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I hate to use them but am not happy they are not worth much moola. I looked for those Power Shad's and couldn't seem to find info on them. The rest of the baits are still out today I believe. All in all it's nice to take a step back and see some older gear.

Neat to know guys, thanks for the info. I couldn't find much for pictures online of these packs. The shads look like they would work well

So I got this sample worm bag with a few packages of powerbait from what looks to be a long time ago. The plastics are in great shape and I just wanted to share some pictures of these old age plastics. Really is neat to see some old stuff. I was hoping to get a idea of when these plastics might of been made? The Binder with the pack's inside The individual packs. Power Tubes Power Worms One of the Walleye Rig packs Power Shad And the power grubs Is there any value to these? I don't need to use them on the water but will use the binder, the shads and these walleye rigs look interesting. Going to try and search some, heck I might have a a bunch of collectibles here Tightlines MTBF

Nice job guys, some nice fish there!

I got to meet Martin through the Shimano trip to Chatauqua Lake this past May, great guy for sure. Have to stop in one time soon!

I would imagine it would be fine. Used frogs growing up, worked great, dont see mice being any different..lots of people that think its nuts but comeon, we put traps down for them and lay poison for them to eat.

Also love to use crankbaits whenever possible. For line I use straight fluorocarbon. It is strong, abrasion resistant, handles nice and has enough stretch for the crankbait. I use 12lb as a overall size, I guess if I had a dedicated open water crankbait rod I would use 10lb and a soft rod Medium power with mod-fast action. For everyday crankbait fishing i now like a stiffer rod with a soft tip. The main reason for this is because of the excessive weed growth, a little power in the rod is needed to "snap" the weeds off your lure. For reels i like slow to slower retrieves 28" per crank or slower. For crankbaits now there are literally everything you need with each brand you will come across. The Rapala DT crankbaits are nice and run true out of the box. Another good crankbait is the DT Fat crankbaits with the square bills and big balsa bodies by Rapala. Excalibur makes some fine crankbaits as well. Hands down favorite crankbait are the Griffins and Z Crank X lures by Megabass. Pay the extra and use a handful of cranks all year. They produce fish, and have exceptional actions. I have two or three I'll be swapping hooks on all year if all goes well There really is no one lure, for starters look at the Rapala DT 4,6 and the small size Clackin Crank.

Sure, they work good. Buy a weedless hook and throw it in the pads. Won't last a second. Hook it through the tail too, grab a Eagle weedless hook.

17lb or 20lb Fluorocarbon leader, tie it off to your braid with a double uni.

Love the action of it, big bait for sure. I used the Mann's 5 arm with a blade on the middle wire and 4 rigged swimbaits, ran nice. Will be using it against the rock wall's this August, hope it works well.

Haha, too funny. Thanks for the post Stoty

NRX 822DSR x4 Stradic CI4 2500 balances right on the tip of the forgrip, feels like no other...6lb fluoro and your off to the races.

I have lot's of rock walls and structure where I'll fish this around. Both 4arm and the 5arm rigs, a large willow in the middle...Going to be a good search tool on the right lakes. Will I throw one on opener...probably not.

Tie your braid to some mono and take 5 or 6 handle turns onto your spool or use some duck tape and use straight braid. I have 15lb PP on one baitcaster, works real well...it's addicting light braids.

Very nice collections of rods and reels, it really is nice when you get your techniques matched right down to the specific rod's and reels. Thanks for the post, might get some pictures up soon

Skunked is when you are heading out and you know the conditions are going to be a challenge but you head out on the water ready to fish, try out every bait and catch a fish that day or none at all....Skunked

Very nice Stoty, hope you keep this one forever haha! Very nice boat indeed, congrads man

Nice job buddy, well have to get out fishing again soon!

I have two weeks booked off in August for that, man o man I'm pumped

Looked like a fantastic trip, thanks for sharing the report with us! MTBF

I got to ride in a Triton, Ranger and JP's Basscat...let me tell you the basscat is bar none the best machine of the 3...storage and handyness of the layout is amazing..deck space was way more than both boats also. I would kill to own any bass boat but when I do get one a Basscat will be the boat. You need to fish in it to understand, it's just plain out a perfect machine for your money. Thanks for the comments guys, I did hook into a near 5lb largemouth on a crankbait but didn't get a picture in the downpour...just could not find it on me for some reason lol...the boots were sexy but not mine ill admit...i brought 1 pair of shoes...bad idea It was a blast, a great fishery they have there for sure.

Hey everybody, well let me tell you about my fishing trip to Chautauqua Lake your about to read was some of the most fun on the water and such a great learning experience for me. I went on a little trip of a lifetime with some well known Shimano guys and some of the dealers from stores across Ontario. Our mission was catching bass, we went for 3 days early in May and it was awesome fishing under apparently tougher conditions. Water was cold in the low to mid 50’s for the days we were there. Beds were made and left so fish were again off shore, to cap it off we got poured on for the 3 days and of course that made for muddy water in areas. I got to fish Chautauqua Lake in NY, I fished a number of techniques like football jigs, crankbaits, and drop shot were the main techniques I got by with and caught my fair share of fish. Let me say the knowledge base of the guys I fished with blew me away, these guys really are professionals and I always stopped to listen and take in tips and advice regardless of how much I think I know Anyway onto the fishing, we arrived at 11am and were off the water by 4pm the first day. Caught lot’s of largemouth and I managed to find a nice 4lb class smallie O ya, did I mention bass boats were new to me(the way these guys fish you need them, such amazing tools these boats are) Myself with a nice smallmouth Day two was fun but it did not stop pouring from boat launch until 3pm in the afternoon. Got to head out with JP for half the day, caught a bunch of fish and had a blast, here was a chunky fish for a photo After lunch I got to head out again but in a different boat, got to learn how to drop shot a little more and caught less fish but with nicer size. First fish after lunch Another big smallie i caught on the trip, close to 5lb’s I would assume, 6lb line I was worried but play your fish right and success follows! Well this was just about it, I got out one last time on our last morning but time was limited as we only had until 11am before we had to drive the few hours home. I got treated again to search out some big fish with JP and he got me onto some nice fish, here is my PB smallmouth, again no weight or measurement but what a fight, 5lb class for sure maybe more. Well that about sums it up but what I liked mostly about this trip was having the option to use a variety of Shimano gear including all the current new rods and reels. It was nice using the more affordable bait casters like Citica’s and Curado’s. From personal use casting baits all day and catching fish, the reels are great, mechanics are there and that is comforting to know as many people are starting top try them out and with good results. No walleye report from me yet, hopefully next week. Got my taste of bass fishing and it has kept me thinking like crazy these last 3 weeks about opener. Tightlines and play safe this summer everybody, MTBF

Much to see at Icast this year guys

Very nice Lake Trout! Thanks for sharing

Crazy video, haha too cool. Nice walleye btw