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Thanks for the input guys, Ill prob just take it back

The Skeet Reese rod? I don't know, its only shows Taper as Fast

Yea, I was just wondering since its a Heavy, and Moderate action, if it would act stronger. seeing its overpowered. 3/4 oz to 2 oz. and Im throwing a 1/2 oz jig? I have a skeet reese jig/worm rod im using now, and its a bit weak feeling with the 1/2 oz jigs.

Hey guys, I was at Cabela's today and seen this rod, Its 7 ft 9inch, and is a heavy action and M flex. I purchased the rod, and didn't see its a XD Cranker. duh. They had a duckett rod that was 7 ft 6 heavy action, but It had micro eyes, not sure if that was a good thing or not. That I almost got, but decided on the falcon for the length. I was planning on using it to pitch and cast jigs mostly 1/2 oz with rage tail trailers. So will this rod work? I can take it back, but just wondering. I like the length of the rod. but I don't know about the M flex. Its rated for 3/4oz to 2 oz. thanks

Thats a good answer, What color do you throw in a clear and slightly stained lakes? I have basic colors. Black and Blue for heavy stained Green Pumpkin / Water Mellon for Clearer And Shad colors for when I know they are feeding on them. Im not good with jigs, but My advice and understanding is limited... Always learning..... Thats mostly what I use, but I got 1/2oz jigs. After watching a few pro dvds, that seems to help them feel the bottom better. It keeps the jig on the bottom for a better search bait. But I also throw 1/2oz spinners too. I like the bigger ones. lol

Interesting to see people only suggest a Black and Blue jig. That goes against several pro videos that I have watched. Im not saying it wrong, but there seems to be a consciences of Black and Blue in heavy stained water. It seems that the Greens ( dark green pumpkin, and watermelon) in clear water, and the blacks in heavy stained water. I'm sure you will find this often online. The size of the jig is all about just keeping feeling on the bottom. I asked a question on this forum, about 1/2 jigs being to heavy, but seems that that's the preferred size of jigs for the most part. I would suggest you get some different sizes, and some green and black colors.

If you look in my tackle box. Its clear I dont have confidence in any of my lures. Thats why I have so many. Lol I can loose confidence before ever throwing a lure. Half my tackle has never been thrown. But id say a lipless crankbait, jig, tubes,deep cranks, night crawler. Lol

Wow. Thanks guys. Ok ill trust u guys. Im going to take a few trips and only take the jig rod. Only way I know how to get better and experience with them. And start to try different size trailers until I find what works for my lakes.

So you guys are telling me that a small bass say 1 to 2 lbs can and will take a 1/2 oz jig with a trailer. the reason is the lakes I fish 1-2 lbs r about avarage size we catch.

Hi guys, wanted to get some input on this. Do you think 1/2oz jigs are to heavy to fish with? As I was fishing with a jig this weekend, it was a 1/2 0z with a rage tail blue craw tail. And that thing was like "thunk" in the water, and just sucking to the bottom of the lake. I was wondering, is it just to heavy to fish with. Can smaller bass hit a 1/2 oz jigs. I don't have much experience with them. I was thinking going with a 3/8 or 1/4 jigs with a very small trailer. Something that could compete with a Shaky Head and a Robo worm? Whats your thoughts. Thanks

Hey guys, Just had a chance to throw some Livingston lures today. I fished Lake Adger, a small lake in Polk County, NC . Water Temp was 45-47 degs. I received my Order for 3 Livingston lures, 2 where the DM 14 and 1 DM20. My first impression was wow, this things are big. They remind me of the size of strike kings 5x and 6x lures. I was not really wanting a larger bait. But ok. I fished the lures all day, with out a single strike. With that said. I threw a few Bandit 300 series crank baits as well, with no luck either. The Livingston Lures are really well made, and have a great finish on them. They seems to run straight right out of the box. Wide Wobble, and they dived, OK, not as fast as I have read. They croaked and lit up just as advertised. After lunch I switched to Crank baits, and a shaky head, with a KVD finesses work in Watermelon and red flakes. That seem to help I was able to get 4 bass with a total weight of just over 5 lbs. The bass where in the 20 ft dephts. Never seen them on sonar, They must of been holding tight to cover. Not one bleep from the sonar, or even a mark on the screen, where I was catching the fish. So overall, I like the Livingston's lures for quality, still not sure if they will produce, but no other crank bait produced today. The group I was with threw Livingston, Boomer, Bandit, Rapala, and a kvd 5x. With no luck. All was caught was on shaky head. So the jury is still out for the Livingston lures. I wrote this because I know many are interested in these lures but at 10 a pop.( bass pro had them for 9.99) it can get expensive. On a side note, this was the first time I had thrown a bandit lure. The 300 series seem really nice. They threw a mile. Just got to find some good colors with Clear waters. I had a fire craw color. Ill post again when I go again. hopefully in a few weeks the water will get in the 50's and maybe I can see if they will produce. Daryl

If you can find one, the Humminbird 598si would be a great unit. You can search for them on google. I found them around $565. They are discontinued this year. But still a great unit for the price.

Funny people will not spend $16 to try a new lure, but spend $15 for Lucky Crafts. what's the difference? I understand the cost, but really $16 is not that much money. Besides the croaking, they seem to be well made excellent action baits. From what I understand, they dive fast to get to their zone quicker, have a wide wobble like a square bill, and seems to be excellent quality, with quality hooks. So why are they not worth $16 when people will spend more on baits that do the same thing with out the croaking? Just wondering, not trying to start anything.

KVD 1.5 In the 6ft range I don't know a better lure to be honest. I have tried them all, not saying they are not good lures, but it seems that anything that has kvd on it just plain out catch's fish.

straight Tail Robo Worms. In two main colors. If there is perch in the lake, use Prizm Perch. Iv caught a load of fish of that color. I buy 10 packs at a time. Another great color is Warmouth. OMG I have not used either color yet and came home empty handed YET. lol