BrianMDTX

My Minn Kota is 38-40 years old. I know not of these fancy features of which others speak. Spot Lock? I know spot luck, but that’s about it! 😂

I so agree that the Aird-X MHF is more of a MHMF. I also have a MF, and I don’t find a lot of difference between the two. Both have Black Max reels on them. One is spooled with 10 lb. Big Game (MF) and the other with 12 lb. Yo Zuri Hybrid (MHF). I use other rigs more, but still use them every once in a while.

Nice looking rig. Now, I’ll be the first to say that performance outweighs appearance every time. But when you have both, it’s a beautiful thing.

I may lose out on some opportunities not fishing big lakes and reservoirs, but it sure is quiet and peaceful being the only boat in the pond 99% of the time!

I could. Getting back up? Nah.

Ok, so far it looks like zero use as a jig trailer. So it looks like I’ll be Texas rigging some lizards soon!

I seldom if ever fish a Carolina Rig, lol. Maybe I should start.

@Catt and @BassKat, how are you rigging them? I was thinking more on a jig than a TR but am open to either.

I have never been a big user of lizard baits. But the spawn is starting here in SE Texas and we do have an abundance of lizards here. So I’m trying to avoid the call of the BM and buying baits that maybe I don’t need, but his siren song is that a TR lizard or a jig with a lizard trailer may be just the ticket. So, do lizard baits really offer anything over and above other creature or craw baits? And do you right them more as a TR or as a jig trailer (or other?).

It’s one area where an inflatable does suffer. Although it did conserve battery power and I was making 5 kts easy!

Only had time to fish until 11:00 this morning. Very breezy. I had two 3.5-4.0 lb. bass hit an AJ Special, and another smaller one hit a Yum Dinger TR, but lost all 3. I don’t think they ever got hooked but were mouthing the bait. Beached the boat and decided to take a few last casts with a Zoom Trick weightless TR. The second cast was a far one, and as the line sank it took off. Not big, but avoided the skunk!

Imagine that at one time, Dustin Hoffman slept on Gene Hackman’s floor for a few weeks, after which Hackman set him up in an apartment with a roommate, Robert Duvall. Three great actors. All Academy Award winners.

Get well soon, Catt!

“Walking ‘cross the parking lot at H‑E‑B, Looked down on the ground and what did I see? Something long and brown that made me say ‘whoa!’ But it weren’t from a dog, it was a 5” Senko!” An old, bloated Senko at that. I’m sure many thought it was something else. I should have picked it up. Probably would have freaked a lot of folks out lol.

I’m with you. I am NOT a lover of fishing crankbaits. If I do, it’s a squarebill more than anything. I probably limit myself, but I simply do not enjoy constant casting, cranking, casting, etc.