fishballer06

I recently picked up one of the new Picasso Shock Blade bladed swim jigs (chatterbaits) in the 3/4oz versions. After using it yesterday, it seems to work fairly well for the most part. However, I did notice that the lure would like to "turn over" during the retrieve and I would have to give it a twitch to get the lure to straighten up and start working (chattering) again. I tried two different trailers and neither fixed this problem. This is the first bladed swim jig I have used that wasn't made by Zman, or in other words, one that doesn't have the blade attached directly to the head. Has anyone else experienced this problem before?

My latest addition to the arsenal. Sold the Tatula R and replaced it with this.

My reel lineup is (and they all get used): 1 - Curado 201 Bantam 6:1 1 - Curado 201 Bantam 3.8:1 1 - Curado I 201 7:1 1 - Scorpion 201 6:1 2 - Chronarch ci4 151 6:1 1 - Chronarch ci4 151 7:1 1 - Chronarch 201E5 5:1 1 - Chronarch 51E 6:1 1 - Aldebaran MG 5:1 1 - Zillion 4.9:1 1 - Symetre 2500 1 - Saros 3000 1 - Sahara 2500 1 - Ballistic EX

For bass fishing, if I were only going to have one rod, it would be a MH power, preferably in a 7' length. If you need a shorter rod, go with a 6'6".

Does this area get a lot of fishing pressure?

I'm loving the newly revised Chatterbaits from Zman. DT Fat 1's have been working well for me too.

But what color is your Fireline now? I haven't used fireline in probably 12+ years, but it always went from "Smoke" to snow white after the first outing.

Rat-L-Trap Chatterbait Spinnerbait Buzzbait

I do agree that the arms on the Pit Boss seem to come off pretty easily. And I also prefer D-Bomb over the Pit Boss as well. However, both work great and are fairly cheap.

I love using my St. Croix Avid 7' Medium-Fast (AVC70MF) on my ci4 for topwater fishing.

The Rio Rico will throw better on a baitcaster.

Bluegill love to do this to me on my Pit Bosses. Some days, they're too valuable to be thrown away after they lose an arm or two (Pit Boss has 4 arms). Just keep throwing them.

I've got one of these. I think I threw it for about 3 casts just to see how it worked. Maybe I should give it another shot sometime.

Get on any of the Facebook fishing groups, or just search Facebook for custom lure painting. There are numerous guys out there who do this. I've had over 50 cranks painted this year alone. I use 2-3 different guys to paint my stuff, just depending on who is busiest or cheapest. I've always just sent them brand new lures and they always come back looking great. One of my go-to's in a DT10. Holds up great over time to rocks and fish as well.

No surprise at all. I just got back from a 10 day trip to Ontario. I caught 57 walleyes, of which, 51 of them were caught in 3-6 feet of water in the weeds. They were up in the weedy, shallow flats chasing fry. We caught the majority of our walleye on rattletraps, chatterbaits, and baby minus 1's. The other 6 fish were caught in 6-11 feet on wiggle warts, shad raps, and DT10's, just off the rocky breaks of a weedy flat. Lunker of the trip (6lb. 7oz.) caught on a Rattlin Rap in weeds. You'll notice the weeds still on his back.

I'm curious how many people are within a 1/2 pound of the weight. I know every time I've been darn close.

Tungsten split shots? No way.

Keep the Sahara, and get another Sahara. I know many guys on here love their Pfluegers, but my Dad and his buddy both have terrible line twist problems with their Pfluegers.

The Zoom split tail trailer is basically the exact same thing and will have the exact same action, and they're readily available.

Odd. I've had 12# Sniper on my cranking rod since March and that line has seen extensive use fishing around rocks, wood, and man made fish cages, and I have had no issues or breakoffs. Nor has it turned white on me. Perhaps you got a bad spool?

The spools look the same and both have the same capacity ratings.

I use the Trilene knot almost exclusively for braid. It never fails.

I saw the new Citica I listed on TW today and I started looking it over (considering selling my Tatula R and getting another Shimano). It didn't take me long to notice that this reel appears to be the exact same as the Curado I. Am I missing something here? Why should I spend the extra cash on a Curado? Both have: Xship 5 bearings + 1 ARB Same Spool Capacity Same Weight Same Gear Ratio's SVS braking Same shape? Side note: I do already own two Curado I's. Just trying to justify why I should spend the extra $30 if not needed.

Zillion 4.9:1 Champion 765CB Double tail Fat Albert's