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Experienced one of best days on the water ever. I lost count of the bass I was catching but for 7 hours I was getting 2-4 pounders left and right like this guy. I also caught a 7lb but no picture. It was windy and it was either crash into the rocks were the fished pulled me and get the picture or throw it back and run the trolling motor. On top of that I got two 2-3lb catfish, 7 crappie and 5 big bluegill.

I like catching fish under any condition. Heavy cover is just another challenge to face during the day. I get my cheap thrills catching big ones on 5lb line and a rod that I can use to pick my teeth with.

In my head I want to say bright colors like chartreuse black back but I have caught them on reflective colors like a silver shad as well. Sometimes it seems to be more about either the wobble, the presentation (start and stop for me), the depth, or how well you are bouncing it off of cover than the actual color.

Here is another one.

It was just a magical day on the water. This guy followed me for about 20min.

YGK Upgrade Green on a baitcaster and YGK Ohdragon on spinning. I also use pink YGK OLLTOLOS Finesse, YGK OLLTOLOS Lure Special, YGK Jigman multi, and Sunline Almight in pink but the above two are the best when it comes to visibility.

16lb Sniper Invisible is what I have been using around wood and #3 YGK Upgrade around vegetation.

I would look at the AR bearing. Once a reel is dunked in water they can easily get contaminated. It would be unusual for the gears to go bad by submerging the reel in water.

I would put them in a dry bag. You can find them cheap on Amazon. They are great for a ton of stuff.

I just ordered both the small and the large. We will see how they work out.

Excellent. Thanks for info and great pictures by the way.

What size would you recommend for a senko?

Had a good day on the water. I caught 11 bass, 2 good sized crappie and 2 3+lb saugers that were around 26in. All were caught on BFS gear. The picture doesn't do it justice.

It doesn't matter what store it is, it will sit in Pure Fishing's warehouse until someone places an order so who knows how old it is. It should be fine though. As long as it stays dry, out of the sun and not exposed to temperature extremes, it will last a long time on the shelf.

I always like it when this type of topic comes up. There always that question, in not so many words, "Yes it's a nice rod but is it as sensitive as an NRX?" So to me they set the standard/bench mark in that category. The closest I have fished and owned is the Megabass Evoluzion. It's as sensitive to me but in a different way. Also, the taper is unusual. I like it but it is way different from any NRX+ rod. In any case, I'm up to 12 of them with two or three more on my radar for next year but I wouldn't pay for full price for one. I have found them at a more reasonable price from time to time. I have yet to be disappointed in any of the ones I own. The odd one of the bunch I own is the 883BJR. I really like this rod for spinnerbaits and of course bladed jigs but I tried a big square bill on it and it was really impressive. It's soft and powerful which is way different from the rest of the rods in the NRX+ line. It sort of has a moderate-fast taper that loads quickly. I hope in the future that G. Loomis expands this line with a few new rods, like a real jerkbait rod or a BFS rod but they will probably capitalize on the live scoping craze and come out with a line of spinning rods that are geared towards that technique first.

Also checked the spool size and I thought the JDM was smaller but it's the same size as the US. Both hold a 110 yards of 12lb FC, the JDM version says 100 meters on the box.

@Brett's_daddy The body appears to be the same size as I have both, one from the US and one from Japan. The spool size is smaller but the handle I think is only larger on the XG model. I think the 100 JDM would be the compromise.

Nope. You can order a new one from Japan for around $250 or less.

Bang and Bait Fuel (still not 100% on this one) is what have with me on my kayak but I have better luck with an empty soft plastic bag from Geecrack. The smell is super strong and the bags are usually saturated with it. It smells like road kill slathered in garlic.

Just for the fun of it, I would like a Zillion SV that looks like a TDZ Ito with all the internal upgrades and a shallow spool.

I aways use mono for backing. I think 12lb will be fine. Tatsu is pretty much the best there is. I have had it last multiple seasons with out issue. Invizx, I get one season out of it. A good cheaper substitute for Tatsu is Seaguar R18 LTD. You can order it from most JDM sites for almost half the cost of Tatsu.

12lb FC for me but it depends on what you want to use it for. You can't go wrong with either Tatsu or Invizx.

So what size lures are you wanting to throw and what rod are you using? I am trying to figure out why you need more line capacity. I have the Curado BFS and I am using 5lb FC. It has a larger diameter than 6lb Sufix braid and I have not had issues with line capacity. Also, when you go to a deeper spool with more line, you are adding weight that will deplete your ability to cast lighter BFS lures.

@tkunk What line, size and diameter, do you intend to use?

You should try this guy. I've been killing it on this bait for about a month. Bluegill, smallmouth, largemouth, and crappie have hit it.