The Last Coco
| Favorite team: | LSU  |
| Location: | On the water |
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| Interests: | LSU, fishing & hunting, Pelicans & Saints |
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| Number of Posts: | 6968 |
| Registered on: | 3/17/2009 |
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re: Anybody else much prefer a spinning reel over a baitcasting reel?
Posted by The Last Coco on 5/30/26 at 12:38 pm to 308
Aint got no time for fairy wands.
But on a serious note, I have replaced my spinning gear with BFS baitcast setups for the most part. But I am mainly pond fishing and kayak fishing rivers.
I have better accuracy with BFS than spinning gear.
Offshore for speed jigging and popping rods, spinning gear is king for a reason.
But on a serious note, I have replaced my spinning gear with BFS baitcast setups for the most part. But I am mainly pond fishing and kayak fishing rivers.
I have better accuracy with BFS than spinning gear.
Offshore for speed jigging and popping rods, spinning gear is king for a reason.
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re: Pond Fish ID Tips
Posted by The Last Coco on 5/29/26 at 11:37 am to GeauxTigers0107
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GeauxTigers0107
Not a professional. Just obsessive and too much time on my hands.
I have helped manage a few ponds and did a lot of research on it. Generally speaking, people either 1) try to do too much with too small of a pond or 2) dont remove enough competition to let their fish get big.
re: Pond Fish ID Tips
Posted by The Last Coco on 5/28/26 at 1:26 pm to bengalman
Green sunfish will out-compete bass and hybridize and breed out the bluegill in a small pond. They reproduce rapidly, are very aggressive and have a large enough mouth to compete with small bass for forage.
re: Pond Fish ID Tips
Posted by The Last Coco on 5/28/26 at 1:25 pm to bbvdd
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While I do have some huge bream in my lake, I do have plenty of smaller ones. But the bass in my lake are very small. So far this year I've probably thrown out or cleaned 300-400. Still need to remove a lot more. Also need to probably start bringing some bream home to eat.
My lake is close to 10 acres.
With severely stunted populations of bass, 30-40lb/acre annually of removal is probably more appropriate. Theoretically you can remove too much but its hard to do that.
re: Pond Fish ID Tips
Posted by The Last Coco on 5/28/26 at 12:57 pm to Tiger328
If you end up in a situation with a lot of very large bluegill, no small bluegill and stunted bass, you may need to remove some bluegill. If you have a good size distribution of bluegill and bass populations, you still should be removing 10-15lbs of bass/acre annually.
Although half acre is difficult to manage. I would remove catfish entirely if it were my pond but thats up to you.
A pond can only support so much biomass naturally and so adding catfish, especially at that size, will impact bass populations. Either that or you can supplement with minnows and/or fish food.
Although half acre is difficult to manage. I would remove catfish entirely if it were my pond but thats up to you.
A pond can only support so much biomass naturally and so adding catfish, especially at that size, will impact bass populations. Either that or you can supplement with minnows and/or fish food.
re: Pond Fish ID Tips
Posted by The Last Coco on 5/28/26 at 7:56 am to Tiger328
Green sunfish have a noticeably larger mouth than a bluegill, often have light blue accents around the face and orange tipped fins. Their body shape is longer/streamlined
Bluegill have a more pan shaped body and a much smaller mouth. Often, stripes are present on bluegill, particular in the juvenile fish.
Overall coloration is usually greener on a green sunfish and then tans, blues and purples on a bluegill, but coloration varies a ton fish to fish and even depending on activity level, water clarity, etc... so it isnt reliable.
GS on left, BG on right
Bluegill have a more pan shaped body and a much smaller mouth. Often, stripes are present on bluegill, particular in the juvenile fish.
Overall coloration is usually greener on a green sunfish and then tans, blues and purples on a bluegill, but coloration varies a ton fish to fish and even depending on activity level, water clarity, etc... so it isnt reliable.
GS on left, BG on right
re: Kevin Gausman Became the 6th Active MLB Pitcher to Reach 2000Ks.
Posted by The Last Coco on 5/26/26 at 10:15 pm to AlwysATgr
He struck out former Tiger Hunter Fedducia for his 2000th K.
Oh and Nola is 8th in Ks among active players with 1932. Good chance he hits 2000 this year too.
Oh and Nola is 8th in Ks among active players with 1932. Good chance he hits 2000 this year too.
re: Arrambide and Braun Both Hit Well in SEC Play
Posted by The Last Coco on 5/24/26 at 7:00 am to AlwysATgr
Braun was also 2nd in OBP.
re: Cronarch MGL or Tranx 150 for Inshore?
Posted by The Last Coco on 5/22/26 at 7:02 pm to Marlo Stanfield
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Bates Salty Hundo
Speaking of lack ot transparency...
Bates markets itself as USA but their reels are made by Loongze, a Chinese reel manufacturer.
Now Loongze makes some good stuff, but I wouldnt put them on par with the same price point Daiwa & Shinano reels.
They do a good job marketing themselves as a local small business though.
re: Cronarch MGL or Tranx 150 for Inshore?
Posted by The Last Coco on 5/22/26 at 2:57 pm to AlxTgr
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AlxTgr
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I would’ve said 13 Concept C2 or TX2 until they were bought out by PE
Why is this an issue?
I have read that since being bought out by Rapala/Pure Fishing the 13 Fishing reel parts availability has all but dried up and warranty/customer service is awful.
All heresay though. No personal experience.
I have switched to all Shimano & Daiwa for freshwater and inshore unless its so good of a deal I wont mind tossing it when it breaks.
I do have a few Penn reels for offshore stuff and they are doing fine (admittedly a Pure Fishing product).
re: Cronarch MGL or Tranx 150 for Inshore?
Posted by The Last Coco on 5/22/26 at 8:29 am to GeekedUp
Of the 2 you mentioned, get the tranx.
If you arent put off by ordering from a JDM website, youve got some otber great options from shimano. This website (digitaka) will charge you 10% on top of list price for duty/tarriffs but then nothing else unexpected and it will show up at your door in under a week usually.
Shimano Stile ($320) - this is a saltwater specific reel. Shares a frame with the Aldebaran.
Metanium DC 70 ($340)
If you arent put off by ordering from a JDM website, youve got some otber great options from shimano. This website (digitaka) will charge you 10% on top of list price for duty/tarriffs but then nothing else unexpected and it will show up at your door in under a week usually.
Shimano Stile ($320) - this is a saltwater specific reel. Shares a frame with the Aldebaran.
Metanium DC 70 ($340)
re: Fly fishing for bass
Posted by The Last Coco on 5/20/26 at 5:02 pm to Success
Fly fishing for bass is a blast undoubtedly.
If you havent gone down the rabbit hole already though, getting a high end BFS combo for bass/bluegill is an absolute blast.
You can throw tiny baits on ultralight baitcasting gear, down to 1g depending on your exact bait/line/reel & rod setup.
If you havent gone down the rabbit hole already though, getting a high end BFS combo for bass/bluegill is an absolute blast.
You can throw tiny baits on ultralight baitcasting gear, down to 1g depending on your exact bait/line/reel & rod setup.
re: Heavy Duty Offshore Spinnerbait?
Posted by The Last Coco on 5/6/26 at 7:30 pm to LanierSpots
Ive got a 36hr slowpitch jigging trip coming up in a month and I will have 1 rod ready rigged up for casting at any mahi or cabia we happen to come across. Would love a handful of those 2oz to have skirted with a 5" swimbait as a trailer.
Could you get me 4 of the 2oz by June?
Itll be cast on an 8' rod that I built for heavy swimbaits using a Daiwa Lexa 400.
Could you get me 4 of the 2oz by June?
Itll be cast on an 8' rod that I built for heavy swimbaits using a Daiwa Lexa 400.
re: Savannah Bananas Draw 102,000 Tonight
Posted by The Last Coco on 5/2/26 at 11:08 pm to BamaCoaster
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Cheap seats, then sell... food/drinks.
I have never been so could be wrong, but from what I understand all the food is covered by the cost of the ticket.
re: Bass tourney release thoughts
Posted by The Last Coco on 4/2/26 at 7:57 am to AUTimbo
Youtube discussing several studies on this topic
The short answer is: yes it has an immediate impact on the fish caught but the fish caught in tournaments represents a small fraction of the overall bass population. I dont know of any studies that have looked at long term trends of bass size in different parts of a lake and my guess is that too many other more important variables would make this information nearly impossible to track.
Overall lake health, shifting vegetation patterns, forage base, water levels, etc... are going to impact bass numbers and size waaaaay more than fishing pressure.
The short answer is: yes it has an immediate impact on the fish caught but the fish caught in tournaments represents a small fraction of the overall bass population. I dont know of any studies that have looked at long term trends of bass size in different parts of a lake and my guess is that too many other more important variables would make this information nearly impossible to track.
Overall lake health, shifting vegetation patterns, forage base, water levels, etc... are going to impact bass numbers and size waaaaay more than fishing pressure.
re: Guided Bass trip Between Augusta, Ga and Mandeville, La
Posted by The Last Coco on 4/1/26 at 7:20 pm to eazyeric23
::paging LanierSpots
Lake Lanier in NW Atlanta metro is where I would go. I love chasing spots.
A frequent poster on the OB, LanierSpots, is a former long time guide on Lanier and can point you towards some great options. LanierSpots also runs a tackleshop: Spot Sticker Baits
Lake Lanier in NW Atlanta metro is where I would go. I love chasing spots.
A frequent poster on the OB, LanierSpots, is a former long time guide on Lanier and can point you towards some great options. LanierSpots also runs a tackleshop: Spot Sticker Baits
re: Cork is going under tomorrow
Posted by The Last Coco on 3/30/26 at 1:33 pm to AlxTgr
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AlxTgr
I grabbed some crickets at that Exxon on 165 and a few scouts caught some bream.
My son caught this hammer of a bluegill and couldn't have been happier.
Thank you sir!
re: The pressure on the bass on Toledo Bend is insane...
Posted by The Last Coco on 3/30/26 at 11:16 am to WillFerrellisking
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WillFerrellisking
lol at someone talking about pressure on the bass and not catching any and in same breathe the few they caught they killed them
Pressure =/= unhealthy population or overfished.
If every bass sees multiple baits a day, it doesnt matter how many there are - they will be hard to catch.
Toledos bass population are just fine, its just the amount of boats on the lake and baits in the water spring and summer is a ton of pressure.
re: Boat captain, vacationing family reel in nearly 500-pound swordfish in the Florida Keys
Posted by The Last Coco on 3/27/26 at 8:26 am to Bawpaw
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They will be extinct soom at the rate they have been targeted the last ten years and currently.
Is that statement based on actual data?
I know the south Atlantic population is considered overfished but the north Atlantic (including GoA) populations are healthy and growing. If anything, the North Atlantic population is considered a conservation success story.
People target them more effectively now for sure but its still a niche activity even amongst offshore fisherman and the recreational catch pales in comparison to the commercial harvest.
If you have links to studies/surveys supporting their impending demise, I would be very interested.
re: Tried to save a little cash on a reel
Posted by The Last Coco on 3/24/26 at 4:07 pm to lsuson
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DHL
Thats your problem. Theyre awful. They constantly miscategorize items and request incorrect duties/tariffs.
As previously mentioned, buy from digitaka.com
They will charge you a flat 10% tariff/duty fee at checkout, no other taxes or shipping. They then handle the rest and its at your door in under a week.
re: Recommend a couple baitcasting reels - freshwater
Posted by The Last Coco on 3/21/26 at 8:39 am to Monahans
I have a shimano curado dc 150 and i just cant make myself like it.
Its big and bulky in the hand. It casts fine but not any better than my other reels in that price range (daiwa mangetsu, shimano bantam, even curado mgl 70 or 150). I never want to fish with it. Sometimes I use it because it is a low gear ratio and I like that for chatterbaits, but I dont like it.
I should probably sell it or give it away to a kid getting into fishing.
Its big and bulky in the hand. It casts fine but not any better than my other reels in that price range (daiwa mangetsu, shimano bantam, even curado mgl 70 or 150). I never want to fish with it. Sometimes I use it because it is a low gear ratio and I like that for chatterbaits, but I dont like it.
I should probably sell it or give it away to a kid getting into fishing.
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