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  1. DaddyTactics
    So, while I have fallen victim to my share of broken lines and lost lures, I often wonder whether or not I’m pairing my line with the right tackle; obviously not! In my search for answers, very specific answers at that, I’ve come across what seems to have been the most thorough and yet efficient article on ‘bassfishin’ website titled fishing-line-guide [I couldn’t add link for some reason]. I mean, yes!!! Finally, a very detailed article, but... wow! I couldn’t help but feeling like my three rod, three reel arsenal will get me no where. I realize that there ideal setups per technique or presentation but where’s the middle of the road? How can I make the most out of a reel without having to switch out the line with each lure change? For example, if one of my rod and reel combos can work many techniques and handle (obviously) the weight of many lures but technically based on the article requires a different line for each, how do I get around having to switch out the line? Does anyone have better recommendations? I fish (freshwater) with monofilament because I’m fairly new to fishing and that’s what’s always recommended to me. My current reels and rods are as follows: G.Loomis Mag Bass 782c 6’6” Med Fast Mag Bass 844c 7’ Heavy Fast Crankbait 864C DF 7’2” Med-Heavy Mod Shimano Chronarch 200E7 7.0:1 Curado K 6.2:1 & 8.5:1
  2. Tara-senko
    October 20th 2017, top water blowup but had no scale, ur thoughts?

    From the album: Bank/pond fishing

    Please state what pound this fish is in your opinion? It was a cool brisk morning till about 10am. The pond Is very heavy submerged milfoil and emerged trees, rocks, bushs. I decided to throw my go to booyah black and blue frog, worked extremely slowly. Just was twitching and creating small disturbances right near a down tree and boom! She was on the left log in the pic I did have my heavy gear with me to catch him and 7 pounds of vegetation. I did release the fish but had no scale. I predicted 3.5 but another guy said well over 4...... Where I caught her...
  3. Touyeng Xiong
    Hi everyone, i just recently made a duckling lure, bought a block of balsa wood and carved it. its about 3 inches long, floats pretty well and does has a nice walk the dog action. The weight of the hook keeps it upright in the water. I just recently added some hair from the end of a fox squirrel i had hunted a while ago to disguise the large hook. I have yet to catch anything on it, but I wanted to see what your opinions on it are! I was inspired to make this after I saw a duckling get smashed by the lake where I go to school.
  4. Jon P.

    jump frogs

    Jon P. posted a topic in Fishing Tackle

    what are your thoughts on jump frog type lures like these? unlike most topwaters they have heavy bodies with a slow sink rate so that they can plow through cover better than their soft bodied counterparts. they look like a buzzbait on the surface, spitting water everywhere. the mouths on them are flat, instead of cupped like a popper so they can "jump" out of the water a little bit when snapped hard enough. they originally created in Thailand by guys who were tired of having their soft buzz frogs chewed to death by snakehead. recently I purchased a few from MegaFrox USA and they have been producing very well. wherever I would ordinarily fish a buzz toad or weedless frog I've been using these and they've been producing pretty well!
  5. BacklashBassin'
    What is your go-to bait that always seems to catch you a fish when having a tough day? For me I'd have to go with jigs, and chatterbaits.
  6. JayFry
    I've been waiting to pull the trigger on this one, very expensive for my taste. Running at 20-25 dollars I'm hesitant, so I was wondering if anybody else had as much luck as this guy? if you did what time was it? How did you retrieve? Looks awesome like it could draw up fish. Love the colors.
  7. fireandice
    What is everyone's favorite frog these days? The jig is my go-to bait of choice, but with all of the great frogs out now, I have jumped on the bandwagon just a bit. I found these Lunker Frog's at Wal-Mart. Wow. Drag this dude over some lily pads, and DANG. Just saying. So what is the best in your opinion? Spro, Lunker Frog, KVD ?? Colors?
  8. DocNsanE
    I have a bit of money left over on my gift card and am thinking of picking up another walk the dog bait. I was wondering what everyone's favorites were? Spook? Sammy? Megabass? Any specific colors? Thanks!
  9. winterhawk
    Going to a private 30 acre lake Monday here in central Texas. Not sure what to rig for? We have had a lot of rain in the last month or so. I have 4 rods and need advice on how to rig and what to throw?
  10. The great
    I'm new to this whole top water fishing thing. This may be a dumb question to some, but can the walking the dog(still practicing by the way) technique be effective when using a popper? Also, are there any advantages to using a chatterbait vs. a buzz bait? Thanks
  11. ConcreteJungle
    The wife knows! I’m addicted During post spawn, I was fishing with a Shakespeare graphite spinning reel combo and while casting on the bank, my immediate thought was dang, I’m hung again. Needless to say that I was not hung, there was a fish on the hook (never felt him bite). After reading on the forums, I read about better quality rods and I immediately went to BP and purchased St Croix Premier 7’ M/ fast action graphite rod w/ Shimano Sahara 2500FE 6.2:1 reel. I added 12lb fluorocarbon line I would like to mainly use this rod for crank bait, swim bait and top water St. Croix Premier 7’ MH/fast action graphite rod with a Pflueger Supreme 6.2:1. I also added 12lb fluorocarbon line I would like to mainly use this rod for Carolina Rigging , Spinner bait and Jigs After reading several post, I realized that I need to change the fishing line on the medium rod (used for crank bait) from fluoro to mono. I read on the post that fluorocarbon line does not sink and then I read that it does sink. Will someone please clarify that because my chug bug goes underwater? Can someone give some recommendation on a quality mono (no braid please) that will work for an OK setup? Do I need to swap my reels and place the Shimano Sahara on the MH rod? Are there any other recommendations on my setup (besides buying a bait caster)? I will probably buy another set up in the future (been looking at the 7’ Duckett Micro Magic) but until then I want to learn to properly use the set up in place. Thanks in Advance. I have learned from the videos and reading on the site but I still a lot to learn. Keep posting guys!!
  12. Jim Hill
    Hey all, Looking for some good (preferably plastics) top water lures. Senkos work REALLY good where I go but im sick of getting stuck on a rock or log. Im looking for a really good top water or floating type of bait that will work really good. Im going to get it on amazon most likely so if there is a link for it you can add it.
  13. coryn h. fishowl
    I've recently begun to see great variance in hook-setting styles, e.g. snap set, sweep set, reel set, and standard powerhook setting. Keep in mind that today's hooks are incredibly sharp, you usually don't have to yank the moon from the sky to set the hook. What sets do you you use for which baits; I tend to use: Sweep set-slowest, reeling slack/loading rod, then sweeping sideways or lightly towards an 11 o'clock position For crankbaits...or anything with trebles. Including lipless crank (a standard hookset can rip them out of the mouth) Top water Soft plastics Reel set-Load rod with reel, (not so much that they can feel you) then set hook (not lightly, not powerfully, find a happy medium) when using smaller, wire hooks, e.g. wacky rigs football jigs/any jig not fished in heavy cover-Hard hooksets can pull the lure, causing that lead head to bust open a bass' mouth and swim away. This also compresses the weeguard before the set. This must be done quickly. Use a high speed reel. soft plastics- Quality Wide gap/EWG hooks and wire hooks Finesse lures (wacky rigs, shaky heads etc.) Anything with circle hooks Snap set- A regular hookset, but without having reeled in all the slack. It can pop a lure while in a bass' mouth instead of just yanking it out Also used for jigs. Good for T-rigged soft plastics when bottom bouncing; especially with heavier hooks Soft standard Hookset-'Nuff said T rigged soft plastics-wire hooks O.K. for jigs with small hooks Tex-posed Soft Plastics Hard-'Nuff Said Flipping and pitching when using massive hooks Swim jigs Spinnerbaits When a lot of line is between you and the bait/heavy cover Thick soft plastics with large buried/weedless hooks Topwater plastics like frog and eeliminators weedless hollow frogs
  14. Brian6428
    Hey guys, I just got in from a frustrating afternoon of fishing. I had about 30 minutes left till I had to leave, and so far I had (unsuccessfully) thrown the kitchen sink at them. Not one fish on any lure. It was very calm, and around 7pm, the fish started to jump everywhere. Normally I ignore these since they are hard to catch, but today I figured i had nothing to lose and tied on a hula popper. In about 30 minutes, I had had two fish go for the lure and not take it and two fish take it fully in their mouths and go underwater, but I couldn't boat either one. The weird part is, it was right in the middle of the lake. I don't have a fish finder so I don't know whats down there. Are topwater strikes normal for the middle of the lake? Do you guys think this means there is some structure or cover down there? Thanks in advance!
  15. AirbusAngler
    So I have been on a journey to catch my first frog bass. But I have run into 2 concerns. 1. I was using a live target hollow body frog yesterday and it seemed to be filling with water and practically bobbing straight up and down which made it quite tricky to "walk." Is this normal? I would squeeze it after each cast and a good amount of water would squirt out making it float momentarily but then eventually start sinking again. 2. If I have never seen a bass jump or break the sfc of the water at my local pond but I know there are frogs there would you still consider this top water bait practical? I have caught a handful of bass at this pond they seem to be few and far between but they have all been 4.5lbs and up to 6. All caught on jerk baits and havoc PitBoss up in the shallows. I'm using a 7'2" Cumara and 30lb braid. If you have a favorite frog lure please mention it as I might go shopping this evening ;-)
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