Hammer 4

Re The Chronarch vs the Curado..I'll have to Disagree, that the Curado is a better product..

Hmmm, funny you ask, I'm looking at the same rods..I'll be mounting a 2500 Shara on mine..so I'm thinking the xf, cuz I already have a Diawa mf..I think you should get whatever works best for you..btw, I toss alot of weightless 4" to 6" roboworms too.

Stoopid me, I use yozuri hybrid for everything..

Take lots of xtra hooks, and lures...

I've oreded on Thurs, and had my stuff by Friday..gotta love TW.. Have never seen a sale with more than a 15% discount..not to say it's never happened though.

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Welcome back..and thanks for your service.. 8-) Also in Escondido is lake hodges, open wed, sat and sunday only..if your willing to hike a bit, you can shore fish, they also have rental boats. Then in SD there s a few lakes down there too. If you want to travel a bit, you have lake Skinner, and DVL, although I'd recomend Skinner, as it has more to offer, like camping, and a bunch of related activites..it's in the city of Winchester.

I have an older Extrem..If this is yourm first baitcaster, set the brakes on the highest, the spool friction knob which is on the same side as the crank, tighten it down, with a 3/8 oz lure ties to the rig, Slowly loosen the spool friction knob until the lure Slowly drops, and leave it there..Your cast's won't real long, but it will help with backlashes/ birdnest's..Use your thimb as a brake i.e. feather the spool, apply pressure as soon as your bait hits the water...and the word of the day here is..Practice, Practice, and more practice. Until you can cast alot without any problems, you can then slowly back off the brake if needed, and you can do the same with the spool friction knob..Be aware if you back off the friction to much, it creates a space between the frame and spool, and there's a chance your line can get wraped up in there, so take baby steps when making adjustments. Have Fun!

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Also keep in mind, big bass got that way for a reason...they usually are conditioned to seein lures, and noise's ect will spook them. Throw baits and use patterns that others don't..be Stealthy, try to fish in low light, i.e. real early in the morning, or late afternoon IF the lake/pond is a Shallow one. Also fish where there's cover and flowing water/ current if they exsist.

Another vote for Megastrike, and JJ's.. One thing I like about Megastrike is, it helps to keep my plastic's real supple..which helps them retain great action.

next time, take a cordless drill and a 3/16 bit...JK..he'll get his in due time...Karma... Nice work out there...pic's are cool too..

Thanks Glenn, for some reason, I couldn't find that...DUH! lol

Yeah...use Bigger baits..i.e. lures, like plastic's ect..what your using is for smaller panfish, like crappie, and bluegills ect. Check out the bass fishing articals at the top of the home page

Thanks burley 8-)

O.K...Thanks..

Thanks guys..another question, this is a one time thing, so which product do I use..the Pleaase Release, or the Catch & Release formula..?

Next month we are having a friendly tourny, biggest Bass wins..The boat we are using has live wells. What I need to know is what's the BEST way to our fish Healthy durin the Hot days of Aug.. I know there was a sponser here that makes an additive, but for the life of me, I can't recall the name...Also, this will be my first time using a live well, so any tips will be greatly apprciated.

So...did you get a chance to use it..? and how'd it work out..?

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I use yozuri US on all my reels..I wouldn't go as high as 12 lb on your 2500/300o spinn ing reel, 10 lb would be max..don't forget this line is strong..If you need 12 lb or stronger, get a bigger reel. just my 3 cents. BTW, I use 6 and 8 lb on my 2500 spinning reels.

Ahh yes, a keel weighted lizard, craw...T rigged worm. You still may get some weeds now and then, but these cut down on the loading up of weeds pretty good. Opps forgot to mention the ragetail toad works well too.

I have swimbaits....even have something to throw them with.. What's so good about the ms slammer compared to other sb, like Matt's ect..?

That's what I like about you Dink...we think alike..

In regards to fishing for fun, or to find larger bass..I've never fished just for the biggest bass..Let me explain..A bunch of us are having a friendly bass tourny at a lake here in So Cali..Diamond Valley Lake, which is a deep water resivor. This friendly contest is for the biggest bass, and is in the month of Aug. Aside from tossing plastic's dropshot, ect..I'm thinking of trying 1/2 oz chatterbaits, and jigs in slightly deeper water, I don't know how deep the fish will be at that time of the month, as this will be the 1st time there...right now the reports are saying that bass are in 15-20' of water..water is clear to about 10' or more. Mostly rocks for structure. If you have any suggestions, I'd really appreciate it...There's a few 100 bucks on the line..