today i made my second trip to a local dam to fish the tailraces for smallies and this is the second time i got NO bites. i know there are fish because of local intell from the regular fisherman there but all they throw are shiners, and i'm not gonna throw shiner... just saying. so the first time i ...

no mats to puch but got some timber, rocks, and patchy grass. and relatively large flats, kinda figured that would be a good place to start too. i figured some of the larger bass wopuld move up on the flats to feed at night, and i've been on a big bass drought for a while always seem to lose them so...

Due to my work schedule this summer and the crazy heat/humidity i have been thinking about trying some night fishing for bass. i know some of the basics, dark colors slow steady retrieves and such but any tips are welcome. i have the choice of muddy, or clear water, and rock and grass and timber. bu...

i asked a friend of mine to make me a rod and he was nice enought to do so, it is built on a 6'10" medium, extra fast rainshadow blank. the wraps are charcoal without color preserver so in the sun it shows up as a deep purple, and they have gold trim wraps. it has micro guides and a split reel seat,...

i recently made the same relevation!!!!
glad to see it paid off for you

great fish and love the combo

nice one! i still have that pack of craws you gave me in that same color in the picture

just make sure you back it with some mono to keep the braid from slipping and help fill the spool great idea i completely overlooked that, i have a ton of extra line laying around i'll just use some of that, thanks :big grin: it will work just great and thats good to hear, it might have only been $...

I just ordered a Shimano Stradic FI 2500 from HI's Tackle Box on sale for only $130 to go with my new spinning rod. While i was at it i figured i would order some line too, i wanted a superline because i like fluro but wanted to be able to fish topwaters easily with this combo but still wanted to be...

Tokugawa wrote:KVD doesn't catch fish, fish volunteer to be weighed in by him.

with the tru tungstens i like clearer water but calm or choppy they get bit. i burn it back sometimes slow reel it back either way its deadly

mhood wrote:Ya'll, the OP is from 2007.

thanks mhood, forgot about that whole crash thing with the time
sorry about that.

ecu daniel 14 wrote:id start with some monofilament...maybe some 10# or 12# for the cast-ability and limpness...it will be easier to learn how to cast this line....as you get more comfortable with baitcasting you can switch to braided line.

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has anyone gotten pm's..........

that is sick! what reel will be paired with it?

reeltor, that looks interesting, but i have been trying to find a weedless one with a skirt, and ideas how to make that happen?
and have you tried that little rig?