The Bassinator

Went out today not expecting much at the little reservoir near my apartment on campus and only had an hour to fish. Saw some fish hunkered down in the shade and caught 6 using a McStick in Blue Bandit, a zoom finesse worm in watermelon magic and an okeechobee colored swim jig with a green pumpkin red paca chunk. Called it a day and considered it a success even though the bass were hardly over 12 inches but hey I didnt even think I was gonna fish today.

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Old glory is basically an American shad pattern and has a lot of flash and the table rock shad is your standard chartreuse with a little purple on the back but I think a gold with a black back could be the color you want. Some people say certain baits dont work in certain places but you dont know if you dont try.

I think someone said Powell was going to offer a 30 day warranty possibly but im not sure. Anyway I think if you take care of them they should last. If they come damaged then you should get your money or a rod back.

Thanks guys! As a college student I'm strapped for cash and I wanna build up an arsenal of rods and this new line of powells seems to be a good bet for a low cost, high quality product!

Your right. Why would people make assumptions just based on what they see on a webpage without actually handling a product? Its one thing to take a leap of faith to try something out, its another to bash something you don't know all about. In some ways I think people are more price conscience and believe that more expensive sticks are better. Maybe they are right but times are changing fast and a cheaper more affordable rod can be considered just as good as as some of the more expensive ones depending on who you ask. Do you think they match the Max series in performance and durability though?

If you have one share the experience!

Are they really shallow jerkbaits? Are you using flouro or mono? If it was up to me I would use a different rod for each application and put #12 on the jerkbait rod and #15-17 on the flipping stick if its light flippin. So maybe find a happy medium.

I agree I think they should make them more readily available but the market for right handers is way bigger so they stick with that.

Trickworms are good but if you find yourself not being able to hook up try a zoom finesse worm rigged weightless and twitch it. I guarantee you'll get em.

I know the one of the left is a either a Thin N or a Mad N in Zucchini. Caught me a whole bunch o' fish this past summer.

Im gonna try out the Northstar jigs they sound good and as for trailers I like the zoom super chunk jr. and a uv speed craw with a few rings taken off

spinning rod, 8-10 lb mono, 2/0 -3/0 offset hook, zoom trick worm in any color you like, work it like a fluke and.... BOOM!

I think it will make fishing for suspended fish harder like it used to be but there is something to be said about using one's skill and knowledge with a less effective technique and still coming out on top. In my mind it is more impressive to win a tournament with 15 lbs a day when the lake is capable of 20 lb stringers. It may not be as easy or exciting but hey we need to give the fish the benefit of the doubt. If we didn't you would see tournament pros scooping them up in dragging nets like commercial fisherman do on the ocean.

I would agree with everyone trying to imitate the baitfish but maybe there were just too many for the bass to eat so they didn't have to target your lure to get a meal. Maybe you could alter a fluke that matches the baitfish in color with a little chartreuse dye just to make it stand out. Hope this helps!

I was just about to say Ragetail but I guess I got beaten to the punch A Zoom Super chunk is also good or even an Ultravibe speedcraw, Good Luck!

Does anyone know what the release date is?

Nice job gettin out of your comfort zone and catchin one!

I thought you meant a fish haha!

If you have a few rods tie on a spinnerbait, a jerkbait and a jig and then downsize to a dropshot if you need to. Also try fishing reaction baits first, who knows maybe the fish will be active. Good luck!

1 dink on a crankbait and 5 jigs lost, good day fishing from the bank, not.

Mike D I saw that episode. I like how he said color didnt matter and you proceeded to catch more bass then him. After that came the famous line "What are you throwing and can I use one?" Great show!

I'm looking to get a few too in the future. Tell us what ya think.

Hey guys back from UNH for winter break got some new Powell rods for Christmas and tried em out even got my first fish of 2012! It was a pickerel but I cant wait to get into some bass in the spring. Happy New Year!