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well i went with the powell spook and trap rod. got out to use it today and tell you, with 40# power pro this rips a 1/2 and 3/4oz lipless without any problems at all. i highly recommend it.

Im looking at a couple of different options for lipless cranks for grass. im trying to decide on glass or graphite cranking rods. i will be using braid, im looking at a 1. Powell glass spook and trap 2. Powell Glass 754 3. Dobyns 705 graphite cranking rod 4. Dobyns 705 glass any input would be great thanks

What conditions do you look for when choosing 1/2 or 3/4oz rattlebaits? How much water above the grass before you bump up to 3/4oz. thanks

I'm looking for a rattlebait rod for rippin through grass. i was thinking a powell 704 and using braid but i didnt know if the parabolic bend will allow me to rip free from the grass. i was also looking at the new powell glass "spook and trap" rod. i guess my big question here is do i go with a slower action or fast action rod? thanks in advance

today i was fishing a tanic stained resevoir. and black and blue worked for me.

how many guys use braid over fluoro for this?

Does anyone have experience with these baits? I ordered one in the yellow perch color in the slow/fast sink.

are there stll guys using copolymer for most applications such as worm and jig presentations or is it safe to say most are using some brand of fluorocarbon? i know fluoro has less stretch, and is less visible, but i know copolymer lines have come a long way also and are not as stretchy as mono. i myself use fluoro for most of my techniques im just wondering if the higher price outweighs the amount of bites

kistler carbon steel 7'6h

wich do you prefer? right now i own all 7'6 but i pitch more than flip, even in deeper weedlines. do any of you also pitch with a 7'11 rod?

im looking at the 7'6h castaway skeleton series with alconite guides. does anyone have any experience with castaways?

thanks Simp. im really considering one of these. i think you helped me make my mind up.

well i now see that they make an H3 Titanium in his line of rods. it's on BPS for 289.00.

Simp, let me know what he said if you don't mind.

Im looking on possibly getting an American Rodsmiths Denny Brauer Wrecking stick. Has anyone one here held one before to give me a little insight? Or has anyone used any of their other Team Series rods?

How do you like to store soft plastics in your boat? i have most in binders and some in plano boxes out of their original bags.

Anyone use braid for hollowbelly type swimbaits? I'm thinking on using 40 # pp for this, toads and swimjigs. Any thoughts?

I ordered a bunch of rage plastics....craws,hawgs and space monkey,s. My question is....is it neccesary to store them in their original clamshell packaging? I don't think they'll fit in binder pages, especially the rage hawg.

Just wondering what most guys are using for swim jigs. right now i use booyah with a yum money craw trailer usually 3/8oz. just wondering what some favorite brands and sizes for some is out there.

just wondering what people thought of these worms, i was thinking on trying these out in the spring.

ive been using this for a few months now and i find it to be a great line. probably one of the best i have ever used. My question is, is anyone taking advantage of the thin diameter and using the same size pound test they normaly would or are you going up in size to get the same diameter you would with traditional lines?

i took advantage of the lta sale myself. plus i had a $20 off coupon of any order over 120. i got the rod for 180.00 cant beat it.

im looking into a new flipping stick, ive narrowed it down to 2 or 3. kistler lta, castaway skeleton or and american rodsmiths mag strike. i have an lta already, i just didnt know if i might be missing out on something better.

I was hoping on getting some input on these rods. im looking into getting the magstike flipping stick. i also looked at BigBear brand of rods. Any input would be great.

im trying to find out from some folks on what their favorite worm is. is it a curly or ribbon tail or straight and paddletails? this is for tx rig applications for weedlines and flipping.