Another quick update on the Evergreen Salty Sensation Limber Tip SS: yesterday I got on some slab crappie down 20 feet on brush, and they would only bite 2 lures: the Itty Bitty Swim-R in monkey milk, or the JDM Grass Minnow SS 1-1/8" in color 090 (kind of a greenish pearl). I caught and released a bunch, including this fine 1.5 lb slab:
This crappie had the rod in a full bend and even pulled drag, but the Evergreen whupped him. Later I put on a sowbug trout magnet and started throwing at bass that were lurking around 15-20 feet in deep water (I could see them and my jig on the Livescope). One of them charged the TM and hit it with a jolt. WHAM! the fight was on. I had the drag set very light (I was using the Varivas 2.3 lb ester with a 4 lb Seaguar Blue FC leader), and I could feel the fish's tail whacking the leader. It was only a 2 lb spotted bass, but it took me almost 5 minutes to get him to the net. I caught a couple more smaller ones, and they gave me all the fight I wanted. The SS Limber Tip is definitely softer than the Tict Rockin Power or the SRAM, and makes an awesome crappie/bluegill rod that can handle the occasional bass.
Last week I went to the river and caught a bunch of stocker rainbows. I kept a limit of 8 for the smoker. I used a Duo Realis Ryuki Spearhead 45S in Ayu OB color ( a small JDM sinking plug similar to a Rapala, but with a better action), or a sowbug trout magnet. The TM caught the most fish, but the Ryuki caught the biggest. I fished the TM on the Limber Tip, and used the Yamaga BC 71TZ/Nano to throw the plug.
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The Chattahoochee river is great to fish on these hot days, it is very cold and is nice to sit in the shade and catch trout.
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