Chris at Tech

spoons, bucktails, swimbaits, jerkbaits, surface plugs Better yet, stop in a local tackle shop once you get there and ask for their advice. They've got better intel than anyone on here.

Dirty Jigs Guppy Head for me

Save the bass for home and target redfish instead.

Yup, totally aware of that but I guess I could have mentioned it. My intent was just to share a cool, related video ?

Have you seen this one?

I’ve had some amazing days catching spots on Lanier with chug bugs, full-size spooks and wake baits. Colors are typically something chrome, something clear and solid bone.

I think of "Sunshine" from "Remember the Titans"

I usually buy the 3k size for two reasons. I prefer the T-handle over the knob My Stradics take on double duty targeting inshore saltwater fish as well so find comfort in having a little extra line capacity just in case

Whichever you have confidence in tying. I don’t think you’ll have any guide issues with lines that small in diameter

It’ll do just fine for those techniques. I have 2 Tat SVs that I use for those same techniques.

There’s a few good YouTube channels for lawn care. Find the one closest to you and watch a few vids.

I've got a few Champions, and one Extreme in my arsenal. I find them to be extremely comfortable to fish, and I use them primarily for moving baits. At this pricepoint, I think you can find rods with better sensitivity, but they're certainly not bad in this department. Customer service in my experience is excellent!

Just got back from another Spring Break on Hilton Head Island. The bass fishing was slower than I would have liked but thankfully the redfish were hungry! My all-star guide Captain Brian Vaughn delivered yet again and put my wife and I on some feisty redfish. It took a little while to figure them out, as they just were not responding to artificial lures, but nothing can resist a nice live shrimp! After a day with my guide, I set out on my own to a brackish lagoon which I had not yet had success on but that changed. I landed a nice slot red and a small trout to start off. A few min later, my rod bent in half and the fight was on. I wrestled this monster red to my feet and then stupidity took over. I had my head on a swivel watching for gators, and in my infinite wisdom decided to pull him up the small embankment by the 15-lb leader instead of grabbing him properly. Brilliant! I managed to get a short video of the monster paddling around in the tailwaters, and if you look closely you can see my white fluke sticking out of his mouth. I know for a fact that I fought and won against this beast, but without the good fish pic it still feels like a loss. Oh well, lesson DEFINITELY learned!

I figured the “grunge” name came about when @Glenn showed up for shows after not showering for a few days.

Don't listen to @Dwight Hottle. He doesn't know a darn thing about jerkbaits. ?

Hammondsfishing.com has both the 6” cherryseed and the 5” June bug lizards available via their website