J Francho

I would prefer to catch them on a topwater or spinnerbait, but most often, a slowly presented T-rigged plastic or jig works.

I don't really care about ratio. IPT is what I'd pay attention to. 28-30 IPT for all around use.

Plano Hydroflo are the way to go. SInce I've switched, no more worrying about rusty baits, no wasted time drying out boxes, plain and simple, they just work.

I still have a couple of 33s from the mid 80s that work fine to this day. I also have a Daiwa Goldcast that is probably better made than most modern spinning reels. It's a little heavy, but my queen has never complained using it on a Saint Croix LTB.

The line capacity spec should give you a clue. Add in frame material and overall weight, and you can get an idea of form factor. In a general sense, a 2000-3000 size Daiwa, 2500-3000 size Shimano, 25-30 size Quantum or Pure Fishing brands will all work for bass fishing.

Fixed that for you. Half a mil gets you this in my area: https://www.trulia.com/p/ny/rochester/12-mountain-rd-rochester-ny-14625--1012580448

Accurate were pretty much defacto reels I saw on the beaches the one or two times I went surfcasting. An aquaintence of mine is making some really nice stuff, including fly reels: https://www.seigler.fish/pages/my-story

Wacky bills are proposed all the time. This will never pass. It's just sensationalism, and also political, which is forbidden on this site.

So you really think that is still accurate? They still have plans to add jobs in NY, mainly around fashion and advertising, which makes sense. Balking at $3 billion in grants tells me all I need to know about what the company thinks of the communities they are in.

You're deluded if you think that the average worker will be paid an average of $150k. Most of their employees are low paid warehouse workers. And no, I don't think we needed to pay them $3 billion to build here. You already have a hub on the other side of the state, in Pittsburgh.

Almost the same as the family with a pontoon boat.

I ran a reel cleaning business for three years before buying a set of Wiha tools. I still use the #1 Phillips head driver from the $10 kit from Lowe's. It just works better than any other I've used. Back in the day, I did around 250-300 reels a year.

The non bail reels still have a line roller. You can use them for fresh. Seems awfully expensive, plus they're heavy, and have way more line capacity than necessary. Overall, overkill. You want to get a nice reel, and want to break the bank, pick up a Stella 2500.

No. Degrease, then clean, dry, then lubricate, All in one products are not the best for reels. TSI 301 contains a solvent that may har reel internals. TSI 321 is more appropriate for lubing reel bearings. Acetone is what I found is the best for cleaning reel bearings. All other parts are scrubbed with Perfect Solution.

Hornady.

Brush guard is a better description. Up here, that single wire guard helps prevent hangups on zebra mussel encrusted rock shoals. I agree, after a few fish, especially smallies for some reason, they break as Toxic described.

A few of my main starters: L-R: Pearl Maple Masters 10x7 50s Gretsch Round Badge Chrome on Brass 8 lug 14x5 (Ron Dunnett wood hoop on batter) Pearl Signature Omar Hakim African Mahogany 13x5 Gretsch USA Custom Maple w/ Ron Dunnett hoops and throwoff 14x5.5 Gretsch USA Brooklyn Maple/Poplar/Maple 14x5

Agreed. I lost around 30 lbs. just casually using a chin-up bar. I'd just grab it and do reps of some exercise or another as I passed into and out of the kitchen. I had no regular plan. It's still there. I don't do as much work on it, but it works for me.

Yes, you are right. USC doesn't remove material. Polishing does. Maybe I didn't word that as well as I could have.

I like them on a stand up jig.

This. Get some 3/0, 4/0, and 5/0 and 90% of the bases will be covered.

Again, just go around them. Jeez. It's not that hard. The dude in the race boat should find somewhere else to launch. Sounds obnoxious, but I doubt he's knocking little boats out of the water putting along at idel speed.

Meh, I have a magnifying visor with a light, and I rarely use it. Same with a US cleaner. I completely disassemble the reel, and clean every single part by hand with a strong degreaser (use nitrile gloves!). If you're not confident stripping a reel down 100%, then a US cleaner will be handy. Another use would be for an unfinished aluminum part, such as the frame on a Megabass/Daiwa Alphas Ito AI. The US cleaner will get most water stains out without polishing, which invariably is removing some material. The US cleaner will help greatly with badly soiled bearings, but that's rare.

You wouldn't be making a wake in a no wake zone, so I don't understand your point as it pertains to boaters' opinions about kayaks, or the effects of a passing boat on a kayak. It's moot.

I don't know the sizes. I just eyeball a matching hook. You'll probably need some size 2, 4, and 6. You might have to look up the individual baits to find the size: https://www.jannsnetcraft.com/Content/Parts_Sizing.htm