S. Sass

Dead stick to me is a number in seconds. Could be a minute but that's about it. I'm changing tactics before I sit 1/2 an hour. If that's your way of fishing cool but I'd fall asleep. I also would look at some bait that might have a little buoyancy if I was to try that.

Rich boy toys. Almost no limit if you have the $.

I fish Texas rigs all the time. It's one of my favorite ways to fish. So not much changes for me maybe a little less cranking and add more Texas rigging in that time slot. Generally as Catt said slow down.

Well there was one topic all the copycat YouTube guys haven't done. (I haven't seen) Stay tuned next week the Gene version and all the others that follow him around will have their version out. Nice to see something different done but it does seem like you guys are running out of new ideas for your videos.

Not standing up for his actions as he was dead wrong to treat a customer that way. But we are all human and only those who are walking in someone's shoes knows what stress or troubles a person is dealing with. In my line of work I see the extreme worst outcome of some people trying to deal with life. We call it permanent solution to a temporary problem. Not a pretty situation. Again I'm not justifying his actions just saying I have treated people wrong in my life and it was really not that person's fault. Thankfully I got through those tough times and hopefully those I did wrong I have apologized to. If this is normal for him his business will reflect it eventually. OP you did great not arguing at that point it wouldn't have helped either of you.

Pricing for said stuff that the average hobbyist could purchase without having to take out a bank loan. Would be a start.

When the fish start reading what the anglers write about what to eat and when I'll consider following them to the letter. Until then if the bite isn't happening sometimes trying something not in the book might be the ticket.

Fenwick® HMG® Rods are nice for the money.

Not when you can't read English to start with and your country only uses the metric system. <Wink>

Yeah 40 ain't to bad. I haven't actually measured my cast distance but I would imagine that would be plenty for fishing. You might get a little more distance with a medium rod. I seem to be able to with my stuff. Bait casters are so adjustable it would be impossible to say your getting 90% of what it will do. However as long as you have any brakes or tension on the spool your leaving distance on the table. I can't shut all mine off without a problem lol but the really good guys can cast the spool empty. What I'm saying is the rest of the distance might be you just need practice?

What bait company is still doing this? I haven't seen any in a while that had just a snot load of salt in the package.

^^^ This all day. Great reels at a respectable price. PQ 5-Year Challenge

I'm trying to figure out who's OCD is going to max out if they don't put a leader on there line when using this. It looks like spare parts from a coat hanger factory.

I haven't noticed as much of that recently. I have some old soft plastics and they are like that salt falling out everywhere when you get one. But one cast and clean they are. Now that doesn't mean the salt isn't in the plastic and helping some. But I'm not sure a bucket of salt poured on them makes things noticeably better.

I only have one BPQ reel 7:1. I can't say it doesn't cast as well as my other reels. It always seems to reach out there on par with my fishing partners reels and my other equipment similarly setup on similar rods. As some have said if I was you Id send it to DVT he will know if it's casting properly. If it is then you will know it's most likely your technique or rod holding you back. At the very least it will eliminate the reel being the problem. On that note the fact you have two and I presume both are performing the same I would bet it's operator error.

I do both sometimes realistic shad or bream colors and then there are the opposite direction throwing the brightest yellows and blues. I really don't know that one is more dominant except for that day and time when one produces better we both get on that color and crank. lol

Maybe it's something Glen can look at with the website software. When I do some things on my phone here it's acts odd at times. Like trying to backspace out a paragraph or several lines. It gets hung and sits still but acts as if it's trying to go. Not a big deal for me but the picture thing would be a distraction.

Open the image in windows paint if its on your PC and choose Select All. Next choose Rotate and in that drop down choose Flip Vertical. Now save your image overwriting the old one or new name. Or fish in the States.

Exactly why kayak ain't even a option for me. Sure to go play out in the lake ok. Where I go to fish for bass cottonmouth and rattlesnakes are not uncommon. I am.ok with snakes not a collector or whatever but I prefer to know where they are and we can agree to keep our space. Surprise contact will cost the snake dearly. It's just the way it has to be.

I've had no problems with any of the major brands. They didn't get to be that large because their products were garbage. Some get a favorite following but most I have tried will cast comparably and fish comparably. Maybe a perfectionist measures the difference but I'm out to fish.

Remember how excited you are because at some point you will be picking a backlash and at some point wondering why people use these. Haha Congrats on the new combo.

I believe some here have misunderstood. College may or may not be for you. However if you say want to be a nurse, or just about any medical field dds good luck with that never give up getting you there. Unless your using that never give up attitude to get the college education you can kiss that nursing job good-by. Yes trades are hard to beat but even those to some degree now days require some schooling background. This doesn't mean you will fail without college. Sure many have made a living quiet well with no college. But certainly college does have its place. Doesn't mean I agree with it or like it. I have a daughter in college right now. It's not cheap. But even if she doesn't use it it's her degree and is always there to fall back on. I don't see the harm in that.

I use the Plano 3701 boxes but slightly modified. I use hat rubberised shelving mat in the lid. Makes a snug fit and nothing ever swaps compartments. They sell it at Walmart cheap for a roll. Just cut a piece that fits inside the lid and glue it in. I used Gorilla glue making sure to follow the directions and it's been flawless. I did Gorilla the little dividers in as well but that was just for me I didn't want them ever coming out. Much much less expensive than the coffin. I just couldn't justify that kind a dough just to hold tackle.

Mine haven't been but most of mine are several years old. Maybe they changed the process in making them that is effecting them. Im guessing you already checked the rest of the bait over for obvious problems. I would just go to a Spro, Cotton, or any of the other nice brands.

If fish are running from your line A. you weren't catching that fish anyway. And B. Your presentation was most likely crap if the bait didn't draw more attention than that piece of line. ^^^ Exactly Prerigged Crappie rigs are somewhat that way as well and people buy them by the dozen and catch fish.