J Francho

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I'd take the easy way out and stick to something simple, like showing the different class levers we use when fishing, and which class would be better in each situation. Like, a class 2 would be better when fighting a fish.

Umbrella rig is a moving bait, same with spinnerbaits and buzzbaits. Add to that, there's five bodies with shimmering color, and moving tails, and it's easy to see why a bass would disregard the wires. When using stationary or finesse type baits, the fish can definitely see the line. I'm not sure that throws the fish off or not, but I'm not running bright pink or yellow braid on my drop shot rig. For jigs and T-rigs, I'll color the last foot black, sometimes. I also don't fish too many black baits, unless it's a topwater and I don't feel color matters that much for topwaters. One thing, I catch quite a few smallmouth when pike fishing with bucktail jigs tied to a wire leader. The water is pretty clear, but who knows. There's a big difference in dark line and a dark bait. If you fished yellow line and a chartreuse bait, do you think the fish would go after the line or the bait? I mean it's not as cut and dry as that, but that's another way to word the original question. Basically, when you ask the question, you are lumping two pieces of advice, about two separate parts of the system into one assumption. Can't do that and be successful. You gotta figure out each part that works best for you, one at a time.

It's like blowing on your hands to warm them, or blowing on your coffee to cool it. Really, makes no sense at all.

Lol, I call those Norman Slow-Clips.

I'm with this guy on this. I even remove the split rings. Around 2/3 of my baits have a snap on them already.

Good luck!

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I would consider something more powerful, though. They're pretty reasonable. Something like a 6 amp or more.

To be clear, Excalibur and Xcalibur are not the same, and not the same ilk.

I'd go 4-bank. I doubt the rectifier will keep the cranker fully charged.

Sure can!

15' Sea Nymph with a 50hp tiller. I don't remember the model, but it was a nice boat in the mid 90s. Upgraded to a 17' tiller. Then an 18' Xpress, and a 21'10" Bullet. I want to go back to the tin tiller. I've been doing some shopping. So far the 1675 Pro Guide fits my criteria.

Again, it's not about the house itself. It's the location. My advice to the OP, talk to the neighbors if you can. Go to the local businesses, and see what the vibe is. Check out the school's ratings. Visit the local fire department. I ended up with a very reasonably priced home, in a good district, with a friendly and diverse neighborhood that is a family/fun atmosphere.

Why would you be scratching your heads or shocked? It's in Silicon Valley. Location. A nice house isn't worth as much if it's in a crummy location. Never mind that this house is in a super prime location.

Let's stay on topic, and try to help a member out.

That's Jimmy's boat, mine doesn't go quite that fast!

This why the binomial classification system is used. Sometimes there is a time and place for scientific nomenclature. @Tim Kelly should be able to help the OP. He's from London, and made several trips out here. I've even had the pleasure of fishing with him a few times.

I had a blue gill bury the hook into my anchor line this past weekend. What a pain.

There's a bunch of anglers that have expressed a similar preference. It's definitely a "thing." I will say that I also like braid with a leader when not specifically using flip casts. If I end up having my line draped over a a branch, I can feel the knot pass over, and know I have a leader length to go to hop the bait over, and not bury the hook into the wood.

https://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-videos/spool-line-baitcasting.html

Just some old, backwards thinking. Perch jerking is a long time tradition, up here in fall and spring. Poor man's shrimp. The perch we catch to eat are 12-16" long. You get on a school of them, and they're all big.

For years, I fished The Great Lakes with a 15' deep-V hulled tiller. It had a casting deck, livewell, trolling motor and all the electronics I needed to find fish in the big lakes. I was able to stay out when others would have to turn back, due to the boat being able to handle rough water. Lastly, this boat was very reasonably priced, and could be towed with any vehicle.

You aren't fishing the Niagara, so current isn't an issue. Sounds more like a pond. If it's windy, keep your tip down and at a 90* angle to the line. If it some still is that windy that it is holding the bait up, add a BB size split shot a few inches above the hook.

For actual flipping, where you grasp the line and pull the bait to swing it to the next spot, I don't like braid. It's too abrasive. Tuf-Line Supercast is coated, and works well, if you prefer no stretch. Otherwise, Seaguar Flippin' fluoro has worked well for me.