This looks like your best year so far Gangly..I'm happy for ya partner..You can certainly learn alot from others..Probably the best secret I learned last year..was when you flip...reach in about 3 more feet...farther than what you normally flip...
AND ....DD crankbaits IS A BIG FISH LURE...until last year I rarely used a crankbait..NOW..I take a crankbait rod and reel on every trip and it stays ready to fish EVERY sand bar I approach.
I still HOLD TO to putting worm rattles in the worm..I beleive with DATA that they generate alot more hits and...hang on hits..Black is my all time color..period..I also HOLD TO to using a red split shot as my Texas Rig weight..I believe it's 5/16th ounce...I spray paint them red
These 2 rigs have caused me much success and money in my pocket...The red causes aggression and the BB split shot brings a nice slow presentation..I use the DD14 Bill Norman...awesome wobble and digs in the dirt nicely..keeps a nice straight retrieve as well.