Lawsonfishing1

In all honesty tho I would have to say if I was to change anything about a lews reel, or if there was something I didn't care for. It'd be the drag system. Not that I have personally had a problem with it but it's tempting to look at reels for instance *** reels that has almost twice the drag strenth of lews an worder if you would need that extra lock down power so it doesn't slip when your trying to get big fish out of heavy cover fast. Either way that don't change the fact that Lew's reels are amazing an that they are the only company I use for my reels in my reel arsonal.

Go with lews without a doubt. There reels are amazing, I can't vouch for there rods because I have not used them but the reels are amazing !

I honestly can't help all I can say is I'v falling in love with the fs128t an I think my heart is set on it no matter what...... (for my price range anyway)

it all matters were you are at I'm in the union/spartingburg area an unfortuantly don't own a kayak or boat but I wade fish in Lockhart an on down the rivver. an have been catching little to okay smallmouth at best.

cool I fish in south Carolina llf an keep your head up in your tourniments threw out the season my first year I finished first in the state for points an went to nationals on kentucky lake an befor we got the email saying we finished first id of never guessed. but just keep your head on your shoulders for the whole season. than start over with the next an so on.

I'm gone be fishing my third year of high school tourniments this year. the best advice I can give you is just fish for five fish i know that sounds crazzy like everyone knows that but what I'm. saying is you ain't out there fishing against kvd. your fishing against high school students. an even the big names high school "studs" show up to weigh in without a limit some days just stick to simple technics an catch a limit an you will have a nice finish at any high school tourniment.....also what state are you gone be fishing in?

Pre spawn- an winter both just about my favorite way to catch them in on a lip less crankbait "yo-yoing" off the bottom besides that a Texas riged trick worm with a 1/8 ounce weight. spawn- weightless stick worm blind casting.lizard on a carolina rig. an a Texas rig with a bed fishing bait for sight fishing post spawn- pretty much anything will catch them in a pond summer- Texas riged plastics during the day an topwatter is mornings an evenings an don't forget topwatter at night fall-moving baits spinner baits topwatter chatterbaits crankbaits etc. winter- back to yo-yoing jerk baits an wasting time. also carolina riged stick baits dragged "sloooow"

What would you fish for rivver smallmouth. I'v been catching a few on Texas riged craws letting them bounce the bottom going down current. what other ways of catching fish in strong current do you use.

here in sc I'v only seen one fish on bed and it was a male idk what there doing i figured they'd of been done spawned.

Its my absolute favorite topwatter lure at the moment. I love the action an the fish I'v been around love it an there is no beter way to catch them then on topwatter. an living in the southeastwith nothing but blue back hearing lakes around I'm use to throwing spooks an pencil popers an other "schooling baits" an I can get wait to start chucking the wopper plopper at them when they move back out for the summer an start schooling. as of rn I'm catching them on it during the spawnnothing big but I am fishing in ponds but I know it'll catch them on the lake just the same.

I make my own shaky heads an like em but sometimes I get lazy an run out so when I have to buy them I normally go with a spot remover or I can't recall the name but walmart sales them an there a football shape with red hooks they work well two not the best quality control but theyou work good.

during the same tourniment I lost three yo zuri square bills. two was on the same stretch of rip rap about two minutes apart. a chatterbait a rod sock that flew off in a boat ride. a jig a wobble head a shad rap an I'm pretty shure I'm forgetting a few things. the worst part is I got the yo zuris in the night.before the tourniment from tackle wearhouse an lost three the next day.

If your on tackle wearhouse get some zoom magnum shaky head worms. ( there hard to find in stores around here) they are great an I also like to use regular trick worms. an i fish them on a 1/4 ounce shaky head for the most part.

ponds are the hardest thing in my opinion to pattern. they fish so difrent even in the same County just miles apart. I fish alot of ponds an some a jig is the best bait to use an others just 5 minutes away you can try all you want an not get bit on a jig same with chatterbaits or cranks or anything els I suggest going out to the pond an fishing everything you own find out what they bite in that pond an if you go to anougher forget about the last pond an start from scratch an you will find what works best in it. it's a hard question to give a direct answer on but any think you can fish shallow or finesse is a good place to start.

I like fishing chatterbaits with a boot tail swimbait like a caffeine shad on a slow to medium retrieve an that's about all I do. an it seems to work fine for me.