OkobojiEagle

https://www.amazon.com/Victorinox-Pocket-Knife-Sharpener-Black/dp/B000AR7AKG/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=swiss+army+sharpener&qid=1556884412&s=gateway&sr=8-2 https://www.rapala.com/rapala/fishing-tools/all-other-fishing-tools/hook-sharpener/RHKS-1.html?cgid=rapala-fishingTools-allOtherFishingTools#start=17&cgid=rapala-fishingTools-allOtherFishingTools I've found both of the above tools to be better hook hones than the several EZ-laps I've owned. oe

Seems you've already found your answer... oe

TSI 321 works well in that application oe

Title shot jig heads don't use the Owner CPS keepers but might be worth a look. oe

I wouldn't suggest your casting distance is affected as much by your equipment as by your casting motion. Your new Supreme 30XT is a fine reel (I fish light hair jigs with one). I use original Fireline 6lb without problem and I've used NanoFil without incident as well. My hair jig casting performance is maximized with a side arm, slightly lofted cast. With about 18" of line extended the rod tip is loaded at about butt (my butt) height and cast with a slight loft to propel the light bait rather flatly, compensating for any wind effect which might "float" your spinner. Give it a try before you spend more $. oe

Under-filling the spool by 3/16" will help maintain line control. oe

Considering the deformed, injured or sick prey are often targeted first you may be discarding the best baits in the pack... oe

...now I have to worry whether I actually got a cup of coffee.

braking systems

Tom, these days of the internet and social media, somebody is usually quick to rename an "old school" rig. I would have guessed your primary bottom contact bait to be a skirted jig. oe

Who on this site admits to using the Neko Rig as their "PRIMARY" bottom contact technique last season or plans to this coming season? oe

I don't like to bass fish deeper than 20' and beyond 30' I look for shallower fish or go home. oe

I need a Rage Tail Menace in your blue bug color! oe

"hook sets are free"... unless you are setting into a snag of rocks or log, in which case you may lose your bait or destroy the hook point. Seldom is anything in life black or white. oe

Those you are going to fish every trip all year... oe

Pretty much... however without the weight you've got a "fly" rather than a "jig". oe

I think you've got yourself a spinnerbait outfit... oe

Don't confuse me with the facts... oe

Another alternative: http://www.jigfish.com/product/title-shot/ The keeper "spear" is designed to accept a skirt. oe

Brad, I'm going to disagree with you here. I want the lure weight and/or action of the lure to tip the rod out of balance. This aids me in feeling the lure. Additional lure weight or loss of lure weight is a pretty good indication I should set the hook. oe

I hope this comment will stay under the "snark radar"... quite a few years ago I developed tennis elbow during my fall walleye fishing. I tried ice packs after fishing, heat ointment before fishing and compression bands during fishing. All of these remedies helped a tad, but didn't cure the symptoms. This annoyance continued for two fishing seasons until I weighted the butt of the fishing rods I was using. I weighted the rod butt to the point of the rod/reel balanced on my index finger where I held each rod (without lures attached). I've not suffered with tennis elbow since. Maybe its a witch doctor's spell, or the planets aligning just so, but I'll continue to give credit to balancing my fishing rods/reels. oe

Isn't the bass spawn complete before the bass fishing season opens in Minnesota?

Nope! Lakes I live around claim the state record smallmouth and musky. I'm sure I caught the lake's largest turtle... on spinning gear with 10lb PE line... had an 8lb flouro leader... used a Crazy Alberto joining knot. ... backreeled. oe

Where your scissors are at...

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