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Most of my braided swimbait fishing consists of 65lbs power pro to an alberto knot with 8-10 feet of 20lbs p-line fluorocarbon line.

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If you see them starting to bed, throw out past them to find actively feeding fish, probably near the first deep area by spawning flats. Young bucks may not be too interested in eating, but big momma may be in deeper water still feeding up for the spawn. If a slow crawl isn't drawing a strike, wait til a warm afternoon and speed up the retrieve. It may draw a reaction strike.

I use 65lbs braid to an Alberto knot with a 7-9 foot leader. I haven't had a break off yet. If the Alberto knot is going to fail, it does it when you chinch it down. I've only used this setup to 4 1/2 ounces.

My brother loves his kayak, but he kicks himself in the butt everyday for not getting one of the pedal drive models. If the difference from your dream kayak and one you can afford now is only a few hundred, wait a little longer.

I have a bottom hook 7.75 trout and I run 2 size 6 vmc 4x spark points with the trailer being about 1 1/2 to 2 inches back, just like the STE hudd rig.

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Great catch. Congrats.

I've had mine over a week, but only one missed hit so far. Water temps still hovering in the 40's. These things swim great. Wish I ordered more. Even my rof5 swims on the way down. Yes it rolls if you try to swim it too fast. I switched to braid on it today and will see if I can start hammering them this weekend. I'm still using 20lbs fluorocarbon leader that's about 5 ft long. Lurejerk, nice crappie on the crappie.

Basing a pattern on ice is hard. Just because part of a lake is open doesn't necessarily mean its the warmest. Most bass school around a food source this time of year. Shad are the primary food source for most areas, and are not very temperature tolerant. They seek stable conditions to survive winter. Bass follow the food source. Find the food, find the fish. If your area is still really cold, try fishing later in the day after the sun warms up a bank. Focus on the sunny bank towards late evening. Good luck.

The f should mark the sink rate. One model was float/slow sink, another was slow/fast sink. You should have a removable pin to add or subtract ball bearings. I don't know if earlier models were made with just one sink rate.

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Hold on to those tight. Someone on eBay is trying to flip em for $75 a pop already.

Awesome fish. I didn't get the light gill, but my rof5 seems more like a rof2 or 3, which I am very happy about as most my baits are fast sink. I hope everyone gets their orders soon. I know water temps here will be in the upper 40 almost 50 by the end of the weekend.

I wouldn't cut anything out. The air cavity could tear more easily. I think I just was using the wrong rod. I'm going out with my other rod today. My umbrella rig rod is like an oversized crankbait rod.

I fished mine today. The hook doesn't seem to be as easy to set with as the other weedless Huddleston lures. I used my umbrella rig rod and found out quickly that I needed a stiffer rod. I would suggest braid or an extra fast rod with alot of backbone. I was using 20lbs pline fluoro, but you may want to try 15-17 lbs.

Mine says backordered, but Ken had a post on facebook that said they're tracking on time for people to receive their tracking information by the end of the week. Hopefully they arrive before the weekend, but that may just be wishful thinking.

I changed my tail to a fluke that was cut to fit. The action seem to have improved and swims at a slower speed now. It doesn't have new the draw power of a slammer, but I think it's just because its almost half the diameter and doesn't displace as much water.

Congrats. I'm jealous of everyone with open water right now.

Look at the member reviews section. They have a thread there. I like it in my prespawn arsenal. You can't burn it too quickly or it rolls. I changed the hook out to a size smaller vmc 4x sparkpoint on mine. It gets bit. I can't Wai to get the trout next.

The title says it all. Making a rat and smaller mouse. What would you recommend to seal it with? Also would like epoxy recommendations for joint and eye connections.

If you fish your topwater with braid, find something with a moderate to moderate fast action. I actually use a 7'6 umbrella rig rod for most my top water because the handle is shorter allowing you to walk some baits easier. Alot of people love the Okuma guide select series for the price, but often durability and longevity of the rods are questionable. There are so many good rods in the 2-4oz range that would handle that rat. Get the best rod you can afford. You don't want to cheat yourself and buy a budget rod unless that's all you can afford.

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