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Pendulauncher

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  1. Student at Hunter College in NYC. Here's the video.
  2. Yep. Lots of guys fishing wrecks like it for big grouper and AJs.
  3. Yes. I learned of it in 1996 from a friend who owned a THE tackle shop in Spokane, Washington. RIP Larry.
  4. I use spinners in any water, large or small. Some of my spots on the Snake and Columbia are 300 - 400 yards wide. The only reason I didn't fish my spinners in Lakes Michigan and Huron is because I wasn't building my own back then. Some of the guys on the Lake Michigan piers used spinners, but I mostly used Cleos, Krocodiles, crankbaits, and curly-tail grubs. I make some hoochie spinners with glow in the dark skirts and larger blades that are ideal for night time, dawn, and dusk on the Great Lakes piers and in the harbors. They're like the 5 - 6 inch trolling spinners, except they're weighted for casting. They'd work just fine during daylight, too. Obviously, I'm not talking about breaking fish. Sure, they'd work, but fast moving fish running bait on the surface pretty much mandates the use of a casting spoon. Like 2 or 3 other guys mentioned earlier, Hopkins Shorty. Point Wilson Darts and Luhr Jensen Crippled Herring are great choices, too.
  5. Yep. They've been a staple in Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia for many years.
  6. Thanks for reminding me that I need to spend more time chasing pike. What an amazing fish. Sadly, I've never caught a decent pike. Not even a 10 pounder. I've caught tiger musky close to 40 lb., but somehow with pike it just hasn't worked out. I live near one of a very few lakes in the lower 48 that regularly produces pike over 30 lb. I've had one mid-30s fish barely miss my plug at boatside. She bit just as I twitched, then cruised forward a few feet with the plug on the outside of her jaw. If I'd just cave and fish smelt on the bottom in late Winter / early Spring I'd score a big one. With Fall right around the corner, I'm thinking I should give up a few days of chasing coho and spend a few late October and November days tossing twitch baits and glide baits for pike.
  7. I'm surprised your friend from Tennessee hadn't seen stripers busting on top. One of my high school fishing buddies and I tossed around the idea of venturing over to Tennessee to try for some of those monsters. It never came to fruition. It was a "grass is greener" scenario. Our home waters produced excellent numbers in the teens and 20s, quite a few fish over 30, and some that topped 50. Most of ours were in the teens and we never caught any giants.
  8. I doubt I'll ever buy one, but I'm glad you mentioned it. I got to learn something. I've got piles of salmon and steelhead plugs. Unlike Michigan rivers, the huge rivers I'm fishing aren't choked with lumber, so I don't lose nearly as many cranks.
  9. Is this it? I've never fished one, but I think I've seen them before (not in use). Does it have a wide sweeping wiggle like a Luhr Jensen Hot Shot or Lindy River Rocker? Maybe a skip-beat action like a Yakima Mag Lip?
  10. Yes, you absolutely want to target those salmon. When I lived in Michigan we used to catch them from the shores of Lakes Michigan and Huron, as well as their tributaries. For that type fishing, I'd buy an 11 foot Okuma Rockaway and a low-geared reel ( probably have to go the JDM route). The 11 foot Rockaway is available in 1/2 - 2 oz. and 3/4 - 3 oz. ratings. I own both. Here in the Northwest, I use the 1//2 - 2 oz. for steelhead and kings. The 3/4 - 3 oz. gets more use on big, Fall-run kings. Coupled with a mid-sized spinner, either would serve you well. I fish the lighter rod more because it's better with both standard and magnum Brad's Wigglers and Storm Wiggle Warts, as well as various shallow-diving minnow imitations, lipless crankbaits, medium and large Cleos, off-the-shelf spinners, and my "medium-weight" home-made spinners ( ~ 1 1/4 oz ). I fish the heavier rod when I want more distance out of my heaviest home-made spinners ( 2+ oz. ), Point Wilson Darts, Buzz Bombs, Krocodile Spoons, Hopkins, etc. My reel of choice is a JDM Shimano Twin Power 6000 PG (4.6:1 gear ratio). For larger blades, the slower retrieval rate of 33 inches per crank is much better than faster speeds that dominate the US market. The JDM Stradic SW 6000 PG, which is simply a relabeled Saragosa with the option of a lower gear ratio, is a better buy at ~ $250. Ideally, I'd have a reel that combines a long-cast spool with a slower retrieval rate, but I'm not sure such an animal exists. As mentioned, I make my own spinners. If you start fishing spinners regularly, keep that option in mind. It's easy and far more cost effective. Get out there, man. Should be fun.
  11. No, I have some good friends and former coworkers who are.
  12. Avoid UPS. For many years, they've been notoriously rough on packages. When a local rod builder replaced a broken guide (courtesy of UPS) he told me he will not accept shipments from UPS, due to the high number of broken rods. Use a PVC tube, pack the rod so that it's completely immobilized, and pick a carrier other than UPS. I've used USPS and FedEx with no issues.
  13. I've caught crayfish with raw hotdogs, fish parts, even canned corn. Earlier this year, I watched a YouTube video with a guy who caused a near feeding frenzy with raw bacon. A can of tuna in oil should work, too. Plenty of options.
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