PaulVE64

I like all the st C 7'6" MLXF rods ice tried. From avid to the legends

Get youself a 10' weighted S3 leader if you want to get depth. My 6wt PB is just over #3 smallie. For a leader i normally start with 4 ft of #20 mono, 2ft of #17 and 2 ft of #12 mono. I will add 2 ft #6 fluoro if im throwing small flies

Is there a difference? There sure is on every set up ive used.

When my river is really cold mot soft plastics form ice while casting. At my most finesse im throwing the deadly black marabou jig. I tie it in 1/8 to 1/32 oz and sometimes i throw on some chartruese ice dubbing. Edit - while fishing i often add a stub of a senko for wt

7-6 ml xf St C legendT walkeye

20" resident that creek run to spawn. There fat, mean and aggressive EDIT - i find creek smallies after the first heavy thaw/flood. The heavier flow in bigger rivers seems to trigger resident bass. Im on the Great Lakes basin.

My river is over the banks at flood.

I miss river smallies. I still have 2 ft of snow

Its true, theyre done

A dark rock in light pebbles about 5 ft deep near adeep pool on your local river likely does well on a sunny day when its cold

My favorite bass are river smallies, they tend to be mean and lean

My back spasm started at about 17. Too much wrestling.

Lipless crank. Rip and sit

River fishing and usually off the bank with plenty branches around. Ocassionally your backcast will catch something and you'll snap a tip (5 or 6 times)

Sounds like my 7'6" mlxf Avid Walleye.