J Francho

That makes sense, now. I'm asking for trouble using braid with any kind of contact rig - zebra mussels. If I could figure out how make braid cutters out those things, I'd be a millionaire. Straight fluoro for me.

Meh. The shot line on my salmon rig might have a dozen weights pinched onto 8# line. The fish can reach 25 lbs. or more. If that doesn't disprove this conventional wisdom, not sure what else might convince anyone. Lead is very soft, and does less damage to the line than a knot.

Depends on the quality of the mixture. I have Daiwas from the mid 80s that still work fine. They don't have infinite AR, so they sit in a drawer, but they still work fine.

Hilarious. Nice fish, easy 6+.

From the FAQs and Rules:

Yes, exactly. I have WAY more tackle than I can possibly ever need, and I'm always testing tackle from our sponsors. I basically have a dozen or so boxes I've put together as kits, with the current baits I want to try, or baits I like to fish. The rest are organized by type. Those are what I pick from.

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Political discussions are taboo here.

Yes, you need to charge the batteries after every trip. It would be a HUGE pain to pull them every time.

Once you've worked out what your fishing plan is either through pre-fishing or off the water analysis, and where you want to fish, then it's time for practice. Map out your route or milk run, so to speak. The Routes plug in for the Navionics phone app is really helpful for this. You can get a pretty good estimate of how much time it takes to get from spot to spot. That helps with knowing when you need to time-box a spot, and whether you have enough time to get to a spot, and back to the weigh in on time. You can even set up a few alternate routes, should your fishing plan falls apart.

I wear a PFD not because I think it *might* save me in an accident, but more for when I'm fishing. There's a much greater chance me tripping on the deck.

Reminds me of a funny story. When I was 13, and working at my family's restaurant, I would take a wheelbarrow across a busy 4-lane road to the bank to buy change for the registers. When my grandmother found out, she was not happy. My uncle's solution was to let me drive his truck across the street to get the change. It was a different era....

Yep, and also a bit less stretch and has greater shock/impact resistance. In other words, less apt to break on a sharp hookset.

Probably a-ok.

Some prefer to use the very least. All automatics have a manual override.

https://www.seaguar.com/saltwater/fly-fishing.html It's not inexpensive, but it's way tougher than reel fill line.

It really makes putting things together for a kayak trip easier.

I use Hydrflo Stowaway boxes from Plano. They are organized by what combo I use to throw them. That way, I can pick and choose what rods and which boxes to bring.

Seaguar Blue Label Leader material.

Sammy 115 or Popmax.

I've pinched a few cables in my days, never actually killed one.

They held an MLF on Chautauqua Lake. I have no idea what it was like, since I wasn't anywhere near it at the time. There have been several BASS events on Oneida Lake, even some Elites. That lake is crowded every weekend, so I just hit another lake if there's a big event.

Pretty sure I recently saw someone posting a splice kit, recently. I always thought the whole thing was toast, but I guess not.

Already have winter storm warnings for this Buffalo and Rochester. Talking close to a foot.