What new lures/line/rods/reels/new waters/boat/etc are you looking forward to doing/trying for this year?
Lures: I got several I’m looking to use this year that I’ve not thrown before or thrown very little. 1, I’m gonna figure out how to catch fish on a jig if it kills me. I’ve got a good assortment of jigs & trailers, now I just need to catch a few & gain confidence in them. 2, jerkbaits,, hard & soft. I got bit on my first cast with a fluke, but didn’t really fish it a whole lot after that & I’ve never thrown a hard jerk other than launching it on the ice when I went out to fish at the end of this season. I’ve got the equipment & I think I’ve read enough to know when/where I should throw them, so I think I can catch some on them this year. 3 Deps Buzzjet. I’ve got 4 of them sitting on the pegboard wall, I’ve just been gunshy about throwing a close to $30 lure. I’m gonna spool up with some 20lb mono & try them out this year though. 4 R2S Dahlberg Diving Frog. I’ve read some bad reports about the legs tearing easy or melting, hopefully I don’t have that problem & they can catch me some fish. 5 R2S 130 Whopper Plopper. They work on musky & you read/hear about musky guys catching bass on them, so I’m sure a bass sized one will catch bass a plenty in right conditions.
Line: I’ve got 2 new lines I’m looking forward to using this year, one a new twist on an old favorite(Trilene XL Armour Coat) & the new Nanofil. I’ve got 2 20lb spools of XLAC that I’m planning on using for big topwaters & spinnerbaits. I’ve got 4lb Nanofil I’m gonna have on my panfish/crappie rod, since I was not all that happy with the distance I was getting with other lines I’ve tried. I think I’ve been missing the swarms by not getting the necessary distance to get to them & the Nanofil should help a lot in that regard.
Rods: I’ve got 2 new Powells to use for the upcoming year, a 6’8” M XF & a 7’1” H F that should both find their places in my collection. I have a CU50E to put on the M & I doubt it’ll ever have more than 10lb test used with it. The Paddletail rod I’ll probably put either my Revo Inshore or Patriarch 64WLP for slinging 4-5.5” soft swimbaits. The rod I’m sort of looking forward to the most is the new Villain rods by Abu. They’re just starting to hit now & I really want to get a 7’1” MH F to be my primary jig/t-rig rod.
Reels: I’m pretty much set here going into the year, outside of wanting to upgrade my STX-HSes to newer, lighter reels, but that’s not a high priority at all. I’m thinking I’ll get a MGX-SHS off eBay the beginning of next month when I’ll have some extra funds & sign up for Bill Me Later to try spreading out paying for it. I’d also like to pick up one of the new BPS Carbonlites & a Premier HS, but the MGX is higher on the list for me to go on the previously mentioned Villain rod.
New Waters: In general, I just want to get out to more new waters, don’t have any place I’m going specific planned out. I think it’d help me a lot, even on the waters I go to all the time to get somewhere new & figure something out & expand my experience.
i’ve got some new shallow and deeper diving crankbaits to try out this year. about 15 new lipless of various brands and sizes. i’m going to fish with spinning tackle more this year than last year. i want a few new ponds to fish that have more than just LM bass and panfish, catfish, carp in them. i’ve got a few new fluoro lines to try and some new braid. 7 or 8 new baitcasting reels 4 or 5 new spinning reels to try out. 3 new spinning rods and 1 new baitcasting rod.
i’ve got some new shallow and deeper diving crankbaits to try out this year. about 15 new lipless of varies brands and sizes. i’m going to fish with spinning tackle more this year than last year. i want a few new ponds to fish that have more than just LM bass and panfish, catfish, carp in them. i’ve got a few new fluoro lines to try and some new braid. 7 or 8 new baitcasting reels 4 or 5 new spinning reels to try out. 3 new spinning rods and 1 new baitcasting rod.
Im not really loading up with any new tackle. What I have been buying are baits I know work and I have confidence in. I still need to place an order with Strike King for some plastics and pick up a 100 pack of Gamakatsu hooks off eBay. The rest is just odds and ends stuff.
I am making a Quantum order this year through the PAA. Have a few rods in mind and a couple reels. Looking forward to KVD’s new cranking sticks and the EXO rods/reels.
i’ve got some new shallow and deeper diving crankbaits to try out this year. about 15 new lipless of varies brands and sizes. i’m going to fish with spinning tackle more this year than last year. i want a few new ponds to fish that have more than just LM bass and panfish, catfish, carp in them. i’ve got a few new fluoro lines to try and some new braid. 7 or 8 new baitcasting reels 4 or 5 new spinning reels to try out. 3 new spinning rods and 1 new baitcasting rod.
You are going to need a bigger car and backpack!!
I got to pick and choose what i want to take depending on how i want to fish and where i am fishing. if i go to 2 or 3 places during the day, i might have 8 to 10 setups in the car. sure would be easier if i had the big bass boat like you guys. cost of living in chicago that is never going to happen. i am never going to have enough money. this year i am going to try and only take 3 setups at a time with me. i might have more in the car and can go back and exchange but it’s a pain carrying 4 or 5 setups around the bank with me through the tree, bushes and the mountains of the moon. 3 is just right. i can have 2 for technique specific and 1 for all purpose.
I really want to fish a carolina rig more. what is your favorite plastic to have on these?
other than that, just upsizing everything. I plan on throwing 1oz jigs and bigger swimbaits for LM. I do fish smallmouth alot so I really want to learn some new stuff for them.
I really want to fish a carolina rig more. what is your favorite plastic to have on these?
other than that, just upsizing everything. I plan on throwing 1oz jigs and bigger swimbaits for LM. I do fish smallmouth alot so I really want to learn some new stuff for them.
I like the YUM! Zellamander and the Zoom Mag Lizard. For creature baits I use both the baby and regular Zoom Brush Hawgs and the Rage Tail Eeliminator. For craws I use Netbait Paca Craws.
I picked up a couple packs of the Havoc Devil Spears that I can’t wait to throw, especially at Okoboji. I am probably going to alternate fishing them like a swimbait/senko and light texas rig. I also got a pack of Big Ikas that I am going to try too. I need to hit BBK up for some of his Fat Ikas though. I’m also looking forward to throwing my senkos, beavers, and buzz frogs.
Even though I have already used this combo, I am looking forward to throwing my 50e and Micro Veritas this year.
As for line, I am trying 5 different spools of line. I picked up 3 spools of Abrazix in 15, 20, and 25lb test, 15lb Pline CX Premium, and 65lb Suffix 832.
I am going to some different lakes this year for my tournaments that I am looking forward to. My 1st one is at Banner Creek in Kansas in late April. I have a feeling that I am going to do mighty well with the help of my trusty lipless crank. Or if the rest of winter stays warm like it is right now I might even have to resort to bed fishing.
I’m excited to use my Jackall Aska 60 and Bling 55 square bills as well as the Iobee frog. I also got a new finesse spinning combo I’ll be using for flick shakes and dropshotting on 6lb test. This is the first spinning combo I’ve had in a while so it will be good to get back to it.
I am going to some different lakes this year for my tournaments that I am looking forward to. My 1st one is at Banner Creek in Kansas in late April. I have a feeling that I am going to do mighty well with the help of my trusty lipless crank. Or if the rest of winter stays warm like it is right now I might even have to resort to bed fishing.
thats another thing I really am looking forward to this year, learning how to fish prespawn better. everyone says thats one of the easiest times to catch the big mommas, but I dont ever seem to.
I am going to some different lakes this year for my tournaments that I am looking forward to. My 1st one is at Banner Creek in Kansas in late April. I have a feeling that I am going to do mighty well with the help of my trusty lipless crank. Or if the rest of winter stays warm like it is right now I might even have to resort to bed fishing.
thats another thing I really am looking forward to this year, learning how to fish prespawn better. everyone says thats one of the easiest times to catch the big mommas, but I dont ever seem to.
I know how you feel, i caught a few decent fish last year in late June when spring started here, LOL, but no real hawgs or anything. Seems like the weather reduced my fishing year a couple of months, as with a lot of guys, it was cold and windy late into spring. ice out was way late last year. Maybe because i didn’t throw lipless or jerkbaits or cranks much last spring is the reason. i’m better prepared this spring, I hope!
anybody going to try Berkly Nanofil line…I can’t seem to bring myself to pay that kind o coin for something that looks like cheap line backing..I want some else to be the Guinea Pig on that one.
anybody going to try Berkly Nanofil line…I can’t seem to bring myself to pay that kind o coin for something that looks like cheap line backing..I want some else to be the Guinea Pig on that one.
If you’re looking for a deal on it, Amazon & Red’s Gear on their market place have 300 yard spools for $25-26, which is quite a bit better than the $40 it costs everywhere else. I haven’t fished it yet, but it casts as well as advertised.
