Just some random stuff to check out...

Fishin Gloves: A long time ago I bought a pair of neoprene gloves thinking it would be nifty to keep my hands warm. Seemed like they only made my hands colder, so I gave up on gloves for about 10 years. Well a few months ago I picked up a pair of these blue fever gloves. I was skeptical, I really was. Well, the first trip I wore them I noticed that after a while I forgot I had them on at all, and my hands were much warmer than normal. Since then I've been wearing them all the time, and it's a good thing because every dang trip lately I've been getting rained on x( If you're a sissy like me in the cold, I highly recommend these gloves. Not sponsored etc etc.

Heavy Rods, Light Rods: I've been demo-ing a few rods lately, and it's been an interesting experience. What I'm noticing is that my custom Rainshadows are kind of heavy compared to a lot of stock stuff. But what I'm also noticing is that I don't like the feel on some of these really light rods. It's like the rod is so light that when you get bit, it yanks the rod down too easy. Does that make sense? With my Rainshadows and my Calstar 800L and the hypalon grips tucked up under my arm, a fish hits me and my rod doesn't move hardly at all. I just lay into them. Some of these super light rods just don't have that muscle, even though the action may be just as stiff. Interesting thing to consider if you're checking out rods.

Mega Strike Scent: I got a sample of this stuff a couple 2 months ago and when it came in the mail I was like wha?? this small tube? Well it's interesting because this stuff stays on your swimbait so long, you only wind up putting it on 3 or 4 times in a day if that and you barely have to use any of it. And a couple of experiences I've had lately have really demonstrated that this stuff gets your bait bit. I don't like that you have to get it on your fingers to get it on the bait, but other than that, it's replacing Hot Sauce in my box.

Florocarbon/Triple Fish: A while back I was going off on how much I liked floro. Well, I'm gonna have to eat a few of my words on that one but not all of them. What I'm starting to believe is that evne though everyone goes off in articles about how 'invisible' florocarbon is, I don't really buy it! I put triple fish camo in the water and I tie my bait to the green section of the line and I'm sorry but I can see floro better than I can see triple fish any day, any condition. So even though I lose feel and have to respool more often, I'm going back to triple fish on a lot of my reels because getting bit is a trump card that you can't ignore in the face of any other factors. That's the same reason I won't fish straight braid. I lose all my confidence when I look at braid under water.

Foods for thoughts. After this rain lets off and we get another warm spell, everyone is going to be back on the water. Too bad y'all missed the best bite already while there was no one on the lakes :D And thank goodness for the Cabelas guidewear Mrs. Swimbait got me for my birthday. It sure has been yukky out there.