Felix77

Boo ... Hiss! I was just thinking that spring was in the air. The calm before the storm I guess.

I'm a huge fan of the Max line. Own the Pro and 3 Silvers. I use mine for flipping, pitching, frogs, bigger jigs etc. I have it paired up with a 7' mh rod and 20lb fluoro. Be careful with eBay. You will find the old model pro. You need to make sure it's the Pro Max 2.

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Woohoo! Welcome!

I can't speak for the rod but I sent a reel in which wasn't working and back came a new reel in the newer model. Their customer service rocks!

I used Smelly Jelly exclusively with no major success. I know I didn't catch fish because of it. Looking towards JJ's and MegaStrike in 2013 as soon as the ice is gone. All this great BassResource feedback can't be wrong.

All purpose ... just curious what the forum members would say.

What about his notion on sticking with a particular spot for a 1/2 day or more. Seems so contradicting to the run and gun approach to tournament angling. If you don't know a lake then this would be really challenging and time consuming.

Have to keep an eye out for them. Normally the prizes are scarf'd up before you even have a chance to see them posted. There are some lure hungry people on this forum. I just posted an answer for a Rat-L-Trap giveaway.

I haven't seen anything on this forum per-se but I have read of those concerns in the past on other sites. This is a great article and I am happy to see BASS putting this much effort into conservation.

Imagine ... you are a co-angler and want to be as versatile as possible on the water. Of course you talked to your boater but you still want to be ready for as many situations as possible ... You buy one of these to fill with soft plastics to compliment your tacklebag. It has 10 9x9 sheets in it. What do you fill it with?

Got me you ... ... LOL

Neko rig a trick worm. I was searching for a picture and came across this video which is WAY better. This kid stole my idea though ... down to my favorite color Zoom Trick worm. So much for secrets ... LMAO! 2 variations I do to manage it over the muck 1 - I rig the hook towards the middle. No higher than the middle. You will lose action the higher up you go. 2 - When you rig it through you can expose it like he demonstrated. The other way is to hook it through deeper and on the way back you rig it so the tip of the hook is barely exposed. More weedless that way. By the way ... if you don't have a Neko sinker you can always use a finishing nail or a small screw. Sometimes that works better. Good luck.

According to the book Knowing Bass blue and purple hues show up best in the water. Explains why they are some of the best producing lure colors.

I just finished the book and I must say it opened my eyes to a different world of fishing. It's a different ball game going for the beasts of the lake. I don't know if I have the patience to learn stitching. That will be a challenge!

Big fat flippin tubes. Can't get a good hook set and would rather flip/pitch anything else. Namely a beaver-ish type bait.

Update: I have added 3 in-line spinners (gold, silver, firetiger), some 3/0 EWG hooks and a pack of Super Fluke Jr's I am SO ready to hit the bank!

You said funner ... ;-)

I find myself partial to finesse presentations. 6, 8lb test FC at most. Seems like it catches more fish generally and when you get a beast on it's exciting as hell. Don't get me wrong ... I enjoy catching them on spinnerbaits too but when you have a 6lb Smallmouth on an 8another siteC leader with 10lb PowerPro braid on it will get you very nervous! That's the thrill in finesse to me. As for getting it into the boat in a timely manner ... to me I could care less how long it takes me to get them in as long as they are in! Experience and practice will make you more efficient but the name of the game is landing them at whatever cost.

You had me at cheeseburger ...

x2 on Seaguar Abrazx

Little did I know ... I was putting together my "Panic Box" Timely article featured on BassResource. http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/iaconelli_panic_box.html Looks like I need to add those inline spinners. I have small jigs already although they are not hair jigs.

It was a little less. No more than 7 feet. The chunks were huge in some cases. It was that way all around this cove. Changing tactics makes sense. The suggestions on this thread rock! (No pun)

I started with 1/8oz jigs and tried hopping it to avoid getting stuck. Got stuck too much in the stuff I was in. Lost 3 in less than 20 minutes so I decided to change tactics.

How do you shore fisherman handle fishing chunk rock bottoms slowly? Can't run a jig through it because they snag way too much. What other options do I have to fish it slowly?