Darth-Baiter

on the water, i retie a new bait/hook. i'll keep it to go full zen sharpening on it at home.

i have never understood threads like this. "suggestions for the wife...." i have seen "which car for the wife?" all over the place. lots of which "firearm for the little lady"? my wife wouldnt want a handgun, altho she is a badaess with mine. the girl can shoot. we have a running joke. everytime she lines up on the shooting line, she says, "they call me deadeye". then she commences with the fine shooting. having said that, if she wanted a gun, she would go to the store and buy one she chose. same with her car. she woke me up on morning and said..."hey lets go get my car..it is here!". we talked about her choice in cars, but i wasnt sure if she was serious. my wife is a very independent person.

oh, i got permission to shoot at their turkey population. just about the best spot for a California Airgun turkey hunt. hahaha..

i enjoy fishing out of my friends bass boat. i like @TnRiver46 do not enjoy the speed runs. all i see around me are hard and sharp objects that are going to be a painful problem if things go wild.

FG is killer with those lines. it's tiny. having said that, i kinda just use the Alberto. which is also friggen small.

just go with a Zillion.

come on..there are no fish in Lafayette Resevior. (i need to take my kayak there someday)

i have used TWO. Digitaka and now Japan Tackle. the item from Japan Tackle just cleared customs and i should get it today.

i think the instructions on my BC reels say to do so.

I rig those on a Texas rig. 1/8 bullet. Kills.

Lipless thru the grass, deeper grass. Crankbait time here.

Indeed. Best wishes to the other side of the country friends.

I actually had a good time. The guys circled the wagons. Food was great, and I’m a cornhole natural. ( cornjoke is a yard game)

i throw a weightless T-rig Senko.."the yamamoto flavor" on my Defender p5 X-bites all the time.

just wondering how that played out.

@TnRiver46 agreed. @Bankc is like the oracle sometimes. a new boat is so far out of the picture for me, d**n near forever. i can afford it now, but at the cost of my financial security? nope. no way. one roadbump and i would be doomed.

if i'm being honest, you put my feet to the fire and i couldnt tell you what material my drags are made of. as i get things serviced, i assume i will upgrade. as of now, i dont stop for any winter, i fish almost weekly, i dont have any issues. some reels sit for weeks unused. like i dont punch fish thru the winter.

I don’t. Never knew it was a thing. I’m so tired when I get home.

Ahhh. Got it. I dint CB often, hence the question. Grass as well, I forgot grass.

Daiwa’ s on the two Shimano rods for sure, just to poke a stick into the eye of conventional wisdom. I’ll let you know about the Bantam when it gets to my house. I’m putting it on a FMJ, which I hope works.

Not me. The giver wanted me to have something nice. Not use it to pay electric bill. id honor their wishes. I would like to change my answer. I don’t think a rat would pull a big bass in my area. I need a swimbait. I’d go with a Tiny Klash or something that closely resembles a Hitch Minnow.

(I was always told to keep things balanced - as a teen). I was lubing and wiping it down. I looked at the old reels braking. I have two weights (?) out, two in. Can I run just one out? To get more distance? I can’t remember the instructions. Need a reminder.

PB rat as well. I wouldn’t have to buy a new rod, like some of those glidebaits require.

Feel more what? A bass hitting a crankbait isn’t subtle.

I’m using an App to try to pick up some Portuguese!