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168 Rookie last won the day on June 19 2021
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Hang in there, man--both those baits are proven catchers and we'll shortly be moving into eating season. Keep sendin em, they'll get bit...
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+1 for the TK. Also the Shine Glide and Gantarel. For topwater I get bit on the Spro Rat and the BoogieBack.
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Sheesh, is it football season already?? Way to get out and grind that weather!
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168 Rookie replied to BayBassin415's topic in Black Market
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Thanks! Not gonna lie, I've underrated it myself; I've had it for a couple seasons and only thrown it a handful of times. That's gonna change this season for sure.
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Congrats brother!! Just started catching and already sticking a new PB--big baits catch big fish right?? What a tank, the head on that thing is humongous. Great, detailed write-up too, felt like I was there with you!
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168 Rookie started following Northern IL PB on a "Gantarel"...
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Rough weather in northern IL today but I've been on this 3-day weather pattern the last couple weeks (fishing the 3rd day of warm day/warmish night trend) and today is the target day. I decided to send this Gantarel KO (it's a super-slow sink, not a floater) and got lucky with my new PB! Went 20.75" and 5.77lbs. Water's less than 2ft visibility, off-and-on drizzle with 10-20mph NNE winds. I was using a moderate retrieve with pauses every three handle turns or so (reel, reel, reel, pause...let it glide off to the side and stall a couple seconds, then reel, reel...) She hit it right when I started reeling after a pause. She didn't TANK it, but it was a good double-tap. Thanks for reading! God is great!!!
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@Ash showl Hope I'm catching you before you leave the house: Walmart tip repair kit, $3. I used this to fix my Fury 795--same as yours, 3" broken at the tip. Still sticking fish three years later. This kit has three sizes so one should fit. Save yourself some money.
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Wow, we're honored you could take time from your Elite practices and join us here, Ben. Welcome!
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I've only fished the Spro Rat 50 (the big one) but I swear by it, thing gets absolutely chewed. I'll second @azfisher: tight to shoreline/shoreline cover/shallow water has been the ticket for me, can't say I've ever caught a rat fish over deeper, open water. The Spro specifically has a loud knock, so I prefer to use it when there's a decent chop on the water or some rain coming down. Glass-calm surfaces I usually opt for a quieter presentation (more a surface glide ie TK/K9). Mostly a nighttime game for me and the rat, but I've caught them early morning up to about 9 or 10a on overcast, prefrontal conditions and early evenings during the gloaming in the summer. I've never fished them midday so I can't speak on that but they absolutely get bit. Two of my top-5 fish have come on the Spro 50. Good luck in your search.
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@maine y yak Sorry to hijack: is that a tiny house on that island of the lake you're fishing??
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The 8" BAMF Shad takes a 12/0. Also, if you wanna gon super cheap (but still gets bit) get the 7.8" Keitech.