IdahoJoe

Didn't get a chance to fish it but spoke with someone who has. They said it was a stout reel, just lacking in capacity for the truly big baits.

I'm going to head out tomorrow, try the slammer and meathead see where that gets me!

I have seen several 5-6lb bass pulled out of a local pond on lipless cranks. Its not a very big piece of water, only 8 acres. I know from experience it's 3-10ft deep, loaded up with stumps and only about a foot of visibility. I have tried all sizes of the 316 WRS and a floating Mattlures bass. None of these baits have done any good. What should I try next?

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Thanks for the concern guys, I don't need to do it if i don't want to. I didn't think it would be a big deal, thought it was kinda funny. Sorry guys!

I have a job making more than enough. Fiancé and I are saving to buy a house! Rather than take money from that I'm making some on the side so I can still buy baits! Nothing crazy just don't want to lie about where I'm spending!

I find myself with a needle in my arm to fund my addiction. Wondering if anyone else has sold their blood for baits?

I got my brownback slow sink sport shad. I was wondering how I should fish it. It seems like people on here recommen the burn and twitch? Was wondering about other options.

I have the LX 90 XHC and I haven't had any issues with it. Its rated 1-4 oz but I have thrown everything including 8 in ROF 12 Hudd and 8in WRS with 3/4 oz beast hook. It did seem just a little under powered in both applications, but not much. As far as fighting fish goes i've hooked up to red snapper, grouper, big sheephead, and salmon and it did well. In my mind its more than enough rod for bass.

+1 for the P-line CXX. I don't have any real big baits but 20lb has handled everything up to 5 ounces no problem.

I didn’t see any reviews for TFox Lures so I though I would make one. Maker: TFox Lure Model: Baham Length: 180mm ~ 7in Weight: About 4 ounces Style: Glide Cost: $110 shipped Time: About a Month from order to door. Features: Floating, Diver, No hooks included Maker: I started by contacting Tfox through Instagram messages, never got his actual name. He always responded very quickly with updates and photos. His English was broken so I didn’t try asking any technical questions about the bait. With that being said he did seem nice, and didn’t require payment until after the bait was completed. When I had to pay I did it through PayPal without any issues. Bait: the bait is pretty interesting. It’s a floater but is heavy for its size, most importantly though it dives. If you look at the photo the fins on the bait cause it to dive to about 3 feet when you start a retrieve. When stopped the bait floats up pretty quickly, I would say like a slow sink matt lures but in the opposite direction. The glide is pretty tight and the bait tracks well. I have a Lexa 300 with 8.1 gear ratio and I can reel near full speed without it blowing out. I have to start slow though then speed up through the cast, it rolls if you try to floor it from a stop. Also, when you reel faster the glide doesn’t get wider, just longer. On a normal steady retrieve its got a very smooth cadence with a small click from the joint. I can’t get it to do a 180, it likes to roll if you give it a hard twitch and it is hard to give it any movement outside a steady retrieve. If you let it float to the surface, then reel so slow the mono doesn’t straighten out the bait makes small s-turns with the slightest ripple on a calm night. Fish: I haven’t fished it a ton yet maybe about 20hrs on the water without any takers. Fish follow a lot but I can’t get the bait to turn and cause a reaction strike. Modifications: the bait has a flat bottom kind of like a negotiator or mother. I took a lot of led tape and tried to get the bait to suspend. It worked but I couldn’t get the tape to hold for more than a couple hours. When I was fishing it as a suspender it looked fishy as heck. If you killed it mid retrieve it would just slowly glide out to the side 3 or 4 feet then stop. I think if you could get the tape to hold you would get fish to hit almost dead-sticking the bait.

I bought a Calcutta Conquest even though I don't have a rod for it. Looks like need a new Loomis.

I've been checking daily for the thing to drop, hope they are cheep enough I can get a couple! always wanted a 316!!!

Sorry haven't been on in awhile, I'll give that stuff a shot though. The big smart fish that don't eat are the ones that keep me coming back!