Just a tip not all panfish and bass spawn on sandy soil.. they prefer a hard bottom but will spawn on wood or other structures..

Testing out the new combo after work today

Thank you Brian Barde for the new sissy stick.. will be putting this beauty to work this weekend for sure.. construction and quality feel top notch.. thank you, you made it exactly how I invisioned it!!

My happy place

Alex Sterling putting in work today !! Get that century mark

Listening and understanding works.. thank you Brian Latimer for all the help keep up the good work..

So I wanted to get a nice spinning setup went out and bought this to put on Barde’s rod he is currently making.. hoping the stradic is worth the hype..

Find the beds then found the fish.. in only 3ft of water

After work fishing caught 3 from the bank. This one was the largest .. neko rigged crush city janitor fishing drop offs next to flats .. 6-8ft of water

So on alot of the lives/round tables i got asked what an above a shot is so here is a picture and a break down

I use a heavy dock skipping rod usually 7ft 7’6

65 pound braid (any decent flipping stick will work)

3/0 straight shank flipping hook tied palomer with the line back through just like a drop shot then I will take and put a bobber stop on the tag line end..

Next I usually use a 3/8 to a 3/4 oz bullet weight (Depending on depth/cover) .. and on the end I use a swivel tied on by a another palomer knot (so the weight will not come off and helps with line twist) then I let the weight rest on the swivel, run the bobber stop to the bottom of the weight to peg it..

I use this In areas where it is extremely heavy cover but I still want some finesse or when the bottom is muddy/gunk..

just a different approach to flipping heavy cover to keep bait suspended.. lure of choice is a Zman fatty z most of the time but experiment.. (works best in muddy to stained water)