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Well, I was thinking more about the size of the lure I'm throwing. I use to finesse fish that pond a lot and I never caught anything over four pounds or so. There are just so many huge bass in there, plus the main forage is enormous gizzard shad. (I've seen 12" shad on the bank before) Anyway, I'll still consider a finesse rig. Despite only catching 1~ pounders during the time I used to throw ned rigs I still enjoyed it because I caught so many of them.

I came pretty close to buying one of those, but the pond I fish is filled with 5+ pounders, so that made me wonder if a rod I can throw huge lures on would be better. Plus you don't get to drop $50 at a time on ten inch lures. ?

Well, I managed to save up more than I probably ever have before from pet sitting jobs around the neighborhood. (not quite old enough to get a real job yet) So I'm thinking about getting the 13 fishing Defy Black swimbait rod and a River2Sea S-Waver. Is it worth it to buy a rod just for a swimbait? Right now I only have two main rods (M/F, MH/F) so I wonder if I would be better off just buying a good heavy jig rod, or a finesse setup. Thoughts?

Not me. But I can't catch fish, so... ?

My favorite. ? Especially for the price.

Ok, thanks. I'm going to be targeting fish under 20 pounds so I think I'll go with the 3000 size. I didn't get one bite all week last year when we were there so I'll be happy if I catch anything this year.

Thanks! Is it true that the only difference between the 2000 and 3000 is the line capacity?

If I find a way to download it I'll try that. Thanks.

I can't download google earth on my laptop, so would you mind posting a screenshot of it a long time ago? Partly to see if I can see any structure when the water level is lower and partly because I just wonder what it looked like a long time ago. If it's any trouble then no need to do it. I'm just curious.

How do you view past images on google earth? Edit: Nevermind. I would have to download google earth pro but my laptop doesn't support that.

That's the thing I hate about fishing this pond. Some green plants finally start to grow in the shallows and the HOA tears it all out. There's almost no cover in the lake now because they just removed all the weeds from the shallow water; there used to be a lot of fish in those plants.

Alright. Do you happen to know approximately how fast a 3/16 oz lead weight (no hook or soft plastic, just the weight) will sink? I'm going to try that method but I think it will be easier if I have an idea of how fast it sinks. Thanks for the advice/help.

I've tried the count down method but I can't tell when my lure has hit the bottom. If my spool tension is on the light side, the spool keeps spinning after it hits the bottom, and if it's tight then the lure pendelums back towards me and I get an inaccurate measurement. I also can't figure out the sink rate for a jig. I actually found a 2 - 3 foot dropoff when I was in a kayak there once but I've never caught one fish off it and I've fished it year round. I think I found the first one that's not on there. ?

9 lbs.

Unfortunately I'm stuck on the bank right now. That's my problem. I fished it for a while today without a bite because they're not in shallow cover and I don't know if there's any structure or where it is or anything. It's a neighborhood pond but I almost wouldn't call it a pond because it's not small. I tried that, but this is what it looks like. I can't tell a thing. I've fished it for a couple years and I still don't know where any structure whatsoever is.

What if it's a small lake that doesn't have any maps?

Rapala X-rap actually has amazing action for the price. It's like an underwater zara spook.

Fish right now. In Alabama right now the big ones are all in shallow cover and they'll smack whatever you throw in them.

Thanks. Do you happen to know how the 2500 series would compare to pflueger sizing?

Get a jig, texas rig, spinnerbait, and paddle tail swimbait and you'll have all you need for starting out.

I'm about to buy a Daiwa Legalis for light duty surf fishing and inshore fishing. I'm looking to target smaller redfish, pompano, seatrout, smaller snook, etc. but I don't know what size to get. Should I go with, the 2500, 3000, or what?

Thank you, I'm going to try to target bluefish this year but if I catch anything I'll be happy because I didn't get one bite last year. ?

I've got the spook, a silver minnow spoon, kastmaster spoon, and bucktail jig. How do you fish the kastmaster in the surf? I've got one that I think is probably 1/4 oz. and one that's probably 1/2 oz.

Great! I would actually recommend the 1/15th ounce heads. They sound light but heavier isn't better for the ned. Make sure you use the swim-shake-glide retrieve too. It's the best in most situations imo. Good luck!

Good for a ned rig. The ned rig is awesome; make sure you get the real Z-man brand ones though.