J Francho

You guys had funky science teachers. So a steel ball that weighs 10,000 lbs. has the same density as a steel ship that weighs 10,000 lbs. yet one sinks and the other doesn't. Weird, because they have the same density, volume, and mass. Seriously, though you can't simply mix and match concepts to suit your argument. I have no clue what any of this has to do with the bullet weight on my Texas rig and the fish (that's bigger than yours :P) that's on the hook. A fish is incapable of determining the difference between a 1/8 oz. and 3/4 oz. bullet weight and the any angler that says they didn't get bit because they used the wrong weight is fooling themselves. If you got bit using 1/2 oz. tungsten and then no bites using 1/2 oz. lead, I'm going to tell you this: it wasn't the weight. I mean, probably, maybe, or not. Profile, fall rate, and the action of the bait is all influenced by what weight you choose. Most importantly, where you put that bait is the key factor in getting bit.

What? If you put a container of water on a scale and it weighs 100 lbs. Then drop a 1 lb. bass in it the scale will read 101 lbs. The object's mass doesn't change. I'm not sure where the object's volume would fit in, but I have often joked that displacement would be THE MOST accurate way to determine whose fish is bigger.

When you catch a bass that has the trailer hook in it's chin, it crashed the blades, from above. You don't usually catch that fish without a trailer hook.

Shakespeare is part of Pure Fishing, but Zebco is not. https://about.purefishing.com/our-brands/ Zebco is part of Rather Outdoors. https://www.ratheroutdoors.com/en/our-brands

Pretty sure it's the motion of the ocean.

I've been using sealed lead acid 8ah batteries for over 10 years in my kayaks. They're less than $30, run a graph all day, easy to charge, weigh very little, and work well for me. I've never needed anything more than that for running electronics in a kayak. There's no reason for me to upgrade to something more expensive, but others' priorities may differ.

I love a good pitchers duel

I guess it would depend on the catch rate. The last tournament I fished on Erie, we boated around 45 fish before being forced back into the harbor around 10 AM. I bet that footage would have been better than watching thee hours of someone punching slop with a jig or hauling water with crank.

You must be thinking of your own battery. The OP said his was $27. Nice setup, tho.

I heard this guy yesterday on Real Jazz XM and he blew me away. There's a ton of really relevant and compelling jazz coming out of South Africa.

I would encourage anyone to actually handle the rods before passing judgement. So far, the rod I received is pretty good. Stay tuned for pics and updates.

Tatsu is the answer to that. For Jerkbaits, I use Invisx.

I don't think so. I have a older Deep South flipping stick that doesn't have an exposed blank, and I feel everything just fine. So, do you think spinning rods are less sensitive than casting rods with exposed blanks? Anyway, I got mine this weekend, preliminary tests tell me sensitivity is not an issue.

If I ever need yoga pants, I know where to go.

Get an NRX.

Same way it gets done on every spinning rod I own. Must be special cork in them, because everything I read on the internet says it deadens the feel. So many myths.

It's been discontinued. The closest thing to it is Tatsu, which suits me fine.

Is it?

Based on what I've seen from my aquarium tilapia, I wouldn't want to be anywhere near a Tilapia bed, if I were a bass. They're downright violent.

I would have had plenty of aches and pains to talk about

There's nothing in the drag system that would fail here, causing the drag to work intermittently. It sounds like failing all the other answers, the spool release is not engaging the spool pin. I've worked on reels that were gummed up and would stick. Sometimes fiddling with the drag adjustment, or just smacking the top of the reel with your hand gets it to engage. The permanent solution is to have it serviced, and set up for cold weather use.

I was thinking of ice fishing as another similar deal. Drifting egg sacs for salmon during peak run is similar, where you stake your 6' of shoreline and run the same drift for 6 hours hoping for a bite from a fish that has passed by 1000 other egg sacs.

Yep! Welcome back.