Brocephus Fishing

I just recently purchased one of the Lews Team Lite Speed Spools and so far I'm impressed with it. I've got it paired with a Falcon Jason Christie 6'8 MH and love the set-up, so I'd think you would be fine pairing it with your 7'2 MH. It's freakishly light and at first that worried me a little bit (questions about casting distance, durability, etc.). Like I said, so far I'm impressed with it as it casts extremely well (I was casting a Lucky Craft Flash Pointer 115 MR 30+ feet easily) once you get the spool tension and brakes setup right. Also, I've used it quite a bit sense getting it and have no questions about its durability so far. Well worth the money spent on it.

You can still purchase the original Lunker Lure buzzbait at ***.com for roughly 5$. Rhino68WLunker Lure buzzbaits are my go-to with Cavitron being a close second (can't go wrong with either). I fish most of mine utilizing the skirt, but occassionally I'll remove the skirt and fish it with a small swimbait or grub, depending on what the fish want. As far as getting it ready...I always make sure the wire leading to the blade is in-line with the hook (makes it run straight), then I'll clamp the pop-rivet down on the wire and flatten the top of it out to match the part of the blade that it meets with (will make it squeak more and you want squeaky), and then I may or may not tie it to my car antenna and drive around with it to work the contact point between the pop-rivet and blade. Other than that, I may or may not add a trailer hook. Hope that helps.

Those of you looking for guides in the area, give Fishing Fever and Tackle (High Point) a call of K&J Tackle (Jamestown) a call and I'm sure those guys can lead you to some guides.

Your best case scenario is to use Google Maps to find ponds to fish in the area. Typically if they aren't in neighborhoods you can fish them with no problem. Other than that, if you can, I would invest in a trolling motor so you can rent jon boats on the Greensboro lakes. You can rent jon boats at each lake for a pretty low fee (7$ I think...), as I wouldn't recommend fishing off their piers, which is the only other way to fish those lakes because they don't have bank access. High Point City Lake is the only one I know of that will rent the jon boat and trolling motor to you. I hope I'm being of some help here. If I had a boat I would love to take you out on one of the lakes in the area. Unfortunately I can't and I don't know of anyone that does guide services in the area. I'm sure there are some that do, but I am unaware of them. If you can, I would get on Randleman. There your chances of catching a limit of keepers is much higher than on the Greensboro chain of lakes. That being said, the Greensboro lakes have some pigs in them. My profile picture features a 7 1/2lber I caught at Lake Higgins. I hope I'm being of some help here.

Welcome to BR from a fellow NC fisherman! Tight lines!

Welcome to BR from a fellow NC fisherman! Tight lines!

Greensboro you say? I'm in that area and would be more than glad to show you what NC has to offer.

Welcome from a fellow NC fisherman. I love Jordan Lake by the way!

Welcome from the Piedmont Triad of NC!

I like fishing those Z-Man worms on a shaky head or behind a Carolina rig, especially love em on a shaky head. However, don't underestimate the power of a C-rig from the bank and/or in shallow water. They can be deadly around structure. Just use a lighter weight on it, say a 3/8, instead of a 3/4 or 1 ounce and be sure to not use a real long leader in the shallows as those Z-Man worms will float.

Conditions and structure dependent for me. However, nine times out of ten you'll find me with a crankbait (my confidence bait) in my hand on new or old water. I like being able to cover water quickly when I'm on a new lake and while I know many that throw spinnerbaits under that circumstance I feel more confident with a crankbait in my hands. Typically a Rapala Helsinkin Shad at that, DT 10 or 6.

Check out Google Earth and move the date of the map back to look at potential drought periods and such. If you can find older maps, a lot of times you can find structure and such. Also, Navionics is one heck of an app to check depths and structure. Other than that, get out there and start with a search bait (crankbait, rattle trap, etc.) to cover water and find structure. Hope my input helps.

I'm from the Triad area as well and I'm always looking for new fishing buddies.

Greetings everyone! My name is Mitchell Frazier. I just joined Bass Resource, although I've been reading forums on here for the past couple years. I've been fishing my whole life, but fell in love with bass fishing over the course if the past 5 years. I hope I can learn from everyone on here, as well as be able to share some of my own knowledge. Other than that, I'm looking it begging co-angling in tournaments in NC here very soon. Tight lines and God bless to all!

High Rock is and probably always will be my favorite lake to fish. However, as quoted above, High Rock can be tough to fish and will be packed with your weekend non-fishing friends, which can make for rough conditions anywhere near the main lake during the mid-day hours. I'm going to assume you'll be fishing from a boat, but if not that'll only make this lake more difficult to fish. Going ahead with my assumption, you'll want to figure out the creek you'll want to spend most of your time in (Second, Abbott's, Flat Swamp, etc.) and be on there just before safe light and stay in it as long as possible. Start with top water and then hit secondary points or docks (great cranking lake around those areas especially in places with submerged wood around rock) as the sun comes up. Be patient and grind it out. The bite can be tough, but as long as you stick with it you should land a few at least. Hope my input helps.

The Falcon BuCoo and Shimano Clarus or Crucial rods are fantastic. All 3 are super tough, have plenty of backbone, action and sensitivity (and they're all pretty lightweight...I've fished all day with each with little fatigue). You should be able to easily find the length, action, and power you're seeking in each. At around or under 100$ each and with all three coming with a lifetime warranty you can't go wrong.