What Dambass said! Match the hatch; determine the forage. If it's a private pond, then it probably doesn't get much pressure, if any, and the fish will pretty much inhale anything. T-rigged senkos for the bass and crawlers for the gills. If there's surface vegetation, pads, etc. and you hear frog noises, then try a top water, hollow body frog imitation. You might get lucky with a topwater blowup!

Textbook perfect hookset too! Upper lip, roof of the mouth. Thanks for posting!

Got this from the St. Croix site: "St. Croix’s facility in Park Falls, Wisconsin manufactures our Legend, Avid, Mojo and other rod series....Our newest manufacturing plant is a state-of-the-art factory in Fresnillo, Mexico. St. Croix’s vertical manufacturing ensures that every rod is produced start-to-finish right there on the premises, including the award winning Mojo series. Just like in the U.S., there is no outsourcing and everything is made using the most advanced materials, with the same high-tech machinery."
So a subset of their products are made in Mexico, but the statements "produced start-to-finish" and "there is no outsourcing" implies the blanks are domestically produced, at least in North America?

Just got a flashback to that old Mazola commercial: "You call it corn, but we call it maize." Lol

Ah! The bleeding baitfish trick! Thanks for the tip!

Although I use the improved clinch as well for bulkier presentations, palomar is my go to for cranks, jigs, T-rigs, and finesse presentations. Much easier and faster than the improved clinch (or for that matter most other knots), no twists, and extremely secure.

Best post on the Stage today, lol! Made my day!

Nice bass Smokey! Thanks for posting the pix. Lol, I thought from the title this was going to be a discussion about the Googans and/or their bait, both of which I have strong opinions about!

Jake - curious about your black whopper plopper. Is it the all black matte or the loon (black with white trim, which is what I have)? It hasn't been productive for me at all, either burning, slow rolling or walking the dog. I may have to take a black sharpie and color it over completely if that's what seals the deal! What retrieve do you use?

Comes down to Oakley vs. Costa, both of which are too much bank for me! However what friends have told me is Costas have better optics but Oakleys are more rugged (standard military issue!). I tried a friend's Costas and no kidding they blew my Wallyworld StrikeKings out of the water, the clarity and filtering were that good!

Don - have heard & read mixed reviews on Kastking reels but still keeping an eye on their stuff. What model reel? I'd be interested to hear what you think after you've used it a few times.

on the Thermocell. Been a gamechanger for me.

Thanks for the tip harryb. Fish for flounder down here on Chincoteague Bay and I'm always curious about what other folks use. Gulps have always worked well for me.

Here it is; see p. 3. under 2.0 Distribution

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harryb - Gulp mullets and grubs seem to be a flounder angler staple. What weight jig were you throwing?