fishballer06

TW, and I wish I could buy them in a 25 pack

I have an excel spreadsheet with my rods and reels. Along with that, I keep the receipt for all of my rods and reels. As for tackle... Well TW and BPS both keep a file of your receipts on your account, so I could always pull those up if needed.

I use a dobyns champion 684cb and a Shimano Crucial 7' M-M.

I've done well trolling the flicker shad. I've caught everything from crappie to bass to walleye on them.

David Fritz designed both lures, so that alone gives me a piece of mind. If the digger turns out to be a plastic DT, that's casts and works the same as the balsa, I'm sure it will be a big success.

I throw them on swim jigs and chatterbaits. I've never fished them alone or on a flipping jig. They work well. Pick up a pack and try them yourself.

My local DSG had a bunch of the Missile Ike mini flip jigs on clearance, as well as chigger Craws. I bought 10 jigs and 3 packs of the Craws. Great deal.

I really want to try the digger cranks. They seem similar to a DT.

I use a St. Croix Avid 7' Med. F. I don't like a moderate action for anything that uses a single hook.

I'm curious to see what everyone's favorite jig trailers are. I'm talking a standard jig (flipping/football), not a swim/bladed jig.

The sound gets activated whenever both hook hangers get wet. This "short" is what causes the sound to turn on and off. That way you don't kill the battery by having it sit in your tackle box. With that, I bought 2 or 3 of them last spring because of Randy. They fish fine, but I never caught anything on them. I just stick with my DT's instead.

Mann's baby 1- is a killer in shallow water

Like captain said, water temperature effects the buoyancy of all objects in water. But yes, they can suspend depending on the water temperature. They're lighter, so the wobble is different to them.

I've gotten candy too from JLS. Not sure what that's about, but it's a nice gesture.

I have that exact same HMG 7'2" medium moderate and it is certainly not a deep cranking rod. It's more for squarebills, lipless cranks, and DT4/6's at the most. Get a MH moderate for deeper cranks.

Personally, I'd take the Ike delay series over the Veritas. Much better blank in my opinion, and only $30 more. What are you looking to throw?

Did you read up on it? It caught my eye at first as well, and then I saw it was a saltwater reel.

Great review. I picked up the 2500 in this reel at the end of the season. I can't wait to test it out come spring time.

I use 14lb. Sniper fc or 15lb. Pline fc.

I use Gamakatsu and Owner Stinger 36's for my cranks. You can get Gamakatsu in packs of 25. Split rings I usually only replace if they're bent or rusting. I generally use Mustad KVD stainless one's, or if it's a cheaper lure, I use the cheaper Eagle Claw one's. As for the braid thing, my Dad will reverse his line once it starts fraying and loses its color. It works for him. I personally just replace it once it gets low or starts looking shotty.

I keep 2-3 of each with me on the boat. The rest stay at home. The extras that have been used go into a Plano box, the new one's go into a storage bin with other new baits. And I keep all of my boxes and bins organized by style of bait.

The new Zman with the improved blade and clips are the best I've found. Check out the Project Z and the customz.

Chatterbaits for me as well. Thank God I finally picked them up. They've produced so well for me.

Check out the Bagley BB2

My local DSG has a big sign at the entrance that says "Clearance Sale - Ends in .97 Additional 50% Off" However, everything ending in .97 is only an additional 25% off.... Sigh.