Recent content by SMDave

Anybody happen to know what happened to Joe S. and his company Joe's Jig Trailers/Bass Snacks? Been running out/low on all the baits of his I stocked up on in 2006-2008, and now it seems that his company has just vanished. Would appreciate any insight, he made what to this day are still my...

Would be pretty cool to use float n' flying in clear water! https://www.facebook.com/HellaflushRC/videos/899271383522535/?pnref=story

Hit the local pond from my last two reports for about half an hour this past Tuesday, Dec 15th. Caught one really nice fish around 2.5 lbs., then ended the short outing with landing an absolute toad! May be my new PR, although I can't be sure since I don't weigh my fish. Wasn't the longest fish...

Awesome! Thanks for sharing man, cool and helpful tutorial. Forgive me if I missed where you touched on this, but why the teardrop/drop shot weight over using a jighead? Is this just so that you can adjust the weight and upsize/downsize on the fly?

Have not been able to get out nearly as often as I would've liked this fall (could count the total number of times with my two hands), which is a **** shame because by all accounts, the fishing's been pretty good. Anyways, I hit a local pond today (same one as my last report...

OTW, I know this comes some two weeks after your initial inquiry, but I've had the most success this fall with fishing square bill cranks on rip rap, rocks, etc. Granted, I haven't been out that much this autumn due to a myriad of personal reasons, but when I have been able to get my line wet...

Hey all, anybody have any experience with either the Abu Garcia Veritas 2.0 or the St. Croix Rage? Specifically the med/med-hvy casting rods. Both are on sale at my local Dick's Sporting Goods -- I think the Abu Veritas 2.0 is $75.00 for a (IIRC) 7'6" MH and the St. Croix Rage is $100.00 for a...

Great job man! Been itching for some bronzebacks this season, let me +1 on your boat one of these trips out! :) Can't believe we still haven't hooked up this year, and in all seriousness I would love to hit the D sometime before winter rolls around. Hit me up! We can even hit Ceva or...

I need to re-spool my ultra lite spinning reel soon, and have had my eye on Berkley's (relatively) new offering, NanoFil, which is apparently an ultra lite and spinning-specific line. Does anybody have any experience with it? It seems that the reviews are pretty mixed, the main negative being...

Simple enough -- thanks :LOL2:

Hey TinBoaters! Just wanted to see if there were any anglers out there who use bucktail jigs for largemouth or smallmouth bass. I've used Spro bucktails with a dropper loop and a hook about 12" up from the bucktail (both tipped with 4" Gulp Swimming Mullets)to catch fluke for just about as...

I always use straight shank flippin' hooks for any sort of flipping/pitching/punching applications -- the Trokar TK130 to be exact. I've been starting to incorporate these in regular T-rig applications as well. I also snell ALL hooks when fishing soft plastics, whether it's a flippin' hook or an...

Haha, think I know what vid you're referring to. Was it that 'fishing hacks' father's day ideas from some big Russian dude? I recall everything else mentioned in that vid being super janky though, although I guess that's sort of the point. In any event, thanks for sharing! Certainly a simple...

Same predicament -- can't find anything over 1/2 oz. in local stores, and most of the bass jigs that heavy are football jigs. Just might have to pick a few up online, though I think I'll be staying away from punching-specific sinkers given that insane price and because it seems I'd be able to...

Johnny -- usually 30lb braid, sometimes 20lb fluoro (might be on the lighter side relative to conventional wisdom, but I don't have a specific, dedicated flipping/pitching setup. Mainly because I don't have the money haha). I've found I don't need anything other than my main four rigs to get...