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That's a good point to bring up to him!! Lol Thank you! Nice catch, btw!

Yeah, I just don't want him to lose a fish AND bait at the same time... or worse, a pole... Sadly he hasn't been able to catch much, but I'm hoping this coming spring will boost his confidence!

Question. I'm teaching my dad how to bass fish. How do I convince him to NOT throw FULL size frogs and chatterbaits on his ultralight? Loll He does that when he doesn't feel like re-tying his baitcaster...

Yeah! I'm glad too! Loll. Without these people on here and some really really good advice from someone on YouTube, I wouldn't have even had the confidence in fishing winter water haha. Honestly kinda surprised that I managed to even get more than 3 in those 3 days there 😂😂

Thanks! 👊 It's so cold for the bass right now in NC I CANT WAIT for March lol

Caught a few more. Still small little guys

Here where I am in North Carolina, pre spawn is JUST trying to start... But we've been having some cold front coming through ever so often, messing up their schedule... But even in the cold I managed a few catches.

Oh those are both really good options!! I think I may try the shadtron someday! Thank you, Brian!!

Thanks!! I'm looking at getting one sometime down the line. I'll also check out the Shimano ones too! I know you said they're for cold water (which is great), but do they also work for spring/summer if I was to work it faster?

Are the megabass jerkbaits really what they are hyped up to be? Looking for solid preforming shallow jerkbaits

I might look into that rod! Thanks!! Yeah, I kinda figured that would be the case but I also figured it was worth a shot to try to find a rod that could handle both sides of the spectrum lol That makes sense. Thanks for the explanation! Yeah I could TRY to but I'm on a very very limited budget so it'll be a while lol. BUT I could try a different route. I have a baitcaster from a previous setup that still works. It's a Daiwa Lexa 100, but it's an older model. Here's the link to what it is: https://www.tackletour.com/reviewlexa100.html What if I get a rod rated for swimbaits and A-rigs and then use that baitcaster? I know that reel is a bit small, but it should work, right? Maybe put 40-50lb braid on it or something and then a 17-20lb mono leader? That's the one I was eyeing as well! I really liked the look of those specs. That and one of those Daiwa Saltwater rods... I forget which one Thank you for your input! I appreciate it! Thanks!! That looks like a cool rod! I've just never really heard of the brand so I'll have to do some research...

Thank you for the recommendation!! Sadly that rod won't work for me due to the length. I want to keep it under 7'4 for transportation reasons. But $20 would definitely be a sweet price lol. Thanks again!

So I was looking on TW to see if I could find any "all purpose" type rods that might work for me with the weights I want to use and found these that I put in the cart to save them for reference: https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/workingorder.html?o_l=vCqE2WPTSrU~U_2K I found many rods with the lure weight ratings being: 1/4 - 1 1/2 oz 1/4 - 2 oz (this one is only the pre-order onex so I'm skeptical of performance, but that lure weight rating is literally perfect) 3/8 - 1 1/12 1/2 - 2 oz And I believe there is also one with the range of 1/2 - 3 oz on there too. All mostly being either fast action or extra fast. Basically every lure I use on my baitcaster is 3/8 oz or larger, although there are the very rare occasions I use something less than that. (Usually always a 1/4 oz if I go under and my rod and reel handle that amazingly) I want something where I'm able to still use all my 3/8 oz+ T-rigs, jigs, chatterbaits, spinnerbaits, frogs, ploppers, and stuff. But I so badly want to use large (to me) 6" swimbaits and stuff that are around the 1.25 - 2 oz range! I don't plan on going above that really. I know it's not the BEST to get a rod to use for almost everything, but I'm trying to do it in the most careful way. I don't really use crankbaits on my baitcaster anyway, I usually leave those to my spinning rod. So I don't need to worry MUCH about this rod handling treble hook baits except for the whopper ploppers and jerkbaits. If you noticed, all those rods I found are under $200. There are a few at the $180 mark, but that's REALLY scratching the surface for me even. Ideally I want it to be under $150.

Ah ok. Not as common where I am

For real. I'd be chucking anything I could into that stuff, taking my time picking it apart.