J Francho

@A-Jay I love that handle design. It's just like my Dobyns Champion Extremes with the full rear cork and smooth locking nut that hides the threads. Speaking of, I like the 744 and 745 for what the OP wants. 1/2 to 3/4 aren't exactly what I'd call heavy jigs, so I'd prefer a faster stick.

Is that the jersey shore?

If they are made from a quality blank, sensitivity in both should be good enough that you can't tell the difference. Why do you think they would be drastically different? My AVC70MM is no less sensitive than my AVC70MXF. How a rod bends doesn't equate to relative sensitivity.

That's DEFINITELY a trap!

If you get a good rod, power and action have no bearing on sensitivity, so let's rule that out. Generally, I prefer an XF taper for jigs except in the case of really heavy cover. For rods rated above one ounce and used for punching heavy weeds, I want something a little more moderate. I want the entire XXH rod involved in the lift and separate hook set I use for getting big fish out of heavy weed cover. It's not my favorite type of rod, but this is what works for this situation, and that's more important. I use this same type of rod for frogging in slip as well.

Some love to use it in hyperboles.

There is being reckless and then there are cases where your number is up. A woman, driving her car nearby with her seat belt on, was killed by a tree that fell as she was coming down the road. No PFD or helmet would have saved her. These guys seem to fall in the former category of tragedy. Both are sad, but one was maybe avoidable.

I used to hate Christmas. Turns out, it was who I was with for the holiday and why we were doing what we were doing. Now, we enjoy the day at home with the kids, eat good food, listen to good music, and anyone that wants to come by and join in is welcome.

They've had 9 mos. to concoct, I mean perfect it.

Spinnerbait Popmax Sammy Rage Craw Jig

I forgot to answer the day to day memory part, lol. I have doorway amnesia. As soon as I enter I different room, I forget why I went there.

Some catches, I remember the fish and the weight but have long forgotten the conditions, location, and sometimes even what I caught it on. Other catches, I have all the details. Amnesia when it comes to fishing familiar waters can be a good way to unlock spots you'd never think of.

Not really specific. My cranking sticks aren't great for much else. I have a couple shorter XF jig/worm rods that seem like they should work for jerbaits, but they're terrible. The rest can cover several baits. Not so much because they're versatile, it's just that I've seldom come across a rod labeled as doing one thing that couldn't do a half dozen more.

Cool story.

Bears. Beets. Fact. Bears eat beets. Battlestar Gallactica.

If only there was footage on the internet of a Mustang making a right turn and crashing into a telephone pole, I'd post it here.

Diago, make me a full size coffee. Thatll be $58. lmao

That guy is somewhat local. Honeoye Falls is a quick drive from here.

And I've been sticking a stake through my scupper holes for two decades when it could be this simple 😂

I had a canoe until someone stole it. I went back to the 14' rowboat. Put an old motor on that eventually. Once I was 14 or so, I would take the Penn Yan woody out to the big lake from the bay for smallies. Next in my 20s was a 15' Sea Nymph tiller, shortly after moving up to a 17' tiller, which was my favorite all around platform. Once we sold the cottage and keeping the boat at the dock wasn't an option, I got into kayaks. That was almost 20 years ago. Still use them despite having been through a couple bass boats, and now a pontoon. My next boat will be a hybrid bay boat at 24-28', but will still use my kayaks as long as I can. I've often thought about a light pack canoe. My mother has one and it's fantastic. Weighs like 14 lbs.! I could see fishing from that.

Most bearings come from the bearing manufacturer oiled. This is a case where they might have missed a batch or something and the reel assemblers either didn't notice or care. In a post Covid world where you can't get your Big Mac made correctly, I'm not totally surprised

It's not as acidic as other dark roasts would be my guess.

Pete's Major Dickenson Starbucks Komodo Dragon Cafe Bustella Finger Lakes Italian or African Black, no toys. If I want to slug it fast, I may put a small ice cube in it. I prefer a French Press as well, but for a busy morning, my Bunn maker brews a full pot in less than 5 minutes. I highly recommend them at less than $250. I've been eyeballing a Technivorm Moccamaster for some time. If anyone really wants to put Tom Selleck level hair on their chest, look into brewing the Turkish way.

What have I lost over the side? Yes.

Since oiling the spool bearings is something I'd consider normal maintenance, I wouldn't go through the trouble of returning it. Pretty good instructions given above. I'd do that about every quarter I was using the reel, and before I put it up for the winter.