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Caught my PB got way to excited and forgot to press play to get screenshots luckily I had my go pro on. Cast 2 catch to scale on my Instagram cchase_koch11

This one came in at 6.30lbs. Not complaining but that’s 3 6lbers in the last month. I have to break that 7 mark soon!

Been tinkering with making a wake bait. Here's pics of the progress VID_89170716_171517_258.mp4

First smallie of the year in high winds at the drop. I love this ish. LDC White Lable MH Shimano Tranx 200 Hawgtech 102mm 15lb Big Game Deps SS 175 Owner Hardware

I know I have 2 fish larger than this, but they werent weighed, so this is my new PB. 5.58 on the purple wcz citizen. First time at a new lake, fished the crap out of a stump that I knew had to have a fish on it. It did!

Got my first decent Hudd fish. Slow rolling the 8" Rainbow Trout and slurped it off the top two feet from shore. Went 6 lbs!

got this nice fish the other day fishing from shore at a public lake. trout season just opened here on the 13th so lots of trout have been stocked and the water is filled with 4 pound test and worms galore haha. walked past 15 chairs and a few stringers of trout and found a nice overhanging tree to toss under. tied on the 8" slow sink savage gear line thru trout (rigged on top) and started skipping it under the tree. few casts later i felt her on the line as i came past some logs in the water. full of eggs and only went 3.2 but it felt great!

I recently picked up a couple of F5 MVT series rods. More specifically the MVT867H 8'6" 3-8oz Moderate Fast. Took one out yesterday and threw it around for a while..and wow. First of all cosmetically they are beautiful, black on black with some grey camo inlays in the eva grip. Threw around a Deps 250, a hiro glide, and a wake jr. Rod casts with ease, loads just perfectly to get the maximum casting length. Super lite so helped with fatigue. I've had LDC, MOAM, and most other custom and production rods. I would for sure put this rod on top for a production rod.

So figured I'd post the review here of @MA Frog Man reel service. Instagram is @reelcleanreels to see his work/contact him. Reel is a Shimano Calcutta 400B, that hadn't been serviced/opened in two seasons. fished it hard last season as my main reel, has been dunked/splashed/dropped/fished in salt for stripers, not babied. Reel needed a basic service and the side plate cover replaced due to me slipping on some wet rocks during a hookset and putting a nice dent in it. Told Adam to go thru it and replace anything else it needed or would need before the end of the season. We talked about some upgrades (bearings/drag/ceramic pawl) and based on our conversation we agreed that everything that was there was in perfect working order for at least another season and no need to spend extra $ on parts that didn't need to be replaced. He easily could have said you need x, y and z and charged me more $$ for the parts and service, but he didn't. While it was being cleaned he found it needed a new pinion gear and two springs, he ordered those and the new side plate, did the full service and replaced the parts. Reel is smoother than its ever been, looks and feels great. Cant say enough good things about the experience overall. He didn't try and sell me parts/upgrades I didn't need, was upfront about parts costs and lead time, stayed in touch thru the whole process, no hidden cost and delivered a basically brand new reel. Even saved and showed me the parts that he replaced and explained why they needed to be replaced in the first place. If you need reels serviced I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him and think you'll be happy with the results. Thanks again man, and I'll see you on the water this season.

Tried my best, now I shall claim smallest entry with pride, dignity, and honor.

Struggling to upload pics from the phone, but what a great time to catch my new PB

congrats to @Csweitzer for winning the April SUB Tournament by our narrowest margin to date: 0.05 lbs! SU Prize pack is the prize Please contact @swimbaitundergroundto claim your prize

I get mine at LPO, but theres a seller on ebay that has em too, much cheaper, I can send you the info if you want. He has open and closed and in a few lengths and has the .072 as well. Mega sized screw eyes, like on a slammer? If you're talking about those, theres a few options. I wanted to find the ones i wanted in person first before ordering without seeing them. West marine had some (any good marine supply shop should have em), if you have a grainger or mcmaster carr around you, they carry em too, if none of those are an option find a good machine/bolt shop and they should have em too, once you find what you like size and length wise you can easily find em online for a lot cheaper. Home depot even had some in stock, I have a few packs left I can let you know which size they are later. I was only able to find closed screw eyes of those sizes. So I used a flat head screwdriver and hammer, used a thinner one at first, placed it in on a piece of scrap wood, placed the screwdriver between the eye and shank, banged it in and pryed it open a little, then used a bigger thicker flathead and was able to pry it open enough to get the other screw eye inside.

Sounds like you’ve got a great setup. 25 will work but I’d jump down to 20 or 17lb CXX for your next spool. That 25lb CXX is the diameter of like 30lb mono. It’s like boat rope

7" 20lb Izorline xxx

Better than 4s... that’s kinda been my mark for the past couple months. Nice fish and good luck on that 7!

no jumps, guessing its because he was hooked in the tail. it made several runs across the entire pond though! He probably pulled out 50 yards of braid with locked drag 3-4 times. My adrenaline was through the roof, definitely the biggest fish i've ever caught!

I've been wondering if there's anywhere else you guys get your magnum 0.092 screws from besides Lure Parts Online. I normally get my standard 0.072 screws from Janns Netcraft, but they don't carry the magnum sizes. While I'm at it I might as well also ask where to get those mega-sized screws for those of you with experience in making rats or big wakes. I tried finding an appropriate sized stainless option but they all run about $5+ a pop which I think to be a bit excessive. Any help appreciated, thanks! Dan

Great fish man congrats hopefully we meet again in the battle

Congrats again bro

Nice man! I'm trying to break 7 lol

Beautiful set up! Beautiful fish!

Glad I got to snag one of these 6.5" Gonna be seeing this in the "Pb" section soon!

not really gonna count a snagged fish but it was fun thinking I had a bass of a lifetime on for a minute there LOL.

Nice bro. Sick fish

nice work man, I'm having the same problem in NY, still looking for that elusive 7

yes the ones on ebay are the same as the LPO ones, guess the guy use to have a small bait company and build some muskie/pike lures and stopped for whatever reason, some of the ones Ive bought from him came in LPO bags. I'll send you the info for the guy.

20# Big Game for both sizes for me.

Ya definitely like rope! But I don't lose baits!! Ill probably get a spool of 20lb this weekend. Just want to try them out on what I ha e right now!!

Awesome style! It has that nice clean look to it!

Absolutely love the look! Can't wait to see it painted!

That looks good man

stuck a slammer in a tree one night. Couldn't see it, all I knew is that it was beyond my reach. I cut the line and tied on a water bottle. This was in the lake frontage of a house. So, next morning before first light, I'm back out there we a telescoping tree trimming saw. Once I could see the bait, I took off the small branch about 12 feet up

I go for 9wraps on a blood knot. Goes in and out of my spool and through all the guides on casts. Been working good for me

I use an FG knot, it has a really slim profile

Dude that's still cool. No green fish of the sunfish family will ever pull like those things do.

Damn I wish tool, dropkick Murphy's and bad religion were coming up here to ours

I like that idea! I was attempting to match the hatch! Maybe a brighter color would get bit!

Never.Sometimes the Big Gurls don't want 9".

Favorite coffee cup ... wife gave it to me in a Christmas stocking probably 25+/- years ago ... gives a good chuckle each time I pull out of the cupboard... ain’t it the Truth!!! .... michel... Go Fish!!!

Amen!

Today was a good day. Added the Cali Dream to the lineup.

Just got me a Tarpon 100, need a few more big baits, but I'm normally tossing regular stuff. My swimbaits consist of 5 6" Triple Trouts and a 7" Slammer on the way. My one gripe is my Irod Jr has a long handle that jabs my PFD and makes hooksets tough.