Columbia Craw

In sport, those who choose to compete owe a debt of gratitude to those who built and impacted that sport. Clark is one of those anglers who I have admired for decades.

Some reels only offer a 100 mm handle in 8.1 to 1 and the handle length is a priority for me. It’s a plus to avoid switching to after market handles.

Mine have the handle in the right side.

Light penetration and barometric pressure changes.

The more bites you get, the easier they are to detect.

Come let us receive warning points together.

I hope to get a new rod rack to hold the combos I got for all the birthdays I had this year.

Hula Grub

Boys!!Stop this. Wait till your dad gets home.

Pegboard is a fisherman’s best friend until you realize you spent 260 bucks on pegs.

You’re good to go.

Deep diving was easy in 1977. Fishing is a process. Your experience as you fish and the situations you put in front of you will determine or should determine how deep you go into lure categories. You can buy a hundred different lures in anticipation that one of hundreds of situations might occur. Just ask yourself, what’s the chance of that? Like most sports it’s healthy to focus on fundamentals and then refine your skills. Matt Allen is refining big time.

When you connect with branches 12 feet up.

I can fish just about every technique with a 7-6 flippin stick but what would be the fun of that?

If you haven’t tried Siebert Outdoors stuff, you’re missing out. Mike’s products are top notch.

The SK Spence Scout. Poes had a version too. Bring it back. Rebel Wee R. I loved those little dudes. The models with cross hatch finishes were my favorites: The YUM Zellamander. I have less than 20 left. It is my smallmouth Carolina rig killer.

The guy had the nerve to have me escort him to the boat.

You also need to consider the system, moving river or static lake without current.

Hey Allen, My color choices are more about the forage than water clarity. Almost anytime I’m tube fishing the water is fairly clear, 6 feet visibility or more. One color that is very effective is called Green Ugly. It’s an avocado green. Another is Buzzard Puke. This is a double dip with a blue inner and a coffee brown outer. Finally a Cinnamon with purple flake. These all mimic sculpin or crayfish. I’m a dragger when it comes to tubes. There you go.

Randy, you can find the 2024 Tatula 100 for $120.01 on Amazon right now. I will take the Tat over the SLX A every time and I own both.

It is not a moderate action. I’d refer to it as a regular action. I have a Tatula 100 on it with 20 J Floro.

The Orochi Brailist has a nice jig action. To too fast but locks ups slightly deeper into the blank. It is overall heavy in weight, surprisingly for its price point and is ever so slightly tip heavy. Sensitivity is very good. The Levante Brailist is a bit slower but locks up nicely. Balance is pretty good with a 150 size reel. Foam split versus all cork. I like both frankly. The Levante will double nicely with larger soft swim baits like a 7 inch Magdraft. I think the Lavante is a better bang for the buck series.

I’d like to add another observation to my previous comment. When fishing moving bait, ie, spinnerbaits, buzz baits, vibrating jigs, swim baits and other similar baits, the fish in essence sets the hook itself by the manner the fish strikes the bait. As an angler, I’m relegated to keep a taught line through the use of my rod and reeling. Fish strike and turn away in the strike process and that for ce of movement is ample force the obtain hook penetration.

That brings back fond memories.

Ducks beat the Buckeyes.