Matt Hardwick

I still got em. I'm sure there will be a time and place.

I'm not sensitive at all. If it came out that way my bad. I do like roboworm and all the baits but since I used the whole gamut of baits by zoom I to me at least realized I dont need anything else except maybe more abu Garcia reels and st croix rods

You are right I had a post but then I just re did my baits and this is the final outcome. Nothing odd about it. I still got the others, but just prefer my zooms again and as said in original post.... personal opinion so lets stay on topic please. I've got a ton of gear and baits and I'm up and down with all the baits ... I just so happen to prefer zoom. Why does it bother you? I use a regular old 4/0 ewg or same 3/0 ewg screw lock

What are yalls thoughts.... I go back and forth between storing and categorizing my soft plastics in Plano boxes and keeping them in their original bags in a tackle bag all organized. I like the tackle bag because its compact and unzip and file through bags to find what you want, but also I like the Plano boxes with all the baits organized by color and style and type to where you just boom pop t open and it's there ie: straight tail worms box, craw box, stick bait box ect..... if I use boxes I literally organize my worms by style then my creatures by style and craws ect..... but going back and forth gets annoying at times. How do yall store them? What do you prefer.... I only bank fish and kayak so no boat or big storage options here. Either way both options work...

We got a national warehouse for zoom baits here in Virginia and 2 shops cary only and every zoom product and color. If you ever need any let me know and I'll hook a fellow angler up lol. Plus to me I love the classic red and yellow bags sitting in my box!!

I'm a die hard Zoom fan!! I just put all my other plastics on the give away shelf and boxes.... now got a giant pile aka 2 huge boxes of strike king, netbait, culprit, Yamamoto, missle bait, BBB, and keitech collecting dust.... why? Well ZOOM is just cheaper and flat out catches fish!! My everyday fishing bag now consist of ZOOM trick worms, finesse worms, super vibe craws, Z hogs, baby brush hogs, Z drop shot worms, shakey head worms, mag shakey head worms, ol monsters, flukes, new swim baits, toads, top water frogs, and the new to me ZLINKY!! fair to say if zoom dont make it, I wont throw it.... now I understand everyone has a preference and what they like and this is just mine. So please be courteous and not take what I say as a jab to anyone or you. But back to the new to me Zlinky.... wow.... its light weight but it falls and acts just as good as my GY senkos and its durable as all get out. Caught 5 fish on just 1 zlinky but heavy enough to skip and cast a country mile. Works great on Neko rig, wacky rig, t-rig ect.... I absolutely fell in love with them. Needless to say ZOOM is now all I will throw 100% of the time. I know I'm going to get the "well your missing out" or "you need....." comments but after trying virtually every brand out I just always find myself going back to zoom. But if any of you guys haven't used the zlinky check em out. Get 10 for liken 3.98 my fave colors are blueberry, green pumpkin, watermelon red flake, Houdini, and ghost shad. But I love all the zoom baits and I think I pretty much have every bait they make. Also the new "elaztech" type frogs are top water and absolutely bullet proof. But I recommend a 5/0 EWG hook with 1/4oz hook weight to keep it up right. But they skip and pull through cover like no ones business. But regardless.... I just wanted to share my thoughts and feelings toward zoom baits and just an avg guy who really likes them. It's not a cost issue either.... I just like em.

Well guys.... I replaced every bait I ja e with the zoom version and the last three days have been nothing short of amazing!!! Rage tail replaced by speed craw and ultra vibe craw, drop shot robo worm by swamp crawler..... d bomb by a hog and brush hog and just nice to open up that soft plastic and see all and nothing but zoom again and well.... it feels like going home again hahaha. I'll say it again.... it's nice to try other baits but if zoom dont makeit I wont throw it

They are heroes to me!! Bass fishing saved my life, with my battle against depression and PTSD from my time in the Army and in the Iraq War and I learned how to fish from watching them and even my now fiance has gotten into it by watching his wife. I owe them alot.

Thanks Glenn!! Is the you tube Glenn that I watch religiously for tips and tricks?

Well I'll be..... I live in Richmond Chesterfield area too!!! I'm a HUGE ZOOM FAN. The only zoom I dont throw are missle baits d bombs. But 3 weeks ago I bought almost every category of zoom shops out here had. Trick worms, Ol Monsters, finesse, shakey head, flukes, centepied, zlinky ( not a fan )....craws, mag worms all types, brush hogs, zoom craws.... only thing I cant find that's killer is the z hawg I'd buy em all if i could fine em

Well today I was absolutley hammering them on culprit black ribbon tail t rig on 1/8 bullet and dame set up but with missle baits baby d bomb. Fist time ever I couldn't get a bite today on a black senko.... wierd right?!?!?!..... any ways I throw plastics 365 days year 8 to 10 hours a day.... today was definitely creature bait day and green pumpkin wacky..... of course my rage craws and dreamshot came in clutch too

Oh your right. I never had an issue with diawa minus cheap thumb bar/clutch but my tatula TV had 13.2 lbs and I watched a 8lber just pull line but I think it may ja e been defective and my buddy al.ost all his thumb bars /clutch broke. I searched threads thinking I don't understand.... apparently they are good at first buy..... deteriorate I guess I just had better exp with Abu but most people here love shima o or diawa so that explains my hate mail I get from guys on here

Alrighty guys!!! I fish nothing but plastics. Not a hard bait fan at all. With that said, we all know plastic companies come and go and some stay.... as of this year 2020, what brands are still quality and what has declined? I'm a die hard ZOOM fanatic and Strike king and Net bait fan. But I will never drop a line with out a few packs of robo worms as well. So far this year my ol faithfuls zoom trick worms have been getting hit on pink or black trick worm, June bug mag shakey head. My SK dream shot have been stellar on drop shot and my net bait baby pacas are earning there keep. But my rage craws, flukes, zoom finesse, missle bait d bomb, and zoom brush hogs are not producing as well as my space monkey or structure bugs. But my roboworm never let me down!! As well as only stick baits I ever use hands down are BPS stick-o Anyways I'm looking to clean house with my tons of plastics (maybe) and start with new styles and brands. I love my worms and creatures and craws. The colors I throw are both worm and creature are: Black Green pumpkin Watermelon red June bug Bubble gum For this year what styles worm and creature are working well and what brands are still maintaining and what brands are falling. The only Companies that have maintained for me at least are: Zoom Strike King /Rage Robo Worm Missle Baits Bass Pro Shops (stick -o) Big bite baits Ones that have gone down hill for me are: Yum Manns Jackal Keitech GYCB Lake fork Don Levino Bass Pro Shops (creatures) What are yalls opinions? Also looking for new/same style straight tail worm I rig only on t rig or drop shot And creatures because my ol faithful brush hog just quit producing. Let me know what yall think. I'm trying to keep it simple and stay with 2 or 3 brands only as I bank and kayak so hate dragging boxes of bait everywhere. My current bag set up for everyday fishing ( med retired army grunt ) fish 8 to 10 hours a day, contains following Zoom trick worms Zoom mag shakey head worms BPS stick-o Netbait paca craws SK/Rage craw and structure bug Sk dream shot Roboworm straight tail 6" Missle baits d bomb Thanks guys. Guess I'm just wondering why my old faithfuls are producing like they have been last few years. 2020 seems to be a off bite this far.

Not all of em broke. only ones that broke where Johnny Morris. The thumb bars had their issues on diawa but lots of people have that issue. Shimano was great but just sounded geary or grindy but every shimano I've seen sounds like that after a hot minute. I take good care of my reels and equipment but just bad luck or bad batches. Everything besides JM where bought at a local tackle shop so who knows how they handle the products

I thought so too but JM are cheap "duraluminum" that lews got ( same as my mach crush. All my abus have hardened brass. Plus over the years I've never had an Abu Break. I just seem to always like them better. You assumed I run full drag, I dont but again I'm speaking from my experience not yours or anyone elses. I could care less about the drag debate. Simply stating on my post, my experiences. Yes my revos have 24lbs but I got em set to around 13 and do fine. But fish where I fish again, AGAIN MY PONDS AND WATERS and you will see what I mean. If this hit a nerve sorry, not sorry but again my post, my opinion, my experience.