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Wow im super impressed with your jigs, now I only need two pieces of information!!! How much money is in my savings account? And Do you ship to CANADA??????

yeah im still not 100% on what happened, that smallie was thrashing about pretty hard. after landing and a CPR, I casted out just to see my lure fly out to a watery grave, after inspection the line broke right in the middle of the double-uni, I check my knots 3 times before heading out onto the water. Sometimes I wonder if on that particular day, the braid dug in too deep into the fluoro, therefore causing a weak point.

Darren thank you for your input to this thread. I currently only use the double-uni when tying braid to fluoro and as of yet its only let me down once, however it was shortly after catching a 4lb smallie and I remember my boat partner saying "careful, she's rolling" so I'm not sure if its a problem with the knot I tied or the smallies fin gave the line a kink somewhere. that being said I will definitely experiment with the knots you use in the above post. TY.

I agree with your points, Hogsticker.......but watching the line is important especially during the 1st drop to the bottom IMO. I've even heard of anglers just tying in a 4' length of tracer braid so they have a visual aid of slack line bites, but for me now your dealing with an extra knot. I think the best thing for me is to take everyone's advice, try various techniques for the rest of the season and decide what works best for me. Thanks for everyone's input!!!!

So it seems we have some mixed opinions on soft plastics, but in general most of your are just as anal as I am when it comes to maintaining you organization skills. One thing over the years I've noticed is that I am buying more of the double-stack Plano boxes, which IMO cant be beat. smaller baits, terminal, swivels and beads up top, larger baits ect, in the bottom tray, the positive, I've taken some pretty nasty spills, trekking down the Niagara gorge mid-winter to chase chrome, and everything stays in its own compartment and even the smallest of micro-swivels never ninjas its way into another compartment. the negative, steelheading on the Niagara river in mid February can get pretty cold, I've broken the plastic tab off of the bottom tray a couple of times and those trays end up as just storage trays and don't get back out into the field.

Perfect guys thanks a lot!!

so far I have been using Trokar weedless whacky hooks.....a bit pricey but they haven't let me down yet!!

Ok guys, when I'm not out on the water, I'm always tidying up my gear and tackle. Everyday I religiously and routinely organize my tackle into their perspective tackle trays, I have trays organized for every different technique or species. For eg: my steelhead tray, always contains everything I need for centre-pin float fishing, slip floats, bobber stops, micro-swivels, streamers, marabou jigs ect. Now here is my question. How many of you keep your soft plastics in their original bags? I'd like to separate all my soft plastics and put them in their own trays, ie: one box for senkos, one for jerk shads, one for power worms etc. does anyone think this will change the baits by not keeping them in the original bag? P.S when transfering baits I always were vinyl gloves, and have bio-edge scent at hand, and I do not keep them in direct sunlight. Thanks for your help on this. Mick.

I will be going to a small lake here in Ontario that is perfectly suited for this technique...but I have a few questions. 1. what is the best hook to use for a tungsten punching rig? 2. if I choose a Texas hook, with a jerk shad for the back of the rig, does size matter? (I generally use HAVOC "the jerk" 's) Thanks for reading!!

thanks for the warm welcome guys!!!

thank you very much for the info iabass8, very helpful!!

Hey all, new guy that needs some help. I tried to find the answer here but no luck http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/12401-senko-faq- look-here-first/ I have a set up specifically for finesse fishing whacky rigged senkos. Its a GLOOMIS GL2 worm and jig rod, paired with a shimano stradic reel. now lies the question, I really want to spool up with high vis braid and a 4-6' fluoro leader. Some people, pro's include say go for it "that's what I use" some say only spool up with line like seaguar invisx The guys using high-vis do so, so they can see the bite information from the line itself if the bait gets inhaled before touchdown. the guys using camo type line or the invisx are doing so because they fear the high-vis will spook the bass. Any opinions pro or con are welcome......I'm really leaning towards the high-vis tho' Thanks in advanced. Mick.

Hey hey everyone, I've been lurking for a while now and I really cant believe all of the great info and tools Bassresource has to offer. I am a moderator on Niagarafishing.net, and I cant wait to dig into the archives to step up my game! Bent rods and screaming reels. Mick.