJ.html

Seems it's a race at this point.

I'll either sell all my gear,

replace it with all new gear,

or

we'll get open water.

Stay tuned

A-Jay

 

 

 

 

(Whispering) From the last sales. Add/replenish trailer supply, a few new lures & a couple prop baits to try out up at Rainy Lake & see if the smaller profile gets more looks. One Mini Max is already tied up with a matching Hog Farmer Spunk Shad trailer (chartreuse & white).

Got a new cheap reel for my ultralight, wanted to try some 2lb test, just spooled up a old beater that I had two days ago with 4Lb and didn’t feel like ripping it off to put 2lb on. I also got some line and some crappie baits to go with it lol.

Got a couple baits - one is a wake n crank and the other is a prototype glide to try out. Pretty psyched. 

2 hours ago, JediAmoeba said:

Got a couple baits - one is a wake n crank and the other is a prototype glide to try out. Pretty psyched. 

Those look niiice.

Here is my bass pro haul from a week ago. Notable items inspired by this forum, the buzz bait @Pat Brown, the snagless Sally @Catt and the blade baits although they didn't have the vault so I got a few others to try. Someone mentioned the steel shad, don't recall who but I went with the big one. No dinks here 😎 

 

New smallmouth candy for latter this year. 

@Dwight Hottle Out of curiosity, I recall the Lindner’s mentioning pink colors can sometimes be a hot color for SMB. Has that been your experience as well?

9 minutes ago, RipzLipz said:

@Dwight Hottle Out of curiosity, I recall the Lindner’s mentioning pink colors can sometimes be a hot color for SMB. Has that been your experience as well?

Yes sir

Well, I caved & paid more than I should have but wasn’t going to wait around for weeks or months for resupply to happen (or not). I figure if they don’t work as hoped for LMB, the SMB might very well tear them up when I head north.

 

In addition to being willing to overpay a bit, knowing Japanese tendencies for certain mispronunciations aided greatly in finding some hard to find colors.

 

I bought three colors myself.  

28 minutes ago, RipzLipz said:

Well, I caved & paid more than I should have but wasn’t going to wait around for weeks or months for resupply to happen (or not). I figure if they don’t work as hoped for LMB, the SMB might very well tear them up when I head north.

 

In addition to being willing to overpay a bit, knowing Japanese tendencies for certain mispronunciations aided greatly in finding some hard to find colors.

 

Ripped, Can you shoot/PM me a link to your JDM dealer? I've hunted for the 4" drift fry with no luck.

FM

@roadwarrior 5 here, mainly to try & get an idea if color will matter that much & which ones. The Sweet Fish color matches closest what I tend to see the most in the small waters I fish or matches colors with which I’ve had success most often (darker green/brownish back, lighter bellies) with some colors that are also more flash, closer to maybe a  threadfin.

 

 

@Fishingmickey PM sent. Feel free to respond to it if you have more questions.

On 2/10/2024 at 9:10 AM, Dwight Hottle said:

New smallmouth candy for latter this year. 

A few months back I traded a bunch of my kingyo vision 110's for some stuff and got about $100 for each one. Then megabass just dropped a bunch. Oof. 

Series of storms has been keeping me off the water, so of course the bait monkey has been in my ear. First order was just Ned replenishing since that's been the ticket and should continue to be for another few weeks.

 

visit the local tackle shop today.

@NorthernBasser, curious about the flapper grub. Better action than say the Zoom Fat Albert? Would also like your thoughts on the paddlin beaver.

2 hours ago, heavyduty said:

@NorthernBasser, curious about the flapper grub. Better action than say the Zoom Fat Albert? Would also like your thoughts on the paddlin beaver.

They were just released but I'm a fan of anything Keitech so I had to get them. Here's some underwater footage.