I appreciate the insight.

Just a difference of opinion is all, and the divide is clear to me.

Yep

No I have not tried drop-shot fishing in years. That technique does keep the lure right in the zone you want it, but I have learned over the years to do that myself without the added weight of the drop-shot hanging off of it.

cndbasshunter wrote: awesome wife....

Dittos on that!

Big-Bass wrote:I hope this post doesn't create a "grooving" issue that creates a divide among all of us here.

Sad to say but from my experience I think the divide is already there.

I agree.

Now watch and see how many disagree vehemently with me on this type of thing. Only proves your point!

for those that throw the 5's can you sense extra gearing leverage against the bigger crankbaits. That is an interesting thing to say. Usually fishermen are talking about the misnomer of more leverage with the fish than with the lure. And in my case I'd have to say no I really don't "feel" that it i...

I swear I don't recall who the bass pro it was that taught me years ago how he retrieved a rubber worm and I don't know if he was BS'n us or what, but he said he uses only his thumb on the spool to retrieve the rubber worm and does not touch the handle. And if this is true, then it would not matter ...

I have 8 older Curado B series reels. I have seen a few threads on overhauling the reels, but I have yet to find anyone cover the straightening of the clutch plate to like new positioning- or, better than new positioning. So I thought I'd start a thread on it and cover it for once. The clutch plate ...

Like you, I have lost some big ones on weedless and even non-weedless single hook swimbaits. Really irksome. My first change was going to a stiffer rod tip. When I tried to set the hook- and I use braid- the only thing I felt that sort of gave way in the hook set was the rod tip being too flexible. ...

Tightening the spool where it stops when lure hits ground is,to me, way too tight very inefficient. It may be. That is why I added that once you reach this balancing point, then slightly adjust it which ever way you want to go. When you adjust a reel like the old school method, it may be too tight,...

The way I always learned it from the old timers was to put whatever lure you want on the rod & reel. -Retrieve the lure up to the rod tip. -Tighten down the spool tension cast control knob until the spool won't turn with the weight of the lure. -Push the cast button to release the spool. It should n...

The large female I saw on the bed was right next to shore. I was on foot. I could literally stick my rod tip into the water and tap her on her head and she sat there. She was not afraid of me. I caught her twice in like 5 minutes, but she would not bite that third time. Another huge bass I caught wa...

Hogsticker2 wrote:I've seen Matzuo baits with red hooks that look a lot like that, but they don't cost 18 bucks.

Yo-zuri's sure do! And more!