Drew03cmc

Largemouth, no question. I can find no record of spotted/largemouth intergrades. Spots and smallies, yes, but not the other way. The jaw extends beyond the eye, that is all you need to see.

On LOZ, you'll also find smallies.

No. Just no. I tried that rod first. No. It's the worst thing I ever cast. Used Fury 795 or 806 come up all the time for $60-70.

The Nego is small compared to the 262. The 262 is not a glide bait, per se, and is often worked like a jerkbait. The Negotiator is a finesse glide, requiring less than 15lb test line to work right.

Keitech Noisy Flappers fished on an H2O 7'3 H, 7.3:1 reel with 50# PP.

Man, I know that lake now that I watch the video. Heck of a fish!

Havoc baits just work, but like @Bluebasser86 said, the good ones are now $4 or 5 a pack instead of $3, and they stink to high heaven now. The Pit Boss is one of the best creature baits on the market, flipping, pitching, punching, buzzing, trailers, etc. They're versatile as can be. I like to rig them on a BPS Perfect Worm hook, with like an 1/8 or 1/4oz weight for shallow water flipping from shore, using 30# braid on my 6'6 H Dark Angel. The hook is long enough to be right above where the arms attach to the body, meaning the fish can't hardly bite it without getting to the bend of the hook. Pick some up and you'll see.

My most used rod length is 6'6". I have caught more fish on Keitechs with a 5'6" M casting rod and 6' ML spinning rod than anything else, but that's because I used them more when I tossed the shorter sticks. Now, I find myself grabbing a spinnerbait, buzzbait or chatterbait on a 6'6" MH stick and enjoying the heck out of slinging the blades around. Finesse to me, is situational fishing. I have a 6'6" M and ML spinning rod that I can fish Ned, light paddletails, wacky rigs, etc on, but don't use them much. Use what you want and don't be so concerned what others are using.

These are KILLER. I have 2 Dark Angel, one Angel EX. My 6'6" H is going to be great for 40lb braid, frogs, big Ploppers. The 6'6" MH is perfect all around, in my opinion and my Angel is the 6'6" M, great finesse rod.

I do it with finesse baits, wacky rigs, Flick Shakes, Ned Rigs, but it's done to allow the bait to fall vertically rather than to pendulum back towards me.

I lost a 5" Bull Shad, Jackall Gantarel Jr, Mattlures bluegill and SWaver 168 in the span of 3 hours..

Next time I go float for river fish, it's a high likelihood that I'll never pick up a jig rod.

You're talking about one of my honey holes. I have a pond that I can drop Trick Worms in pockets all summer and simply clean up. It looks froggy as heck, but doesn't seem to produce for me.

I caught one about 10" yesterday myself. No pictures.

Well, in these winds, I did manage to stick the only one that bit, an ambitious 10" fish on shallow emergent weeds.

I'm planning to sling it around a pond before I have to go to supper today. Maybe I'll stick one or two.

Buddy, I can see myself getting hooked hopelessly on topwater. It's fun fishing.

I'm fishing these in little 1 to 3 acre ponds, so the water is considerably warmer than on a larger lake. The one I legitimately lost yesterday looked to be between 3 and 4 pounds from about a foot of water. It was a fun 5 seconds, then my bait flew back at me.

I love fishing them, just wish I had some pigs to hand on them already. The rod setup I'm using is my go to creek and river smallie setup, so I normally grab it and will toss spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, chatterbaits, paddle tails, and light jigs on it. It's really an incredible stick.

I'm tossing the 1/4 Cavitron right now on a 6'3 M XF Loomis SBR752 on 12# copolymer. It's more of a fast action, but should be about perfect, I'd think.

Hey, until this year, I've never given buzzbaits a try, but the past 2 days I've tossed one for a little bit and had 3 hits. I believe 2 of the 3 were dinks, but the other one was a quality fish and he just came unbuttoned. Any tips for how to stick more of these fish and get them to hold? I'm using a Cavitron and love how it works and swims.

Most fluoro lines do stretch, but they do not go back when pressure is released. It's why I don't use fluoro at all.

Lipless, white spinnerbait, big paddle tail, buzzbait fished slow (Cavitron)...

Man, I catch fish where water runs in, culverts, feeders, etc. I have one small pond that I need to go toss a jig in, but I've been doing well on paddle tails, spinnerbaits and buzzbaits around incoming water.

Little Sugar Creek, Jane, MO.