Chris W

I use them for cranking shallow flats they are great but they suspend more than float but I love to rip them then stop and they just sit there bass love them.

You know back in the 80's there was a helmet add that went something like if you have a $20 head buy are $20 helmet if not buy ours that was like $200, sunglasses are the same way if you have $20 eyes buy cheap glasses but I don't whatever brand you buy is a vast improvement over cheap polarized glasses personally I use Solar Bat they are very good and they have great customer service.

Buzzbait and senko

I use braid most of the time about 85% but with a fluorocarbon leader, use fluorocarbon the other 15%

I fished with a buddys a couple of weeks ago it was a nice reel but will stick with a Shimano personally.

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Thanks for the info I am debating if I want the deck lighting or not the I was wondering about the wiring.

I have Optima batteries on my boat and my old battery charger was not charging fully I talked to the Optima rep for my area and he recommended a Professional Mariner Charger I switched to one and have not had any problems since. They are a little pricey I got mine at the spring sale at BPS for 249 but they are regularly about 300.

I put these in about 2 weeks ago love them I have not done the deck lighting yet how did you run the wiring for the deck lights? Looks great by the way.

Good looking fish.

Thanks for the info I think I will try one might try to find a used one.

There are alot of good rods in the $150 - 200 range the two mentioned above are both very good Carrot Stix are very good if you watch ebay you can even get a Loomis Mossyback for around that price which is also a very good rod.

Whatever they are biting that day, but am partial to a hair jig

Hard to beat a fluorocarbon line for ultra lite I have used the Bass Pro XPS version and the Vicious Fluorocarbon also.

Anyone here have any experience with this reel all I buy is Shimano but the twitching bar on this reel has always looked pretty good thinking about purchasing one but would like some feedback good or bad on them. Thanks

Just bought 6 of them have only had them for a couple of weeks but so far I really like them. If they hold up through the summer I will buy about 20 more in the fall. I use the Cabelas rod socks now but like the color of the stick jackets alot that way you can use a color for a different power rod.

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Great Fish

Kistler makes a great cranking rod too.

Way too many, about 25 all G loomis except for 3 crankin rods they are Kistler. I need to scale back some.

Stan died last year and two other anglers have bought his business they are now back producing these baits again bait shop here is full of them again. These are great spinnerbaits.

Without a doubt I go to Canada smallmouth fishing every year go through about 200 senkos switched to the strike king version last year went through about 25. That is a major difference most were wacky style but some texas style also. This is a great product just wish they had more colors.

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All depends on what you are throwing, I live in TN and the hair jig is king here, for that I use a G Loomis BSR852 Glx, but in the summer we throw big 1oz to 1 1/2 oz spinnerbaits for that I use a G Loomis Spinnerbait Rod 864C a think of a rod as a golf club you would never go golfing with only one club it is hard to go fishing with only one rod.

I live 20 minutes from Dale Hollow it is not a big # of fish lake it is however a great big fish lake if you are looking for big # of fish Lake Erie is the only way to go I have fished out of the Pelee Island area of the lake several times and had great trips and it is not even the best part of the lake. Hope this helps