Got me a 30-pack of Missile Baby D-Bombs in GP, for when I need a slow bluegill imitation.

3 hours ago, A-Jay said:

729 Menderchuck Trail
Brown Bass Heaven MI

 

Haha.  Nice touch.

5 hours ago, KP Duty said:

Definitely interesting.  You'll have to report the performance of this rod after some time with it.  St Croix went all-in with this series and is offering 17 casting models.

Just FYI, but those DX rods are HVF/glass blend.

 

I used it today with a variety of small baits.  A Rebel Wee Craw, an inline spinner I make and a BooYah Pond Magic Spinbait.  It was a learning curve though, I am use to grabbing a 7’ or so rod and putting some oomph (technical term) into it and doing my thing.   While you can still do that with this rod, the best results came from just slowing down, letting the rod correctly load and being smooth with it.  Once I figured that out, it was game on and my casting accuracy came together.  By the end of the day, my accuracy and hooking ability with this rod is off the charts.

 

I can’t really say anything negative about this rod.  If I had to nit pick, the trigger finger rest could be just a tad bigger but we are really reaching for something here at this point. 

 

I caught a bunch of small fish today and going with BFS style presentations puts you into sunny territory so you have to weed through some of them but I also caught a couple of nicer ones today too on the BooYah.  While the Booyah is small itself, it keeps the sunnies at bay.

 

 

 

 

17 hours ago, KP Duty said:

Just FYI, but those DX rods are HVF/glass blend.

Ok, I knew that.

I should have said I prefer this one over the Quantum KVD composite rods I have been killing it with for several years.

Quite a bit of it boils down to the longer cork vs that shorter Eva foam handle. 

My end game is to eventually replace every split grip I have with full cork.  

Makes me happier.

A-Jay

The advancements in glass technology have opened some doors A Jay.  I get it.  

Thanks Mike.  Fantastic jigs.

The Steez 'Real Control' rod I ordered from japan Lure Shop showed up yesterday.  I ordered it on July 4th, so got here quick via UPS.  It is light for a 7-3"H @ 107g's, and I like the taper.  I was disappointed in 2 areas...the lack of an exposed blank reel seat like is on the steez bottom contact rod.  Also the lack of a butt cap is a head scratcher.  It did come with 2 rod socks...a nice full zip, and then a light duty slip on deal.

 

 

 

1 hour ago, KP Duty said:

The Steez 'Real Control' rod I ordered from japan Lure Shop showed up yesterday.  I ordered it on July 4th, so got here quick via UPS.  It is light for a 7-3"H @ 107g's, and I like the taper.  I was disappointed in 2 areas...the lack of an exposed blank reel seat like is on the steez bottom contact rod.  Also the lack of a butt cap is a head scratcher.  It did come with 2 rod socks...a nice full zip, and then a light duty slip on deal.

 

 

 

OMG, Love it ....

2 hours ago, KP Duty said:

The Steez 'Real Control' rod I ordered from japan Lure Shop showed up yesterday.  I ordered it on July 4th, so got here quick via UPS.  It is light for a 7-3"H @ 107g's, and I like the taper.  I was disappointed in 2 areas...the lack of an exposed blank reel seat like is on the steez bottom contact rod.  Also the lack of a butt cap is a head scratcher.  It did come with 2 rod socks...a nice full zip, and then a light duty slip on deal.

 

 

 

Wow, that is sweet looking. Let us know how it fishes. 

4th sales stuff.

Just arrived - Took advantage of the July 4th sale/discount and did a mid-year Ned restocking along with a @Pat Brown special just to play around with 😎

 

 

I picked up a 4th of July Bento Box from the Hook Up Tackle.  For $100, this is best box ever. All good stuff and great colors. 

 

More delicious treats.

Nothing big today…couple football jigs, some rage bugs and some stroker craws

On 7/12/2024 at 10:57 PM, PhishLI said:

More delicious treats.

Got a pack of the white jerk minnows as a gift(mystery box thingy) and I LOVE IT. Going to stock up on different colors. My fav soft jerkbait by far.

2 minutes ago, TheRodJerker said:

Got a pack of the white jerk minnows as a gift(mystery box thingy) and I LOVE IT.

If bluegill is primary forage in your area get some in Junebug too. It's been killer here. Strangely, Junebug anything else has been a dud for me around here since forever, but in the Jerk Minnow it's been money.

Re-stocked on some Easy Shaker's (awesome drop shot bait) and some Super Chunk Jr's, which I really like for finesse jig trailers.

 

 

 Along with the Cavitron, War Eagle is probably my favorite buzzbait. 

 

 

Siebert order. The Baby Rage Craws are also great finesse jig trailers.

 

 

TW 4th of July sale. The new TW Black Blue color is probably my new favorite. I hate that it's TW exclusive since I'm used to getting Jackhammer's around $11-$12 other places. But TW doesn't run many sales like that, so I took advantage of the 15% off and got 5 more. Never fished these Hag's baits but figured I'd try them out. I thought they looked a little familiar. Turns out they look a lot like one of the Googan baits. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That tackle shed has to be getting fuller by the day @NorthernBasser.

 

4 minutes ago, gimruis said:

That tackle shed has to be getting fuller by the day @NorthernBasser.

 

 

Lmao.  Good one.

Some more 4th of July sale stuff. 

 

 

 

 

8 minutes ago, FishTank said:

Some more 4th of July sale stuff. 

 

 

 

 

 

How you fishing those Namazu's? Free rig? That's the only way I have used them. Only fished a few times with them but no luck. 

29 minutes ago, NorthernBasser said:

 

How you fishing those Namazu's? Free rig? That's the only way I have used them. Only fished a few times with them but no luck. 

 

I just got them and haven't tried them yet. I plan to Free Rig the 4in and fish 5in weightless. 

Felt like the appropriate thread to put this in. Is the Megabass PopMax the greatest trap the bait monkey has ever devised? I mean just look at these things

 

Its like bait that came from a candy store 

1 hour ago, LrgmouthShad said:

Felt like the appropriate thread to put this in. Is the Megabass PopMax the greatest trap the bait monkey has ever devised? I mean just look at these things

 

Its like bait that came from a candy store 

 

 

Black Orochi. 

God bless your wallet @NorthernBasser, you aren't a victim of the bait monkey, rather the dang monkey himself 🤣

 

In all seriousness I always appreciate your posts because of the great pics.