Speedy Turtle

I noticed there's two different versions of the bass handbooks. There's a largemouth and smallmouth version with a newer looking cover and appears they were published more recent than the old largemouth (largemouth bass in the 1990s) and smallmouth handbooks. Is the newer looking books just an updated version of the older books? Are they completely different? Is one version better than the other?

Was wanting to purchase the river smallmouth fishing book by Tim Holschlag from his website. The cart does not seem to work and the business has not posted anything on their social media for over a few years now. Called and emailed them with no response. Did the business close down after Tim passed away?

Surprised they never made a 3rd one. All the other species had at least 3....

For the old In-fisherman's crappie critical concept series, did they only make 2 books, or did they make a 3rd which is really hard to find? Usually they would make at least 3 for every species, but can only find two books available online

So I have Tony Beans "Last Smallmouth" and both Tim Holschlags river and stream smallmouth books. Also own the in-fisherman smallmouth handbook and James Root book. Should I bother buying the Dan Gapen "how to fish river smallmouth" book, or is most of the information already covered in those other books? Any really novel information compared to the others? Love Dan Gapens books, but a bit hesitant to purchase due to already having all those other books, and the price of the book being higher since it's out of print for awhile

I already own the spoonplugging book by Buck Perry and was wondering if buying the Lunkers Love Nightcrawlers book would be worth it, or if they're basically the same (in terms of structure fishing)? I'm talking specifically in terms of how they talk about structure fishing, not in regards to the other stuff (live bait fishing/spoonplugging)

I was looking for a reel to go with a ML rod for finesse bass fishing (neds, shakeyhead, etc.). I was interested in either the Daiwa Tatula MQ LT or the Ballistic MQ LT. This will only be used in freshwater if that matters. I was wondering what's the difference between these two reels and which reel might be better suited to my needs or if they are both equally great options. Anyone had the chance to try out both of these reels?

Ballistic worth the extra cost in your opinion? How do the two compare?

Looking for recommendations of a Daiwa/Shimano spinning reel under $190. Already own a Vanford. Was considering either a Shimano Ultegra, Shimano Miravel, Daiwa Ballistic MQ LT, or a Daiwa Tatula MQ LT. Any input on how these reels stack up, or recommendations for a different reel? This would be for finesse fishing with a ML spinning rod

Bought a medium light 7 foot 1 inch spinning rod and was wondering what size spinning reel everyone likes with their medium lights? Do you usually prefer a 1000 size or 2500 size reel for bass fishing?

In terms of locating bass in different environments (reservoirs, lakes, ponds, etc), the handbooks cover all that in similar detail to the critical concepts? Just a little outdated in terms of current techniques? Are you sure the smallmouth book is still in print? Looks like they only sell used on amazon

Heard good things about In-fisherman's old books, especially the critical concept series. Does anyone know where you can purchase these and if they are still being made or can you only get them used? Any more up to date books similar to this series that is available?

So I've been using quantum smoke s3 pt and like the reel but it seems kinda noisy. When I give a cast, it makes a loud zinging noise that I can feel vibrate the reel a little bit. I'm assuming that's the brake potentially, but it is much louder than my Lew's or Daiwa reel so wasn't sure if that was weird

Haha fair enough. So what were you trying to say for the last sentence?

Sorry whats resy lol

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Quantum smoke s3 pt, daiwa tatula sv tw103, shimano curado dc, and lews tournament pro baitcasters

Need the opinions of very knowledgeable bass anglers. Many videos/website say 2 different things about how to set a baitcaster. One way they say to set it is to stop the spool from shaking back and forth and then adjust the brake on the left. The second way is adjusting the tension knob on the right so that the bait just starts falling at a certain tension and then adjusting the brake. Which way is the right way? I have been setting my baitcasters both ways for the last couple years and just wanted to clarify which way is technically right or if it really doesn't matter. Want to make sure I'm not accidentally damaging the reel or losing out on casting/control due to setting it wrong

Wondering what models people would suggest for a multi purpose spinning rod in both the champion and extreme rods? Looking to get one from each line of rods

Wouldn't that affect performance though since it's not directly across? Did you notice that with all your snipers and invokers? And how did you even notice that its misaligned? When you set the hook?

Like the guide train isn't exactly on the opposite side of the spine?

All ark rods 25% off starting April 28

If you don't use a leader though, does that really matter? Or if you don't use it when it's cold out?

I see there's a big sale at TW for ark rods at the end of this month and heard good things about them including on this forum. Anyone else wanting to chime in on these rods and their thoughts on them?

I was looking at the Daiwa JDM Ballistic FW LT Spinning Reel and was looking for some reviews on it since I can't seem to find too many. Are these better than the original Daiwa Ballistic LT and how do they compare to other high end spinning reels? Not sure if I want to spend the extra cash for the JDM version over the regular ballistic. On a side note, should I opt into a faster IPT for spinning reels since I would be mostly using it for finesse?