IndianaFinesse

The hooks on my pop x also broke, after catching about 300-400 bass, and what I did was replace them with #6 gamakatsu magic eye treble hooks. Didn't want to have to bother with the feather, they always came off after ~150 fish anyways. It didn't seem to affect the catch rate at all. Just use a pair of small needle nose pliers to get the hooks on, it is a little bit tricky with the tiny split rings, but it still only took about five minutes.

Largemouth, smallmouth, spotted bass, striped bass, white bass, wiper, pike, muskie, walleye, yellow perch, rock bass, rainbow trout, brown trout, brook trout, black crappie, white crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, warmouth, red ear, pumpkinseed, bluegill/green sunfish hybrid, gizzard shad, goby, brown bullhead, yellow bullhead, black bullhead, channel catfish, flathead, common carp, fresh water drum (sheepshead), and creek chub. I think that's 31, all from either Indiana, Michigan, or Colorado.

What do you want to use the rod for?

I have not used them, but e-bay has the tatula ct reel for $105 right now. Great reviews, and an even better deal.

I have not read that article, but I can not think of how which hand you reel with would affect anything.

No offense, but which hand you reel with has absolutely no effect on weather trimming the skirt makes them walk better, or not. I trim the skirts on my frogs roughly the same length, I haven't found them to walk any better when cut to different lengths. I turn the frog upsidedown, and cut both skirts at the nose of the frog.

Depends on the season, not to mention the variables you listed and a few others. In the spring, I absolutely love the sight fishing bite during the spawn. I learned to bass fish in a clear water gravel pit with ~20 feet of clarity (which meant year round sight fishing), so I am very comfortable sight fishing. I'm likely headed to a shallow, sandy, protected bay in the lower part of the lake. I'm gonna tie on a ned rig with half of a zinkerz, a yum crawbug, a 1.5"-2" crappie grub, a baby boo jig, a 4" zoom lizard, and a squarebill, all tied on and on deck. 3-5 feet of clarity, and a calm and sunny day are necessity's. My next favorite is the topwater/trick worm bite in the post spawn. Same areas as sight fishing, just different baits. Summertime, I'm wanting a lake with abundant surface vegetation, and a calm day. If possible, I am going to try and find surface weeds near water that is at least 8-10 feet deep, the deeper the better. Any matted weeds, even if it's in the back of a shallow cove, can be productive though. That's what we were fishing in my last tournament, not ideal but it worked once we figured that pattern out. Give me two rods, one rigged with a horny toad and the other with a junior pad crasher, and I'm happy. Mid fall, I'm looking for a day with 10-15 mile an hour wind, on a lake with *** feet of clarity. I'm looking for windblown riprap points that go all the way to the channel, which cuts close in to the tip of the point. Cranks are the only thing I'm going to throw. Late fall/early winter is jerkbait time. Give me a lake with 3+ feet of clarity (the more the better), and a mostly sunny day with 8-10 miles an hour wind. I'm fishing steep dropping banks with a megabass vision 110 and a pointer 78. Finesse, mostly ned rigging, is my year round back up. I go to finesse techniques a bit sooner than most people, so I spend a fair amount of time finesse fishing.

Huh, I also bought a 6'6" ml vortex, and I haven't had any issues with breaking. I really like it for ned rigs, and 1/4 ounce shallow cranks.

12 pound mono would get my vote.

Theoretically, yes, but there is not a noticeable difference in sensitivity between powers. It should have the same feel as your other rod, as long as it is the same model and has the same line spooled on it.

Which one? There's like four or five separate topics that he started about it. To the teckel sprinkler loving op, since you've already ordered it anyways, does it really matter how effective it is for other people?

@collards favorite site has 5.99 almost all Lucky Craft baits, including pointers, Sammy's , all of their cranks, etc. Unbeatable for lucky craft stuff, but they are selling like proverbial hot cakes so get your orders in soon.

Had a great day for size yesterday afternoon, only caught 16 in 3.5 hours but most of them were keepers. Best five weighed 15 3/4 pounds, topped by a 5.6 pound kicker. First big bass I've caught (in Indiana) in a while. She grabbed it on the fall and just sat there, i thought i had hooked a stick. It took a 2-3 seconds of me reeling it in for the bass to start moving, guess she was confused or something. Everything hit an 1/8 ounce shaky head/full size trick worm combo, in old school black grape. I haven't found that bass care squat about the color of my worms, so I have a bit of fun with them and throw all kinds of colors. Usually something obnoxious like pink (I get a lot of comments about that one) chartreuse, white, etc. but today I went with the black grape, if any of you read much for older articles and stuff the colors black grape, blue, and yellow were the green pumpkin and black/blue of the day. Mostly fishing windblown points in 3-8 feet of water, the wind kept me on the shorelines.

I had a 45 pound flathead eat my trick worm on a shaky head the other day, not exactly known as a prime catfish bait! They also seem to love breaking my deep cranks off in brushpiles...

That should work fine, I throw mine on a rod with identical ratings.

"Breakline- A line on structure where there is a definite increase in depth, either sudden !or gradual, weadline, brushline, edge of channels or holes, where two bodies of water meet which differ in temperature and/or water color." Breaklines as defined by Buck Perry.

Oops, I forgot that the op wanted to put them on 2/0-3/0 hooks. I wouldn't consider a tube that is big enough to put a 3/0 hook in it a finesse tube anymore, but I like the little stuff. BTW, I use #1 hooks on bitsy tubes and tubez's.

Another vote for the bitsy tube, but the TRD tubez is pretty good to.

Adding the third hook will probably make the jerkbait sink instead of suspend.

In theory, a properly tied Alberto should be thinner than an uni-knot. Stronger to, I believe. I will sometimes tie an fg knot if I'm rigging up before a trip, but otherwise the only leader knot I use is the Alberto knot. And I have tried a lot of knots, but I never did find one that I liked better.

Since you bank fish, you are mostly going to be fishing behind numerous people and mobility is somewhat limited. As such, a fast moving buzzbait or a burned crankabit may not be your best bet. Sometimes it will, but the majority of the time a smaller finesse lure will be the better producer from the shore. My suggestion would be that you learn to fish the ned rig, and if you follow the guidelines in this thread exactly, I will be shocked if you don't start catching fish on a more regular basis. Here's the link https://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/186214-the-basics-of-the-ned-rig/ PS, causeways rule. Best universal shore fishing place ever, I have yet to fish a causeway anywhere that isn't productive. Ponds are a great option to.

Thanks guys, it sounds like I'm getting the champion 704c! Going to order it in the morning, excited about it. I've never bought a rod that cost me more than 65$ (this one will cost one hundred) or owned a rod worth more than 200$, so this will be a big upgrade.

Vision 110.

Thanks for all of the replies everyone. Is the 704 (paired with a curado 70 and spooled with 30 pound braid) still be able to cast 3/16 ounce baby boo jigs?

I throw wp's to, when they want a slower buzzbait. Otherwise I prefer the standard buzzbait, mostly because the single hook can be pulled off the shore and it goes over light weeds better.