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I'll give it a try.... Spinnerbait - 1oz MB tequila baccarac 5/8oz DC735 3/8-1/2oz PA 173MH & DC734 Buzzbait - ? Carolina rig (3/4 - 1.25 oz barrel weight) - Expride 7'7"H Texas rig - PA611M+, PA172H, Conquest 904 & DRX755 deep water Squarebill - DC 734, PA173MH, Expride 7'7"H Frog (personal favorite is original Jason Christie Cara frog rod) - Expride 7'3"XH, DC 735 Jerkbait - PA611M+, Avid 7ML spinning Flipping/pitching - 3/8 and under; PA611M+, PA172H 1/2 - 1oz - Steez 172 power pitch, Expride 7'3XH, MB Tequila Baccarac Punching - 1oz + - MB Tequila Baccarac A rig - Expride 7'7"H, DRX 755 Swimbait - almost all of them, decision based on weight, hook diameter, open hook/weedless, and open water or target casting by length. I want one more Fast long rod (7'6 - 7'9) that can handle 2oz weedless and could also punch. Shallow crank - DC706cb, DC734 Med crank -? Deep crank - light pull Expride 7'7"H, hard pull MB Onager Weightless worm/senko - Conquest 904 Bladed jig (really like veritas 7’ mh and Tharp honey badger 7’4) - PA172H, PA173MH, DC735 Topwater - DC734, PA173MH scott Ironically, my maybe favorite rod never made the list...Expride 7'6"MH

I need to stop thinking. That looks like a cartoon, not an actual useable lure. I know I'm wrong, but thanks for reminding me. scott

I'll give it a try.... Spinnerbait - 1oz MB tequila baccarac 5/8oz DC735 3/8-1/2oz PA 173MH & DC734 Buzzbait - ? Carolina rig (3/4 - 1.25 oz barrel weight) - Expride 7'7"H Texas rig - PA611M+, PA172H, Conquest 904 & DRX755 deep water Squarebill - DC 734, PA173MH, Expride 7'7"H Frog (personal favorite is original Jason Christie Cara frog rod) - Expride 7'3"XH, DC 735 Jerkbait - PA611M+, Avid 7ML spinning Flipping/pitching - 3/8 and under; PA611M+, PA172H 1/2 - 1oz - Steez 172 power pitch, Expride 7'3XH, MB Tequila Baccarac Punching - 1oz + - MB Tequila Baccarac A rig - Expride 7'7"H, DRX 755 Swimbait - almost all of them, decision based on weight, hook diameter, open hook/weedless, and open water or target casting by length. I want one more Fast long rod (7'6 - 7'9) that can handle 2oz weedless and could also punch. Shallow crank - DC706cb, DC734 Med crank -? Deep crank - light pull Expride 7'7"H, hard pull MB Onager Weightless worm/senko - Conquest 904 Bladed jig (really like veritas 7’ mh and Tharp honey badger 7’4) - PA172H, PA173MH, DC735 Topwater - DC734, PA173MH scott Ironically, my maybe favorite rod never made the list...Expride 7'6"MH

Gambler big EZ, EZ, little ez are becoming favorite all-arounders, price, action, durability, colors Scottsboro swimbaits - 4" and 6" have unbelieveable waggle R2S D walkers - both 100mm and 120mm, possible best bang for the buck with water over 50 degrees They last forever... Xzone swammers These all give me a good head shimmy and have been durable enough.... Got Miyagi's, largos, and more time with the swammers lined up this coming year. scott Have had some good luck w/ fluke style baits doing this in near freezing water. I think the limited action helps, could be wrong. scott

It's a little pricey and maybe too long for shore fishing, but I find the 7'7H expride w/ braid to leader really versatile. R2S TB crank, megabass deep 6, 1/2oz swim jig, a-rig, 6-7" soft swimmers on a jig head w/ an open hook, spinnerbaits, carolina rig, light pitching/flipping, swaver 168, gantarel jr, 6" bull shad, whopper plopper, football jigs... I also really like the 734 and 706cb from the dobyns line up. scott

This is my usual assumption but like anything with bass, certain lakes at certain times of year, midday can be the best time. I think nothing is certain. scott

Haha, maybe soon. It doesn't bother me much. I went to TX with the hope of getting a PB, and it turns out I probably beat it 3 times between Tuesday and Saturday, my first fish was @ 8lbs and my last was @ 10lbs. By my best guesses, I had a light 7, heavy 5, and a 5 mixed in with a handful of 2-3's and I also got skunked 3 out of 6 days. New lake to me, 4 days with a boat, no electronics, and was probably fishing 6hrs a day max. Lots of failures and successes all rolled into one week. Wish I could have made it 2. scott

I think I'm in the DD club, this girl was 25.25L and 18.5G. I fought hard for this one and did everything wrong, multiple times, and still was able to find a way to get her. What a rush, I'll take the luck. scott terrible pics, I know

Thanks guys! She hit a slow rolled jackhammer with about 10' of line out from a pier. I thought I bumped into some standing timber and did a quick pop up on the rod, then the "tree" started swimming at me. It was a great way to get rid of the skunk, but I'm wearing it again tonight. Got a couple more tries before I head back to the land of frozen everything. scott

First fish of the year and a pb, great way to start the year. All it took was a 13hr drive south west... scott

I guess I’m most confident saying it’s a great moving bait rod. It is also great with a 1/2oz jig and 5/16 Trig worm in light weed cover, but that’s the only opportunity I’ve given it this year. Heavier weeds, I prefer the H/F or the M+/Fast action because I feel like I can shake it free with more control. Simply put, I really like the rod and highly recommend. Yeah I’ve seen the weather forecast. Hoping they are staged just off the flats in the nearest deep water. At least the water won’t be hard and no matter how cold you get it’ll be warmer than up here. Best of luck with whichever rod you choose. scott

More than welcome. I did start out not loving the 7'3"MH, because I thought it was a bit too soft, plus it's so d**n light in hand. It wasn't till I started hooking fish, that the power became apparent and now I feel like it's one of my favorites. If you've ever handled a Dobyns DX 734, the PA has very similar action, with a touch stiffer tip, but I find it way more sensitive when fishing weeds/soft bottom. We're road tripping down to Lake Murvaul next week for a break from the cold. Hope to get on some of your legendary TX bass, even if I'm at a lake that peaked in the 90's and I'll be trying to find them on my own. scott

I have the 7'3" MH/RF, 6'11M+/F, 7'2"H/F. I can say that fast should be ruled out for sure. I find the 7'3"MH/RF does everything pretty well. I haven't really thrown many trebles on it yet. I'm about to bring it on a trip where it will serve as my squarebill rod, so I believe it will be good. Blade baits, swim jigs, chatterbaits, spinnerbaits, underspins, T-rigs, and jigs have all treated me well on that rod. scott

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I've had the best luck with the spro rock crawler. Not quite as deep, but light weight and I'm pretty sure I'm getting a good 12'-13'. I've also had good luck with TB DD crank. That feels like 15'+ and it's under an ounce. scott

I have this rod and love it, but a 3.6oz bait will feel overloaded. Don't recommend. 3oz seems to be my comfort limit. scott

I went jdm for my mets because of cost and availability. Digitaka is sitting at $270 right now and in stock. scott PS - I have a DX 744 FH and actually prefer a 7oz reel on it.

If you're into longer rods, the Falcon lowrider has full cork on the 7'6 models. I don't have experience with them, but hear nothing but good things on this site. scott

x2, but my experience is with the fury and champ series. scott

I got my curado 71 about a week before everything froze solid. What little time I had with it was very impressive, though it was dragging 1/2oz jigs. It is currently my favored curado over the k, dc, and 301. The MGL spool has treated me well in the bantam and metanium with light weight baits. Although, I am curious and intending to one day grab a Daiwa Sv spool. It does sound like it would be the best light bait caster from an engineering perspective in my opinion. scott

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That's not a bad idea, I don't ever punch so I'm not sure. My guess is that it would be inferior to a pegged tungsten weight, the tube has a near 1" diameter and is super thin walled/light. I would think a weight making the hole and pulling the tube down would be more effective. Worth a try though. This is a mizmo ish 7" tube and an owner offset worm hook in 11/0. I sliced 1/2" of the tube on the shank side to give it more room to collapse on a hookset. The worm weight is tied off inside, pulled up tight to the bend and secured to the shank, it's offset a touch and slightly rattles. I'm hoping I get some spiral/glide on the way down. scott

I'm missing, sent another dm. scott

I tied a steel worm weight to the eye to make this giant tube stupid....Gonna drag it around in TX and see if they like it. scott

If you were serious, Glen's video is the best....