SPEEDBEAD.

Gracias.

Pirates.

LOL, we'll see about that.

I'll be darned, showed up and the box was empty.

With a 1oz swimbait, you can use just about anything. With stuff that small, I typically throw it on 15lb big game. When I get up over 2oz, I go to 20lb green CXX and anything over 5oz gets 25lb. Braid is no bueno with the big stuff for me. I dont like tying leaders (just another point of potential failure) and I personally think braid is too visible for MOST swimbait applications. I will pitch/flip a mission fish with braid, but that's a different story.

Apparently the delivery truck had something special on it today. My store just called and said, "Hey, there's a big box here from Ruger with your name on it." Oh yeah!

LOL, to ease your mind: 1. You should be jealous because 2. It's not photoshopped. That's a beast of a fish.

LOL, certainly when it is warmer than it was the last time.

Quan, if I'm coming from two hours away you better get your arse down there. LOL

What is your heaviest setup? Member named DEEP is pretty darn good with swimbaits and I know he is from VA. I would pay attention to what he says as it may translate to your waters pretty well.

I've boiled swimbait tail before but never heard of boiling a crankbait. Should be interesting to see.

Low Down Custom swimbait rod.

I'll just do what I know. Luckily, jigs and topwater frogs are two of those things. LOL

LOL, that guy makes me look tame. It's really not that difficult to make a statement for/against firearms without mentioning political figures. Really, most people can make their own judgement call where you are on the spectrum by just reading a basic post. No need to really delve into explaining why you are one end or the other, or split down the middle. Follow the rules, forum stays. Pretty simple really.

Enough water to fish all day there in the bay and the creeks? I have no problem brining the aluminum aircraft carrier if TM only is not a problem.

Dan, my only problem is I have no outboard motor. Electric only. The guy who I used to borrow a 9.9 from sold it this past year.

LOL, aint that the truth. Clary, how about you listen to what I told you earlier in the thread. I just MAY know what I'm talking about since I've been working at one going on 4 years now. BTW, apply for anything they will give you at first. Easier to fill whatever hole they need at the store and then transfer to your preferred department. Keep in mind, you're not applying at the most prime time of the year. Retail's money is really made from October through December. That is typically when the most people get called back due to seasonal needs. It's during that time you can prove your worth and have a better shot of keeping a job there.

Ruger SR556E, 1k rounds S&W M&P 9mm full size, 2.5k rounds The ol' tin ship is gonna look like a gunboat! LMAO

Not a problem at all, just don't like to see stuff go to waste. I've always wanted to catch one, especially on a swimbait.

Kill them and eat them = Ok with me. Kill them just to kill them = no bueno with me.

You have to kill them? What if they "accidentally" make it back into the water? LOL

I dont fish tournaments all that much and my wife just switched jobs so that she has weekends off, so I'm really down for whatever. All I have to do is request time off from my second job about two weeks in advance. So, there are snakeheads around the area we are fishing?

Oh, the beard will be in full effect. No doubt. I had to trim it up for a wedding at the begining of December, but it's not getting cut again for a while. LOL

I tie my own feathered trebles for jerkbaits. Longer tails will kill the action a bit, giving it the ability to be worked more subtley with less side to side movement. It also allows you to present a bigger profile on the bait while adding next to no weight. Shorter tails, the way I tie them, tend to flair out and present a side profile similar to a tail IMO. I'm not big on adding feathered trebles to hangers other than the rear, purely personal preference.

Don't taze me bro!