Hammer 4

Dragging that bass across that dirt, is doing it no good. Fish have Slim to protect them from parasites, when removed, either by improper handling and or dragging them across grass or dirt removes that slim. Reel in more line and try to keep the fish off the ground.

If you already have the 100, I would go with the 150 as suggested above. I have 100's a 150 and 2 200's. Very little difference in weight between the 100 and 150.

I'm very happy with the rod, as I am with my other Irod's.

I also have the Irod swimbait jr rod, which I throw up to 7" glides, and 6" Hudds. I chose the Tatula 200, and so far it does a good job. I do have a 150, but I like the line capacity on the 200. For line, I use 17 lb mono. You could probably get by with thw 150, but.........

Not at all. 7'6" is pretty popular, 2" shorter isn't gonna handcuff ya.

Ditto..

So true. A few years ago at Lake Skinner, we saw an Osprey try to take what looked to be about a 3 lb rainbow trout, the bird really tried to get airborne, but it was just to much weight for the Osprey, and it let loose of it about 4 to 5 feet off the water. Can't tell you how many times I had to rip a swimbait away from these birds, dang baits are too spendy.

Maybe you should try a glide bait...then decide..?

^^^^ This is anther good point. One I failed to mention.

For all of youz guys that never caught a fish on Glide baits, you listening A-Jay, I'll gladly take them off your hands. Same goes for all spinnerbaits, send em my way, I'll make good use of these 2 types of baits

Strange. I have 4 Tatula's, and I don't an issue with any of them getting over runs, and I have mine set fairly loose for the best casting distance. What I do, is use my thumb as a braking system, as most old timers do. So maybe training your thumb may be the answer instead of relying on the reel's tech. ?

Really good golfers are also called sticks. See the correlation there..?

10 or 12 lb will work just fine.

Our home phone line is hooked up to our Fax machine/printer. Silence is Golden..

If you have a rod that will handle 2 oz + baits, I would recommend giving the 6" Huddelston a go, choose which ever pattern that closely matches the bait fish you have in your fishery. 12 to 15 lb mono or fluro works for these.

A few years ago, the DFG did a shock on a city park pond which is 14 acres, and max 8' deep. I was kind of shocked ( pun intended ) that the guy that counted the Bass said they had at least 15 bass in the 12 to 14 lb range. He wouldn't say exactly what part of the pond they were located, but just goes to show there are big fish in small waters. I had a friend catch a 12 lb'r, but was at night in very shallow water. My best there was a tad over 7 lbs, caught during the afternoon.

Although I'm not a fan of black cars or trucks, I must say yours looks pretty dang good. Congratz on the new ride.

I would add a mono leader to avoid ripping the hook out of the fishes mouth. I prefer to throw swimbaits on all mono.

Megastrike..

175 is 3 0z. A good 12lb line is fine, or if you have doubts, go to 15, but I wouldn't go much higher than that, unless your fishing in real heavy cover. Just make sure you have a Good knot tied.

Towing capacity of the truck..?

Great news Koz. Hope it all works out and you get some peace of mind, and some good fishing in of course..

If your on a budget, the Dobyns Fury 806 will handle the 68's and the 8" hudd's. The 10" hudd would weigh to much for that rod.

I would also take some Hudd 68's, and jig/craws, along with some 1/2 oz spinnerbaits in white/shad.