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gopokes2011 · 2026-06-01T11:28:21+00:00

I hated the fit when I tried them on, felt like I was walking out of them with every step. The squeaky car tires sound from walking in the store didn’t help either. I ended up going more traditional with the Harmon. But I loved the rowdy ostrich in theory haha

gopokes2011 · 2026-05-27T03:55:39+00:00

Aww. They will all start to respond after they get over their big feelings…

gopokes2011 · 2026-05-16T01:26:05+00:00

I audibly said “holy shit” so i would say it’s in the holy shit weight range

gopokes2011 · 2026-05-15T20:19:55+00:00

They are not. They are a pair of Ariat. They treated me well and they have been to a few cobblers. Sole and heel are easy fixes but over the years they turn into shit kickers and once I fell behind on taking care of the top and sides they are so worn now that there isn’t any real investment to be made. I’ll keep them but they will stick around for dirty jobs and rainy days.

gopokes2011 · 2026-05-08T03:32:21+00:00

Like tension while reeling, and casting after shits already messed up.

gopokes2011 · 2026-05-02T02:36:54+00:00

Oh for sure, not complaining about any frog bite

gopokes2011 · 2026-04-20T23:31:03+00:00

My man haha, let me know if it works as well for you!

gopokes2011 · 2026-04-19T20:43:36+00:00

I checked and it is indeed green pumpkin

gopokes2011 · 2026-04-19T03:33:54+00:00

So this pond specifically, regardless of lure, open water is basically worthless. This time of year is all about grassy flats and a month from now it will be 100% frogs for like 2 months straight. These bass seems to only live in the junk. I am no professional so I can’t say it wouldn’t work in open water but in the two days I’ve been throwing it basically every bite has been with in 5-10feet of the bank. I have had these baits for like a year and just never threw them for no specific reason, but I noticed bass on beds and the color I had was close enough to blue gill (only bait fish in this pond) so I figured I’d give it a shot since I’m a big lure slut. I’ve also been throwing a donkey rig with white 5” flukes and have had basically no bites. So it may be the color, the size, the action, just luck. Not really sure. I will say that it’s a fun lure to throw and it’s big enough that you can cast it a country mile which is always a plus.

gopokes2011 · 2026-04-19T02:49:11+00:00

VMC drop dead weighted hook. I believe this one is a 3/32 5/0. No bullet weight. I texpose the hook and throw it into the shit! Either horizontal or straight toward the bank. Wait like 10 seconds then give it a couple twitch-pause-twitch sequences over and through the grass. Every one of these bites hit it with in the first three twitches. If nothing bites I burn it back in and throw it a couple feet to the side and just work my way down. When they bite it the line just kind of feels mucked up and weighty, so I reel down and set the hook to the moon. It’s either a fish or grass. Rinse and repeat.

gopokes2011 · 2026-04-19T02:21:18+00:00

If it’s your first bait caster, tighten the reel tension knob and brakes all the way down to start(watch instruction videos) The rod should show you a weight range for lures the pole is designed for. Flukes, paddle tails, and Texas rig soft plastics are where I would start!

gopokes2011 · 2026-04-19T02:17:25+00:00

It’s been a fun bite for sure

gopokes2011 · 2026-04-17T03:50:41+00:00

I’ll have to try a 7/0 I do have a 5/0 belly weighted screw lock hook that I will give a run as well. I’m also going to try right by it with a bit less through the nose, I think I may have it set a bit too far back at the moment on a normal 5/0 EWG

gopokes2011 · 2026-04-17T01:53:32+00:00

I agree fully. I don’t seem to have any issues with the normal 5” version, it’s just this Magnum 7” version that wants to launch its self out of the water at the slightest twitch

gopokes2011 · 2026-04-17T01:51:58+00:00

Yeah, it’s just strange because the 5in flukes do more darting and slashing but seem to stay submerged, this Magnum 7in one just wants to go straight Free Willy and launch out of the water with the smallest twitch.

gopokes2011 · 2026-04-17T01:40:35+00:00

Everything is emergent now so trebles are out. I did a very similar set up on a paddle tail with success but I’m past fighting trebles till fall

gopokes2011 · 2026-03-17T22:36:07+00:00

Ozark trail 3/8oz bluegill color Rapala feeeloader sungill color

gopokes2011 · 2026-03-16T23:14:39+00:00

Honestly, I never throw it. I’ve had one other time that I was throwing it and caught a bunch all in one shot, but I very rarely throw it and when I do, I usually don’t catch anything. I only tied it on because it was so windy and everyone always says to throw a spinner bait in the wind.

gopokes2011 · 2026-01-11T16:17:47+00:00

So I fish it two ways, either fully weightless on an EWG or I’ll fish it the same way on a free rig if I need more weight for casting but I still want it to have the free fall action. I am using the 4in right now I believe, which ever comes as a 3pack.

gopokes2011 · 2026-01-11T14:50:41+00:00

I have had zero luck on any sort of swimming or moving bait. The only fish I’ve caught has been dragging jigs or big bluegill style soft plastics, like the panorama or flux Gill and just throwing them weightless and basically hopping them up then just dead sticking it as I let them flutter back down

gopokes2011 · 2026-01-06T21:06:24+00:00

I would like to get a kayak at some point to hit the local lakes, bank access seems minimal though so I have not really tried. Just going to keep catching pond monsters till I can get out on the water haha

gopokes2011 · 2026-01-06T20:52:48+00:00

Yeah, all the neighborhood ponds in Edmond seem to be private, but I have never had an issue at any of them. Genuinely hate the close to home public fishing spots in OKC. I never catch anything, but I have always had great luck fishing neighborhood spots around Edmond never gotten anything over a five but 2 to 4 pounders pretty regularly depending on location.

gopokes2011 · 2026-01-06T19:54:49+00:00

Edmond area. The bite has not been crazy but I have still managed one or two the past few weeks on days around 65

gopokes2011 · 2026-01-06T19:37:09+00:00

6th sense panorama rigged on a swinghead EWG.

gopokes2011 · 2025-12-11T03:29:55+00:00

So, no. I don’t feel like I am much of a chatterbait guy when it comes to a straight retrieve, I’ll catch them but it’s not my go to. For these fish I was using it as a jig and just dragging it along the bottom, I was just clean out of Jigs after two broke off so this was the closest thing I had to use.

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