gkeniston

I bought some of this junk at cabelas. I got the 15lb stuff and I cant cast it without backlash. I wouldnt buy it again, I wouldnt accept it for free either. Nothing makes for a more dissapointing fishing trip that equipment failure. Stay away from this junk!

Thanks, it makes me feel better just knowing that I am not the only one who has had trouble with these brands. I will have to grab the trilene because I only have a cabelas handy. I make a trip to BPS a couple of times a year, but most of my BPS purchases are online. Since I am back out fishing tomorrow morning I dont have time to wait. Oh darn, I have to go to Cabelas today.

I am having wicked over run with 15lb flurocarbon. I have tried 2 different brands. Is it me, or have I uncovered some sort of conspiracy? I have fished 17 with no trouble, and I have fished smaller with no trouble. I have a reel with 15lb mono on it with no trouble. Am I doing something wrong? I have used Cabelas 100% and Vicious fluro (I am not 100% satisfied with either brand, but I didnt want to pay the 19 bucks for a spool of trilene) Any thoughts?

Thanks for the help, that got me running. I am still going to need to find a manual to maintain her. Is it worth getting the parts manual too? There is a parts # manual available that I think might be handy, but I dont know. Do you have any insight on that?

Does anyone know where I can get a service/repair manual for this motor online? I dont mean buy it, I mean down loadable in an Adobe format? Free would be best, but I can afford a few bucks. I just picked up this motor on ebay, and need to learn how to use it. I have never seen anything with a low speed fuel mixture control. Can anyone help?

Did I catch any fish? > What kind of a question is that? Of course I caught fish, that what we do here isnt it? Just kidding, but yes, I did have a good outing. I was carolina rigging them with about a 22" leader to a 1/2 ounce bullet and a glass bead. To finish the rig I used an Eagle Claw 4/0 strait shank worm hook with the Jalapeno Biffle-o lizard. I sat in about 8' of water that tapered slowly to 14ish feet and slowly dragged the lizard deep to shallow. This worked great until it started raining. Then I put on a white and black spinner and fished it just under the surface and continued catching smallies, and one largemouth. Does that answer that question?

I went out yesterday with those new Biffle-O Lizards. All I can say is wow. The hollow body holds gel style attractants very well. and the floating actions works very well for carolina rigging. Has anyone tried these yet? I bought a pack of Jalapeno pepper, and what a great new plastic.

Wow, the fist trip out with the new stradic was a success! I still prefer fishing baitcasters, but I have to give this reel its props! Silky smooth operation and very light to boot. I put 8lb trilene on it. I brought in a 3lb large mouth without any trouble. Now I just have to test its longevity. Thanks for everyones help!

Not that I think this forum is biased or anything, but thanks for the help! Are there any quantum fans here?

I just received my new Stradic 2500 from tackle warehouse. What a reel!! All I can say is tomorrow cant come soon enough. I have paired it with my new 7'2" Carrot Stix spinning rod and I cant wait to slam some smallies!! Should be a post spawn situation so wish me luck... I need to locate some structure between deep water and the spawning flats.

Doesnt using a fluro leader defeat the purpose of using braid? The fluro would break before the braid, so why use braid? I just run all fluro. What are your thoughts?

I think a lot of it depends on where you fish more than what you fish with. If the water is dirty, or you plan on fishing heavy cover I wouldnt worry about using a leader. If you are fishing open water with little cover, or very clear water you might not want to bother with braid at all. I have found that a 15-17lb flurocarbon does the job for me. Its pretty abrasion resistant, and harder for fish to see. I also think it sits better on a baitcast spool too. Not that I am trying to change you mind, but I would recommend taking the fishing conditions into consideration more so even than the lures you will be using. I hope that helps, good luck!

Gotta have a Wave Worm Tiki Stick in sweet potato pie, or bruised orange. Anyone else hear what the Tiki Man is saying?

Reel Mech, I have an older citica that is in pieces. I got it in pieces, and dont know what shape its in. How much would you charge to put it back together? Is it a reel worth fixing?

Sorry, I didnt specify but I meant the older model, the light blue one. Great reel, great price!