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Charles1992 wrote: Wed Jul 26, 2023 7:56 am Need expert advice to buy best tackle for bass fishing!
Expert opinion needed.

"Best" is relative.

Perhaps providing details as to the type of bass fishing you'll be doing, and what your budget is, people may be able to give their 2 cents?

(Altho this post smells spammy to me)

If someone wants to recreate to the point they die because of the heat? I say let Darwin cook.

What I am noticing a trend of, is 'closures' of public spaces on the guise of 'protecting the public.'

This happened during Covid where all these public restrooms were shut down. 3 years later, I see a ...

I hear Barret does only barbless hooks. All of the hooks I have are barbed. Is there a way to bypass or fix this without buying new ones? Also Lake Barret is very very expensive. I know you guys are talking about San Vicente as well, but is it as good or just as good as Barret?


Most everyone ...

Saw in iCast that many brands are releasing "BFS" gear. See a bunch of guys using 5 - 7 pound FC. I remember back in the day, guys super tuning old Abu Garcia Ambassadors, to use with light ine.

I dunno about you guys, but I grew up fishing LA city ponds, which equates to very pressured fish. When ...

Good report! Those bluegill out there have some chests to them.

When does the season end there and when would be the last date on Tix-master to get tickets?

I spy a PopX and a DogX Junior. Excellent choices! Ito-San and Megabass just know how to make baits that catch.


When i saw MB's new BFS offerings that they unveiled at iCast, a lot of those baits looked familiar! :D

Their marketing strategy with their new line of BFS baits is pretty smart ...

Spinning gear is still better than BFS in my opinion for light crankbaits though.

I tend to agree.

But then I had a chance to cast both a Conquest 50 BFS and an Aldebaran BFS and these guys are really engineering reels to throw light baits.

30 years ago, I'd have the same mindset and it would ...

It's always fun running into those big chested ones.

BFS for bass doesn’t have to be 1/32oz or even 1/16oz lures. Any lure in 1-2” range with 1/8oz weight should be able to control more efficiently. With that said I’d rather catching a bass with 3/8jig than lucky craft SP 50 all day long. BFS is very effective in small communities pond with high ...

How much does the wind affect the bass visibility?


Wind disturbs the surface and stirs up the water itself, which reduces visibility.

It stirs up sediment, which also affects water clarity, and the fish's visibility.

One of my favorite tactics when the wind comes up is finding mudlines. Throw ...

Damn, a 2 for 1.

I thought we were done with Hillary's.

(I kid, I kid)

Was this from shore or a tube? Don't know too many people that'll shore fish Barrett.

Even though I don't have a horse in the race, I kinda want the Dbacks to shock the world, as they weren't given much chance to do much when Vegas started taking World Series Futures odds in March. I've seen several betting slips posted online that show some people may be in for a big pay day. 1,750 ...

Same thing is happening with Castaic up here in LA and I believe Pyramid also had this happen.

It seems it's happening more often, no?

... Piranhna

I remember the locals swearing that my local pond growing up had piranhas. Ended up being some pretty cool looking pacus. And since the pacus had somewhat gnarly looking 'teeth,' they still continued the rumor that it had piranhas. The best bycatch from that place was a huge Arowana ...

That thing looks more than beat up. That thing looks dead. And as someone mentioned before in this thread, that generation is obsessed with videos! They're posting videos of the food they ate earlier in the day on social media.

The fact that there is no video is a bit sketchy, considering that it ...

Nice tank! Congrats to the angler.

Look how long Mike Long got away with things before technology and social media took off.

That's my point exactly. With the advent of having 4k (or 8k depending on what phone you have) recording available in the palm of your hand, and social media being able to have live broadcasts, why on earth ...

Got mine about a year ago.

Nice gentleman at our local boat ramp handed me the pamphlet which contained the test. I took it, sent the $10, and had my temp card in 10 days and my permanent card in about a month.

I'm now seeing companies charging quite a bit for 'classes', for something that is only ...