Current or water movement is the key with tiny ponds. When you have it, you will usually have better forage and fishing. Find what the main forage is and go from there. I've been fishing city ponds and golf course lakes for over four decades. There is so much info out on the internet now that it's g...

I thought I remember hearing on here ages ago that you can use a thin plastic bag between your wrench or socket to prevent marring. I've never done it though.

You will see soft-soled running shoes dominating at the pro level. A lot of Cloud Nova's lately. They make a huge difference when you spend all day on your feet. The old days of wearing flip flops when I was young are long gone. I have Teva's with a really thick and soft sole that I will wear if it ...

Do you have line twist before the cast? A crooked trailer will cause this. Also, the split ring style bladed jigs tend to twist more based on a few that I tried. I don't ever remember having helicopter issues with a bladed jig, and I throw my own custom version a ton.

The ratio that each person likes is fairly subjective. Not all of us are the same. Some people are just slower and some are faster. IPT can be extremely important when you are trying to move fish away from cover quickly or you are trying to keep your bait at an exact depth. None of this matters if y...

I bought the red Amo spool for the TD Zillion (36mm). It has the fixed inductor and it is way too fast for normal use. You can crank down the cast control cap, but it is still wild and the added resistance is annoying. You might be able to use really light weights with it, but I didn't buy it for th...

I have noticed they do bleed, I have them all separated by color in storage. From what I heard the girl pouring his plastics had a close family member with serious health problems, hopefully he finds and can train someone else to take over the business. I don't think that there is a lot of money in...

Don is probably at the age where he doesn't have the energy to be the constant salesman anymore. He is pretty easy to contact. I used to order directly from him. I also used to take the bulk Dezyner plastics that Don would sell to the Turner's Outdoorsman that I worked at and package them in 10 bags...

What's the glove for? The latex or nitrile gloves help keep your hands dry and warm in the winter. I would assume that is why you see them. You will sometimes see tour pros like Skeet Reese and Stephen Browning using them in the winter. This is an old trick that us tournament fisherman have been us...

If you want the least resistance, use the lightest grease on the gears and light oil on all of the bearings. Daiwa 104 grease is one of the lightest greases. The SLPWorks shop and a lot of JDM BFS guys use it. The heavier the grease, the more resistance, but I think most of us know that the heavier ...

The shallow spools are available as far as I know. https://www.plat.co.jp/shop/catalog/product_info/language/en/products_id/68455/cPath/2174_2652_3312_7584/optional-parts/daiwa-slp-works-slp-works-rcsb-sv-boost-1000s-g1-spool-rd-in-stock.html I only have the 103 capacity Boost Spool. https://www.pl...

The shallow spools are available as far as I know. https://www.plat.co.jp/shop/catalog/product_info/language/en/products_id/68455/cPath/2174_2652_3312_7584/optional-parts/daiwa-slp-works-slp-works-rcsb-sv-boost-1000s-g1-spool-rd-in-stock.html I only have the 103 capacity Boost Spool. https://www.pla...

If you cut the butt and keep the handle length the same you shorten the working length so the deflection and measured power are slightly less. Trim butt by 2", so working length is 2" shorter, deflection distance is 2/3" shorter. You can measure the power without cutting by moving the front support...

I like these classic plastics in the teeny size. They are either 1/10 or 1/8 oz. Walmart will carry them. That pop r is a fun bait and gets bit by everything. Gills love them. I catch way more on it than my Baby PopX. That little Wee R crank is a fun one too. That's a nostalgia shallow crank for me...

The Zara Spook Puppy has produced lots of smallmouth bass for me. It’s probably at the upper limit of BFS and weighs 1/4oz. The Puppy fishes well on a light casting/BFS setup. I've caught limits around 25lbs. on it when my home lake has a stable water level all summer and grass mats are able to dev...