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I bought a Berkley Lightning Rod, casting configuration recently from Walmart. I grabbed a couple of rods together, gently, but still I know that isn't best practice, for a short trek overland to a fishing spot. After I got back I noticed there was some chipping out of the clear topcoat on the rod. It appears to be from the eyes of the other rods rubbing against it. One of the other rods (3 in total) was a Berkley Lightning Rod that a member here gifted me. I've used it in the same manner since I started using it constantly, and it doesn't show the same type of wear. So I think that the new rod has a sub-standard top coat. Should the top coat resist rubbing against other rod's guides? Is it just normal and I have gotten lucky with the rod's I have that don't exhibit this? Should I contact Berkley over it? I don't have pictures right now, but I can get some tomorrow in the daylight. Thanks for the thoughts.

I lost track of where I was, glad that I posted what page I was on up there. Lots of information and ideas to sort through. I have a question. In the past I used 2 anchors, one on the bow and one on the stern, which was needed to keep the boat from drifting in the wind. I just tied the anchor line to the handle... I am thinking about adding an anchor mount to my Buster Boat. I have actually made one for the bow, but haven't installed it yet, since boat building was on hold for some other things. I did NOT have a rudder. My question is: Once I do have a rudder, will I still need 2 anchors, or will a bow anchor be enough?

Thanks for this explanation.

Interesting comments, thanks all. My boy caught a bass right at shoreline; it was about 2 pounds, and it was angry; it continued to fight even when lipped. It appeared to have an angry look in its eye - odd as that sounds.

I like his videos. While I don't watch a huge amount of youtube, I do watch a few, and his are at the top of the list.

A good video all the way around, but the interesting part of this video is at 12:30; The yakangler catches and releases a bass, and it turns and seems to attack the kayak. Very interesting behavior. I've caught bass myself that seemed to be nearly loathing with anger, wriggling and twisting. Anyone ever seen anything like this before or have additional thoughts.

Oh absolutely!

Thank yall for the replies. This is very helpful.

Interesting, I appreciate this conversation.

Ah okay. I was thinking someone from the area would offer info like lake X is a must hit while you're there, or is small boat friendly.

I don't do a lot of either one, but I happened upon Jimmy Houston's Catch a Better Life channel and I really enjoy it. Some of the tips he gives for fishing are pretty good, and of course, a boost in my spiritual walk is always welcome. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2divTSMepiLzm0Hs4L5bhw

I reckon folks here never plan a trip a few years out.

I'm starting to really like Texas rigged grubs. Seems the bass hold the same opinion.

All on Zoom Fat Albert Grubs, Texas Rigged. I also had 2 solid strikes during the day but didn't hook up.

I'm interested in those articles, if you happen to have the links to them handy, or could give me an idea of what to search for to better help me find them.

I thought topwater was a given. For topwater, my favorite is the Heddon Spit'n Image. Buzzbaits are always a favorite for me as well. Jitterbugs, have given me some nice mornings too. And poppers should not be overlooked. I'd like to try some of those more weird topwaters, like the LunkerHunts Spider. I have a friend that has one and we used it to scare the heck out of a lady we know, but as far as I know he's never caught anything on it.

Weightless Texas rigged zoom lizard in green pumpkin.

I lose them about as quick as I can buy them. At least the ones I use regularly. I do like trying new things though so I occasionally buy a new variety.

Thanks. My scale reads in pounds and ounces. So it's 3 pounds 14 ounces. So... nearly 4 pounds if accurate.

I cleaned up the little swim bait, put new hooks on it, and fashioned a new tail for it. I had a bite on it the next time out, right at shore, and jerked the bait away too soon. Then I lost it in the spot where the limbs came from.

@riverratryan and I pulled in this gob. It'd been pretty close to shore, and we both had lost lures on it. And we both had snagged lures off it too. So we grappled it with paracord and in she came. It wasn't the $100 haul we were hoping for. I tied on the super spot and lost it in about 5 minutes. Ryan tied on a magnet in hopes to snag a few lures from the spot the limbs had been, and caught this monster.

Thanks, I hadn't thought of that.

Not had a lot of fishing days lately, and thus, not a lot of action, but I did manage a few. This is a Warmouth. I'd never caught one before. He was plenty feisty. Makes a man wonder how much his cheapo scale is off. Guess I'll have to have something weighed at the post office and see how close it really is.

I haven't fished a curly tail grub much in the last little while. Yesterday I was fishing a texas rigged lizard, and I was getting small fish nipping at my bait, so I decided to throw on a grub to see if I could get one. The lizards were green pumpkin, and I happened to have some grubs in that color with me. Zoom Fat Albert Grubs in green pumpkin, rigged with a 1/0 Ozark Trails hook, and a 1/16 oz bullet weight. I felt a nibble, then some pressure... Very nice bass with a huge maw! I didn't have any trouble hooking up with the standard gap worm hook.

LOL, yeah. It could be this year, but more likely a year or two. I've been thinking about it a year already.