AC870

I use a Palomar on just about everything except spinnerbaits. I use improved clinch for them. But I fish it on copolymer too.

I spooled most of my spinning rods with braid and got a really long leader of Yozuri Ultrasoft 12 lb "just in case" I tie into the big one. My reels are all 2500s. I had a 4000 briefly this spring but just didn't care for the larger size. In my limited experience with them, Siennas are solid little reels. Inshore guide we went out with in March used them.

I'd add to buy quality on the front end if you can. I got back into fishing a little more seriously 3 years ago. Bought low end on front end (didn't know I was going to fall in love with it like I have) and I've regretted it. You're money ahead to buy good stuff up front.

Dunno if any of you have tried the Hammer rods. I just got one and they rock. Light and strong. Gonna change out my whole set for them. Everything else feels like junk.

Agree GPS is best for speed indicator. Speedo on the old Triton shows me going 65-67 when GPS says 55-57.

Been there, done that. It was so long ago it's just a slight bad memory now. Guide trips have been a bad choice lately. Been on 2 and neither of em turned out very good. Won't drop money on that again.

This but I'd probably trade the Rattlin Rogue for an Ish Biggie Poppa and the Pop-R for a Whopper Plopper. It's a close call on the Pop-R or the Plopper.

Great!

Don't worry about the color. Just fish.

Academy's H20 rainsuit is one of the best deals going. Got em on sale for $49.99 month or 2 back.

When I was just getting back into pretty regular fishing few years ago, I bought a 6-0 medium heavy spinning Ugly Stik Lite. Caught some on it with shallow running cranks. I upgraded slightly, not a lot, and gave the Ugly Stik to my nephew. He was tickled to get it and promptly went to a pond and caught several on weightless worms with his dad. My next bluegill rod will likely be an Ugly Stik Ultralight if something ever happens to my little Abu Vigilante.

This.

Squarebill or chrome 'Trap.

G-Man was my first response. But Mark Rose is on fire at the moment. He's humble, down to earth and gives God the glory.

Don't hear much on this brand but I bought a $99 Bull Dawg I like.

I been playing with casting distance in yard and I can sling a spinning rig much further than a baitcaster with same lure. I'm guessing here (but I bowhunt and can gauge yardage ok) average distance with a 3/8 or 1/2 oz lure on baitcaster is 30-40 yds. Same lure with spinning rod is 10 yds further. I'm actually thinking of going mostly spinning as a result. Just bought new 7-foot MH spinning rod due to my testing.

I bought a President on eBay for $41. New in box. Just got a like new Trion for $19. I got a Sahara at Dick's for $60. There are some bargains out there if you look.

Osprey nest, Guntersville Lake

Spinning reels practically never backlash, cast further and have much better accuracy, at least for me. I'll keep couple baitcasters for traps and squarebills but I'm upgrading my spinning stuff.

At some point I bought one of those small 3 wire umbrella rigs. Came across it the other day. Like a Yumbrella Tripod or something like that. I've never fished umbrella rigs at all. The little hooks on this looked like crappie hooks. I took them off, replaced them with underspins tipped with swimbaits. Reckon that will work? Any downsides?

I guess I went on a buying spree last couple weeks too: *** Defy Black 7-0 medium heavy spinning rod. Keitech Easy Shiner Swimbait Booyah One Knocker Rayburn Red Rat L Trap Echo Stumpknocker 600 yds Yo Zuri Hybrid Ultra Soft 12 lb. Vicious XACT 14 lb and 8 lb. Couple weeks back I bought Pflueger President 6930, Pflueger Trion 30 and Shimano Sahara. I had some money in my PayPal account. It gone!! Deer season ends Feb 10. Hope I can catch a few nice days to get on water after that. It's trap season on Gville.

I had an older Xpress and loved it. It was an H50 (16-foot) and was just a tad small or I'd still be in it.

Water & jerky.

Finding bass that want to eat.

Did a drop of pee come out? Coulda happened when it went in or when your buddy went to work with the razor.