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probably hit reply a couple times before it refreshed your page to tell you that it took it. Then it combined all of the replies. I don’t have the low rider version but I have the bucoo 6-17 which is the same as the dragger 1. I don’t fish it near as much anymore since I only carry 5 rods. For the longest time though that was my ‘bigger’ spinnerbait and bladed jig rod, specifically 1/2 oz plus a bigger chunk of plastic. It’s also the perfect rod for a 110 sized plopper. It’s labeled a fast action but it’s a little more moderate than a true fast I think. It’s not fast enough to be a jig or worm rod to me.

I think you’ll probably find that the dobyns is a bit heavier overall if you have a scale. They are known to back weight their rods in the butt to minimize swing weight at the expense of total weight. Full grips help that. After you’ve fished it a couple times then let’s talk. It’s a great rod for what you’ve picked it for.

Yeah, you need a ‘big stick’. We have plenty of heavier stuff especially after June. For me that’s an amistad but ymmv.

I know what you’re saying. I think it’s because the taper of the rod is a little more balanced coming down the rod. It doesn’t have a hair light tip which is what makes a lot of rods less swing heavy. And it’s 7’4” which isn’t short. I wish it had a full cork handle like the deep runner-that would help a bit. I have a zillion on mine which is the same weight as the tat elite and while it feels a little tip heavy at home I don’t find the same on the water. That said, I threw a bantam on it just today actually which is about an ounce heavier and it feels just a little better on the bench. I’m sure I won’t notice it on the water and it will fish great.

Well craptastic. after 2” of sleet today that’s largely 1.5” of slush right now, this does not bode well for early open water. That’s a lot of consistent snow.

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The bayou is basically the eye crosser. And the new experts looks like the same blanks as the old ones. The other two are new though. Or at least newly released. Christie has talked about the flippin rod in some of his videos. I think I he kept a few in the closet after they stopped making it.

This is not surprising. On the falcon rods thread we were talking about just that- the rationalization between the HD, Evo, and new Atrax.

No consensus, but if the OP carried 3 weights (1/4, 3/8, 1/2), a Green pumpkin and Black/blue color of a beaver and a basic worm, and then just went fishing I bet he'd catch fish. That's a pretty minimal setup (4 bags of plastic, a 4/0 worm hook, and a small handful of weight). I think that's what the OP was going for- "if I just fished this one base setup and wanted to catch fish".

And now that is answered. They traded for a big center. So long term they get luka and a big center, but have given up their young talent and a bunch of picks. They are going to have to hit the waiver wire in 2 years to fill out the roster.

while I agree with this advice generally, in this case that would mean new brackets and running a cable. A 7” unit is a plug and play swap.

If you are looking at helix units, then you need to know that they are discontinued and future compatibility has already been cut off. So building a boat with helixes right now means a total system change if you want to upgrade later. For that alone, I would go with the new explore, though the prices on the helixes are tempting. The motors just got upgraded to the quest series of brushless. That’s the biggest upgrade they will get anytime soon.

I totally get rate of fall. Some times when I’m sure the fish are eating on the bottom I’ll have three different weights with the same bait until I figure out what they want where. That’s not my holdup with a weighted senko. I don’t think of it as light per se. Like you said, a basic 5” senko runs 3/8oz and you can throw that on most baitcasters easily enough. For me, I think of a senko as a neutral to negative feeding bait. Something to throw on the tougher days. If the fish are actively feeding then I’m throwing moving baits or (if they are bottom oriented) a different plastic likely a beaver. If the fish are not so active and those things aren’t working, then I’m skipping a weighted full size senko and going straight to a Ned rig (possibly with a 4” senko). and yet, I know a lot of fish are caught on a weighted Texas rigged senko. Maybe I should just default to a senko instead of a beaver when I tie on a Texas rig.

you know, I know this works for a lot of people. But I still haven’t gotten to the point of a lighter weight Texas rig and a regular senko. In my brain that’s a finesse presentation- I’ve already fished moving baits and something like a rage bug. If I have to go to a senko, I’m already jumping to a Ned rig.

A sportswriter I follow (Andrew brandt) has a couple maxims and sayings. "There will be lawyers" "Deadlines spur action" And the most useful one here: "When the question is why, the answer is usually money" In this case, I think Dallas looked at what they had with him and decided he wasn't worth the supermax they were about to be forced to pay him. I think where everyone has different opinions is about 'worth'. Yes he's 25 and just took you to the finals. Yes he's averaging 28/8/8 over the past 5 years (for those that don't follow basketball, that's very good). But he has an injury history. He has a history of showing up overweight and out of shape. He doesn't play defense (and I think he's actually a defensive liability). He definitely has an attitude that you can see on the court. What we the viewers can't see is him in the locker room. If he's all of the above but a good teammate then they probably work with him to fix all of that. If he's all of that and disruptive in the locker room then that's a problem. I think Dallas came to that conclusion and that's why they traded him. That's not to say they got what they deserved. I think they honed in on AD and said "that's our guy". When you're negotiating and only have 1 main thing that you're after you limit how much you can get from the deal, especially when you're the one that initiated it. If it had been open bidding they could have gotten more for sure. You also have to look at the flip side for the lakers- they just lost their #2 guy. I haven't looked at the analytics, but when I've watched them play and AD isn't on the floor they are a below average team and only look good if someone not named LeBron is having a hot night. Without AD on the floor they are small (even with him they were small). Now what are they going to do for a big man? I think its a short and long term win for the lakers. While they have lost a big man and a lot of defense, they now have the ability to split Luka and LeBron and always have someone on the floor who will kill you from anywhere on the court. They can put them both on the same floor and you have to decide who to guard. If Morris can hold down the fort on defense then I can see the lakers climbing to 2 or 3 in the west and making a legitimate run to the finals. As they were configured before, the only way they were getting there was if someone else got hot (Reeves?, Hachi?). Long term, you have the opportunity to work with and coach up a top 5 player in the league.

something with a darker than white belly and a mid toned back, usually with a little local color thrown into the back. Here's one example in a dshad (green gizzard) but pick your favorite shape.

I'm surprised that someone built a weight chart for styrofoam floats. In europe all floats come printed with the loading weight on them. The Thill floats in the picture likely do also (the ones I have do). But the styrofoam floats? I never would have guessed. fishthunder- Any amount of weight so long as it floats will work. When you are adding weight to a float, you are 'setting' it for a depth in the water. In the picture above, something like D/E/F where you have a long skinny stick on top is all that would be above the water line. Then the lighest bites only need to pull down the buoyancy of the wooden stick, and none of the actual float. When you go to something like the Thills at J/K the colors top is all that's above the water when set, but that's a bit more buoyancy to pull down. Then as the shape gets more top heavy you are talking about more buoyance to pull down and less visibile on top. A for instance you'd nominally set it at the color change which is half of the styrofoam. Those ones normally have a lead wrap around on the bottom peg which sets them and helps with casting without needing added weight. That's the closest to what you have for size and style, though that's foam and I think your's are the plastic ones? The plastic bobbers won't take as much weight as styrofoam. Also, if you're fishing for bass and just using the bobber as a bite indicator, you don't really need any weight to set the bobber. A 1 1/4" bobber needs negligible force to pull it down and when a bass hits they aren't going to be gentle. So you only need the weight for casting and possibly holding your bait down. If you're fishing a minnow under a bobber 5' deep then a single BB split shot at 4' is about right.

You'll probably be fine. Don't shoot for the moon and use a softer lob type cast. It won't be optimal, but it will fish. I used to throw alabama rigs that were 2.5oz on my amistad which was a 2 oz rod. I onyl quit because A rigs don't work, not because the rod wouldn't work.

I'm in the upper south branch valley (the trout end of it) so yeah, I hear you. I have yet to fish the raritan for smallies though I'm sure they are there. If I were 10 years younger I would have taken a summer day and wet waded it by now but it's a lot easier to just drop the boat into one of the lakes. I have yet to find a pond worth fishing. My first year here I scoured google maps and put a lot of time in exploring but I have to say that bank fishing in general here is a tough go. Boat on the other hand, there are 8-10 lakes within 35 minutes of here that are all worth fishing and turn out something worth fishing for.

Need? No. Depends on what rod you have now and how heavy of a swimbait. A 6” Magdraft goes 1.25oz. A 6” freestyle with a 3/8oz belly hook isn’t much more. I fished both last year on my heavy setups (rated 1/2-1.5) to good effect. If you are going bigger and heavier then you’re going to push the limits of most heavy rods. Then you might need one.

Welcome! What part of jersey are you in? I’m in morris county.

Welcome! I’m up in morris county. Not a native NJ guy but been here 5 years now, all focused on bass in freshwater.

Yeah, you're right. I thought they came out with a G4N version of the 5" when they did the full G4 lineup but they stopped the 5 at a G3, non networking. Good call.

yeah, it was 15 when I got up. Never got above 26. I went to the grocery store at 11 to gauge and just walking from the front door to the truck was tough on the fingers. No way I was fishing in that. I don’t like my chances over the next ten days either.

The transducer is the same over the gen 3 and gen 4. Easy swap. If you go bigger on the new one you’ll get the bigger transducer and I would recommend using it if you go that way. It’s twice the power, 5x as long. if you decide to get another helix 7, then just get the CHO msi model and save the cost of a transducer