Couple things I've been thinking about lately:

The San Diego Jam Knot: I had been looking for the best knot for florocarbon and read a lot of good things about the San Diego knot. I've been using it for a few months and it's a great knot. The detail item that makes this knot great for florocarbon is this ... When you cinch an improved clinch knot on florocarbon, it tends to get friction right at the end as the knot siezes up. This friction thins and weakens the line right at the knot. In 30lb floro it doesn't seem to be a problem, but in the lighter pound tests it was giving me fits trying to get my knots not to do that. When you cinch the San Diego knot, it doesn't 'twizzle' the line at all and cinches up immediately. You gotta try it if you're fishing florocarbon.

Florocarbon vs. Triple Fish: It takes a long time to gain confidence in new terminal tackle, espeically line. One thing that I dislike about floro is that despite what people say about it being 'invisible' underwater, I don't believe this to be true. I can still see florocarbon just fine under water. It does have a certain dullness to it that I like because it makes it more subtle, but when I compare that to triple fish in the green section of the line, the triple fish camoescent is much harder to see. I believe there is something to that, and it will be interesting to see how floro gets bit for me going forward.

Stocker Trout: The stocker trout is on my mind a lot lately too. It's the perfect dilemma of swimbaits. It gets bit really well. It is very versatile and it generates bites from really big fish. At the same time, it is a very difficult bait to hook and land fish on. Recently, I've had some good success on stocker trout where bigger fish have been pounding it so hard that they are getting hooked on the top hook. It's a part of my arsenal these days for sure, but I also cringe when I close my eyes and see big fish getting away from me. In any case, the stocker trout is probably one of the most underrated big baits out there.

Generic Live Trout: The live trout is basically scaring me. I've thrown it two trips now and I haven't gotten one YET. But it's only a matter of time. Watch out for this bait.

Jigs: Jigs are still on my mind big time. I have been picturing this really big 1oz jig with a 6/0 ultrapoint and a 5" mad man craw on it. I don't have this jig yet, but I'm going to start looking for one like this soon. I think I need an 8' flipping stick...

Hope everyone is getting some time on the water. It's getting cold and the crowds are leaving the lakes. It's time to FEESSHHH.