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Traveling to lake Casitas and hiring Rich Tuaber guide service will save you years of learning SoCal bass fishing presentations, plus Castias is currently an excellent bass fishery. T

I have a difficult time calling a Senko a worm, it’s more than that. Senko is #1 Flick Shake 4.8 is #2. Roboworns Straight tails #3 Tom

MF 7’ spinning is essential for SoCal lakes for finesse presentations like drop shot, Slip shot ( finesse C-rig) and 5” wacky rigged Senko’s and jerk baits. Your MHF casting outfit is a keeper for Texas rigged worms, C-rig, jigs, top water and frogs. The local ponds and park lakes get pounded daily tough fishing. Your best choice is a 5” Senko wacky rigged weightless. I mentioned hiring a guide* at Casitas as this will save you years of trail and error. Tom * Rich Tuaber

Lots of beds with short fish could be Bluegills if the beds are dinner plate size. Refraction doesn’t distort the fish length distorts the width. Tom

Strike detection skills is something that has paid off for me and takes years to learn. Today we see the FFS Scopers fishing outside water using their sonar to find bass and detect strikes. I been doing this for decades by finding suspended bass by watching birds, looking for signs of baitfish activity and feeding bass. Total concentration is the key to strike detection, you are missing strikes by not paying attention to changes in your lure, line movements. Tom

Or use circle hooks for weightless stick baits eliminates gut hooking. Tom

$12 for 3 #11 or 2 Big Daddy frog. Take care of pork it will last long time, let dry and it’s toast! Tom

Your best bet is local salt water Calico Bass in the Long Beach harbor and Federal breakwater areas. Nearest bass lake is El Dorado park lake. Legg lake maybe within your 1 hour drive window from Long Beach area. 2 hours opens up more choices. What tackle do you have? I suggest thinking about hiring a guide at Lake Casitas it’s a very good bass lake at this time. Tom

Make your own pork rind trailers. PM me and will send the recipe. Tom PS, still have 6” and 9” UJ Eels.

The highest abrasion resistant FC that I have found is Sunline Shooter. Diawa J Fluoro is close to Tatsu in performance. Consider Seaguar AbrazX for abrasion resistance, I have no experience with AbrazX only used Tatsu. Tom

No Dogwood trees so the Bass are SOL! 😎

Yes, I have both reels. I am sure someone will say they aren’t exactly the same but I can’t see any performance change. Tom

Stretch is equal higher density is correct. Tom

Why use FC? Maxima Ultra Green copoly 8# (.010D) or 10.# (.012D) has very high abrasion resistance and stronger knot strength, try a filler spool before buying bulk spools. Tom

In your price point Shimano SLX MGL 70 now SLX 70XG is excellent. Tom PS, sold my Daiwa Tat’s for the above reels!