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Has anyone fished Forbes Lake near Kinmundy IL? Going to try it out soon. Curious if anyone has any fishing reports on that lake.

Went fishing several times this past week in south central Illinois and can't seem to figure the fish out. I've looked deep and shallow and caught a few small fish but thats it. Anyone having any luck?

Might be worth a try. So in a situation like I'm talking about, fishing with small crankbaits, would you tie a fluoro leader a few feet long? Or would the braid only serve as backing and not leave the spool when making medium length casts to cover?

It loads up ok, not great, but ok. I'd say the reel could be holding me back more so than the rod. Maybe I should be asking more about reel suggestions than rod?

Currently a 6'6" medium power BPS crankin' stick with a lew speed spool and 10 or 12 lb seaguar red label fluoro

I've been looking at posts on this website for awhile but have never contributed to a post/made a post of my own. So after doing some research on the forums, I haven't been able to find much about this topic. I fish mostly in Illinois and I catch a lot of fish on finesse jigs and small spinnerbaits and I'd like to start throwing small squarebill cranks like kvd 1.0's and bandit 100's. However, with the gear I have now I can't get much distance with them. Does anyone have a setup that works well for them? What brand and power of rod? What reel? Just looking for ideas! This website has really been a great source of information for me and I plan on contributing more! Thanks!