Revival

I fish from the bank and made the switch from 3/8 to 1/2 and like it much more.

I always use snaps and never remove the split ring. I’ll even add a split ring on top waters that doesn’t come with it.

I like options.

2.8 and 3.3 on an underspin or ball jighead. For trailers I like the 3.8.

No trailer for me.

I’m curious to know what crank/color you ended up passing on? Did you go back to those baits or just passed on them completely?

Correct. It could be the way I cast but definitely didn’t feel comfortable after a while. I can see why people love the rod but it’s just not for me.

I had the 6’10” Medium Heavy/Fast casting rod. Liked it at first, but then one day I used it for couple hours (only rod I brought) and ended up changing my mind. My hand was in pain and just didn’t like the overall feel. Ended up selling it as I mainly use my ALX IKOS Rods and love them.

When I used to fish at night, I had the most success with senkos, especially in junebug and watermelon w/ black flake.

Have had ton of success using a Ned rig from a boat or kayak. Only have caught one from the bank.

I think you are referring to Bama Bug which is green pumpkin/junebug. Bama Craw is more of a green pumpkin /orange

Just purchased some Kalin’s last night. I went with white and smoke hologram.

I had a lot of luck with black topwaters and senkos in watermelon w/ black flake or junebug.

My friend purchased two different colors. Caught one on his 2nd cast fishing from the bank. I personally haven’t tried it yet.

How is the sizing for the Magellan shirts? I usually wear a Large or X-Large depending on the shirt (regular shirts) but with the Columbia PFG long sleeve shirts, I wear a medium. I also have T-Rex arms.

Costa’s green mirror in 580 is copper based. Not sure about the 400. Straight from Costa’s website. I forgot to mention that I own 3 different types of polarized glasses for fishing. I would rank them in this order: Costa Blackfin Green Mirror 580p (Copper) $120 Wiley X Twisted Emerald Mirror (Amber) $80 Nines Optics Havasu Green Mirror (Amber) $60

Can anyone confirm that Tacklewarehouse discounts are being applied to Shimano items after being purchased?

I bank fish ponds with tons of trees around. I make it work with a 7’ rod but when I use 6’6”, it makes things much easier. So if the 6’6” is going to allow you to get in specific areas, go for it.

I love my Fuego 2500 XH. Awesome reel especially for the price. I owned several Shimano’s in the under $100 price range and by prefer the Fuego by far.

Don’t know what your budget is but pelican cases might be an option. Comes with foam inserts that you can pluck/cut out.

I fish from the bank and when I take 3 rods, they are the exact powers you are considering: MH fast casting M fast casting M fast spinning For me, these rods are versatile and covers a variety of techniques. Being that you want to drop shot, you could substitute the Medium spinning for a medium light.

I just started using them last week. Still experimenting with 3 different 4/0 hooks. Which 4/0 screw lock hook were you using?

Recently watched a video comparing the 2 and one of the eyes of the thunder cricket fell off shortly after taking it out of the package.

My first fish this year was on a green pumpkin shad jackhammer and fluke trailer in the sungill color.

I was sick of the Plano dividers being curved all the time. Got some Flambeaus and like it much more. Would prefer the latches Plano pro models but never had a problem with the Flambeau latches yet.