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Biggest fish went 6-6 6-5 5-8 4-6. The rest are 3-8 + IMG_3023.mov

Exactly a year apart from my previous PB, I managed to break my PB by 4 pounds on the proto 12.5 Fish Everything taxi trout. This was a serious bender and it paid off big time. Late nights, early mornings, skunk after skunk on this lake, and I was finally rewarded. The fish went 30.1# and 42.5”. If only her stomach was a little more full, this would be a different type of post. I’m glad I released this fish and watched her swim to the depths.

Profumos sst and sly guys where the name of the game.

I found these two splashing around..Managed to free them up and both swam off..

Lol! Nope. Been there done that. Spanish girl. Never again!!!

Congratulations to @Csweitzer for winning the 2019 Battle for the Underground! Please contact @swimbaitunderground for your prize pack!

After class session, I started with my Deps 250, then Deps 175 with no bites. So i figured maybe they want a slower presentation and got this guy. Not the biggest but it sure helps keep me going, He bit it on a very slow swimming action. The bait was a floater which i got to be a XXSS, i can reel as slow as you would when doing a hudd crawl. I wish the real deal came in a 10+ inch size! I've never done my greatest in the fall/winter season with swimbaits, haven't figured the bite out well enough to consistently get fish. I'll probably be fishing big plastics more and my mothers.

The SUB Tournaments for the 2019-2020 schedule will follow the moon phases. The 2019-2020 schedule is as follows: November 22nd - 28th December 20th - 26th January 17th - 23rd February 21st - 27th March 20th - 26th April 17th - 23rd May 22nd - 28th June 19th - 25th July 17th - 23rd August 14th - 20th September 18th - 24th October 2nd - 8th Battle for the Underground October 16th - 22nd You may have noticed the addition of wild cards to last years battle. To qualify for a wild card position in the battle, you must not be the winner of that months SUB tournament and meet one of the following conditions: submit a bass over 10 lbs be within 8 oz of the winning submission

Shout out to @slideaction for this xss shad bait. He makes them for striper and hybrids in his waters but the greenies like em too. I retrieved the bait and it got close to the shore, i put rod tip down ready to lift it out of the water for the next cast and this dink smacked it. I set the hook and flipped it in one fluid motion. Had about 3 ft of line from tip to bait when it bit.

did you get her number?

Got a big spotted bay bass. Been playing around with the triple trout, small glides, and 5” swimbait/warbaits combos for these guys.

So after almost a full season of fishing my two piece wake n crank gills (same bait I made for the SU Grassroots Swap) I finally got around to making some 3 piece versions. changed up the eye location and head shape a little to match the first one I made. On these I did a few different things. burned all the accent lines/crappie markings like usual, but then after sealer I rubbed the baits with pearl powders instead of using any paint. So all the color there is pearl powder applied right to the wet sealed bait, no paints used at all. The powder technique is cool and definitely will do again knowing how it works now. the eyes on the gill are 12mm clear doll eyes with hand painted backs, the eyes on the crappie are old school amber glass eyes with gold painted backs. Tails are triple trouts, I liked the smaller looking tails like on the UFO baits so figured I’d give it a try. the epoxy top coat also has a new holo pearl I tried out for the first time on these baits. Has a lot of potential and designed to be applied over black for full effect, but didn’t want to use too much and ruin the baits. But have some ideas down the road for it. the gill is 3.5oz, wakes on the surface and cranks down about 2’. the crappie is 3.75oz, swims subsurface and gets down about 4’, used a modified lip and more chin weight and bigger front hook. The color pattern was inspired by Corey aka _masterbaiter on IG, probably my favorite crappie pattern around and it’s pretty close to ones in my local spots. ill get some swim videos and better pics this weekend and if the sun ever comes here in RI. thanks for checking em out. -Chef

I'd like to pick up a dedicated topwater rod for 7" Slammers,rats and other wake bait type top waters in the 1-2oz range. What should I be looking for as far as power,acttion.rod & handle length ? Would a custom be the way to go? (recommend a builder) Thanks.

When I had checked earlier this year, this was not the case. Looks like Delta's checked baggage policy has finally caught up with the times. Glad to be past the 62 in rod tube limit before overage fees.

Found this pic I took a couple years ago about this time of year. This big girl was on the surface nearly dead with this shad lodged halfway down her throat. This was the find that actually got me throwing big baits.

Tank striper bro. Congrats Good job on the release too

Well done man.Some solid New England fish. Slammer gets bit for sure.My next Slammer purchase is White or Bone colored .Or may do a repaint.

Nice catch! i’ve always wondered what the swim looks like on the Arms.

i just found the paypal email receipt and i ordered it october 22, 2018, so ive basically had it 1 year. thrown exclusively a Baitsanity explorer glide on it, so basically the same size and weight as a 250. always been well cared for and stored with rod sleeve. there was no weak point in the blank where there was a deep scratch, gash, dent etc. literally first cast with it today just snapped on a super easy lob cast. called spiralite this afternoon and he said itd be $60+shipping so basically $90 even tho the website says other wise (exact copy and paste from website). which i think is BS, is it just me or is a 1 year old rod that breaks on the lightest cast you can possibly make with a bait way under the weight rating not due to "defect in worksmanship or materials". If that is not considered a defect in materials then is that how are the worksmanship and materials supposed to perform? break after only a year of use? im not sure how this is going to play out, i called him before i checked the website thinking that it is covered considering its a and "lifetime warranty". If we talk it out and all i have to pay for is the $30 shipping then ill be satisfied, if not, im asking for my money back and getting another dobyns. ive had my 806 and 795 for years and theyve been through hell and back and are still going strong. we will repair or replace at no charge to you other than a $30 return shipping and handling fee any Spiralite rod received at our warranty center that is determined to have broken due to a defect in workmanship or materials for life from the date of original owner purchase. Any rod determined to be broken for any other reason will be replaced based on the following Rod Series replacement pricing: Maverick Series- $49 replacement charge + S&H (USA only)

10/10 would throw

One more vote for the 795 (Champion or Fury), it is a great 2oz. topwater rod.

Congrats on the win. There was some serious competition!!!!!!!!!

F5 Customs Departure 806 MH / Lew's 300 Super Duty / Sunline Sniper FC 20lb First fish on my new F5 Departure rod. Lost the bait to an evil snag later on, really want to get a few more of them.

Not sure about a 7' rod, but I can vouch for the Fury 795 as well. GREAT smaller bait rod for the price that will throw 1-3oz with ease. Considering the handle is about 20", the rod doesn't really feel too long at all. I've used the Fury to fish from an inflatable kayak without too much hassle, but the handle is a little long for winging it around in close quarters. If 20" is too much handle for you, the Irod Genesis II Jr. Swim is a comparable rod 1" shorter than the Fury and with a 17" handle. The Jr. Swim is a little less sensitive in my opinion but can realistically handle the same weight range as and lighter than the Fury 795. The irod feels more like a big cranking rod rather than a swimbait rod and is better in close quarters with the handle catching less on things. Both are considered budget, low end rods but I think they are awesome for the price!

That rainbow though...some nice fish on the slammer!

Much love on the results. Thanks.

Getting started on a few more so I have a good amount to paint when the time comes

Nice bass. Evil snags are the worst!

Good week for some additional freestyles....

Whoa! Congrats man!

Im with you. Most of the Tranxs I get dont work anyway hahaha

Sick battle! Congrats!

Congratulations!

These two snacks arrived just in time for the weekend

Well deserved, man. Congrats!

Thank you everyone, especially Swimbait Underground for putting this event on. This is such a cool opportunity to really focus on getting that one big bite. 3 of my 4 DDs have come during these tournaments. I will definitely do everything I can to be back here next year!

Tackling through 30 mph winds and 60 degrees temperature. Grinding through perfect swimbait weather and finally, fish on the 8” hudd, weighed in at 10 lbs 10 ounces.

I thought I was the only one still making BIG baits. Looks good man!

Here it tis, finally got the videos 20181119_164357.mp4 20181119_164633.mp4

300E had 28 ipt which is slower than all the tranx