MLF Sam Rayburn (Day 2 and 3 Setups) Baits, Rods, and Reels

Here is a look at the baits and setups that I caught the majority of my fish on day 2 and day 3.
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[@bgood419]

Brody is a local from here in Ohio and he's been on a multi year tear livescoping lol It's wild how some guys have that little extra that allows them not to just do well, but win on a regular basis. These lakes and rivers (other than Erie) are brutally tough compared to a lot of places in the country. Our old tournament director Dave from the BFL days always said you put a Buckeye angler on good water and they'll show you what lives there. We are used to fishing so tough that if you get 5 keepers you're top 15 lol Great video series man!

[@themajik1]

Great explanation of what rods you use and why. I really get the fact that you don't like changing gear ratios on your reels. I am the same. I would rather have them all close and I can and do mentally slow down when I need to. Makes a lot of sense. Good stuff!

[@robertlane370]

Cory Rambo and several of those Rayburn C-Rig guys use a long 4.5-5 ft leader.

[@mikerice8185]

Awesome video! I’d like to hear about your A rig setup.

[@kktx4058]

Totally agree… a longer rod is a must with C-Rig… I use a 7’8” H/F

[@dustinwalker8152]

Agreed, I use the 7’9” Steez and it’s perfect for it.

[@jswartz1999]

Would like to hear about the minnow rod setup. Great stuff as awlays

[@bobmorrow2957]

Thanks Todd I’ve really enjoyed this series. I have learned more about regular bass fishing from your videos than any others. I hope that you will consider leveling up your scope game. I think that for trails to get good numbers they will need to do these combo tournaments. Part scope and part regular fishing. I know that you don’t want to come in 14th and only get $2400. This game needs to change. Show us how a 40 year old angler can stay up with the times.

[@farrzmd3038]

Great information. This is a great series. … I agree that cranking rods or blended rods work great for bladed jigs. Rod loads up and fish comes in. That being said I fish a swim jig 85% of the time and will switch to a bladed jig situationally. So for me I’ve gone to a MH/ModF which allows me to fish both baits pretty effectively as a bank angler. I’ll miss a few but I’m also not a tournament angler. One step further I took your advice to fish the hybrid hunter like a bladed jig and was amazed. I find myself going to the hybrid hunter over the bladed jig now. The MH/ModF does a good job for me as well when fishing the hybrid hunter.

[@johnmango6056]

Next video day 3 at Rayburn : what I had for breakfast. Lol

[@dustinwalker8152]

Agreed on reel speed. The way that I figured it out was going by paying attention to the feeling the bait is producing instead of how fast I’m turning the handle. After I did that, there was no going back. Outside of a couple of big swimbait reels, I don’t think I have a reel under 7:1.

[@toddcastledinefishing5924]

Just got cranking but I’m with you nothing less than 7:1

[@dustinwalker8152]

@@toddcastledinefishing5924 For deep/hard pulling cranks I just put bigger handles on fast reels. 110mm handles on 7-8:1 reels for baits up to the 6xd-8xd sizes and 120mm on 7:1 for stuff similar to the 10xd. Simple physics, it gives the reel more torque to make up for the lack of torque between the difference in gears of a slow vs fast reel. Makes those days when you got fish a hard pulling crankbait pretty fast way easier and actually enjoyable.

[@brianpierson7708]

I learned long time ago on TB fishing deep grass in the early 90’s and had a custom 8’ C-Rig rod built personally 1/3 the length of my rod is how I run my leader but never get over half. I found that out the stupid hardheaded way losing big fish and fish in general.

[@georgeshreadiii8537]

Do you have trouble ripping chatterbait loose from grass with a crankbait rod?

[@lestribble9810]

Carolina rig set up I like to put a bobber stopper above my weight to reduce the separation between the swivel and the weight. What are your thoughts on using mono on the leader to give the bait a chance at more buoyancy.

[@toddcastledinefishing5924]

I'm just not worried about the buoyancy ever

[@glynnreid1217]

If you want buoyancy, go to braid for your leader. The smaller diameter of braid should offset any line visibility problems.

[@MrVinced1201]

I would be curious what rod you use for your Redeye. If you don't do a video on it would you please send me the rod info in instant messenger. Thanks in advance Vince