mrr wrote:What I want is an economy rod ...

You might want to clarify your definition of economy with some numbers. One man's economy may very well be another's top-end - especially on this board

Those are some quality fish Unaffiliated. Congrats on a nice opener. When does the season shut down?

dragon1 wrote:Cal...

I really was okay just falling into the dark side as a rod/reel junkie...
However, you may just tempt me into some tackle as well.

I'll keep everyone posted.

I bet not many guys in Colorado are throwing these baits dude... you could have some kind of fun with it!

dragon1 wrote:I suppose that fishin' the bigger bluegill/swimbaits is all mental, eh?

most definitely... and 3-4 pound bass will have no trouble whatsoever with this bait!

Very cool then... BTW, do you know if they make a slightly smaller version of the shellcracker? LOL - no they do not, but don't worry... even two and three pounders will hit this thing with little regard to their well being! The only soft plastic sunfish baits I've fished are the Mattlures Ultimate...

dragon1 wrote:Any ideas?

Yes... get the floating version of the bait I just pictured.. toss it out and HANG ON!

You should also pick up a Megabass DeepX 200 - - it's kind of like a #9 Shad Rap that you can throw really far, against the wind, and get down to the low-mid teens. Supurb clear-water deep crankbait. oh no no no no... don't buy any Megabass DeepX 200T's.. they don't work at all, nope, nada... no si...

i think you need to get yourself one of these:





http://www.tackletour.com/reviewblackdoginside07.html

One thing I do is bite the head off the senko, start with a 5", finish up with a 3", more fish, and some days, I find the fish seem to like the smaller baits a bit better. Downside is I drink all of Z-man's water tring to get the salt taste out of my mouth :) Scissors or pinching between your finge...

GAMEOVER wrote:Thank god it wasnt your more expensive Elseil, Diablo, etc..

Dan's Jabberwock is a Jabberwock Evo

one2fish wrote:For Cal: OK.... I read your notation...but just wondering, obviously, why should "extreme caution" be observed?

lol .. if you can't figure it out, I ain't gonna tell ya...

but here's a hint

T3Forum/viewtopic.php?t=1436&highlight=junkie

sorry to hear about the injury to your stick Dan :( I used to break off my snags the same way but no more for fear of doing something I'd regret same as you just experienced. Now, if I it's a lure the doesn't have the lure saver split rings on it, or I can't get close enough to work it out with my l...

if it was only for that brief of a moment, I wouldn't bother unless it starts to feel different during use.

sounds like you're fishing them TX style? If so, you might want to try these out:

http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/descpage ... RISUB.html

All I can say is.... Proceed with extreme caution...

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