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Was talking to the wife last night about how much plastics and extra lures I have laying around (like she's interested). Anywho I just threw it out there that since the laundry room is unfinished and the studs are exposed on one side, that I should put up some peg board in the laundry room so I can hang all the baits up and keep them organized. I figured she would come at me with a "NO, I don't want all your fishing crap hanging around." To my surprise she said "Great as long as you get the bare studs covered I don't care what you do." WINTER PROJECT !!! WOOT WOOT!

To all who have served: Happy Veterans Day. Thank you for your service and sacrifice. A-Jay

Yes, I have been looking to elevate my social standing. I do have an image and reputation to maintain on the lake I fish. Can't let my followers and fans down. K V Hootie

Our garage walls are slowly disappearing behind pegboards covered with fishing tackle, don't know how it's happening but it is

I got out on the water this afternoon for some fishing and got my first skunking of the year. The water was 44* and I couldn't find any bass around the old bridge pilings that had been one of my late fall hot spots. It was too cold to motor north up the lake to areas where there was more deep water and structure, so I took my skunking and went home early. I did get a chance to fish my new Kistler rods. I used my two new KLX and two all-new 2015 Carbon Steel models. I really like them! The KLX rods are made in the USA (Magnolia, TX) with blanks from Gary Loomis' North Fork Composites in Washington. The KLX rods feel a LOT lighter than my St. Croix Premier, and more sensative. I think they also have slightly softer tips and they cast very well. (I have the KLXs in 6'9" MHF "Finesse Tube, Worm, Jig" and 7' MF "Speck and Red All Purpose".) It's killing me that today was probably my last fishing day of the season... I like these new rods a lot and want to really get to know them. The surprise for me was the new Carbon Steel rods. I actually got them free when I bought the KLXs; they weren't rods I was planning on purchasing. I don't know the actual weights of my rods, but the Carbon Steel rods also feel noticeably lighter than the similarly-priced St. Croix Premier. These are new versions of the Carbon Steel, with "raw" uncoated/unpainted blanks that look like the higher end Kistlers. The fit and finish is excellent. The Carbon Steel 7'6" HF "All Day Power Tool" is a very nice rod and I'm already looking forward to throwing frogs with it next summer. I haven't fished it enough to figure out why, but for some reason, I really like this rod a whole lot. The Carbon Steel 7' MHF "Worm, Jig, Carolina Rig" was also a nice handling rod that I felt is as good or better than my St. Croix Premier 7' MHF. The rods have Fuji's "Micro" and Kigan "Macro" guides which are both a little larger than other micros. I use 30lb. braid with a 20lb. fluoro leader and had no trouble at all with my Albright knot passing through the guides on casts and retrieves. The guys at Kistler are prompt and polite. One of the guys e-mailed and called me the morning after I made my orders on their website to make sure everything was correct. When I returned the call, Trey Kistler answered the phone and talked with me for a bit. I then responded to the e-mail to let the other guy know I got everything in order. He e-mailed back later to thank me for being courteous enough to return his e-mail even though I had already talked to Trey. I'm hoping this is the only kind of customer service I'll ever need from them. :-) It would have been nice if I had been able to land fish on each of the rods, but that wasn't in the cards for me today. It's very likely I won't get a chance to do that until spring. Tight lines, Bob

USN 1982-2010. On my way to Arlington National Cemetery now. Have great day, fellow vets.

The USDM Curado lacks mystique and will not elevate your social class status.

Who is it that humps both day and night, Who is it that humps but never fights, It is we the Security Police in faded green, It is we who guard our nation's war machine, Our boots are worn the weapons outdated, And our enemy is always simulated, But hump on SP and do not pause, Just say this prayer for Our Lost Cause! USAF 1974 - 1978 321st CSG, MSS-3 MI-ANG 1978 - 1986 110th CSS, SP

A man wakes up from a coma. His doctor asks him what he remembers. - All i remember is getting on an elevator with a gorgeous woman and her husband. She had a beautiful cleavage and i couldn't stop staring at it. She then looked at me and told me "Can you please press one?".

Copy and paste to Microsoft Word.

I just got my newest combo! An Abu Garcia Revo S and a 7' MH Abu Garcia Veritas 2.0! Going to be a sweet little setup for spinnerbaits, worms, and football jigs.

USAF 1983-1987

Went out today for possibly my last day on the water for the year. I'll see how it goes and try to get out once more but if it ends today, we ended the year on a good note. Water was clearing and 45 degrees; air started at 38 and hit close to 50; cloudy most of the day. We figured we would be deep most of the time, and on points and boy we were right. I ended up with 29 and my buddy with around 20; almost all of them were in 25-35 ft and some coming as deep as 50 ft. ( a few had to be fizzed). We had a few in 5-8 ft when we tried those areas but they just were not there for us. So, we stayed deep, watched the finders and as the title says, was all about the blade off points. The silver buddy to be exact. And not a fish to be had on flats. Some of these fall days we just crush them on a red craw trap up on flats but, again, not there today. Here's a few from today. Pic 1 and 2 are the same fish and 2 more in pic 3. : Those 3 are a few of the better ones with a lot of 1.5's and 2's in the mix. And for your time

I did a IRod search that pulled this thread up, so thought I would drop the vid of the rod being used. I'm going fish harder on this thing and push it a little more. I hope I can handle it LMAO!

The newest additions. Been waiting on the 50th and the Ito for some time. The custom painted Fuego has a TDZ 100 spool in it. The Type R is, well , a Type R

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/130634-rod-selection-the-basics/

US Army. Company Commander in Viet Nam. Times sure have changed regarding today's vets as compared to my reception when I came home. Glad of it, too.

my son... currently in the USCG.... since 2010 thank you to all who served, and are serving..

Just wanted to take the time to say thank you for all that you have done for our country.

No, I did not explain myself properly in the previous post, I tie a 6 or 8lb leader to the main line, then to the hook, and another 6 or 8lb piece for the tag end to the weight.

It's pretty much the story on almost EVERY production rod. Even the ones with a fore grip.

USMC 2000-2005

USN 1982 - 1992

USAF 1985 -2005

Yup ~ and it's about time. Hope we see more. A-Jay

Wow, a spiral wrapped production rod. Cool!

Happy Veterans Day and thank you for your service.

USN 1982-1986 Tight lines, Bob

Army 2008- present

USCG ~ 1977 - 2007 A-Jay

Happy Veterans Day to all who have served or who are serving! Jeff

Salute!

Well it looks like I at least hooked an 8 page thread here. Glad you guys enjoyed the topic. Or maybe its 6 pages. Ok closer to 5 and a half.

This is my Favriot Jig, Extra Favre

I've used berkley havoc pit bosses as buzzbaits with success. And of course flukes and horny toads. I'm sure rage craws would work too.

Siebert jigs are not expensive at all I suggest you place an order there. Other inexpensive jigs that are pretty good are pepper baits, and bass patrol. Netbait paca chunks are cheap trailers and d**n good.

To answer your specific question....it depends. Besides, our favorites might mean nothing if we aren't fishing the same conditions you're facing....it depends

If you wait for black friday, you can get a DX745 for 256$ from TW or BTD.

I'll never get that 2.5 minutes of my life back. :-(

You need Suffix 832 advanced, best braid out there

Suffix Siege 20lb is what I use to fish my swimbaits, up to 4.5oz, never had any issues with it at all. I have used 17lb for my jig rod too, no issues. Not sure about the 12 though, I tried some suffix elite 12lb on a rod I use for t-rigs, spinnerbaits, etc and I thought it was a little springy and large in diameter. But it never dug in, you probably don't have it spooled on tight enough.

I would look at the used c3's over the new S, SX, STX.

This. People allow deer to hang for a few days to harden the fat and the "silver" lining so it's easier to remove. You don't age it like you do beef because deer meet does not have the fat to break down like beef does.

It's still so much more tolerable than the original.

Periodic cleaning of the drum and shoes on a reel with centrifugal brakes is SOP. A swab with some alcohol followed by film of light oil should take care of it. Depending on conditions I wouldn't be surprised for that to last more than 5 outings.

The closest I have came to fishing was cleaning the leaves out of my boat cover. I have had something to do every weekend day for the last 3 weeks. The next weekend I will have free maybe mid- December? Allen

Wow...you must be a real joy to fish with...

Around where I fish, older dudes always tell me that someone caught an 7 or 8 pound bass the other day. I highly doubt it. Most recently, some guy told me he saw a 10 lb bass hanging around a dock. I have the pics or it didn't happen mentality lol

Look at your post above and count the times you said, "I Want". Put your needs before your wants. It's great to have goals, but some of those that can not be reached quickly, have to be set as long term goals. Have you tried introducing yourself to the Coach and see if he has any suggestions? Good Luck