Lets talk fishing

[JangoMike]

One of my Sponsors is mostly known for their Spinner baits but i dont use them much. They keep encouraging me to tho.

 

[mjmj]

The spinnerbait sort of fell out of favor after the Chatterbait hit the market, but I still think there are times the spinnerbait works better.

 

[nhbbear]

I don’t know if any specific knot that helps. I suppose wrapping the line around the arm twice before tying the knot would reduce the chance of it sliding.
Our weather this week has sucked. I don’t mind fishing in a light rain, but there have been thunderstorms possible almost every day this week. Being in a boat with lightning all around is no fun, so the boat still hasn’t been in the water. Fished the pond once, nothing but dinks. Also had the roof of the house and garage damn near ripped off from that storm the other day, gotta love spring in the midwest. The rain your getting now was here about an hour ago. It poured but didn’t last long, you might still get out.

You’re an hour from me, so we had the same storm. People still have power out here in the country. Mine flickered but never went out, but I live in the suburbs.

As far as weather, I don’t fuck with lightening, but I went fishing a few weeks ago in an absolute downpour. It doesn’t bother me, only the muddy water bothers me, which is why I am not going tonight. I posted on fb that I was thinking of going and several people told me the river was rising while they were fishing and that the visibility was shit, so I called it. The rain wouldn’t have bothered me, but I hate fishing in muddy water. Hell, I hate to see muddy water-it depresses me

 

[nhbbear]

The spinnerbait sort of fell out of favor after the Chatterbait hit the market, but I still think there are times the spinnerbait works better.

I tired to get into chatterbaits this year. I have the morning dawn colored chatterbaits that the dude won the tournament on. I bought mine before that happened, so I was able to get them. Now, they have been sold out since then. I think it was Lee Livesay that won it. Anyway, I caught two fish on that chatterbait before it got snagged and I lost it. I still have one left, but I just prefer spinnerbaits. Caught both my smallie and largemouth pb on spinnerbaits. Both on mega bass in fact. My favorite spinnerbait by far.

 

[nhbbear]

One of my Sponsors is mostly known for their Spinner baits but i dont use them much. They keep encouraging me to tho.

Well shit, hook a brotha up.

And I have anti-sponsors. Companies pay me not to use their shit since I can’t catch anything lately

 

[mjmj]

I tired to get into chatterbaits this year. I have the morning dawn colored chatterbaits that the dude won the tournament on. I bought mine before that happened, so I was able to get them. Now, they have been sold out since then. I think it was Lee Livesay that won it. Anyway, I caught two fish on that chatterbait before it got snagged and I lost it. I still have one left, but I just prefer spinnerbaits. Caught both my smallie and largemouth pb on spinnerbaits. Both on mega bass in fact. My favorite spinnerbait by far.

Same, I’ve caught some fish on the Chatterbait including a 5 lb largemouth, but I still don’t have a lot of confidence in it. I’ve spent a lot of time throwing one for the amount of fish its produced. I typically have more confidence in a spinnerbait.

 

[nhbbear]

Same, I’ve caught some fish on the Chatterbait including a 5 lb largemouth, but I still don’t have a lot of confidence in it. I’ve spent a lot of time throwing one for the amount of fish its produced. I typically have more confidence in a spinnerbait.

Each year, I pick two lures to use and get good with. The year that I picked the spinnerbait, I caught two six pound bass the same day. That’s when I became hooked on it. This year, it just happens to be the chatterbait and the swim jig

 

[JangoMike]

Well shit, hook a brotha up.

And I have anti-sponsors. Companies pay me not to use their shit since I can’t catch anything lately

If your order from phenixbaits.com use Promo Code: JANGOMIKE

Youll save a lil cash. They have a custom option as well for creating your own colors, patterns and styles too.

 

[JangoMike]

Same, I’ve caught some fish on the Chatterbait including a 5 lb largemouth, but I still don’t have a lot of confidence in it. I’ve spent a lot of time throwing one for the amount of fish its produced. I typically have more confidence in a spinnerbait.

Ive caught way more fish on a Spinner than Chatter. I dont know if its just me doing it wrong, but i throw them a lot as im working spots & nothing.

 

[nhbbear]

If your order from phenixbaits.com use Promo Code: JANGOMIKE

Youll save a lil cash. They have a custom option as well for creating your own colors, patterns and styles too.

Do you get a kickback? I have some things in the cart. The site is a bit tough to navigate because I can’t see the item until I click on it, but I will order some stuff

 

[nhbbear]

If your order from phenixbaits.com use Promo Code: JANGOMIKE

Youll save a lil cash. They have a custom option as well for creating your own colors, patterns and styles too.

You’re killing me, smalls. Every one I want is sold out

 

[JangoMike]

Do you get a kickback? I have some things in the cart. The site is a bit tough to navigate because I can’t see the item until I click on it, but I will order some stuff

I dont get a kickback from Phenix, but they hook me up with free gear & tons of support.

Yolotek does pay me a percentage tho of sales using my promocode

 

[JangoMike]

You’re killing me, smalls. Every one I want is sold out

A lot of tackle companies are waiting on stuff from overseas. Its been killing me waiting for some Roboworm stuff . . .

 

[volodya]

Oldest caught a good one yesterday. Its his first big fish, he was pretty pumped. Like most teens, he lacks patience and was getting disappointed he could never catch a big fish. He had lost a lot of enthusiasm for fishing, this seemed to add a spark. 5 lbs 4 oz
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Is he wearing socks in sandals?

 

[koquerelle]

Pike opened today around Montréal. I hadn't fished since April 31, so it felt so damn good to put a line in the water. I fished for 2 hours and didn't get one pike.

I did caught one smallmouth and 2 walleyes.

I was working a big floating jerkbait slowly and all the fish hit it on the pause. The other lures (spinnerbaits, Whopper Ploppers and chatterbaits) produced a big fat zero.

He would have made nice filets. Walleye opens next Friday. I can't wait.

My jerkbaits are floating to the surface way too rapidly, so I bought SuspenDots.

It's a great product. My jerkbaits rise very slowly now (4-5 dots on a big jerkbait) and I couldn't be happier. Suspending/slow rising jerkbaits are expensive as fuck and SuspenDots is a cheap option to fit on my AliExpress jerkbaits.

Tight lines, Sherbros!

 

[mjmj]

Is he wearing socks in sandals?

LOL, yep. It must be the thing now, they all wear socks with them now. Don’t think I’ve ever seen one sockless. I don’t even ask anymore, he’ll just roll his eyes.

 

[BluntForceTrama]

A spinnerbait that expensive should have a twisted arm, not the standard R bend that most spinnerbaits have these days. It seems like Northland is one of the only company making spinnerbaits with twisted arms anymore, though there are probably some smaller custom bait companies still twisting them. The R bend creates such a weak point, when a spinnerbait eventually fails, it will fail at the R bend 100% of the time because that's where it flexes. Eventually that arm flexes so much the metal fails. I usually lose them long before that, but still, when you pay that sort of money for a bait they shouldn't be using the cheapest manufacturing process possible.

its such an awesome lure you look at it and think whiskey tango fuck theres no way in hell this works.. but flat out destroys.

you have to add a trailer of some kind. fish are so silly sometimes.

 

[BluntForceTrama]

 

[mjmj]

Chocolate milk again, it may not quit raining until Monday.

 

[rearnakedchoke]

A spinnerbait that expensive should have a twisted arm, not the standard R bend that most spinnerbaits have these days. It seems like Northland is one of the only company making spinnerbaits with twisted arms anymore, though there are probably some smaller custom bait companies still twisting them. The R bend creates such a weak point, when a spinnerbait eventually fails, it will fail at the R bend 100% of the time because that's where it flexes. Eventually that arm flexes so much the metal fails. I usually lose them long before that, but still, when you pay that sort of money for a bait they shouldn't be using the cheapest manufacturing process possible.

All I really buy are northland for this reason. And I do well with them. I buy a bunch of them online every couple of years.