OkobojiEagle

A-Jay's point of covering different depths is valid, but I'd suggest different colors to do so. Elegy Bone, Pro Perch and double on the Mat Shad...

Are you Euell Gibbons?

Traditional walleye fishing techniques are aided with a more parabolic rod, thus, us "traditional" (older) anglers think of those rod specs as being walleye specific. If it fits your needs it's the right rod for your technique.

I believe there is a difference between a natural lake and an impounded river and they will fish differently. Things can change more quickly in a small lake vs. a large lake... temp, turbidity, weed cover, fishing pressure, ect.

of course...

I am the antithesis of A-Jay...

I'm a TSI 321 fan for spool bearings

fluorocarbon, nylon, copolymer... all monofilament lines.

sick bass and those with a belly full of plastic are most interested in anise laced baits...

I have a couple pictures of my grand kids holding a bass and one pic of me helping my very young grand daughter hold a 2lb largemouth. I prize those pics and believe the Lord will forgive me if I endangered any of those bass... oe

Are there any anglers on this site that have fished the new Berkley Forward braid? How similar is it to the discontinued Nano-fil? What are your thoughts on it? oe

Naw... just the bait monkey breathing over your shoulder. oe

Color me envious...

Have you ever fished my home waters (Okoboji in NW Iowa)?

How large is the lake you are referring to? What bait are you finding schools of?

smallmouth... (40* can be far different than 49*) 40*... deep bill suspending jerkbait and a finesse hair/hare jig 45*... (add to above) lipless crankbait and tube bait 49*... (add to above) shallow suspending jerkbait, small finesse swim bait and caffeine shad.

On your home lake... what percent of your time do you spend idling around watching your electronics without a bait in the water vs. running to known spots and begin casting without using your electronics to search? I'm searching with my down scan graph less than 5% of my time on the water. oe

Lot of finesse swim baits in the market... 4" Lunker City Swimmin' Ribster and Charlie Brewer's 3" boot tail grub are the only two I've ever fished. I haven't felt deprived. oe

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watch some youtube vids from smalljaw. A couple of simple patterns is sufficient to catch smallmouth and walleye. oe

Until you launch the tip section... (don't ask me how I know) 🙂

Sparse is relative and can be material specific... Walleye and smallmouth are aggressive and usually less discerning than the tier is.

I'm seeing quite a few 2-tone colors of zman baits on their site. This leads me to believe I can mix light with dark baits (of their own plastics) in the same bag without the dark bleeding into the light baits. True-False? oe

Throw some yellow tubes... they'll look bone colored to a bass oe

jbmaine: color me envious! oe