Blues19

Thats awesome! I remember taking my 2002 and 2003 catalogs to school and looking at them in class instead of my history and science text books

What is your favorite Search Bait for post spawn fish?

I am pretty new to all of these except the Spinnerbait. I view these similarly but honestly have no idea when each excel. Maybe its wrong to view them similar, I dont really know. I would always throw the spinnerbait when they are chasing baitfish. Would like to expand my horizons. I have know a spinnerbait works well with wind, but when would a fishhead swim and swim jig work better? Is this too broad of a question? Would a swim bait work in similar situations??

I feel like my biggest issue is trying to change rod length when pitching. Like going from a 7'3" rod to a 6'9" or opposite. BUt I feel like a few attempts in and im back to the hang of things. BUt those first few can be brutal

I tend to go to 1/4 as the lowest with 3/8 as the highest when texas rigging on a MH baitcast rod. I tend to feel that the higher weight suggestion is the more important one as if you have too much weight there is a chance it could snap the rod on a cast. It you can cast a lighter weight on it, go for it. Like Scarborourgh said, the plastic and hook have a weight as well, and sometimes that plastic can be quite heavy.

I really like the Punisher jigs. They dont have a big weedguard like a regular jig but they work pretty well. I have recently started to customize them with a small living rubber skirt thats pulled tight to flare out. With a little beaver style trailer trimmed down on the sides, it looks very realistic in the water. love it

How did everything work out?

I use a 7' MH mojo Bass. Its a pretty strong rod. I really feel like I can horse them out of the cover. Its a rod I am very happy with. Its a bit tip heavy, but since I am keeping the rod tip down its not a really huge downside

Me too! Bryan Thrift had a post on facebook showing the stickbait he was using. And Jay Yelas said he was throwing the senko as well!

I have 2 of the original Veritas 7' MHs. Love them. Hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoy mine

I am going to Orlando, Florida this summer with my girlfriend. Going to Disney and take a day at the beach. We were really interested in going fishing, but would it be better to hire a guide and go out a few hours with him or should we rent a boat and bring stuff with us? Any ideas?

I was fishing Kentucky Lake last year and saw a pro during the Elite series event throwing a big spoon and ripping it and letting it flutter back down before ripping it again. He was ripping it as hard as he was setting the hook. It was insane to me. I had a big old spoon and tried it myself and was just a little concerned my tackle was a bit too light. What line and rod and gear ratio of the reel would you all use? Thanks All

Fatter worm, Strike King has the Bull Worm, but if you are looking for a skinny more trickworm like bait go for the Netbait Super T-Mac.

thank you, everyone

I got a few of the Buckeye Su-Spin Blades at the Bass Pro Spring classic and didnt think about a trailer. I have some of the paddle tail swimbaits but im not sure if they will interfere with the blade. Anyone have any trailers they like to throw on baits like that? Thanks!