ryanerb

I can relate too much to this thread, so I just had to post. I've been going to DSG, their prices are wayyy too high, but always have them PM to TW, and they do it very easily. Works out when I need some tackle right away, etc. On the other hand, it sure is ironic that amazon will not price match! haha I don't mind jacking these big retailers around a bit, but a mom and pop store definitely is different.

I am very very leary of '3rd party sellers', but even if it is sold by amazon.com and not a third party seller? I bought mine and it was sold by and shipped by amazon, not a third party seller. I didn't know that people were getting that much counterfeit powerpro from amazon. Good to know.

I just bought powerpro on amazon for like 20 bucks and TW was like 27. Amazon got my money. When it comes down to dollar or less differences, I'm not quite as picky but go after family owned or convenience. Obviously supporting someone family owned like Siebert is more important than supporting the behemoth of amazon.

EXACTLY!!

Anyone know how deep Wheeler is dropshotting on this last final day? I'm thinking deep (like more than 30ft) but not sure...

Good points!!

This is all sounding good!! Appreciate all the input guys!!

Thoughts on why specifically they smash fish in the winter? I figured fish ate shad almost all year... just trying to think out loud...

For a long time, the Alabama rig seemed like the holy grail, almost so much it was banned in some tournaments. If it's so deadly, does it work all summer? The shad spawn in the spring, so don't bass just eat the offspring all summer too? And the bass's metabolism is higher in the warmer water, so they have to eat more, so they like A-rigs because they are a nice small bait ball to eat? Logically, it seems like it would work great. What is your experience? Do A-Rigs only work certain times of the year? Or all year long including the summer? Just looking for input and EXPERIENCES....

@WRB will be happy! haha hopefully they are as good as the originals! IKE has been pushing that Gilly a ton on social media haha

Thanks for sharing!!! It looks like it's the 50 and not the 55. I'm sure the 50's are good, but I just always stick to the 55's. Doesn't really seem like the 55's are on a big sale...

Another good reason you shouldn't try to fish two tours... When is enough enough? Does the guy have a family, or a life? Each tour is quite demanding, why not just focus on one and not try to run around like a chicken with it's head cut off trying to fish every tournament out there.... Way back when they didn't have so many 'big' tours... Now, there are quite a few tours out there and I don't think the intention was to have everybody fish em all.... I would assume a large majority of guys on the MLF BPT don't fish two tours. MLF BPT is demanding enough, especially if you're trying to beat Wheeler hahaha

LOLLLL if they wanna be rich, then they ought to start doing some R&D on that. Great idea! Yup, no one said it was easy.... I think you hit the nail right on the head (no pun intended haha) However, what is the point of MLF? Is it for spectators? Because if it's basically for spectators, then they want the action, the sweat and the tears. They wanna see the hammer swung. Air guns are boring. I don't blame the anglers, they are using the right tools to perform their job the most effectively... But if MLF is for pure entertainment, and for the spectators, then the MLF leaders should ban flogging and bed fishing (yes, essentially making life 'harder') purely for the sake of entertainment and for the spectators...

Unfortunately, he had to do what he had to do to win. If he didn't flog, someone else would, and they would beat him. The best way to avoid this is to have MLF ban it like they did A-Rigs. Sadly, a lot of these guys probably didn't want to flog, but they had a stronger desire to win (aka it's their job) than to pass up flogging because they don't really like it.... My .02 cents, is I blame MLF. There isn't much to 'blame', it's more they just decided to have a circuit that allows this, so this is what will happen. If they ban it, we can see them catch a lot more fish in a lot more conventional ways. Avena said he hadn't really ever used this flogger. I don't think guys wanted to do it, they had to do it unfortunately.

I'm sure it helped, I'm sure the help was nice to have, but honestly, all the guys were slammin fish. I don't know that the intel helped 'all that much'... I think Wheeler just is very tenacious, and has a lotta energy... He doesn't let up, etc. The intel would have mattered if he came out of no where and hasn't won events before, but he's won plenty, so this will just go down as another for him.

I'm giving Skeet Reese some credit for fishing something else other than a drop shot or ned rig. Looks like he's bringing in a few on the jerk bait!

ohhhhhhhh boy i was hoping wheeler wouldn't come up from behind, but sure enough, now he's in first... great guy, just rooting for the underdogs...

Any feedback on this?

Super good to see it is so healthy!!

So it looks like there is a new angler Jason Abram the commentators kept talking about. Maybe he got pulled in because Martens is sick? I don't recall seeing his name before, the commentators kept saying something like this is his first BPT event. Do they really pull in new anglers mid way through the season? He didn't make the cut today, so he said he would have to re-qualify? Is there a list of guys on the 'waiting' list to get into the MLF BPT? How does this all work? Maybe there is a link on the MLF website that describes it all so you can save your breath.

Very true, healthy population! Can't blame the anglers, they are working within their given work parameters! If someone doesn't like flogging, they need to have MLF ban it just like they banned A-Rigs. (I think A-rigs are banned from I recall...)

Buy a flogger, you'll catch tons

Pros bed fish largemouth all the time in 2ft of water during tourneys, this is only different because its 12ft of water. I guess everyone is excited because for this kind of bed fishing they are using a tool.

Wheeler up to 108lbs... OMG... is he using the spirit shad from Gajo? At least the spawners are being thrown right back in compared to how some other tourneys put em in the livewell....

haha people get sick of watching the pros fish with livescope, this is even more funny watching them flog with one and and set the hook with the other! I won't deny it's a way to catch fish, but would love to see the pros work a little harder and show off their 'skills' Just my .02 cents.