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Ummm, 109.00 vs 269.00... o.k...I'll bite, you don't think the Chronarch is better than the cardiff...?

So, about 2 1/2 weeks ago, I bought a swimbait/jig rig. Shimano Calcutta rod, and a Shimano Cardiff reel. Well the clutch bar on the cardiff kept disengaging, happened 3 times, today was the 3rd, and I got a Major overrun..argh! So, I call the tackleshop where I bought it, asked if I should take it to Shimano, or can we work out a deal, he says bring it in, and I'll see what I can do. So I go in, he looks at it, noticing the rash on the top of the reel, which I told him about before I took it in. He says , whatcha wanna do, I said can I upgrade, he said sure, I ask a few questions about the Curado, and the Chronarch, I wound up getting the chronarch 101bppv..before he rang it up, he said Wait, i think someone has a sale on them, so he looks in western outdoor news, and sure enough, $50.00 off the going price, so I get the chronarch for 50 bucks less, and get imho a way better reel..I'm a happy camper...the guys at my local tackle shop are Great! Oh, the name of it...Long Fin Tackle in orange county so. cali. 8-)

Excatly...I use yozuri, which is rated way lower, i.e. 10 lb is closer to 20 lb..so I go from 6 to 12 lb test.

Along with what was already suggested, I'd check your casting Technique, sometimes, and I do this now and then.. :-[ is to Snap your wrist hard. When is the backlash happening..? If it's at the begining of your cast, then it's the brakes, if it's toward, or at the end, then it's the spool friction/your thumb. I have my reels set pretty loose, you may try and tighten the spool friction knob, although your distance will suffer somewhat, at least you won't have to untangle your line.

If I'm clearing a overrun, could a loooong time..lol Seriously, at a minium to a count of 30, usually 60..then I give the rod tip about 4-6 quick, short twitches, let it sit, and do the same over..Sometimes I'll slowroll a t rid'd worm, I try different things, until the fish tell me what they want. Unless it's a C rig, I use my rod to do all the action, my reel only takes up slack in the line.

Chris, call your cities sanitation dept. they are the ones that usually pick for recycleing, maybe they can tell you if they can or can't..

Use plastic's...?

Good find..must be a reginal thing..out here, deals like that are Very rare, 99% of guys think their gear is worth it's weight in gold..lol I look at CL everyday...someday, I'll find a deal like that.

Word...buy the YoZuri in the 600 yd spools, should be about 12.00. I get mine from a local tackle shop, who also sells online. As they aren't an advertiser I won't post the name,. or link, pm me if you want. They are located in so.cali. They carry a ton of yozuri..

I heard that the Revo sx will cast well with light lures..anyone know that to be a fact..?

All of our old line goes into some kind of recycable container, and gets recycled..I have drug up 100's of yards of line out of lakes, taken it home and disposed of it properly..

I have a couple bc'rs, one for swimbaits, the other for jigs, but can be used for worming..Like others, I find that I can use my spinning rigs with more acuracy, guess I'm just wierd...lol IMHO, there isn't any fish you can't haul in with a spinning rig vs a bc, although I do prefer the feel of a bc.

As per their site, the RageTail Anaconda comes in 7 & 10", not 12" I'd still go with the anaconda, the action on em is outstanding..

Nope...just get em back in the water asap

Re: swimbait rods, depending on how heavy your swimbaits are...if your going to stay under 2 oz..then I'd recomend the Shimano Calcutta rod..even though it's rated up to 1 oz, it'll handle heavier baits. btw, I toss my Mattlures hard bluegill, that weighs 1.65 ozs. with no problem.

Welp, I watch some of the fishing show's..and yup I gott em on DVR so the commercials are a moot point. I try to do what's best, Not what the pro's do, or don't do..I lip my fish, maybe snap a quick pic and release him Gently into the water. On eof my pet pev's is seeing anyone, pro or otherwise horse a fish into the boat, and let it flop on the deck, in a net, or wherever...From what I understand, it's harmful to a fish to keep it outta water for more than 30 seconds, I try to have em unhooked and gone in 20 secs or less. BTW, I was a 5 hcp golfer..some of the tracks I plyed at, walking or carting couldn't be played in less than 4 hrs..

Where I fish, and RW..I'm in So. Cali..anything from 3 lbs would be a good fish... WRB is on a whole nuther level..

That about sums it up for me too..

On spinnerbaits, and worms..channel cats and rainbow trout.. :

I hear the bait monkey callin my name..lol

CWB, save your $$$ re: the cocoons. I bought some 4 months ago, wore em twice and tossed them..got some strike king glasses at wally world. I have a RX for both distance, and reading, so I wind up taking my reading glasses with me so I can tie on my lures..lol So far I have worn my strike kings about 10 times..good deal for the $$$ can't afford the RX in polorized..almost 400.00.... :-[

Should be noted that you can do the wacky thang..by either freelining, i.e. no weight, or a favorite way for me is to dropshot..wacky style..Freelining, I lift my rodtip on a couple of inches, every 15-30 seconds..when dropshoting, Always have contact with the bottom when you lift the rodtip up. That's not to say that you can't bring up the worm more than 2-3 inches, it's whatever works for you.

haha, does a bear ...Yup, caught lots of fish with a wacky rig, I use mostly 5" Senco's, but have used 6" roboworms, Zoom Flukes, Zoom lizards..ect, ect. Hooks that I use are usually octopus 1/0 they are more compact than a worm hook..

X 2..I'd buy a 201E5 yesterday.. I have one. ;D Bought the gears for a Citica and replaced them in one of my Curados. Now if they would just make a 201E5 I would be very happy. Later,

Once while fishing a drop off during the fall, I tossed a jig out in about 15-18' of water..jig falls to the bottom, I then start talkin with my fishin buddy, all the while I have my index finger on the line (rods weren't as good imho in the early 80's) so were talkin and after about 2=3 mins. w/o ever twitchin, or working the jig..I reel up, after about 3 turns of my reel, I realize there's a 4lb Bass on the other end. He musta inhaled it, and just sat there. So ...bites can be different, as you've read here.