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What size head do you like for 15 FOW? For 30 FOW? My problem with bladed jigs is that they seem to rise up in the water column; but admittedly I haven't tried these, and will give them a shot. Thanks,

**So..I've decided that since I fish local tourneys and I Have won money a time or two, I probably need to be getting me one of those professional fishing jerseys. My dilemma is deciding which of my sponsors I'll be advertising for with my patches. I represent quite a variety of brands in my arsenal of equipment and I want to make sure I'm fair with my limited space (I'm not very big). I already have a Mercury hat so I'm good there. I carry about 5 different brand rods and reels and I get pretty good discounts on all them, sometimes as much as 20 percent...(depending on the sale). Can't even begin to go into all of my bait sponsors. I see a lot of these guys on TV with there patches but evidently they don't have near the people backing them that I do. Any suggestions on what I should do? Or if there are any of the big name brands that would be willing to just be my sole supplier of equipment, I suppose I could give in and just limit myself to one patch.** -copy-pasted from elsewhere.

Don't have a bullshad, so I won't know about the best all around size. Among the baits that I do fish, I'd consider the hardgill or the 7/8 inch triple trout good for what you're describing. Never caught anything over 6# on hardbaits though (softbaits, yes), so I guess my advice isn't worth much. I throw both on a GGR Light/ Curado 301D/ 25# PF. I;m pretty sure Greg/ Harry don't make the GGRs any more, but it is comparable to a 5 power/ MH swimbait rod (not an MH bass rod). The 25# PF has similar diameter as most 15 or 20# mono. Also, I have zero experience with spotted bass.

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What size BS?

I'll cut you guys a deal and sell some swing impacts for only 30 bucks a pack.

Not sure about eating their heads, but you can eat the rest of the snake. Raider, can you help him out with a recipe?

Your sonar will only show what's right underneath your boat. So you need to get in the ballpark first, use topo map and shoreline triangulation. Here's a little submerged pond I found with my sonar. 60X25 ft pond, about 700 feet offshore.

First find the depth the bass are at, and then find a technique that works for that depth. Vary speed (and baits) until you get bit, and expand on that. Structure, depth and speed are the big things. Also, surface water temperature doesn't mean a whole lot (to me anyway). Catch a bass and put the probe of a thermometer in its gullet; and you'll know the water temperature that matters. 55 degrees and under is winter, according to the cosmic clock.

If it makes you feel any better, I spent 6 hours in the cold yesterday, catching only 5 small fish, lol. It was beyond slow. Marked a bunch of fish that looked catchable, but obviously I didn't give them what they wanted. Anyway, Catt seems spot on (as usual). Instead of wandering through (somewhat haphazardly) the tons of topics and articles on any forum, I'll suggest you buy a book, and one book only. Murphy's In Pursuit. You might not need to get into the details about bait sizes/ colors/ types (yet). Read about structure and seasons. Pick a section of your reservoir (maybe a big cove) and learn to catch bass there.

Wow Paul! WTG.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Help much appreciated fellas. Seems like my options are either to buy a 50 size reels and upgrade it, or go with a true BFS reel. I'm not confident about the first route, plus I'm not sure how much cheaper that'll turn out. The Aldebaran BFS XG looks good. I'll keep my eye out for one, and research the Daiwas too. My 200 size Curados can handle true 1/4 oz baits just fine, and the last time I researched the Alphas 105, I think I found that the Alphas was a little more finessier, but not by much. Maybe I need to do some more reading. I'm not sure if that was a subtle dig, but my casting skills are at best only slightly above average. I do have a 7'6" M crankin stick I like a whole lot. It's kinda heavy (weight, not power), but that's all right considering I bought it for $50. Gets a lot of work with small jerkbaits, and lately, dropshots.

I'm considering, but at this stage only considering, getting a reel that would (comfortably) cast true 1/8 oz lures. I'm aware that I'd need the right rod, which'll probably have to be a custom, but that's another story. So what reel do I need, and what's a good price to pay for it (I'll buy used)? Trying to keep it (the reel) under $300; lower the better, of course. Thanks guys.

Not as refined/ connected. Difficult to put into words why I don't like them as much. I fish 300 and 400 size reels too, btw. I might have a couple RH 100B's for sale if you're interested.

The I is the real deal, especially for the $100 price tag for lightly used ones. The E is very good, but for the price, I like the G's better. The D's are bulletproof solid, but doesn't seem to do very well with lighter baits. The B's I feel are big and clunky. I'm sure it was well ahead of its time when it was first released, but I don't own any of them any more. I have 1 D, 2 G's, 3 E's and 3 I's, all Curados.

I might have a few RH Curado E's for sale real soon...

Good job!

#downsizing #crappiefishing

Got this buff from my buddy yesterday. With 5" senko-style baits and 6" Robos for comparison.

I'm about 30 odd pages into it, and I'm already underwhelmed. So many rules; do this do that, bla bla bla, and more than a few of them don't seem to make sense (to me anyway). Maybe stuff is different in Florida. Will try and keep an open mind. Actually, if BigBill ever writes a book, I bet he can come up with something like this.

Prayers sent.

I'm glad you indicated your age on your profile. Carry on.

So sorry to hear that. RIP.

Doug Hannon's Big Bass Magic. Had ~$7 in my paypal account, so I spent it. Any indications on what to expect, and how to translate the info from florida lakes to my highland/ hillland reservoirs?