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Give yall a little secret. If you are into small baits and drop shotting. I have been using the 1/4 oz. 2.5 dark sleeper as my weight on a drop shot. It kinda gives the fish 2 options. Of the drop shot fish I've caught, they go for the dark sleeper, about 30% of the time. I like the 3.8 in the 3/4 oz, and I get it on the bottom and run it as fast as I can keeping contact with the bottom. If there are rocks and brush, I try to make as much contact as I cna. That's when u get hit. However, if you are over chuck rock, or RIP rap, you can kiss that dark sleeper good bye. I do this on hard bottoms away from the RIP rap.

I like the p line punching pegs for braid and for heavier floro. Ut you can use them on light lines too. I've used just about everything else for average size lines. The 6 sense makes good ones they seem to hold up good. Mustad makes good ones too. But if I'm flipping and kinda cover or punching, gonwith p line. Also good for making a Carolina rig with out having all the hard ware

@WRB BPS has been on my crap list for a while. I shop local when I can, and deal with a few shops from CA, Az, and a several from Alabama and georgia.

Sniper.

I realize true bfs, is ultra light and super light tiny lures and so on, but the just presence of this style, has made an impact on the industry and the sport in a good way. Some of may bit be BFS purists...I'm not... but alot of us have benefited from the technology and stuff from it. For example, spinning gear is my go to for lighter baits, but now as the bFS thing becomes more apart of the industry, it has bleed into mainstream stuff.. I own a pixy and an Alphas, and keep them on a ML and a M action rod running 6 and 8 lb floor respectively. Also running weightless small plastics. and super light weights. Kinda like Tom, I am more main stream but I do appreciate the BFS thing.

Yall had to break out the calculus and trig...booo

I dont think it matters as much as a bottom contact bait or finesse style bait. I like them on 16lb Sniper. I've thrown them on 25 lb floor with no issues..

@.ghoti. awesome in depth review. Your knowledge of rods, rod building, components, and the crazy science that goes into it is an amazing asset to this site. Their rods cant have crazier names that megabass. Lol

My PB in a lake body, came from the full size brush hog on 1/2 ounce t rig, fishing riprap just as a storm was starting up.. I've caught countless fish on the baby brush hog either weightless or on 1/8 ounce t rig, or a Carolina rig, and slip shot rig on spinning gear. I'm sure there are good knockoffs out there. I have a couple bags of Big bite baits version. But my confidence is in the brush hog. They are cheap and come in a billion colors.

Not the PP, but I recently got the Levante Jerkbait rod.. no issues so far... but given that the 2019 levante had issues, I'm kinda babying it.

6'9 to 7'4

Finally got on the neko rig and centipede works well. Traditionally it's a weightless worm for me and good on a c rig. Decent on a drop shot too.

If mr. Brittt had only done this one time, I'd give him a do over, but seeing as how there are at least 2 videos of him drv in ngf recklessly, if I was Tournment director, I'd have to have a talk to him. I'd much rather suspend him from competing than to put other boaters in harm's way or himself in danger. I know these guys ride fast, but at the same time, you gotta use common sense. Then the audacity to upload it and not expect backlash. He's an idiot. Yup I said it.

Nothing wrong with buying swim jig, they typically have heads that will get through it. There are alot of good punch jigs out there. That might be more of what you want, if the grass is that thick, you may need a heavy head and stout hook. Just use a heavier line.

When I started bass fishing 20 some years ago, it was all spinning gear for me. Just make sure that you match the power of the rod, the line and the hooks up. You don't want a lighter rod, with light line and big stout wire hooks. 20 lbs braid and aMH spinning rod, will do fine with thick hooks. Like wise, you don't want a MH, and thick 15 lb low stretch line on very light wire hooks. Find a good medium wire hook and stick around 10-14 lb test or 20 lb braid.

Big game, sunline super naural, sunline armillo If you are going cheap, go big game, if it doesn't matter, go SUNLINE MONO

Those look amazing. If you ever get to selling them, I'll take 50 of those green ans red.

That's an awesome photo. Be sure to make a 8x12 and frame that Good job guys

Now that you have the problem we have been having for years, invest in a stout pitching stick, or a heavy flippin stick, a fast reel, 50 - 65 braid and some 3/4 - 1.5 ounce tungsten. I like straight shank heavy hooks, but tie it with a Snell knot. I also like heavy grass jigs. Another technique that you dont have to change anything ngf for is do the same thing but instead of the t rig, make a short drop shot and punch those holes... just turn you bullet weight upside down

I have spool of it and it use it as backing only.

I'm on the fence. holding out a while to see more results from the vaccinations.

30 is as low as I personally go. Make sure you wind it on there tight. Some guys on here use 20 on casting, but the general consensus I've seen over there years is, no lower than 30 or 40. If you are using a leader, it really doesnt matter. I have several reels spooled with 50 and all types of leaders and sizes.

What I have found is as far as rod selection, short is good, but tip softness is more important. My new conquest 844c MBR, has the best tip. I dont know why I didnt go loomis a long time ago. Those mag bass actions are awesome.

I have a couple casting models for standard sizes but I use an O.G. tatula spinning rod for my smaller 68 pointers and smaller soft plastic JERKBAITS. I have 15 lb braid on it now with 8 lb FC leader material. Caught a few non keepers the other day on that combo. I have a stradic reel on it. It's good for small 1/4 oz topwaters too.

Versitilty is subjective to say the least. I think it depends on the fisherman, how they fish, their style, and how they are fishing whether it's from a kayak or on a small job boat, canoe, from an open bank, from under trees and limbs in tight quarters, or from a bass boat. As bass fishing has evolved we have seen 7 foot become the norm rather than the 6'0 footers from 40 years ago. Obviously if you are bank fisherman and stay in tight quarters or even a small guy in a kayak, a shorter rod may become more versatile for you. But in a bass boat, a 7footer is about my starting point and I may go up or down from there depending on what I want from the rod. But as an overall for most types of bass fishing i think the the sweet spot for most anglers is 6'8 to 7'2. In a MH. And length is not what makes the rod versatile, I beleive it's that power and action combined with length to achieve what you want out of it.