Just got the new Level rods in! 7’3” heavy rated up to 3/4 oz. To replace my current frogging rod. I’ll update this after tomorrow or Sunday. Fall classic starts so I’ll be on the water!

Looks - 10/10!

Feel - 8.5/10 - balances really well, but just ever so slightly tip heavy (in my opinion)

Rod action - 8/10 definitely going to be great for frogs and up to 3/8 oz flipping and in tighter areas. Which is exactly what I wanted

Price - 10/10 - I’ve always found that rods in the $150-$300 range are the best. And this fits the bill

This is just from opening the package and holding it and making a couple casts in the back yard

When do we get our identifier for the tournament starting tomorrow via fishing chaos. Also if I'm writing this down on a sheet of paper what do I need to write on it?

I’m gonna move today’s live to Monday! Everyone enjoy your weekend and make sure to keep us all updated on your weekend fishing trips.🎣🐡

If you’re going to fish a jig head minnow from the bank of a pond or reservoir where would you throw it ideally? (If I need to be more specific or give a scenario I can). In the Jig Minnow live Brain says that he likes to fish vertically under the boat and when casting he has more success with a neko rig. Should I just opt for a neko rig?

Retreat catches from yesterday

Hey y’all! We’re at the at the retreat. There’s no round table tonight because we’re struggling with service. Sorry SUF FAM!

We’ll be out tomorrow trying to apply what we’ve learned here! Wish us luck!

4th cast on gville

Quick Check In: Day1 of tournament looking good in Anderson SC. A glance at the Solunar. (Hourly is nice)

Fall fishing has come to Texas and everything is keyed in on shad. One minute I'm snatching smallies off the boat ramp rip rap with crankbaits and the next I'm cutting anchor and taken for about a 15-20 minute ride in my kayak. Poor crankbait took a beating with the split rings stretched out. (2nd image shows the crankbait)

Hey Brian Latimer - thanks for the instructions on how to land a big fish. I had just watched the video Tuesday night where you were telling your tips for how to land a big fish and Wednesday morning I tried your method for opening the bail and thumbing my spool to work the fish in. This was the first time I had ever tried it. How'd I do? I did land the fish and he only had a single hook in him so I was pretty pleased with using your method for the first time.

I fought him for over 2 minutes - of course I had to trim this video way down.

I fished this rip rap bank for a little while using this little jerk bait. I varied how I was fishing multiple times trying to figure out what they wanted. I fished it using light twitches and I tried fishing it with sharp heavy jerks and some retrieves I would mix it up light and heavy jerks in the same retrieve and also periods of just straight medium speed retrieve without any jerks or twitches. Oddly enough - the straight reel retrieve was what got this smallmouth to hit. I did start the retrieve with a few little twitches - so maybe that got his attention and he decided to go for it on the straight retrieve. I don't know 🤷🏽‍♂️ What do y'all think?