firefightn15

Do you use the clinch or the "improved clinch knot? I, myself, use the improved clinch, and when dressed right have never had a problem with it. Knot trying to be smart, but dressing the knot right is half the battle.

Over winter I had it bad. Among many other reels, ended up buying 3 daiwa 153H Advantage reels. If your not sure about the Tica, maybe we could swap. I don't really need all 3 of the Daiwas. If your interested let me know. These Daiwas are the "limited edition" black widows. Bought them because they looked "cooler" than the regular advantages.

Looked it up at ticagobal.com Looks like their middle of the road lowpro. Almost did the same thing last night with a curado. Read so much about the "monkey" in one of you guys' threads that I went to E-bay and almost bought one just because.

Long time gawker, first time talker. First off, I gotta say that sitting back and "monitoring" this forum for the last 3 months, it seems to me that there is alot of good old fashioned b.s., ribbing, and generally a good heap of respect here. I also see a wealth of knowledge shared amungst you guys. Kudos! Over winter I retired my fleet of round reels, save my 5500c's and a 6500c, and rearmed with acouple of quantum energy pts, some daiwa 153h's. a couple of revos, oh, and a daiwa procaster. Two part question. DO you think I can get my revo s to do the work needed for northern and musky? I have always used 17 or 20 lb test mono. And secondly the daiwa 153 h's are the "black widow" limited edtion models. Can't find any info on them. Wondering if they were Daiwa releases or if the could have been manufactured for a retail seller? Thanks for any input. p.s. Apologies to the "posse". Haven't gotten to the shimanos yet!