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Made it back up to Erie PA for 5 days of fishing for smallmouth. We got blown off the water the first two days because of wind/waves. And fishing on day three was restricted because of small craft warning for that day. The last two days we were able to fish where I wanted to go. We had 12 smallies o...

Wow! I'd be afraid it would bite me! While they do have have a daunting set of teeth, they tend to clamp their mouths shut when caught to the point of it's almost impossible to get them open. That being said, I still handle them with the utmost of caution as I'm sure they could inflict some serious...

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goldrod wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 02, 2023 7:50 pm

i've been using Owner STX Zo WiRe 38's and 45's but i buy on hit and runs cause they are expensive but highly effective

X2 they are my favorites

hoohoorjoo wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 02, 2023 7:16 pm

dhottle wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 02, 2023 3:15 pm

Best one so far for this year.

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Nice fish, Dwight!

Thanks

Best one so far for this year.

As others have mentioned bass size is defined by the waters you fish. For me a largemouth over 7lbs is noteworthy but 9's & DD's get maximum attention. For smallmouth I consider 5's are noteworthy but 6lbers are where it's at & 7's or bigger are the ultimate goal. IMG_3476walgreen7.47resizeTT.JPG B...

My lifetime fishing buddy always said " I would rather be lucky than good ".

As others have mentioned bass size is defined by the waters you fish. For me a largemouth over 7lbs is noteworthy but 9's & DD's get maximum attention. For smallmouth I consider 5's are noteworthy but 6lbers are where it's at & 7's or bigger are the ultimate goal.

Take a look at the new Bantam. They are as solid as they come.

My PB topwater fish slurped a Yellow Magic popper in bone after a couple of twitches & pops. I'm watching the bait then see it disappear in a quite toilet flush. She swallowed it.

@Drakestar congrats on the new PB.

I figured with the dollar strength to the weak yen being at a 24 year low that demand was contributing to the lack of inventory.

It's similar to the size difference in this photo. This is the current Conquest 101DC sandwiched between the previous generation 101s. http://www.tackletour.com/images20/pict_shim20conquest101dc-005.jpg Shimano downsized the palming side of the Conquest platform a while back so that each size now p...