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I contacted Shimano directly and they said the Curado BFS is not for slat water use. Not sure about SLX...

Can send reels here, serviced/fixed my stuff for years..

The body of the FG knot is the thinnest knot you can tie. HOWEVER, when you tie off the hitch knots at the end - they are actually the thickest part of the FG and audibly "tick" thru the guides. ...

I also try to stay away from braid when jerkbaiting. With no stretch I have a tendency to over work the bait (doesn't look as natural to the fish in the water) - plus as mentioned above, easier to...

I used both the Yoto worm and GC Bellows Texas-rigged several times. Bellows seemed to work well when the fish just need a different profile to react to. I fished the Yoto T-rigged 3-4 times and...

To me the fact that Humminbird and Lowrance's version are generation 1 - and Livescope+ is generation 3 is enough for me. A couple pros ditched their H'bird sponsors last year and put Garmin...

Livescope excels when fish are moving - like pre-spawn and in the Fall migration. 360 is best mid-summer when fish are setting up on off-shore structure. This is over-generalizing but I think close...

Zolo Dream all day!

The supports in the picture are for a truck bed - I'm looking for suggestions of something similar that could be affixed to the side of a kayak trailer. It will be used to attach an 18 inch wide...

Maybe these would work: https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Northland_Tackle_Inner_Tube_Short_Shank_Jig_Head_4pk/descpage-NTIT.html

I fish rivers a lot for smallmouth... Rock, sticks, etc will get you hung up with an exposed hook. Texas-rigging with a bullet sinker creates a point at the tip that goes straight down and gets stuck...

Try a T-Mac and Airtail Wiggler and report back, always good to get input and compare.

The quality and action of Trick Worms is good, but some floated better than others... others just went flat. I switched to the T-Mac and they look almost identical and the action is the same. The...

The key as mentioned above is a floating worm. I think people have a tendency to over-work worms that sink or are neutrally buoyant.

Trick worms are inconsistent at best, T-Mac is a much better...

Knot Wars reported that a way to really enhance the already great knot strength of the Alberto - is whether you do 7 or 9 wraps up - be sure the first wrap on the way back down starts on top of the...

I use the Toadface with 30 lb braid. 80% of the time a black Cavitron Buzzbait with a black/silver Zoom Z-Craw Jr. That craw lines up perfectly with the flappers near the hook without fouling up. The...

I threw 3 different brands of hair jigs this past weekend in South Dakota for smallmouth. By far the black 1/16 and 1/8 VMC Dominator Hair jig did the best. That particular hair jig has a few...

Check out Jimmy D’s in Sartell. Best hand tied stuff you can find. He has quite a niche following: https://jimmydsriverbugs.com/

Light to medium spinnerbaits: ALX ZOLO Dream
Medium to heavy spinnerbaits: Alpha Angler Chatterbound

Stupid tube works very well, although if really craggy rocks are present, it is still nose-weighted and can get stuck. Over the years I have gravitated towards the Owner Phantom Hook. It is more...

Bullet sinkers nose dive to the bottom and frequently get stuck in rocks… The Phantom Hook referenced above is center weighted and more snagless..

I T-rig the 3.8 with a 1/8-3/16 weight. Also picking up free rigging it 1/4-3/8 oz.

Mostly 3/4 and 1 oz Dark Sleepers, larger paddletail swim baits, and 1/2-3/4 oz football jigs on 17 lb fluoro.

Jewel Baits Scope Spin...

Around cover where I need to rig weedless, I usually get a better spiral on a 1/8 oz Owner Phantom Tube hook...