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Finally somewhat success, I know now why some of you like fishing for crappies. Today decided to try for crappies again after a month long of laying down crappie’s pole. I brought just one lure with me, roadrunner 1/8oz with baby shad, since I don’t plan to stay very long. A frist few cast I tried fan casting, reel fast and fish between water column. Until I tried to slow down and hug the bottom by letting the roadrunner sink to bottom every few cranks. Got a small tab, didn’t even think I got a fish until started reeling in. Finally a 12” crappie on the line. I tried to duplicate how I caught the first one and cast to same area. It is a little difficult since my reel is 7.2 gear ratio but I made it. I caught total 5-6 crappies with in 10 mins until the last one got my #10lb braid between rock and broke off (of course he felt bigger than other not sure if it was bass or crappie). Now what do I do fish for bass or crappies, very difficult decision to make.

After sitting in customs for over a week, this JDM order finally arrived. (The snacks are a gift.)

I love me some Ringworms ? My first bass I ever caught on Toledo Bend was on a Ringworm. My first 15 bass limit on Toledo Bend was on Ringworms. My first tournament win on Toledo Bend was on Ringworms. My first double digit bass was caught on Ringworms. Gene Larew's 7 1/2" Salty Ringworm in Cinnamon Pepper Neon Junebug Laminate was my #1 goto. Sadly it was discontinued. Now I'm throwing Lake Fork Tackle's Worms!

Did a little organizing/cleaning today; 2019 lineup shot

So you don't like watching drunk, naked girls act'in a fool?

Got down to FL before Christmas for the winter and have been fishing several times a week. The lakes, for me, have been very slow but the rivers are good. I'm around Inverness. #2.webp #3.webp

I and many other bass fishermen suffer from PTSD and find fishing to be the best form of therapy. I got to thinking, what it is about fishing? Well it's everything. For one, solitude. You, your maker, the water, and the fish. It's the anticipation of being on the move, whether boat, yak or foot, to find your spot. And then you find it and the world and your mind suddenly slow down, a serene silence. Click. Your reel is ready for combat. Whip. You launch. Splash. Bait is in the water. Click. Your reel is engaged, and now you're gone. You are no longer you. The world is no longer the world. You are now under water seeing and feeling everything. Over and over again you are focused on hitting specific spots with unreal accuracy, and you are losing all wordly cares under water as you quite literally become one with the water. And then there is the reward. The fish. You did something right. And you landed a fish. An innocent animal you get to admire and be proud of for seconds and a time, and then on to the next. Click. Whip. Slash. Click. It begins again. Absolutely amazing.

I love the posts that center around this question. I love the inventive, complicated, time consuming ways that others come up with for completing such a simple task.

I fish Zoom 4"Dead Ringers a lot. Between Zoom products and Reaction Innovations they cover the majority of my needs. Now, for nostalgia's sake on several trips I like to throw the Rebel Ringworm.

I've been fishing tubes ever since they came out in the 80's. I've caught both largemouth and smallmouth on tubes all over the country, in just about every condition you could imagine. I rig them in all the usual ways, and many unusual ways too. Don't forget they're good used as trailers too. Here's just a couple of instructional videos I've made on them (I have several others as well. Just visit our YouTube channel for more):

When you're between drives and someone pulls out a sandwich. Suddenly the pheasants aren't so interesting.

Matching squirrel post caps, very sought after decorations in the winter. It’s hard to find ones that will fit and pair up well together ?.

Got her today on the rapala jerk bait. 24” Virginia Stud. Was noticeably larger than my 9.3 from January.

I went fishin . Bank fishing but better than couch sitting

It's been 50 years...Time for a Chiefs win!

We made the 2 hour drive up and got the rod/reel combo that this thread was initially about. It's as awesome as I hoped it would be after hearing all your positive feedback! Thanks again guys, and also for the extra hi-jack input on the reels too hahaha.

I'm a finesse addict, these are gonna be my 3 combos in the rod locker this year: L to R Daiwa Tatula Elite 7'1 M AGS Ehler rod w/ ballistic LT 2500 - dropshot rod Gloomis GLX 852S JWR w/ ballistic LT 3000 - small swimbaits/wacky/shakey head St Croix Legend Xtreme w/ taula LT 3000 silver - ned/neko I'm really excited to pit each rod against eachother to see which one is really superior. The GLX and Legend are new to me. Last year the Daiwa AGS was a total pleasure, so we'll see if these two are THAT much better.

I have it on about 15 different rods, so you could say I like it fairly well. Price is great, strength is good, it fades but I don't think it is noticeable faster than other inexpensive braids.

I have & use Paypal as a buyer & a seller. They help protect me from foolishness in both venues. Not a replacement for prudence but an effective back up plan. If/when you're buying & /or selling on line - I'd recommend it. A-Jay

for the "very cold" days

From the Home Page: https://www.bassresource.com/fishing/5-baits-winter.html

All 32 years I've been a Chief's fan have ended in disappointment. Even if this season ends today, for the first time in my life they have a QB that can get them there and that's exciting and finally something to be hopeful for and look forward to. I can't hate Tom, he's had an amazing and long career, but I hope he doesn't have enough left in the tank for this one. I can't bet against him though, he picked apart a much better defense last week and knows how to get it done when it matters most.

I went Friday when it was supposed to be one of the best lunar phases of the month during one of the best bite windows of the day, I caught a white bass. Don't think I'll be looking at them in the future.

Well, tomorrow is the big game day! Should be good. I'm saying Chiefs and Saints for the big one. I hope so

I'll even do this with 300 yd. spools of mono that I am testing. I'll put some cheap mono backing on first so I can try the line on 3 or 4 reels.

If the spool holds 180 yards and you are only spooling 100 yards on, while you won't run out of line on a cast, you will have issues because the spool won't be at full capacity as designed. It will affect casting distance, drag settings and retrieve speeds. Just find some junk mono sitting around somewhere and wind on about 75 yds, then attach your fluoro to it with a uni-uni knot or similar and wind the remaining 100 yards of fluoro on. That will give you a full spool right near that 180 yd. designation.

7” Berkley Power Worm In Tequila Sunrise T-Rigged

Although the Manns Jelly worm is my all time favorite , I do have a problem with line twist . Manns made the Jelly Wiggler that looked like Mister Twister Phenom . Rigged tail down , no more line twist . I still use the Jelly worm a lot because i have several hundred of them but the Phoenom style gives me less of a head-ache .

Mann's or Culprit worm, Texas rig. Lead weight, mono line. I like several different colors. I still fish this classic plastic,but have added or modified through the years , as needed

You lucky Dawg You ~ A-Jay

6 inch Manns Jelly Worm .

Thank you @CybrSlydr. Been running marathons, half marathons, other long distances for over 12 years now. Ran +11 miles nonstop earlier this week and it felt good. Hopefully we get 40-50 degree weather the day of the race.

It's up to the buyer to do their own research. Too many times people blame the seller for when they get taken advantage of when the buyer didn't do his research first. Reminds me of all the people complaining about buying the Lowrance Hook2 7x fish finder. A lot of the negatives were because they didn't know it had maps with it or the ability to add them. Due diligence. I also see people spending more on Facebook auctions than they could buy directly from the maker.

Perfect in every way.

I like PayPal since it gives a second avenue of protection when it comes to buying. They tend to side with the buyer in my experience. I have my PayPal linked to a completely separate account at my financial institution. I only use that account when I sell something online and PayPal deposits the money to that account. When I buy, I have it linked to a credit card. If something goes wrong, I take it up with PayPal first, and if they don't come through I then take it up with my credit card issuer to get my refund. I've been using PayPal for 20 years and have only had to go through my credit card issuer once to get a refund. I'd say they're pretty good based on my experience.

Those are older than I am!

Shimano TranX 201 HG (7.2)

Haha thanks guys! And... Done! Love it.

OK, this might resemble me, @Paul Roberts, @fissure_man... to name a few

Alvin Sussman, a World War II veteran who fought in the Battle of the Bulge, is assisted by a 3rd Infantry Regiment soldier in laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to commemorate the anniversary of the battle. (Photo, 3rd Infantry Regiment)

In case you were wondering how big an eagle foot is. Yup ~ It's that big. African Crowned Eagle. A-Jay

Currently the water level is up 25ft from this point in time.

Shot my first deer last night right before sunset. Considering my lack of experience with a rifle (usually use shotguns for turkey and pheasant) I was pretty pleased with a 200 yard shot. It fell instantly and for the split second I lost focus on it after my shot it disappeared and I figured it ran off really fast but then I noticed it on the ground. Now I see the excitement about deer hunting, needless to say I'm hooked!

Had a couple hours free this morning, decided to do some drywall demolition down at my family’s lake house (hopefully my forever home). Took some casts off the dock and got 4 crappie! Even got one with a bobber, which is sometimes impossible for me. I had to try it because after I got the first 3 I just kept losing hooks in brush

Caught a catfish with a hair jig that I tied this week. I did have a live shad on the back of it though! Haha. We got several other cats just like that bobber fishing the shad around Marina's . The water was 20+ ft deep and the catfish were biting 4-5 ft under the surface

First fish of 2019, caught on a Rapala Slashbait of all things.