Darren.

Welcome aboard!

Very nice. I always called them Striper. But folks down here like to call them both Striper and Rockfish... Nice catch!

I used red hooks before...still have most of 'em... I vastly prefer the regular over red. Unless I'm in dire need of a specific hook that is only stocked in red at the moment I need it, I'll pass.

Well done! Keep at it, it'll become second nature in no time

Dang, that's a beaut!

Welcome aboard! Can't help with your ambitions, I just fish for the love of the sport, not tourneys or $$

Shorties. I cut copoly, FC, and braid with them.

I have had two Boomerang snips for about 3 years, and after some time, they don't cut braid that has had its wax coating stripped after a bit of use. At least this is my experience. I still have to tighten the braid when cutting.

Boomerang snips Kids Fiskars

For me the habit of taking too much tackle has taken years to break. It began with a reasoned and logical look at what I was doing, and asking myself if I *needed* those baits or colors in order to catch bass *today*. So basically, I have several colors of Senkos, Trick and Finesse worms that I carry with me at all times, as well as Yamamoto Shad Shaped worms. I've found over the years that certain colors work most of the time, while some colors work some of the time. Others get no bites at all... So I take the baits that work most of the time and on occasion, when a color catches my eye as I rustle through my worm boxes, I'll take another color. The bait monkey wants you to take everything, and when something isn't working, he says, well THAT color in the Bass Pro flyer seems to work for THAT guy...maybe it'll work for you! And you get sucked in. LOL.

She's a beauty!

Welcome aboard, Ray!

Honestly, sometimes they like that extra little flash of color, other times not so much. I've tried the Senkos with that feature...not so successful; however, the Zoom Finesse and Trick worms with the chart tail have done well.

Big-O, you must have a bunch of traps under the water for all these ladies to find your hooks. LOL Another beauty.

Nice Reds! I know we have some around here in the Tidewater area of VA, but I'm 100% freshwater. Well, okay, 98% LOL. I would love to fish for Reds.

Josh, it almost looks like a J-Knot...

Welcome aboard!

The Bait Monkey has, and forever shall be, your friend.

Welcome aboard, Eric! The ladies are in waiting. Waiting not to far away from the males and the beds. They're waiting for the males to get hooked by us bass fisherfolk first, before they move in

Great catch, and yeah, what's with Nessie photobombing your catch!? Duuuude.

Haven't fished live worms in a while, but I will do it on occasion. I like to throw out a split shot rig with a juicy crawler tied on. @Fish Chris caught quite a few of his massive bass on live crawlers -- and on light spinning gear.

Welcome aboard, Ethan!

My St. Croix LT is MLXF and rated 1/16 to ⅜ and I have used it for up to 5" senkos...it has performed flawlessly. Has plenty of backbone, and when the spinning reel's drag is set properly, it'll land some good bass. 4# is the biggest I've caught on this rod thus far as I've not fished it too long. That said, I've got two previous gen (cork) Compres that are both M power. They are fantastic for most soft plastics....

Sounds like a mojo rig or quite similar. I'd fish it the same way as a split shot rig. As far as advantages, you have to retie your hook if you want to change to a "weightless" presentation, whereas with the split shot rig you just take off the weight. I normally use Bull Shot weights for split shot, and I never fully crimp it down. I squeeze it with my fingers just enough to keep from falling off or sliding. If I take it off, there's no crimp damage to the line.

Oh that's a squatch den, no question about it. Right guys?! Hello Animal Planet?! Hello!!??