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My son has an slx bfs on a kast king kestrel rod, and I can cast the tiniest rapala countdown or a 1/32 hookup bait a mile. Straight 5lb flouro

Yes those will work. Just know not all fins are created equal. I prefer neoprene stocking foot waders. Check Amazon. You’ll need an air pump, manual or small battery/ac mattress pump. Life jacket. Lots of deals on auto/manual inflating pfd’s right now

That was pretty cool. Two separate times I have been on the water at el cap, and had one of the goldens eagles dive bomb a duck on the water. Both times less than 30 yards away. Just like an osprey. Craziest thing was the second time, I was explaining what I’d witnessed in that area years before. 30 ...

The majority of people that fish Barrett more than a couple times in a year will absolutely pay whatever they have to. Hard to put a cap on the feeling of going from fairweather fisherman to Bassmaster classic winner. They’ve figured that part out, obviously

I’ve been in that boat before (no pun intended), when San V opened back up. Missed out on opening day tix, but found a guy selling his on Craigslist and jumped on it. I was definitely willing to pay more than it was worth, just for that one day. I justified it by comparing it to the fact I’d pay the ...

Why do I feel like anyone who has strong feelings about the boat being past the bout line is probably totally fine with bumping elbows and crossing lines along with the rest of the mini-jig all-stars. Now those are some “kooks”…

They couldn’t look like bigger clowns if they were tossing a powerbait/bobber combo

That’s an entirely different rabbit hole! I have to pay an astronomical rate to play Torrey Pines because I’m county, but the guy renting a tiny apartmebt that lives the downtown lifestyle can get a nice city card discount when he doesn’t even play golf. I mean, of course city folk love golf more ...

I liked it better when most days I knew (thought) I was the only one on the lake

Got it, I know it’s been like that in the past but I just wanted peace of mind for the guy I sold some spots to

Pretty sure that boat at the very beginning was my son and I heading out. We were the first to take off from there dock. I watched shawnter’s son rope them while I unloaded the boat. Another cool video

On any given day, on any lake, I’m keeping track. As far as what constitutes a catch, that’s always been the same no matter the location. Have to touch it. Doesn’t mean lipping it, just gotta touch it before it got off if that happens. That being said, I totally agree with pretty much everything ...

It won’t be long before you only own one half of that little glide bait. Ask my son. Most of the time, the differences between the quality baits and knock offs will in weight transfer systems/weighting, materials/construction, and the hardware used. They might copy the mold and put a nice paint job ...

I remember when 6th sense baits were blatant jdm knock-offs with bada$$ custom paint jobs, and were only available on EBay

Eurotackle stuff is legit. Baits I’ve used have run true with some good hooks for being so small. These are on the Z-cranker

Kenroe wrote: Sat May 31, 2025 6:29 am Recall T. Gloria!
His 2nd goaround as mayor isn't going very well at all.
$268 million upside down on the budget & part of his solution is to cut services like fishing days & having all fire pits removed...

Piece of excrement

AutoJonez wrote: Sat May 31, 2025 3:19 pm Where and how do shad spawn? Never really seen it before. And what do the fry look like?

They’ll hump on the side of your boat, your kayak, your tube, your legs and fins. Pretty much anywhere they feel like it!

See-garbage. Top three are Sunline, Sunline, and… Abraz-x? If you look at it wrong it gets nicked up. I’ve flipped the river with 20lb Sunline structure fc for hours, boat flipping big ones as well, and every time I’d run my hand up the line thinking it’s gotta be time to re-tie, it was as smooth as ...

So, the first rule of fight club is…

Where are the CF numbers? That thing looks amazing