Nobody Mentioning KVD's Switch To..........

[Mitch f]

On 9/25/2019 at 9:05 AM, abkeenan said:

That said, I think KVD is one of the few outliers. Anything he puts his name on carries weight in the industry

Totally agree with this too! His Strike King topwater baits and crank baits are hard to beat, and not overly pricey. 

[magicwormman]

On 9/24/2019 at 9:08 PM, abkeenan said:

I don't think there is any question he is the best of all time. He's the Tiger Woods, Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan, etc of professional bass fishing. Regardless of what he does the rest of his career, he's a legend. I've met him and chatted twice now before the Big Bass Tour events when he was propped up at the Springfield BPS. Really a cool guy.

Yes, I think he's the best! But he's never won a derby on the Rock. Makes me feel a little better when I get humbled!

[snagged in outlet 3]

That KVD 1.5 square bill was on sale last year for 4.99.  It has decent hooks too.

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I just brought on a new sponsor.😆

 

[fishinwrench]

Once I start seeing multiple 400.00 reels on the decks of my customers boats.....there will be no more favors and free lunches at Sims Marine 😁

Y'all are crazy for buying into that BS!  What can be added to the parts list of a reel to make it go from 67.95 to 418.97 ?

The same can be said about the electronics you guys are buying up like crazy.   The fishing community is showing the world that there's no price too high, and if I can do ONE outboard repair per week and make the same amount of money that I am by working 6-7 days then bygod I want a piece of this too !   😊

[Seth]

$200 is about the limit for me on reels. I've picked up some barely used Tourney Pros a few years ago and they have been great reels. The only issue I have experienced is the one I run my spinnerbaits on has sticky thumb button. It doesn't totally disengage when I make a cast. That reel has been used and abused though for several years. With that said, I just bought my first Daiwa reel, a Tatula SV TWS, and I think my Lew's days might be numbered. Maybe it's just becuase it a brand new reel and my Lews have been used hard for several years, but the Daiwa just feels a lot more solid in my hand. That SV deal is pretty slick too. I was practicing my jig skipping and never got a backlash and I can definitely not pull that off with my Tourney Pros.

[liphunter]

30 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

Y'all are crazy for buying into that BS!  What can be added to the parts list of a reel to make it go from 67.95 to 418.97 ?

Bluetooth!!! Everything is better with Bluetooth!!!

[snagged in outlet 3]

57 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

Once I start seeing multiple 400.00 reels on the decks of my customers boats.....there will be no more favors and free lunches at Sims Marine 😁

Y'all are crazy for buying into that BS!  What can be added to the parts list of a reel to make it go from 67.95 to 418.97 ?

The same can be said about the electronics you guys are buying up like crazy.   The fishing community is showing the world that there's no price too high, and if I can do ONE outboard repair per week and make the same amount of money that I am by working 6-7 days then bygod I want a piece of this too !   😊

Pflueger president, $49

 

[fishinwrench]

26 minutes ago, Seth said:

$200 is about the limit for me on reels. I've picked up some barely used Tourney Pros a few years ago and they have been great reels. The only issue I have experienced is the one I run my spinnerbaits on has sticky thumb button. It doesn't totally disengage when I make a cast. That reel has been used and abused though for several years. With that said, I just bought my first Daiwa reel, a Tatula SV TWS, and I think my Lew's days might be numbered. Maybe it's just becuase it a brand new reel and my Lews have been used hard for several years, but the Daiwa just feels a lot more solid in my hand. That SV deal is pretty slick too. I was practicing my jig skipping and never got a backlash and I can definitely not pull that off with my Tourney Pros.

Been skipping jigs since 1989 so I'm not sure what to say here, but I'm compelled to say SOMETHING.  😄

[Seth]

8 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

Been skipping jigs since 1989 so I'm not sure what to say here, but I'm compelled to say SOMETHING.  😄

I do it once a year for the fall bash which I've fished three times so I'd sure hope you could out skip me after 30 years! 😆

My roll skipping ain't terrible, but my back hand skip is a mess. What length rod do you use when skipping? I've been trying it with a 7'1, but ordered a 6'6" to try. I was messing around trying to skip a 5/16oz finesse jig on my jerkbait/topwater rod which is a 6'9" m/f and seemed to fair a lot better. I'm 6' tall so not super short or anything, but I do fish out of a jet boat which sits lower to the water so hoping maybe that shorter rod will help me out.