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Didn't even know they made a purple smoke good to know!

Briant, you're not alone! A good rule of thumb I use is when the dollar amount of your orders from Tackle Warehouse exceeds your rent or mortgage payment, you need to get counseling.

Nice fish!!!

If took me about one year or so to be comfortable in a jet boat. Quite a few dents, running up on sand bars, sucking up too much gravel, etc. If you don't have a river pro, you simply can't cut corners as sharp, and that is the hardest to get used to. I've come to a conclusion in my boat that it's best to maintain just enough speed to keep you on plane and no more when you are going thru a tricky spot. The two worst scenarios are a 90 degree turn going downstream against a log jam where the water is only deep enough right up against the logs, and downstream in a rocky riffle situation. Couple that with the late in the day sunlight glare reflecting off the water and you really have to be on your toes.

I really think the hybrids like Yozuri and P-Line CX premium are hard to beat...the best of both worlds. I got tired of fluorocarbon breaking at the knot.

You guys did well! It's good to see the fish looking fat and healthy!

I take a bit of an exception to people who use line that is too light just to get a better fight. To me it does a disservice to tbe fish that you either fight to exhaustion in the summer, or break off with a lure in his mouth

I would stay right where you're at.

Nice!

I've heard the Japanese recommend 4 lb test and a light action rod...that would be tough to get used to.

Do you think the no stretch is pulling it out of their mouth because of the small trebles hooks?

What's the reason you're losing the fish?

Wow, way to go....awesome trip and report. Next time I'll tag along and volunteer to be Sadie's sidekick and help pre-wash the dishes!

Very nice!!

Don't know but it sure does look like a red horse

I love using Panko crumbs too. The one step I don't do is let it set for an hour on the rack before I cook it. I'll give it a try! Thanks for sharing!

If you don't have a guide......look for diving sea gulls from a distance, it might be a group of stripers pushing shad up to the surface. Buzz over to within a couple of hundred yards then electric troll over to within casting distance and either cast for them or troll a 1/2 to 1 oz bucktail jig. You can find the bucktails at Trader Bills!

Thank you.

Jigs? 1. rebel 2. Bayou boogie 3. Manns 4. Hellbender 5. Smithwick Rogue and ?

You're probably right, I'm just a little anal about hooks, that's my own fault

Feeling the sarcasm, did you ever stop to consider...... The most remote streams are usually better fishing? The areas with little or no access, or has great distances between public ramps or launch sites always have the best fishing?

I put Gamakatsu EWG trebles on every new lure I buy. Even a Lucky Craft. Most hooks are just not sticky enough

Probably not

As you know there's a lot of people with jet boats that have cabins along the river and they park theor jet boats in a little dock right under their cabin. They gig all winter long and they fish all summer long and they never get checked These guys are some of the biggest offenders. I know we've talked about some of them

Just use a bou tube, only tie marabou on the end of a tube jig hook. Cut off the tubes tenicles and the marabou replaces them. Works extremely well.