Hammer 4

Wow...I woulda never thought RW smokes. Thought I was the only one who did that..LOL

Get some Samuri.. As for trucks....Duramax baby..I pull fords, and dodges sideways..

I use a Chronarch 101bvp reel for flip/pitchin. 55lb braid, no brakes, and spool tension is non existent.. As for the rod, I prefer a longer rod, I use either a 7'6", or a 8' depending on the lure, and what the junk I'm throwing into. It's all personal preference. I don't have experience with either rod, so I can't recommend either of them.

X 2..

I would do 20lb XL...

I've used them allot, never caught squat with them (2 colors) Have caught fish on the Rage Tail craw though..kinda makes you wanna go....Hmmmmm.. :-/

No Fishing there..that's what I was told by one of the park rangers

6" roboworm, flat tail, or a wacky rigged senko..

I've fished c rigs with 6# fluro, ect..unless there's a bunch of junk on the bottom, you don't need anything more than what you have. I see what your saying, re: the fluro already being on the reel..go fishing then.. 8-)

One example would be, if you usually slowroll a splitshot worm, which I do allot, I will slow down to where, I'll cast out, let the bait sit for 30 secs, or more, then I'll give it a couple of twitches, reel in for about a foot or two, then stop, do a couple of twitches, and repeat..same with a spinnerbait, instead of a med retrieve, I'll slowroll it. this applies to all baits.

Why use 10lb Fluro, and then use a 8lb mono leader..? The 8lb is o.k., but the fluro should be on the end, i.e. the leader. You can use braid, not necessary though, in fact if there are any rocks on the bottom, stay away from braid.

X 3 what RW said.

Re: braid digging in, really depends on the brand..I also would go 50 or more..cost isn't that much more, and the heavier can double as a flipping rig..

Chronarch..none (mostly for flippin, and pitchin) Castaic..2 on Curado 301E (swimbait reel) 2 on Spool tension on the Castaic, and Chronarch is set to almost nada..

X2..then lip em..

Where are the grammar, and spelling Nazi's when you need em..LOL

I do the same..

A few of the guys here in cali have bought stuff from him. Never heard anything negative.

Toney was...once a great boxer..R.C. is gonna school James. There will be No lights out for JT, except his own..Also looking for BJ to redeem himself.

I bought some small scissors made especially for braid, cost about 4.00..they slice right through braid..

Haha, you have never seen my uni knots.. 8-)

Went for a couple hrs. yesterday, nada..too dang hot. Not sure if I can make it out today.

I'll have to cast a vote (pun intended) for Diawa Samuri braid, very limp, and has a small diameter compared to some others. I use a uni to uni knot to tie on leaders.

I have to agree with Speed..the 300 series is hard to beat..

Again, it also depends on the baits your throwing, i.e., a Mattlure's hard gill doesn't fly as far as a 8" punker, there for you can get by with a smaller line capacity, with baits that are areo dynamic, and fly pretty far, then you might want a reel with more line..Lot's of good reels to choose from.