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Social media destroyed it, how? Like on a public forum, calling the lake by name, posting pictures and talking about your "awesome" trip throwing 250s with Oliver?

You fished Andrews bait at all? Cause, it doesn't sound like it. You can do anything you want with that bait. It won't blow out, or do something stupid. Only other glide i've seen that idiot-proof is the 250.

I do think they completely missed on the price point of these new reels, but other than that, not much to complain about. Next time you go to the bathroom, check to make sure you still have a pair. If they're still there, see a doctor and get your testosterone levels checked, to make sure they're still working. If both of these check out, go get a gym membership, or take up knitting.

Bought a bait from me, hassle free, paid quick. easy deal. Thanks

Owner makes solid rings. Or you can solder over the gap on the split ring.

I have to get out of this town.

There aren't any. Academy or Dicks... There's a Gander Mountain that is pretty lousy compared to others. BPS opens sometime this summer in Round Rock if you're into paying 35% more just for fun, or Cabelas is a half hour south of town, where you can also go pay extra while being surprised at just how few things they carry you want to buy.

A $200 lab scale. I wouldn't worry about the accuracy of it. Didn't weigh hooks individually, but weighed 5, 6, 7, whatever comes in a package of each, and divided to get individual weights. So that's why they aren't all carried to .01 or .001g. But seriously, hundredths of a gram, not going to matter anyway. It's just something I've done over the years, and is kind of useful when you want to fine tune a baits sink rate.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3312456/Trebles.pdf Not gonna leave it there forever, so if you want it for later, download the PDF. You weighing them with the feathers and ish? Pretty ridiculous to order these trebles from Deps, if that's what you say you have been doing.

Isn't what it used to be.

In, if its not too late. Codes not up so, worth a shot.

Jigging, salt water. Not fishing a jig for bass. It's a curado 200i, with no brakes, a shallower spool, and longer handle. It's not a larger frame, like a Curado 300. It says 300 yes, but when describing jigging reels, 300 is not what you think it is. You own this? You fish with it?

My sister did when she was 5.

Keep them in the box they come in. Lay it out on its back to dry out when you get home, and put it back in the package for storage. Just the easiest way for me. Hell I just stab the hook in one of the foam blocks in each package too so it's always there. Grab a couple baits you want, and go.

I don't know your lake, and without a map I can't really answer that honestly. But if you think you're a pretty decent jig fisherman, and I don't mean pitching a jig at the bank, you should have a pretty good idea where to start with a hudd already. You don't necessarily want the bait off the bottom. That was just my answer as to how you could avoid getting crap on the bait. Personally, I put that bait on the bottom most of the time. If you're fishing out that deep, I'm going to take a guess that you're not picking up grass and crap until you get further uphill during your retrieve. You don't have to fish the bait uphill either. If you're on the bank, you don't have much of an option, but go fish breaks in 20-30ft. This is the first bait I ever fished, and the only bait I fished for at least the first year of throwing swimbaits. I knew where and when I wanted to throw a big football jig, and that's where I started with a hudd. You have to simplify this ish somewhat at the beginning I think, and expand from there once you start to get some feedback from the fish. Look at stuff you're good at fishing, have a lot of confidence in, and try to relate a hudd to those baits.

It's not the bait I reach for when I want to fish faster, but don't rule that out either. How deep are you trying to fish? If you have the patience to fish a 5 down 15-20ft, it's a little easier to deal with crap on the bottom because of how the bait sits. The 12 buries the nose while the 5 stays level. You'll still pick up crap, but it can definitely help minimize it. And there are places I fish a hudd I just have to accept that I'm either getting bit or I'm cleaning off the bait most casts.

You want it where they'll eat it.