tnbassfisher

I like Spros and Strike King. Ghost Shad from Spro and Strike King's Tennessee Shad in particular.

Trying to make myself try other techniques and not just put them down and pick up a plastic worm when I don't get bit after five minutes.

Nothing major. Get a few things that I have run out of plus a few new things that I want to try. Clean and respool my reels.

I've been wanting to upgrade my my Pelican for a few years now, and this yak has been towards the top of my list. You might have just helped me to make my decision.

Is anyone using a copolymer? I remember someone recommending it to me for an application on here a year or two ago. Also, what differences am I going to find between a FC and a FC coated line?

I thought the TD Minnow was discontinued?

American Shad and Silver with Blue Back.

How is everyone choosing what pound test to use and what is a good place to start for particular techniques? Even after spending quite a few years fishing, I have trouble figuring this part out.

I'm still stuck on the last model of the Stradic, so I'm inclined to stay with that on the FJ.

I am currently in the process of restocking/organizing tackle this winter for this coming spring. I am in need of a few new spools of line. What is everyone using for different techniques? I still get confused when I start to look at different types and never can remember what line works for what applications. Thanks

I like to have some sort of crawfish pattern, a shad color, and a some sort of brighter color such as a chartreuse.

It's been on my "to-read" list for a couple of years now, but I still haven't gotten around to it.

Well played.

If there is a new lure that I am trying, I always tend to pick up green pumpkin before any other colors. It just seems to work the best, in my opinion, in different water clarities. However, I do tend to like a lighter watermelon color for clearer water.

I should have gotten them to send me one to school. BPS and Cabela's are a go-to when it comes to bathroom material.

Alabama was too big, too fast, and too strong for the Irish to handle. That's SEC football at its finest.

I always hate to hijack the original posters thread, but what would be good specs for an all around crankbait rod that would be good for throwing all types of cranks?

Greens, browns, and black/blue

I usually carry two binders full with me, but I am currently in the process of trying to break them up into different categories by when and where I will want to use these. Because I am fishing out of a kayak, I am trying to carry a smaller amount of stuff with me each time I go. If I can break down what I want for each trip instead of trying to carry everything, I think it will make my time on the water much easier and more efficient.

No, I was asking. I am actually in the market for a crankbait rod, also, so I was wanting to know.

I thought it was preferred not to have a Fast taper in a cranking rod?

I'm not in the area, but I've been hitting Dick's about once a week for the past few weeks in hopes of some deals and haven't found anything yet.

Fishing related: Try and get out on the water more, and spend some days with only one technique trying to learn even more about these. Non-fishing: Continue to work hard in school, and become closer with good friends and family members.

You may have thought this through a ton and know that it will be perfect for you. But think about being in the fishing industry for a second: Will working in the industry make you less likely to enjoy fishing like you currently do? -I'm currently a college sophomore, and I also enjoy playing golf, but not nearly as much as I did when I was in my first couple years of high school. I started working at a golf course while in high school, and grew to nearly hate the sport for about a year and a half time period. Why? Because, by working at a golf course I was forced to be around it instead of choosing when I wanted to. This completely burned me out on it to the point where I no longer wanted to play competitively and lost a lot of my game. This is just an example that I have to give you. Will being around fishing everyday make you not want to fish as much? How hard is it to get into the industry? -I have quite a few friends who are Sports Management majors, which is great, IF they can find a job in the field after graduation. However, there are only so many jobs in the field compared to the amount of people that desire these jobs. I'm not sure, but I would bet that the fishing industry isn't much different. There are probably many people who have the same hopes of getting into the industry that you do. All of that being said, if it is truly what you want to do, then by all means, work hard and go for it. Just like previously mentioned, marketing might be your best bet if you don't want to get into the science/biology side of things (I don't blame you one bit). However, you will at some point in your college career have to take the math, science, and english courses that you say that you dislike. Nearly all schools will require at least one (probably two) of each of these to fulfill many of your general education requirements during your freshman and sophomore years.

I haven't owned a fishing style backpack, but to me it seems that you would be able to find a regular backpack to put tackleboxes in for much less that the BPS one.