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My thoughts.... If a fish can sense a finesse ribbon worm (which is one of my favorites) in complete darkness at night, then yes they can sense the whipping of braided line in the water. So... In medium to heavy stained water> Yes. More water and material is displaced. In clear water > Not so much. Weird, I know. Or at least that is my theory.

Another vote for the St. Croix Legend Glass. Great rods for the job.

The SLX would be my choice between them. I have seen several of the Veratis rods break but also several with no issues. The Mach rod I have no experience with. Also, you can get a SLX combo (rod and reel) for $140. Just google it. Can't post the site here.

Megabass I-loud. Weird bait but I have seen guys get hits when no other topwater will.

I use to fish this for crappie when I was a kid so drop shot is not exactly new to me. There use to be a company that sold these pre-rigged. I also remember putting a snag hook between the two bait hooks. Not the best for the fish though.

JDM Shimano Bantam

I had two back then. I think they they were the All Star Classic and they went for around $100 or less. I liked them up until each one cracked/broke on me. I can't explain why. I just remember fishing them and they both broke bringing fish in. I believe they were about two years old and both broke within a few months of each other. Good rods though but a bit heavy by today's standard.

For both buzzbaits and Texas rigged plastic..... My preference would be mono for buzzbaits and FC for Texas rigged plastic but for both, mono. So for a mono that will do both, Sunline Deifer regular or Amarillo. The regular version has more stretch than Amarillo but both lines are the closest to FC I have seen in a mono. They also last a long time.

Tried one the SLX combos out and for price, I haven't seen anything better. The reel is great and the rod is ok. I would say the rod is close to most of the $100 rods out there but the reel fishes way better than most other $100 reels. So at $140, it's a steal.

I was thinking I smelled this stuff before but not as pungent. It might be OSP or Depps. One of them has sort of a rotten egg and garlic smell. It's similar but different.

It smells like it. Whatever it is, it's worse than day old chum.

I picked up a pack of 13 Fishing Bubble Butt Worms for $2 out of a clearance bin and had never seen them before. Tried them out yesterday. I wasn't catching anything on the usual stuff so I put one of these on and caught 4 in just 15 minutes. How did these not hit my radar? And what the heck is Donkey Sauce? It really stinks, like death and fresh fish. It's also a pretty versatile bait. It's marked for hook placement and the head can be torn off to fit a jig head. Anyone else use these?

I tried it a couple of times and didn't like it but it's been a while. It was one of things that decreased my fishing fun and it wasn't worth the hassle.

I change a few of mine right out of the box especially the KVD Strike King crankbaits. I would often find myself getting hits but missing fish. I was like.... how can this happen with two big hooks. I should be ripping through the fish with these baits. Changed the hooks out with Owners or Gamakatsus and problem solved.

I have used them as a trailer for jigs with some success but Texas rigged has not been very productive. I have better luck with Rage Craws.

Picked up 6 packs on Cabela's website. Took me two weeks to get them.

So I used these for the first time this week and I have to say that they, as of right now, do live up to the hype. I have tried other Max Scent baits with mixed results but I couldn't stop catching fish with these things. I tried them on both DS and an 1/8oz jig head. Both were great.

It may not be at the top of the list but Fireline is one of the worst lines I have ever used..... If you are losing lures and breaking knots, I would first try a different knot , like stated above, and then check how you are casting. If you are whip casting, most braids will snap at the knot because all the force of the cast is absorbed into end of the line. I would use some 6lb leader if you are casting this way and are unable to change.

I accidentally order some Premier (for saltwater) instead of Gold Label earlier this year and so far I love it. I would highly recommended it. Just in case, I found the San Diego Jam knot works best.

So I have a few set ups that have FC..... 6lb-8lb 100% Trilene XL FC on spinning gear 10lb Seaguar Invizx on my Ned Rig setup (baitcasting) 12lb and 15lb Seaguar Tatsu on 4 different Texas Rig setups 20lb Seaguar Invizx on a T-rig/Swimbait setup 14lb Daiwa Samurai on both of my worm setups on my kayak fishing rods And also 12lb-20lb on all of jig rods and also on one of my deep crankbait rods as well. Never had an issue with any of these for years now. Can't stand straight braid for worm fishing but braid with FC leader, different story.

I use the Owner Stinger hooks for crankbaits and the Nano Finesse hooks from Gamakatsu. I have also used the Berkeley Fusion trebles. They too worked well.

Been to Fort Polk when I was a kid in the heat of summer. The mosquitoes are legendary.

Easy shiner and the Megabass spark shad.

The lower speed would be my choice. If you want to move a bait quicker, I would just reel faster.

I have one of the St. Croix Mojo Yak rods with Winn Grips and I like the grips for using on my kayak but prefer cork when I am on a boat. The grips work well on a kayak as I am always getting the rod and sometimes the reel wet. They stay tacky and do a good job but I would not buy another one unless it was just for kayak use.