J Francho

I've seen a ton of guys using those thingamabobbers.

Best post this weekend.^^^ I'd fish a T with you, LOL.

Just learn how to roll cast. Most guys make it out to be way more about casting, less about fishing. I think I probably false cated about 10% of the time. the rest was roll casts.

It's a brand new reel, for goodness sakes. Not everyone that works there is a gear hound - some are into fishing, LOL.

ChiCity - totally depends on brand for size, too. it happens that I use Daiwa and Shimano, and 2500 works well. Tom, that was pretty much the exact combo I was thinking of, LOL.

Anything in a 7' MH/F for casting, and 7' M/F for spinning. Gear ratio, somewhere 6 to 7:1. Spinning, I'd go with a 2500 series reel. Line, 12-14# copolymer or fluoro or 50# braid on casting, and 6-8# copolymer or fluoro or 20# braid for spinning.

I love InvisX for 4-8# sizes. It's a little too stretchy for heavier duty for me. That brown in my avatar came on 6# InvisX leader.

For that size I've been using Trilene 100%. When I 1st tried it out, I hooked the fish below, and it wrapped me on a zebra mussel encrusted steel dock pylon. About 10 yards up, there was about 5 feet of really chewed up line, but it held. I'm sure there are other brands just as strong out there, but that line earned my trust that day. Handles pretty easily too.

He said he broke it, I took that to mean it isn't a warranty issue.

Well, it's $50 + $10 to replace it with the Gold Star program. I've never had any problems with their warranty dept.

That wasn't a joke.

Like SoFlo said it's a mentality. Yes, light spinning gear is often employed mainly because the baits are sometimes too light to be thrown on anything else. Some presentations though, like finesse jigs can be quite bulky.

Someone's funny bone is broken.

I freaking hate the Giants. I'm actually about 50 minutes from Orchard Park. I hate the Bills even more.Imagine living somewhere where everyone looks like this: Oh BTW, one of my good friends is Red Sux/Dallas fan. Half the year, we hate each other.

I've been in plenty of boats that that self center. Mine doesn't, it actually self reverses, LOL. It's instantaneous, but not as fast. I run on 100% sometimes, and I can fly hard to port, and push back on my heel 180° to stop the boat. I can't do that on my buddy's iPilot. Like I said, I am envious when we're trying to hold on a wrecked barge in the middle of Oneida with November winds blowing.

My post was a joke, not negative. See the laughing smiley at the end, that indicates humor. Craptastic is actually a slang compliment. While it's generally reserved for camera gear and other electronics, it fits here. It's for things that are cheap, work, and you're better off owning it than not owning anything at all. I'm still looking for that naysayer's post....not one in this thread.

Oneida is the big one all the way right. I'll send links to each lake in a PM. You aren't kidding about Lake Ontario. Thing about Erie is, you can cut that, "I think we should cut back to the launch before it gets too rough" window into quarters. You start to see white on the tops of the waves, you got about 20 minutes to get back.

Used..... And if it's stable enough to stand in, it will be MUCH easier to get in and out of. Anyway, keep an eye out on the used market. Tons of deals...

Definitely reach out to Dwight, if he doesn't find this first.

A lot of lake guys are getting rid of Coosas because they aren't as well suited to that. Would be a great river boat, though. Even a big guy should be able to stand in one.

Cable steer is mechanical, you push forward on the pedal, and the TM turns to starboard. push back on the pedal, and it turns to port. There is a button that turns the thrust on and off. The cables are hooked to a pulley at the top of the unit, and connected to the foot pedal. Most have an intermittent and a straight on/off mode for the thrust. Electric steer is remotely operated. There are little motors that control the steering. Some are just left and right on/off buttons, and some operate like digital analogies to the set up above. When fishing tight quarters, like docks and laydowns, cable steer is better, since you can react and steer much quicker than the electric version. If you are in big, rough water, or troll a "line" frequently, then the electric steer is easier. You can set it and leave it. Some even have a key fob remote to operate from the back of the boat. My buddy has an iPilot model that incorporates GPS, and will "learn" a line, anchor you in place, and can be operated remotely.

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