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Those Pro series are slightly larger hooks right? 3/0 I believe. Tonight was the first time using the spider slider and it rocked! I'll try the lighter size to see if that helps. Thanks

I'm catching a lot of weeds when I Texas rig a 4.5" Black Power worm on an 1/8 ounce Brewer Spider Head (2/0). Any adjustments I can make while still using a finesse ribbontail? Good news is this set up caught 4 bass for my first stab at this technique last night. Spoiler alert: I have hardly any experience Texas rigging so any troubleshooting is appreciated.

I like to drop shot from shore and use 18-24" leader (from cylindrical weight to hook). For rocky rip rap areas, use the LIGHTEST weights possible. That helps a ton. This year, all I catch are channel cats off the drop shot :/ good luck!

Chatterbait (in lieu of swim jig for me) - Zoom Super Fluke Jr. Texas Rig - Powerbait Power Worm Finesse Jig - Netbait Paca Chunk

Silver Kastmaster spoons roadrunners with gulp!alive! Minnows

YakAttack makes a model, with the purchase of an extension, to use a stakeout pole in depths up to 12'! https://www.yakattack.us/parknpole-link/ Pricey. My buddy in Texas swears by his YakAttack pole and I'm personally getting tired of messing with an anchor myself. Now that's a tedious process and an art to position yourself accurately with wind in the equation. Food for thought

Live Target Threadfin (baitball series) Squarebill is one of my top producers. Actually, I would rank that particular lure in my favorite 5 hard lures of all time for LMB. Threadfin is the primary forage where I fish and that lure gets some aggressive chasers to shore. I like to burn it in the Fall and postspawn is effective doing a moderate retrieve with frequent 2 second pauses. $12 for a squarebill is a lot, relatively speaking. I'm a SK KVD 1.5 fan too, but I catch more fish consistently with that baitball pattern. Solid work Live Target.

I really dig this collection. Awesome stuff! Do you own any of the Rapala ULs?

Split shot rig with curly tails and other finesse worms

I tied on a Carolina Keeper last night for the 1st time after reading your recommendation from a different post and they are very user-friendly! I won't go back to any other alternative. Like you've said.........one knot.

Going to start off long lining this Rig from the kayak to cover water. I can interchangeably swap those baits with Slabalicious paddletails to various grubs. Have some beetlespins too that I'm going to get creative with. After I find the concentration, going to target with roadrunners or crappie magnets paired with gulp!alive! Minnows. Will hopefully post dinner tomorrow night!

Love me some 2" gulp minnows. You fish those under a bobber too and how do you work that jig back?

Call me crazy, but I get more fulfillment catching Slabs with artificials. I'm a fly-fisherman at heart who is trying to be a bass-crappie-angler wannabe.

It's fun to do bad things :/ .........totally joking here. It's called a vice!

Never fished for crappies from a kayak before but I'm visiting a reservoir this Sunday where I've heard the spawn is going on. Any tips for techniques and/or favorite lures/baits? I'm not a live minnow type of guy (just preference) :). Thanks!

Thanks, Scott. I forgot to mention that too, my spinner baits often get tangled too in the traditional tackle box and I end up messing the skirts up - on occasion.

Do you spinnerbait fans recommend buying spinnerbait-designed tackle boxes for storage? I just cram them in my deep, crankbait-designed boxes for now and notice that it bends the wires.

Just ordered the same make and model glasses, but with a gray lens for these extremely bright Arizona skies. Can't wait to try em' on!

Asking if there are any bad experiences with the NED rig is liking asking the Hobie crew if there are any drawbacks with their Hobie yaks.

Perfectly stated

Tom - how do you recommend they retrieve that particular set-up? I'm taking a beginner out tonight and I happen to have some Roboworms ST oxblood red flakes. Thank you.

IMO, if you already have road runners, pair them up with 3" grubs for some fun action! At least with grubs, it's a constant retrieval and nothing can be easier than that. Ned Rig can call for a little more patience and involve a couple nuances (potentially) like rod shaking, for example. Just my 2cents. In my experience of taking kids out fishing, grub fishing rarely let's me down. If I had to use a bobber and use artificial, a 2.5" Gulp!Alive! usually gets some takers too. Good luck!

KVD 2.5 in Red Chili has caught my PB Smallie and ton of other toads. However, for LMB, the Live Target Threadfin (baitball series) has been my top producer.

I'm taking baby steps, but eventually will develop the skills to fine tune those detailed settings (surface clarity, sensitivity, etc). I need to learn how to walk, before I learn how to run. I don't think my Hook unit has that feature since it's on the lower-scale of Lowrance products.

Thanks for your input, Roger. Crystal clear now. Perfect, thanks! It's starting to all come together now.