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Swing for the fences and cross her eyes! They are free, unless you loose your lure! Jeff

umm....casting would be my core 50mg, spinning would be rw's stella 2500. One day I will own one of those! Jeff

Right handed retrieve is reel handle on right side and vise versa! Jeff

I about pooped my pants when I read this! LOL Jeff

One of my great friends and fishing buddies fishes out of a polar kraft. It is his 2nd or 3rd one and the only aluminum boat he will own. He loves them and has been fishing out of aluminum boats for 20+ years. I have an aluminum boat, but did not go with polar kraft even though that it what I looked for at first per his recommendations. Not a ton of used ones around and the local dealer I went to was a jerk, so I actually traveled 2 states away and 4 hrs to pick up my new boat at a different dealership, and only save $100. But it was worth it to me to buy from someone who appreciated my business! You should check them out as well. They are much closer to you, right down in Alabama. Backwoods landing. With 13k budget you should be able to get a real nice tin boat! Jeff

ummmm....yes. But mainly they eat small forage fish, worms, bugs, sculpin, mudbugs, crawfish and smaller trout. Stockers generally will not eat other trout until they have been in the wild for a while and gotten the pretty pink hues to them and all of their fins are full. The easiest way to tell a stocker trout is their general grey color and most of their fins have been rubbed down due to the concrete tanks they have grown up in. At least in my parts! Jeff

I have been going at sun up, but not really getting bit until the sun is actually up in the sky and the water is getting direct sun light. Cant keep me away early, but if I had only a couple hours, I wouldn't get there until 9 or so this time of year to maximize my time on the water! Jeff

Panther Martins, little cleos and inline spinners will work, but not near as well as powerbait for stockers, at least around here! Jeff

Unfortunately stockers around here are used to being fed pellitized food and about the only thing you can get them to bite on is powerbait. Jeff

Heres some of my stuff..... From right to left: Yabadabadoo President on St Croix premier 66mf Shimano Stradic 2500 on St Croix legend elite 68mxf Shimano Chronarch 200e7 on Gloomis GLX 71hf Shimano Core 50 on St Croix Avid 70mhf Shmano Curado 200e7 on St Croix Avid 66mf Shimano Curado 50e on St Croix Avid 70hf Shimano Chromarch 50mg on Shamano Cumara 68mhxf Quantum something in 5:1 on a Lamiglass 7 mm Shimano Curado 50e on Quantum kvd 7 mhm Shimano Curado 200e7 on Quantum kvd 70mhf Shimano Curado 50e on BPS topwater special 66mhf Jeff

x2 on all of this, and as I forgot to mention structure, my number one "spot" for brown fish(smallies as well) are eddies! Big lazy fish staying out of the current and waiting on an easy meal! Jeff

My suggestion is a ultra light spinning rod (ml) with 4 or no more than 6 lb line, while drifting either wax worms, red worms, sculpin, or shad. If you prefer the artificial route, I recommend countdown rapalas or little cleos. Be careful, brown trout are VERY addictive! Jeff

Roll Tide from a HOG fan! Also congrats to my hogs last night on capping off an 11 win season! Jeff

If you do take a boat out in the salt, use a common yard sprinkler to put under your boat and trailer and let it run for a couple hours afterwards! Will help was the salt off! Jeff

I have not heard of a shad kill either! Jeff

I think the balance beam type cull system with a 5 lb weight on one end is a good enough scale! LOL! "It's over 5, and thats all that matters!" Jeff

That picture was actually taken while diving off the coast of Belize, near, but not in the famouse "Blue Hole" Jeff

No go for me this weekend! Jeff

Trumpet fish for sure....trigger is one like I posted! Jeff

He is awesome! I got a ton of my knowledge through talking with him as well as researching his builds! He is nuts when it comes to building boats, and if I could have afforded him/waited as long as it took, he would have modded mine a little more than I have it now! Jeff

Baitcasting 10 lb LM or 6lb SM?

I have 2 rods I use for jigs......but my new #1 is BCR854GLX Jeff

Freshwater Drum Buffalo ( some call big bone buffalo) Blue Marlin Wahoo(St Lucia) Asian Carp (Big head Carp) Bowfin (grennel) Queen Trigger fish (while scuba diving) Red Snapper Wahoo Spanish Mackeral from El Salvador( they look a little different than what I am used to in the Gulf...lol) Jeff

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x2! Always have 2 people on boat that are experienced enough to run the boat very well while on the river and especially with lots of water like now! Live bait was used! Jeff