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The most offensive part about this whole post is how you spelled apology in the title

Jesus Christ. Take this sh*t to facebook. All of you.

And....now.......I believe in an age limit.

*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* Battle for the Underground: After securing his spot in the battle the last month of the SUB tournament, SU member Sciaramitaro went on the take first place in the annual Battle of the Underground. After roughing it through a few cold nights in Massachusetts, Steven ran into a northern giant that ate his Cl8 Rat during the night shift. His persistence earned him a prize pack worth ~ $1300 and bragging rights. Following his win, SU was able to pick his brain & gather more details on his success during an interview which can be found with link below. 2018 Battle for the Underground Champ Wildfire Fundraiser: SU teamed up with Hinkle and Bassjak to raise funds for the American Red Cross in lieu of the recent wildfires in California. Entries are $10 per spot and there is no limit. Donations will be accepted until 12/15 and can be made here. Additionally, you can check out our writeup on Bassjak and his story by following the link below. Wildfire Raffle Details & Bassjak Interview Flipside PB: Mcclovinfishing's first landlocked striper could not resist the temptation of his trout colored Deps 250. There is no better way to gain confidence with a new bait than sticking a trophy with it. Flipside November SUB: The first SUB tournament following the 2018 battle has come and gone. Dabbs was able to fool an 8 and a half pounder with his Pizz Customs RM Negotiator. The only fish submitted was enough to hold off other entries, guaranteeing him a spot in the next Battle for the Underground. Follow the link below to sign up for the upcoming SUB tourney running from December 14th to the 20th. December SUB Sign Ups Grass Roots: SU member danthefisherman is always cooking up new projects that he shares in the Grass Roots section. Over the past month he has been hard at work on his 7" glide gill. Keep up with his progress as well as other member's homemade creations in the Grass Roots section. Grass Roots View full record

I never really post many fish here for some reason. Here’s some 3:16 fish from this year. Nothing huge. Couple of 5s. Caught a ton of fish on the wake jr, shad, 8” fs, and 10” wake. Had a few fish on the workhorse, OG arm, and 10” fs too

This is the last I'm going to say because i am slowly getting sucked in. Nobody had to say anything, nobody had to reply. Ya'll 3 are too worried about what the others on here will think. I think I can speak for 95% of us when I say, we just want it to stop. I wish a mod would step in and delete every damn bit of it.

I have done two purchases recently one with @oh da shiz and another with @buzzed bait, and both of them were more than positive experiences. Jason and Justin both were super helpful, fast with shipping, more than fair with pricing and just all around great, honest guys to deal with. I would recommend buying from them to anyone. A class guys for sure. I have also received a lot of help with locating a heaping pile of baits that I have been trying to get put under the tree and I wanted to give Jesse @Mossypumpkin, @Neill Hernandezand @BigSlant a shout out as well because they've been super helpful to me as well. Super stoked with all the baits I have gotten my hands on so far, and I am looking forward to taking the advice from these dudes and applying it to final buys in my Christmas Bait buying frenzy. All in all I have had a more than positive experience buying from the members on this site. So stoked my previous purchases as well as the two I am in the middle of completing, I will give reviews on those guys once they're purchased but in all, I have found so many members on this site to be more than pleasant to deal with.

Fish it stock until the jig hook breaks and then B.B. rig it. I fish them on the same rod. Or if you get drunk and bored, you can cut off perfectly good jig hooks and B.B. rig everything haha.

I spent some time looking into the technology of the KVD product. I have been using this for years but after learning more about it I am now even much more impressed. Also I would like to say upfront that my expertise is in compounding things together into a plastic product versus putting a coating onto the surface of a plastic product. There is some overlap in the chemistries but there are also differences. Again, I'm no coatings expert. RMR Industries in Texas is the company making the product. The story is that Rob Faddis, president of RMR bought an older boat, stored it over the winter, and found lots of mildew and degradation on it when he went to use it the following spring. He wasn't satisfied with the then-available cleaning/protecting products so as a chemist he spent several years formulating something that would be compatible with a variety of polymers and would perform several functions. The KVD product does not contain oils or solvents. It is a blend of polymers- likely short-chain types that are liquid form. There is also a UV stabilizer component so it serves as an additional sunscreen for your line. The product works by bonding to the surface of the fishing line and according to what I have read does not penetrate into the line. What is REALLY impressive to me is that RMR has developed a conditioner that works with all 3 types of fishing line: fluoroploymer, braid (ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene) and nylon (polyamide) monofilament. Those are 3 very different polymers and getting a single product to bond to the surface of all of them is no small feat. I did a lot of formulation work to improve adherence of additives within a plastic matrix but generally the funtionalizers I used worked with only one specific type of resin. So RMR likely uses a blend of polymers with different functionalities (I'm guessing) but then has to compatibilize them all together so they don't separate out. Pretty impressive work and its no wonder it took years to develop. As to how the product works, first it provides a very thin film bonded to the line surface that repels water. That helps in casting distance and also helps keep dirt and junk from accumulating on the line surface. The polymer coating fills in pores on the line surface so you get a smoother line. And the surface coating is what wears off in casting over time so you sacrifice the coating rather than wear the line. As I mentioned it contains a UV component to help with sun degradation. I have no idea how it works to reduce kinking without penetrating the surface of the line, but it clearly does that well. If it does not penetrate into the line there should be little impact on the elongation or tensile strength of the line, and I've never heard of any complaint of that type. Very much a multifunctional product that is very different from some of the others on the market that are merely silicone oil. The company literature says that Kevin VanDam was a co-developer of the product. I think it was RMR doing all the chemistry formulation and Kevin doing all the field testing. By the way, I often hear some disparaging comments about "pro" anglers but some years back a buddy of mine made it to the Bass Master Classic, and our room in the hotel was right next to KVD's so we would see him and the family a few times every day. My impression is that he is a genuinely nice guy. After doing some research on this product I think I will be using it even more often than I have been. The best way to apply it is to spray the spool and let it dry before fishing. Even better is to spray it on a piece of synthetic cloth (not cotton) and run your line through the cloth. You need to do this before you hit the water for best results. I'm now thinking that it would probably pay to apply it to the last few feet of line a few times every trip since that is the part that takes a beating casting big swimbaits. I learned a bunch while doing the research and hope some of this helps SU guys.

All of you. Adults would have handled this behind the scenes. At least the adults I know.

Finished scaling most of the main body today and my hands are cramping from it all haha. Scaling is always tricky because the wood can be prone to cracking and/or flaking if your tools aren't sharp enough. Mine are starting to blunt out so I had to be extra careful. The scales are also pretty shallow so I'm just hoping it'll show well when I pour resin duplicates. Now I'm on to smoothing down the head detailing one more time and scaling the gill plates. The last thing to do before molding is to finish scaling the more delicate areas around the joint.

Thinknof the 10” as a bait to cover water in summer over weed flats in 3-10’. If you have any water clarity they’ll come charging

made a mold and pour em myself

you dont have to read it. but like I said before, hell if im going to sit here and be publicly accused of making death threats to someone. im going to do everything I can to prove they're lying. end of it from me as well, I respect you Josh.

Ban the kid, delete this thread, keep all this toxic crap out of the forums. @swimbaitunderground

Dan is the man! traded reels with him, came packaged very well, and condition was as i expected. He even included some line on it for me! He shipped first, and even shipped the same day as I contacted him. Great guy, great communications. A++ Deal. Also, he has feedback on his previous account...

Had a fun couple of days! All are different fish and caught on a K9, 250 and Negotiator

I use my drop shot rod, don't judge me.

I do the same thing. Just use my senko rod

Dang, when did these jump up to $81 regular price? It's been awhile since I've bought a 10" Hudd

Nice all great baits

I melt a few big split shots on my stove, and then pour it into something while it is still sorts soft pack it into the belly hole... usually do about 18 grams on my tunes

Looks great, Jordan!

Good build Jordan....That "Bad Boy" will get Bitten....I like the "Blood", nice application...Michel.. go Fish!!!

Hell yeah @mcclovinfishing

Bought a high end reel from Josh, shipped when he said, came as expected. Easy transaction, highly recommend doing business with the man.

Dosent seem fair to me. ive done nothing but good deals here for over 2 years. Im not letting 2 immature kids ruin it with some BS.

Just Stop. Everyone.

This whole thing is stupid.So is making it into a whole thread.

i seent em!

I am pretty excited to announce the AMERICAN BASS MOTHERLODE has just received a few of the 9” soft glides that were released last week... It has been in the works for over a year, and when I got mine, “WOW”. Awesome bait.... I will be giving out a few at the motherlode events, so come on out and support the American Bass motherlode region and you may be a winner.. Message me if you have any questions

Those look sweet. I could use some of your skill. And by some I mean a lot

I haven’t had much love on the swimbaits the last few trips. Which is weird because I know the bass are eating tilapia! Like this 18” fish I found floating with an 8” tilapia wedged in its mouth. Both were still alive and swam off after I invited them to a photo shoot and released them.

Yeah, you read that correct... SU first? Worlds first? Haha heres a handmade piranha wakebait that I made. Took about 8 hours in total, and I think it was well worth it. Coming in at 3.8 oz and 7 inches. This thing is THICC! Made from a 2x4 and lexan lip and tail. This thing has a massive 'v' wave and a loud knocking sound. I have included videos of the action for reference. Very similar to a slammer. Let me know what you guys think, is it a keeper or should I let it go? Swim Video1 Swim Video2

https://advancedangler.com/2018-icast-raw/shaun-bailey-evergreen-86-combat-swimbait-rod/