The Straknator

I literally just use my old elementary school backpack. It's quite small, but can comfortably fit two boxes of baits and all the terminal and line I need, so it's perfect for shore and kayak. I have two lakes I fish a lot, one is a shad lake and one is a bluegill lake, so I set up my baits accordingly. My usual swimbaits/bigbaits are the following: Shad Lake: Magdrafts, Daingerous, XPS Glide, Spro Chad Shad, Shower Blows 150. Bluegill Lake: Gantarel Jr., Mattlures Tournament Series Bass, Savage Gear Line-thru Gill, and some Magdrafts. For boxes, I use big, cheap plano boxes that have a lot of dividers. They came with a large tackle bag that I bought last year. Funnily enough, I don't even use a net. I've never really used nets throughout my life, so I've gotten good at landing fish without them over the years. I usually bring the bass to the surface with my rod, then reach down and lip the fish, making sure my line stays tight the entire time.

Not quit 8 inches, but the Evergreen SB 150 is incredible. Creates a ton of disturbance and you can chop it like a shad glide on top. Was one of my go-to's last summer, and I suspect it will be this summer as well.

Those baits look fantastic! They're like a wedge-tail Battles Shad! A bit too big for my area, but if you ever make a 6 or 7 inch version, I'd probably buy one.