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The Outcast float tubes are very comfortable, whether the Fish Cat or Super Fat Cat and whether foam or inflatable seats. I can fish 14 hours straight at Barrett without a problem.

The Crush City baits are nice too. I especially like the BLT on a Ned head.

Carpkiller has some Cumberland tubes he ...

All pads and d rings glued on, motor, battery, fish finder and rod holders mounted. Fold up wheels installed. Swing away bait tray mounted. Yep, she's ready for her maiden voyage tomorrow.

Cals or Shimano drag grease . Blue marine grade grease on gears and for coating parts . Bearings get 0-20 oil which the blue bottle 3 in one is . . Clean and lube often is the key , particularly after a salt water dunk . Note , Cals is good stuff and I know people that use it for all grease needs ...

I’ve used these in the past. They work well

Mendit “melts” the plastics together. It is a liquid and leaves a rubber like substance when dry on the bottle but as far as the plastic worm etc, it actually melts the plastic and seals it together leaving the repair pliable. You can put too much on and the tear will actually open up. I’m no ...

I always dropshoting with weedless hook. My 2nd favorite is Gamakatsu widegap #2. I also use the same type as owner down shot offset hook. My worm usually soft hand pour which last one fish per worm for nose hook. I can manage a few more fish per plastic with weedless hook type.
I switch to roboworm ...

Really depends what spice is your target and importantly lure weight.
If you are mainly target bass and use normally bass lure down to about 1/8oz, I think L (rated BFS) or Modern ML 1/16-3/8 oz is the way to go. It is soft enough to lunch 3-4” weightless worm or 1/8oz hair jig a good distance and ...

For spinning, I use a 7' Shimano Crucial dropshot rod with a 1000 series reel with 6 lb Nanofil or Gliss. It casts even light weights a long ways and has plenty of backbone. Most people would use a 2000 or 2500 series reel for dropshot but 1000 is more than enough and you have better sensitivity ...

Neuroshima wrote: Wed Jul 03, 2024 9:06 am That's going to look so nice in the sun.

A little bit better, I just wish it is more deep purple and not as dark.

I have used them and with light tackle and caught bass. It is one of my "reaction baits" I talk about in my fish reports. I have not used
them too often, but I can see that with more use they can be pretty effective. I like the way the bait stays basically horizontal
which mades it more like an ...

From Shimano's website, https://fish.shimano.com/en-GB/product/reels/baitcasting/lowprofile/a075f00003mtn6tqac.html , under Features and Technology, they claim their BFS reel has "exciting drag sound". Might be a cultural thing


It started with 2018 scorpion bfs that come with exciting drag ...

I did a reverse image Google search and nothing showed up. Might be a brand that is not made anymore.

https://lens.google.com/search?ep=gisbubb&hl=en&re=df&p=AbrfA8qz4YUj1Y-nd-z-s72KVsMkFMEd66_1uTRnMS4jcO9n59VVSfDjBAOX08ZLMKlFbzO77L_cwtUnoFIf7zXSxQe5wfnBLNhIOPwXsHfOqEucGvR7kZdI_kfPGTR3Aj ...

When I say taught, I mean letting the fish tell me what is true and false when it comes to manmade lures.
I used to follow the match-the-forage concept I read in fishing magazines and watched celebrity anglers illustrate with great catches. Of course, lure companies were behind most media exposure ...

But again, this forum is for SD area fishermen and women per ADMIN. A lot of us in SD who are “idiots” for fishing realistic looking swimbaits per OP. People can hide and change their screen name, it doesn’t matter.


camobass please be polite and respect other people’s rights to express their ...

Gotta agree here with Gotfish? , the PMs are the best inline spinners I've used. With the others, the blades always seem to get stuck, but the PM spins no matter what, and I believe it causes more vibrations.

This made me think about what's special about the blade design, and if there are any ...

I ordered up some parts and the popular siwash hook has an overly long shank, I think. This is a #6, gonna get some #8s and try again. I am also gonna make some with #4 mosquito hooks....about the same size bend, but shorter shank than the siwash in the pic.

Presenting the Patient Zero spinner ...

Got 3 of these at the rest stop in the desert The Patient Zero spinner has gone viral

I have been using plastics for most of my many decades of fishing freshwater lakes and rivers. Bought lures did well for the first 50 years and then by accident I found a way to use the bodies and tails of all the crap I've stored to make new shapes and actions using a candle to melt the ends and a ...

Spent a few hours on the South Platte River in Colorado. Monday, Elevenmile Canyon. 64 and sunny in the afternoon.

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There were trout rising here and there, but I don't use a fly rod where someone might see me. So I was chucking my homemade spinners and got two small 'bows ...

Saturday I was using a sorta leftover goofed-up lure. Was supposed to be two tone green/chartreuse, but the green layer came out too thick and not opaque...hard to see the 3D eyes glaring through.

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Apparently this fish didn't mind.

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Was ...