JediAmoeba

Where I fish a whopper plopper is close to useless - with lots of weeds and grass the cavitron comes through better than almost any other topwater. Also, I don't know how you replace a walk the dog style bait with either 2 you mentioned because to me a walk the dog is more representing a baitfish trying to get away - it's especially good in the morning. For me there isn't any lures that have necessarily replaced lures but some lures seem to be less effective so they don't see much line time.

The armadas of canoes, kayaks and rafts are so abundant you could walk from shore to shore. You go out of a yak or a boat? I usually take a yak out. Sometimes I go around the bushkill area - I landed a few small Musky by the Eshback launch. I live down by Brodheadsville so Bushkill is closer.

When you say upper Delaware, where at? I fished twice this year just north of Matamoras. Every year for the past 5 except last year with all the rain has been exceptional for me. 20 is easy in a few hours but you are right, most are pretty small. I need to go hit it up in October.

Ever since I got some of these I keep reading the package and it smells nothing like coffee to me.

To me a 10 pound bass would be a world record... 5 pounders are so rare I can't imagine a double digit bass

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All they do is allow your bait to last longer which is a huge bonus.

After reading a few comments I realized I said yes to snap swivels. I use snaps, but not swivels. The only time I use swivels is on some worm rigs and a donkey rig. Otherwise, I just use quick change snaps.

1. Yes. But it depends on the lure and presentation as well as the fishery. Bass that are accustomed to seeing lures and lines all the time it's best to do what you can to hide said line, especially on finesse presentations. 2. Yes and no. On moving baits, usually. On jerkbaits and soft plastics, no because it messes with the action. 3. Are we catfishing?

If you rig your flukes upside down (which I always thought was the right way) you can get away with a Medium rod and 10 pound test since the hook doesn't have to go through a y plastic. I have been using a fast, medium jerkbait rod that is 6'10" and a 4/0 weightless owner screwlock hook.

Why not a Daiwa Tatula XT? Great match

A hoax. Looks to me to be a swimbait with the paddle tail missing.

I too replace the combination of blades like you do but I also shorten the front arm a bit when I do this to increase my hookup ratio.

There are also Muskie fisherman that are way more dedicated than bass fisherman. The lures are heavy and the time spent fishing per fish is faaaar greater than time spent per bass. If I go bass fishing for an hour and don't catch one I am p.o.'d. if.i go muskie fishing and don't even have a bite in 8 hours, I am not surprised. And dedicated carp fisherman spend a lot of time and money on their craft too. Bite alarms, special poles and making chum and baits. Bass fishing isn't alone

Honestly a fly fisherman targeting trout is probably way more dedicated than any bass fisherman. The 500 combo you have is nothing compared to a fly combo. Bass fisherman complain about 1 knot, maybe 2 holding up but fly fisherman may have 7+ knots to get down to a tiny little fly they spent an hour tying themselves. They spent countless hours practicing a cast so when they fly into what ever area they are fishing they can nail that cast to a small 1'x1' area... I fly fish from time to time but those dedicated fly fisherman that spend hours and hours tying knots, tying flies and practicing casts are the apex in passion and determination.

Nice video. Looked like megastrike scent?

Probably the oxygen but you should take a water sample and get it checked. Best thing to do is remove all the Dead fish so they don't further pollute the water

They need to introduce musky and Pike to all the California lakes. I want to see them losing lures like the northerners

You must not have chain pickerel because they are way easier to catch and target than any other fish. Heck, Sunfish are easier to catch than bass too. Bass are more fun.

Nope. I am convinced all the fish I lost 20 years ago is due to the fact I had the incorrect equipment. All the fish I lose today is due to faulty equipment. User error is never a factor. It's funny - I remember burning spinnerbaits on the surface more than 20 years ago with a 4.5:1 ratio reel and a 6 foot ugly stick with no problems. These days I have to make sure I have the right MH rod and a high speed 8.1:1 ratio reel...

They are very territorial but there can be multiple bigger pike in an area. In the summer when there is heavy cover, they aren't exactly snuggling up to each other, they pick a spot and set up for ambush. When something goes by, they whack it. Because they hunker down in such thick cover they are a pita to target. In the spring you can find them packed in pretty tight groups and it's not uncommon to see many larger pike near one another. In the fall they seem to roam around actively feeding in areas with bait and get really aggressive - they are so much fun at this time and a lot easier to target. It has been my experience that if you can see them, the odds are pretty low of you catching them...but go back to that area later and if you can't see them that is a good sign you can catch them - they are still there and waiting to ambush. Now the truly female behemoth pike are a different animal all together and they don't always pattern like the others so usually hang out where they can feed easily and expend as little energy as possible. They are known to eat dead bait because it is an easy meal. They are vastly solitary creatures so targeting them means lots of time on the water and very few to no bites...a lot of times you will see them in open water right at the thermocline.

Take the side plate off. Clean it up and lube any places where friction occurs. I am sure there are videos showing you how easy it is to do.

I have 4 regular tatulas and 4 type R's. Overall the casting is pretty much the same. Its probably mental but I feel the type R's are smoother when reeling.

I have both - the type r has better bearings and some accent color

Awesome. I have a bunch of vintage muskie lures from my grandfather and great grandfather.