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thanks for the tips ghoti. i already planned to have something covering the reel while i pull those clips out. ive read a few stories about those things shooting off. i do not have any naptha because i havnt unpacked my zippos yet , but that will give me a reason to pick some up. is there any other reason not to use carb cleaner besides the smell? i can always do it outside or in the garage since they only need to sit for an hour or so , correct? just checked and i have no carb or brake cleaner. would 80% rubbing alcohol work?

brake/carb cleaner , acetone and naptha seem to be it. what about standard rubbing alcohol?

and the spring beneath the spool tension cap looks like it is held in there by a lip in the housing. is there an easy way to get that out to get to that bearing? or is that where i have to be really careful.

ive searched , but it only bring back results from a month ago. : ive decided , before i upgrade the bearings in my citica d , im going to give them a good cleaning and see what that does for me. what do you guys soak them in when cleaning? they are the stock bearings if that makes a difference and they will be re-lubed with the blue Penn Oil.

floating rapalas , F5 and F7 in gold or silver with the black back. they are small but they have landed me plenty of fish including a 4-5lb carp on my UL rig.

i always fished for bass in general as i use the exact tackle for both LM and peacocks. i found that i always cought something like 6 peacocks to 1 largemouth everyplace i went. i usually fished morning through late afternoon , not too much after dark.

i lived/fished in south dade in a local small neighborhood lake and also fished in miramar in a gated community. from what ive read and heard , all the good peacock fishing is north of where i was at. the traps i threw were the orangish color. cant recall the name of the color though. they also love to tare up original floating rapalas. i have alot more 'gear' now than i did when i was down there so when i go back to visit in a couple weeks i have plenty to try and ill be sure to post up what worked and what didnt.

rattle traps and zoom flukes with the twitch , twitch pause retrieve always worked well for me when i was down there. as for color , i always used green/chart. tail or baby bass colors. never had any luck with the whites.

iirc , mrlitetackle has a few and loves them. im sure he will chime in once he sees this.

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excellent article. one of the better or best ive read on the DS. thanks.

while i agree you should concider the power/action of the rod before length , i find that i grab my 6' rod before anything , mainly because i fish from shore and trees and brush can determine how im casting. with the 6'6 rod , i limit myself. it may not sound like much , but that extra 6" does makes a difference imo but that 6" will cast my baits further.

how do you dropshot? if you dont mind me asking.

i have a 6' M/F compre on my 201d. great all around rod imo. i also have a clarus spinning rod. either would be a great choice.

im assuming this is going to be in a flat rate box? probably the $10 kind , correct? count me in.

the DMVs in miami are terrible. i went to the one in clayton , nc shortly after 9am this morning... i was out with a state license by 9:45. oh man , i felt like i was dreaming.

i actually cut my hand trying to break off the 6lb cxx. now i always put a sleeve over my hand when trying to break the line. i wouldnt even bother pulling with the 12lb , just stretch and cut.

does everyone use line conditioner with this line? while it doesnt cast anywhere as smooth as the suffix seige i have on now , the strength it has is excellent.

shimano clarus. i love mine.

I didn't say send him your reel . I said send him a PM to get some info from him. woah. ;D ill shoot one his way.

i would rather do it myself to save in shipping costs and turn around time.

im not buying any more baitcasters for a while and i would like to get as much as i can out of my citica 201d. i know a few guys on here have upgraded bearings and drags but i am clueless on where to start looking and whats good and whats not. what all can be done and how simple is it? i do have tools and i am pretty good with schematics. the reel will almost always see freshwater but may encounter salt a couple times in its life.

i had the 6lb on my abu 801 spinning reel. i did have it treated with ardent line butter (not sure how it compares to KVD L&L but it did work) and as soon as i didnt put any on it , it was like fishing with 26g speaker wire. while it was super strong i wouldnt use it for anything more than leader material. im not sure if i want to try the CX or not.

will seemed like a very nice guy when i met him but i would hate to get on his bad side. ;D i still would like to meet up sometime and do some fishing though.

nice fish and nice pics. what size is that boat if you dont mind me asking?