Glenn

I love most vegetables except eggplant, okra, and rhubarb. Zucchini is a "meh" for me. As mentioned - don't overcook them! That's the #1 way to ruin them. Brussel sprouts? Yes! Bring it on! I like them split in half and pan fried the best. However, I remember coming home from school and boiling up some brussel sprouts with melted butter - great snack! Corn on the cob - sure, people put butter on them, but have you tried adding a little salt and pepper on them too? My wife thought I was nuts until she tried it. Now that's the only way we have corn on the cob. I like it raw too. Well...ok...I like most veggies raw in addition to cooked. I have a fresh salad full of cut veggies just about every day. Street corn, grilled corn, really any kind of corn and I'm game. Corn chowder? Yes please. Frozen sweet peas and snap peas during the summer is a treat! I used to love asparagus, but I guess my tastes are changing because I don't like them much anymore. Green onion sandwich? Yep. Just mayonnaise, cut green onions, and salt. Sounds nasty, but it's not bad. Grilled Walla Walla sweet onions on a burger is the bomb! Ever tried chili potatoes? It's a baked potato, split open and filled with chili. Dang hearty! And completely vegetarian unless you add meat. Stir-fried veggies with garlic and ginger can be awesome if you do it right. It's easy to over-cook them. Leeks and bok choy are great in stir fry. I can keep going, but I'll stop there.

I have both baitcasting and spinning Trigon rods, and have used them quite a bit. I like them. I don't notice the handle too much, but I do notice my hands aren't tired at the end of the day. Ergonomics work that way. If I had one complaint, it would be they are a bit heavier than other St. Croix lines like the Victory series.

Ya, Zman sucks because of that. They wind up like a rubber band on screw locks. Oh, and they melt everything they touch. Ever tried using JJ's Magic on them? They dissolve! LOL I gave all my Zman baits away and won't use them again. Too much hassle.

It's mostly a cost thing. If I could afford to use Tatsu on everything, I would.

Gamakatsu Weighted Hook works fine for fluorocarbon line too. I often use it for FC. As light at 1/16th oz

I use InvizX for those. As for line stretch? I'm not concerned about it. I have no problems hooking and landing fish using fluoro, braid, co-poly, or mono. I think it's one of those things that we bass anglers tend to overthink and emphasize too much. There are other, more important factors to focus on, such as proper hook and rod selection, hookset and fish-fighting techniques, etc.

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InvizX is an all-around, multi-purpose line with great abrasion resistance without the "wirey" characteristics of other FCs. It casts well and handles great with low memory and stretch. It's great for virtually every bass lure/technique, with the exception of heavy weeds which is more suitable for braid. It's my go-to for baitcasting situations. Tatsu is more supple and, therefore, more castable. It has very low memory and stretch, but at the same time, it's quite strong. Its characteristics allow for better presentations on slow-moving lures like Senkos, as well as all finesse tactics. I like it for Senkos, crankbaits, and spinning gear.

Holy dinosaurs Batman! Digging up a 15-year old thread? Feel free to start a new one. And scene...

Well....kinda. On some queries, you will see generated responses on top of the normal results underneath. They are not combined. They are clearly labeled. Personally, I don't like the AI responses and skip them immediately.

I'm a Hawks fan and I approve this message. Well, the Hawks won, but boy it was struggle. They kinda eeked out a win.

Oooh, Dallas.

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I'd say the spinnerbait is my top confidence bait. I caught so many bass, year 'round, in all conditions all over the country on them, both largemouth and smallmouth, that I never go fishing without one tied on. I even have a custom-made rod just for spinnerbaits. And yes, doing the hokey-poky while fishing them is a must.

Aww man! Now you're giving away my secrets!

TNF ....the curse continues. I feel bad for Al Michaels.

I got shingles before I hit the age that I was supposed to get vaccinated. So I got screwed! LOL! Fortunately it was a relatively mild case that quickly went away with some anti-biotics.

I've never had Covid, nor have I had any respiratory issues (yes, I've tested several times). Come to think of it, I haven't had the flu or even a cold in the past 5 years. I also keep up-to-date on all my vaccines and am diligent about washing my hands frequently.

I have to agree. I have many decades experience fishing for bass and years ago, mono was the only choice we had. I caught plenty of big fish with mono and didn't have any knot slippage. The past 25 years have seen a huge expansion in the types of available lines. So it gets confusing which to use when. Add to that personal style and preferences, and you'll get all kinds of conflicting advice. Fun, eh? With that in mind, here's my standard setup for jigs and Texas rigged worms: 7' 1" Medium Heavy, fast-action baitcasting rod Line is usually 15lb straight fluorocarbon line unless I'm fishing vegetation or flooded bushes, then it's 50lb braid - no leader...ever. Knot: Uni-knot for everything No snaps or swivel snaps 3/0 EWG Gamakatsu Nano-Alpha superline hooks for most plastics. 2/0 non-superline Nano-Alpha for Senkos, 4/0 superline Nano-Alpha for thick plastics Drag: I tighten it down all the way, and then back off during the fight if the fish is bigger than 4lbs. Why? You get a great hookset if your drag doesn't slip. A tight drag means a solid hookset. I worry about getting a strong hookset first, and then worry about the drag after I have him. If you pay close attention in my videos, you can sometimes see me adjust the drag while I'm fighting a fish. I want it just loose enough to slip when they pull hard, and not slip while reeling them in. It takes practice to do it during the fight, but you can do it. Now I can't quite do that with spinning because I use 6lb test fluorocarbon. So I have the drag firm enough so it will slip only if I pull hard enough to bend the rod most of the way. The rod is your main shock absorber, then the drag takes over when the rod is nearly bent all the way. That usually works for me, but sometimes I'll still back off the drag during a hard fight with a big smallie. It is, after all, 6lb test. Also, with spinning gear, never turn the handle while the drag is slipping. That's a guaranteed recipe for line twist. Hope that helps!