Dirtyeggroll

After thousands of fish, the last thing my dad gave me, a Fenwick Venture 702 spinning rod finally broke after high sticking a bite (didn't end up catching the fish). This rod has infinite sentimental value and I am looking for ideas on how to make a display out of it. I was thinking of gluing it back together and making a wood backing for it and then hanging it up in my office or garage. Anyone done something similar or have other ideas/pictures of ways they have a retired a rod?

Lots of people do it. Use the 360 to find the target then use the live scope to get a sense of what’s on it.

I have experienced that a jerkbait can work well all year around. In my experience it’s the cooler times that jerkbaits start to outperform other baits. Probably a combination of other baits not seeming as interesting and possibly the jerkbait becoming more interesting.

I put it back together temporarily - gonna have to do a full tear down of the transom this winter.

Interesting. Hoping to avoid an lakes that are greater than 5 mph or allow a wake.

Who’s getting out this weekend? I am. Hoping try find somewhere to avoid the crowds.

I don’t know. Maybe they mean total weight including the boat. But the coast guard approval will be the final say for any legal or insurance matter.

Been kinda quiet in here. Heat just getting to everyone? I’ve been working a ton and my boat has been out of commission. Looks like some cooler weather for the next couple weeks and already seeing leaves starting to change and some on the ground. I personally have never had much luck in the fall. Hoping that will change this year.

420 lbs is the limit. What comprises that limit does not matter. The coast guard sticker has the final say for legal and insurance purposes.

Sounds like the Daiwa rod you are looking at is specifically designed for crankbaits. While it will do that very well, you will likely find it not to do a very good job with bottom contact baits. If I were restricted to one setup to do multiple tasks, I would not choose a glass rod.

I had a guide break on a rod and they sent a replacement with no questions asked. I have also e-nailed them a couple times with questions/suggestions and they have always promptly replied. I am a fan.

For most of my life, I thought Omniflex Mono was the only option and caught thousands of fish and lol’d at the guys spending $20+ per spool of anything else. Not sure when I got brainwashed into thinking otherwise.

Backed in with the transom straps still attach and took ~15 minutes trying to get the boat to float off of the trailer before I realized. Tinkered with the motor and things for about an hour because it wouldn’t start. Kill switch was flipped off.

Take your hand off of the reel. I have had a similar experience as you have described with lots of followers up until recently. I was BS’ing with a guy on a dock and I started point at something and got slammed. After that I have started letting the bait soak mid retrieve and started putting fish in the boat much more frequently.

Go to graduate school and study basic science. Academic and industry research scientists have a pretty good gig as far as flexibility and pay. I have a few friends that now work as consultants for Berkley based on their work with taste receptors. Most of their research and goals weren’t originally related to fishing and they personally don’t have an interest in fishing per se. And if the fishing industry doesn’t work out you have a valuable skill/training.

My dad has that exact trolling motor on a Tracker 175 TXW. It comes out of the water with only moderate waves. The Tracker aluminum boats sit way up on the water in the front. Also, he bought the wireless foot pedal for it and all he ever does is curse the thing. The wireless foot pedal he has is junk and not very responsive and also does things long delayed and sometimes erratically. From my understanding he is not the only one with that issue. He has no problem with the hand held remote, but good luck using a handheld remote and trying to make casts in the wind.

I live on the other side of the fence ok this one. Buy the best prop you can and either make your current the spare, or when the current goes, you’ll have a true replacement ready.

I’d just sell it when it’s for sale. Either sell it now to the interested buyer or wait and risk not selling it later. I wouldn’t mess around with deposits and holds or such with private party sales.

Haha

Sounds like it’s not for sale yet and you should tell them you’ll let them know when it is.

Are the stickers back in stock!?!? I need a couple more.

Apparently two 9 lbers caught in the last couple weeks at Stockton...

I didn’t even know this thread existed!

Until one dies and you can’t get to it.

It was funny because I spent most of the morning getting frustrated that they would follow to the boat and then gently kiss the bait before swimming off. I was fishing the docks and a pontoon guy was talking with me about the lake and I took my hand off the reel a few times which really slowed the retrieve and that’s when the first one actually committed. Because I had tried quite a few different cadence/retrieved throughout the day, after I got the fish in - clicked what I needed to do. I caught 4 more keepers off the docks in about a half hour after that. I was already an hour behind the time I was supposed to leave, so I just smiled that I put some good ones in the boat and headed out. I caught a few dinks on a ned and drop shot, but had a ton of followers on the glide. Even a very large smallmouth.