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The bluegill far left is the older models, next to it is the newer, then the white chart is older, the all chart with painted chart blades is newer with generic stainless wire. You can see the darker colored wires on the older models. Ok, call me crazy, but as I took this photo, I am stretching and moving the two different wires and there is a VERY NOTICEABLE difference in how flexible the wires feels. The "super" stainless feels so much easier to compress and pull which should mean more vibration. I just assumed it was a coloration and I thought the bronze, "super" color just looked cleaner, like a camoflage. So if the older Revenge baits were indeed using "super" stainless, then that means they have been cutting corners recently and this means the overall quality of the baits isn't so great anymore. Nobody with a recent batch purchase has chimed in to say what wires they have so I'll assume all Revenge spinnerbaits since 2019 are now the silver generic stainless wires. I guess this wire ordeal might become a big reason to switch brands for some people?

Around 2019, I bought several Revenge spinnerbaits from TW and noticed that several of them had generic looking stainless steel wire. At least they were still the same thin diameter. The dozen or so I purchased before 2018 and the few in that 2018 order still had the bronze looking color wire. Does it make the baits worse? I don't know, but that wire makes an $8 spinnerbait look like a <$5 rack spinnerbait that doesn't even come with a package. Are they doing it to cut costs? In my opinion, yes. I cannot confirm because I emailed them back in 2018 and it was never responded to. What wires does yours have? Also, in 2017 or so when I ordered a few, I noticed some spinnerbaits had a serious flare when you hold it upside down. I emailed them about this and they actually got back to me stating they are experimenting with a different kind of skirt or band but unfortunately, also said don't expect the big flaring skirts to become normal stock. I took this as "...we're just gonna keep them the same after all." I haven't bought a Revenge since seeing the stainless wires and I don't plan to. Mainly because I now prefer underspin swimbait and swimjig. But if I were to buy one for a friend, I'd just buy a Pepper Hawg or Strike King Premier. Those were the ones I used to use before switching to Revenge. I have a dozen or so that I may be trying to put up with some other stuff in the flea market. I'll PM you when I do.

Note: NOT a gated community, a typical non-gated suburban community that anyone can drive/walk through without needing to prove residency If I am on a paved walking trail that is open to the public and there is adjacent shore line, but the shoreline is not part of a park or a home, would you say I am able to fish? If I tell you that this is lake that was dug up for property development and is not a natural lake, would that change your answer? There are no signs along the walking path that indicates "no fishing" or "trespass" or anything like that. Do you think it is possible that even though a public walking trail cuts through, that the shoreline is still an extension of the residents behind the trail? But this wouldn't make sense because along much of the lake, are the homes where their backyard literally is the shore, there is a private dock, and you cannot get to these areas without parking along the street culverts and actually trespassing onto their land to get to the shore. I've never fished lakes like this community lake so I have no idea if the residents jogging by are thinking "wait...he's not suppose to be doing that" but are just looking the other way because I'm really not bothering anyone. I really do wish to go back because the bass are numerous and the average size I'm catching is excellent for a ~50 acre pit lake and oddly enough, there is very little pressure other than a few neighborhood kids I saw. But after three trips there, I am having that "somebody's watching me" uneasy feeling. Of course, this feeling gets broken up quite often when I'm catching a bass and the people jogging by are amazed that the lake they live nearby and walk on everyday has fish that big. What are your experiences and opinions on fishing community lakes? I have attached an actual aerial photo the shoreline that I'm talking about.

It makes sense to weigh black bass because once they hit a certain mark (in my opinion, I'd say 18"), their lateral length growth slows down a lot in relation to their maximum mass. To put it in perspective, the Minnesota lmb record has a length of just 23.5" but weighs 8lbs15oz. I've caught bass that were 18" but surprised me with being just a few ounces short of 4lbs. And then I've caught 22" bass that were just barely a few ounces over 4lbs, shaking my head. And yet, the state record is just 23.5" in length. That's just bass genetics. Whereas with walleye and pike, they have a higher max potential lateral growth in relation to their maximum mass. So a 23" walleye will almost always be heavier than a 20", a 27" will almost always be heavier than a 24", etc.

I don't believe that anyone down on their luck relies on fishing to make sure they don't starve to death in their sleep. Fishing takes time and money to do - unless they are using a tree branch, the seemingly always available on shore discarded Mister Twister curly tail, and discarded braid line that always seems to coil around my shoes when I'm fishing. Also, fish is a poor calorie ratio to the amount of work it takes to get fish. A roll of French bread or pack of Hawaiian Sweet Bread (mmmmmm...) provides more calories, costs less, and less work to prepare. Potatoes and rice are also dirt cheap in terms of price per pound. And if someone is really that famished, time and money are not to be wasted driving to a lake and fishing. Throughout human history, when times are tough, humans always relied on starchy carbs, broth, and vegetables/roots, all of which are cheaper, more energy-rich (sugar/glycogen), and less work than meat-based diet. Corn, beans, rice, potatoes - these got humans though famine.

Blackhawk Lake, Eagan, MN RIP I saw many 20"+ largemouth on a stringer in the 2000-2003. I went to Wisconsin for college, moved back to West St. Paul, went back to check the lake in 2007-2008. All of the bass went missing, along with the lines of bucket fishermen with their squeaky Ugly Stik combos. Literally, there used to be 20-40 people on that 40 acre lake on any given weekend. Now, you'd be lucky to see 3 people fishing at all. My opinion: screw these people who keep any bass over 12". And you would tell me to shut up because here in Minnesota, there is no general minimum size for bass so no one is breaking regulation. But you're sitting comfortably on your nice shiny big bass boat and you can get to the outer weed edge and find bass in the deep any time. I'm the weekend guy who fishes from shore. But what do I know.

Or is it blowed up now like NFL and NBA that you will never get a chance because they stay hidden in their RV trailers/hotels and/or surrounded by security/media personnel? I'm talking about before and in-between the actual launching and fishing.

Citica 201E Has been working flawless for years. I take it apart as I always do once a year to acetone flush and relube. After putting it together, everything was fine. Woke up the next morning and found that the reel makes a clicking noise. Not a grinding one but a clicking one. I've taken it apart twice and can't seem to find out what the cause is. Everything looks fine. I have been taking apart my Shimano E reels for a few years now and never have had a problem. They all work better than when I bought them ever since I started maintenance and tuning. I'm not sure what went wrong here especially since it decided to die overnight as I was sleeping.

Which online store can I find OEM Shimano reel parts, specifically for Citica E7? The two parts that I need have been out of stock on Shimano main page for months even though they listed that the items would be in stock by June. Please let me know thanks.

What?! Why? Wow. I wish I knew what was going through that bozo's head. Did he laugh after he let off a round? At least then, I can conclude that he was a moron who just wanted to scare you. I'm frustrated that I can't understand why someone would do this. If you're going to raise your firearm at me, please at least rob me, tell me I was sleeping with your wife, call me a derogatory racial name, or hell just tell me to take off my panties and squeal like a pig, so I know why you were doing this to me.

I'm curious if anyone has any ghost encounters while fishing or just something you experienced that you can't explain in rational terms and it has made you not want to go back to a fishing spot. I would love to hear some.

So if someone comes out with a certain type of lure, if another company makes a lure inspired by it, and adds on extra appendages or say, add or takes away body ridges, or something of that nature, can the original company go after them for compensation and if they refuse, get a court order for them to stop production of the inspired/copied lure? I emailed them last year when I could no longer order them from an internet store and Xcite told me that they ran into copyright issues. I'll be honest and say that this lure looks very close to the Reaction Innovation Beaver, which I understand is the true original (correct me if I'm wrong). However, if you click on the "Beaver/Creature/Craw" type baits on any internet store, there are dozens and dozens of copycat beaver baits that are almost identical, especially the body form. These are big nation-wide and local independent companies still producing and selling these. So my question is, why did this particular company get nailed hard? I know a little bit about video game copyright stuff and at this point in time, you could build your own Super Nintendo in your basement and sell it, and Nintendo cannot crack down on you because the copyright time has run its course. So when it comes to fishing lures, what's the deal?

I own a Curado 201E7. I can't put the E clip back in! It was so easy to take out but it's the opposite putting it back. I have been using a screw to put pressure on it but it wouldn't budge and then it bent out of position so now, the clip won't lock and is useless I can't sleep - that's how stressed I am about this whole situation. Please help me. I have a Citica E, I want to take that E clip and put it in the Curado and order a new clip from Shimano for the Citica. However, at this point, unless I know I can put it back in without damaging it further...I just don't know what to do anymore... Isn't there a "bantam" Shimano guy that frequents these forums? It will be embarassing if I have to bring my reel in to Thorne Bros shop in April when the Shimano reps visit to host the annual fishing sale and have them help me out.

Leech? Winnibigoshish? (you need to hook me up with the name of that lake if it has nice resorts on it) Tell me about it. Walleye anglers want nothing to do with bass anglers, vice versa, and both bass and walleye anglers despise catfish anglers. I just don't get it. The thing is, most of these people aren't even pro's! They just own a boat that has more glitter than a stripper.

Minnesota certainly is a strange place. For starters, our bass opener is always the last weekend of May and this really hurts for those years when we seem to only have 3 months of summer weather (this year, we still had snow on the ground in mid-May). For general waters with no special regulations, there is no minimum or maximum size restriction for small/largemouth bass. It also doesn't help that most Minnesota anglers are jerks and will liberally keep any black bass from 6" all the way to a 4lbs'ers. And then you'll have some random catch-and-release-only regulations for random lakes/rivers for seemingly no reason like Mississippi Pool 2; Walleyes and black bass must be returned immediately. So you won't protect small metro lakes with a huge concentration of city anglers but you're gonna put a 14" minimum size limit for the St. Croix river which is sustained by a huge river system? And then there's the thing with the catfish. Most Minnesota anglers are too dumb (they think are they elite) to fish for catfish and it is a very niche small community of cat anglers. But then Minnesota puts in a super-strict limit of 5 catfish total, not more than 2 can be flathead, and only 1 fish over 24"!!! Don't get me started on Lake Mille Lacs's walleye slot limit. Immediately release all walleyes less than 18" and greater than 20", W-w-w-w-w-whaaaaaaaaaaatttttttttttttttttttt?!?!?!?!?! B-b-b-b-b-b-b-but the Native Americans get to net!

Wow. That is exactly where I was fishing for all the dinkers; the weed flats where the docks are. Now I gotta try the middle of the lake! Edit: Wait...how am I suppose to find points and ledges in 10'+ of water in a canoe with no electronics. Fail.

The lake in question is Turtle Lake located in Shoreview, MN (just about 12 miles north of St. Paul). http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/areas/fisheries/eastmetro/lakes/turtle.html The water condition is superb and there seems to be lots of minnows and small panfish as forage for bass. The weed structure is also outstanding. The DNR states that the bass is average abundance, above average size. However, most of the bass I've caught there are small; under 2lbs and I would say the average size catch is 14oz to 1lbs. The largest I've seen is about 1.5lbs. I've only been there twice but among other Minnesota bass anglers, it seems to be a concensus that Turtle Lake has lots of bass but smaller sizes. Here in Minnesota, our bass don't get very big but 1lbs is not the average size. But how can this be with the lake size, forage present, water conditions, and the special regulation that all bass must be returned to the water? Also of interest is that every bass I have caught there had flat stomach as if they are starving. Anyone care to share management and ecological insight as to why this is? Could it be that there are no rocks and wood present as well as the abscence of large crawdad population? It seems that any lake with huge crawdad population always seems to yield bigger bass.

Polarization quality can be seen. Cheap lens with cheap polarization layer will make things look unclear especially when your head is moving. It's not like blurry vision, but it's more like a super-micro fuzz. In some people, this could lead to headaches and eye aches. If you are looking for cheapo $10 shades, I would recommend you get a pair with UV protection and no polarization. At the end of the day, protecting your eyes from UV rays and hooks/lures are more important than seeing fish and cover in the water (which is d**n nice though). You don't need ANSI certified impact lens; you just need a barrier that will reduce the impact of a flying lure/tackle should it head right towards your eye balls. I wear Ironman Athlete shades. These are d**n fine and most models are ~$30-$40. Repels water, dirt, UV protection, scratch resistant, and all have good polarization quality. The frames are crazy tough materials I was surprised! If it's built for them crazy Tri-athletes swimming, running, biking, you know it's good for anything.

It's a joke, guys. It's from the movie "A Time to Kill". Nevermind, you guys don't get it.

I want to tell you a story. This is a story about a little snakehead walking home from the grocery store one sunny afternoon. Suddenly a truck races up. Two men jump out and grab it. They drag it into a nearby field and they tie it up and they rip its fins from its body. ... Can you see it? Its raped, beaten, broken body soaked in their urine, soaked in their semen, soaked in its own blood, left to die. Can you see it? I want you to picture that little snakehead. Now imagine it's a bass.

So they are like bass adn they fight as hard. But they grow faster and bigger. They strike with ferocity like bass. It can be argued that they are less shy and more aggressive therefore, they are more catchable throughout the day and throughout the season. Also, it is said that their meat is like that of a perch. [excited] So when are they coming to Minnesota?!

I think i know what you are saying. You can always Texas rig a shakey head with your plastics, like walleye guys do to plastics on jigs. It's not as clean as a hook meant fir t rig but it'll help your t rigged plastics fall and land upright.

I think you were good to stay with white/chart. Overcast days soften bright colors and really draws fish from far away. Translucent skirts with glitter/shimmer are best used on super sunny days. It's trying to produce that realistic baitfish see-through look that solid skirts can never do. Without a sun over your head you won't get that color scheme benefit. At the end of the day, switch colors until the fish tell you.

Young bass. Check the mouth size of the largemouths. Young largemouths that are lucky enough to live in a fishery with lots of crawdads will have that small head look because their mass is outgrowing their natural mouth and body length growth. Humans stop growing (in height) once they hit like age 20-ish but most fish continue growing throughout their life.

Check out some big Dick's near you hehe. Ironman Athlete shades. UVA/UVB protect, polarized, sporty style (matte black omfg!), hydrophobic lens, thick tough lens and frame. Anything built for those triathlons is beast. Cheap polarize layering causes a fuzzy image especially when moving head side to side. These Ironman are on par with expensive shades. Don't believe me? Go find one that fits then bring it ti the locked Oakleys and compare. I have last year's "Athlete Pol qts" and this years "Driven". A+++ Fyi not all Dicks carry these shades.