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I'd check your hook first. Try giving a Trokar EWG a shot as they take very little power to penetrate. You don't usually miss a lot of fish with a senko but they can occasionally get finicky and maybe not fully commit to it. Maybe try a color change too and see if that helps.

There's no set temp. It's more along the lines of what bass are feeding on. You also need to remember that they are very opportunistic feeders so they'll eat it if it's easily available.

It sounds like you either need to replace your livewell valve so it works as intended, or you need to add a pump-out kit. If your livewell has a normal spray head that can be used on recirculating, they're easy to install. I'd be guessing your boat does, but you'd have to check for sure. It also needs to have a recirculating mode, given the boat it should have. If not you'd need to add another pump but it'd still be pretty simple. Here's the product you need https://www.flow-rite.com/products/marine/aerators/mp-1000 .

Check Tackle Warehouse. They have a reel demo program that you only have to pay for the shipping. Depending on where you live, between $10-20. I don't know if they do it with the rods, but you can always ask.

If your only going to buy one and price isn't an option, go with the St. Croix Legend Xtreme 7'1" MH/XF. Absolutely sick rod!

Give it a shot, the worst they can say is no...

Have you contacted Zoom directly?

If you're going to a new body of water, go check out the water first. When you see the clarity of it, you can generally rule out a bunch of colors which you can take out and leave in your car while you fish.

Bomber, Rapala, and Xcalibur are my favorites.

Couldn't agree more!

There are springs inside the ratchet tie downs that provide the tension to retract the strap when taken off.

You don't have to have a 24 trolling motor for that boat. You'll notice a difference. It probably won't be a night and day difference but it should be noticeable. A 29 series battery should last all day unless it's really windy or high current. With that being said, I'd suggest buying a 24V. They run much longer and have a LOT more power especially in thick grass. When buying a trolling motor the best way to do it is buy the highest lb thrust you can afford. If you think it's overkill, remember you can always dial them back, but you can't have a lower lb thrust motor suddenly produce more. I've got a 16' Ranger with an 82 lb thrust Motorguide on it and there have been multiple times I've been SOOO happy I had that extra power. I could fish in wind that others couldn't even hold their spot in, but I could move around fairly easily.

At that kind of price, I'll take two!!

It depends on the bait. Square bills are kind of like the 4x4's of crankbaits. You can throw them in some pretty gnarly stuff without getting them hung up if you know what you're doing. That doesn't mean a regular billed crankbait won't catch fish in the same setting, it's just harder to get through all the obstacles.

Seriously? If someone protested me for doing that I'd throw them in the lake to give them an actual reason to protest.

Fish some sort of bottom contact bait, generally a soft plastic. Fish it ultra ultra slow unless you can see a bed. If they're on beds and you can see them you basically have to pester them into biting. They get very territorial and something that moves in and out of the area without getting close to the bed isn't perceived as a threat so they have no reason to hit it. If you see a bed, cast past it and bring it back slowly over the bed even just letting it sit for a bit.

Although I think both are really important, if I had to choose, I'd rate the rod a little better especially if you're only buying one. If the reel works, you can get by with using it on a higher end rod.

There are a lot of people who fish Muskies there and it's pretty decent for that from what I've heard. With exceptions of the Great Lakes, the flowage offers some of the best bass fishing in Wisconsin. Actually the smallie in my profile picture was caught up there, and the picture was taken at none other than Tiger Musky! It's also one of the pretties lakes you'll find too with very little developed shoreline. If you do come up that way let me know and I'll find some time to get up there and meet up with you.

I fall into both. Usually I'll pick a bait based on light and water conditions, but there are times bass get keyed in on a certain pray species. It's hard to catch them on a bait that doesn't match the hatch during those times. If I remember correctly, I read something somewhere by Dr. Lauren Hill about how bass can see certain colors better under certain conditions, yet under other conditions those same colors can blend in. I don't know how true it is, but there are plenty of times I've changed colors in the same model of bait and started catching fish. I think in the end it just comes down to experimenting until you find what works.

I took two of my great uncles out northern fishing once. One of them was taking a break and sitting behind the console just watching. I was telling them how we always seem to catch one in this opening we were pulling into and about 10 seconds later I pulled my bait out of the water and a northern launched up after it. It slapped into the windshield and onto the deck of the boat. My great uncle got an up close and personal view.

Tiger Musky Resort on the Chippewa Flowage in Hayward,WI has outlets right down by the docks to you can keep your boat in the water. I don't know if your interested in coming up that far north but the fishing is great!

Not necessary, but if you were smart you would!

Congrats and welcome to the club! Besides being good, now you know why so many of us love frogs so much! I know you asked about other frogs, and I've found Booyah to be every bit as good as the Spro for a lot cheaper. There's other good ones out there too, don't get me wrong but the Pad Crashers seem to be the best bang for the buck. As far as choosing a popper or regular, a popper is going to work better in dingy water or water with a little chop on it. It'll cause more commotion and let the bass find it easier. A regular frog is better on those flat calm days and when the water is clearer.

I'd be guessing 6'6"-6'8" in that range.

If that works, you got a steal! To solve the issue of the wires, just cut the black sheath that holds the wires together. Be careful not to cut the wires themselves, but you can cut that back. You'll want to wire in a fuse holder to the positive (red wire) and install the recommended size fuse. It should be in the book, if it came with one. If not you can download the manual on Lowrances website. Get that baby hooked up and enjoy! Edit: After the first pic finally loading, you have a fuse holder that's right under the locator.