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I’m no expert on this but, for what found, a lot stock bearings are unrated….not that stock bearings are bad, just quantity control is lacking. Abec 5 or 7 SS are a big improvement, ceramics are too loud for me. But I’ve hat changing the bearings gave me a quiet, smoother, consistent cast which improved my accuracy.

I try for Double Digit every time I go out, got a 7 and change a few years ago. I’m just going to have fun fishing while trying, and try and fish more. I hope everyone meets their goals, and has blast doing it.

Me too, plus I have a leg issue, so I do it from sitting a lot. Make me even shorter Going to try that too…. I’m also been looking to taller seat post.

I reel everything left handed, spinning and baitcaster. I can reel right handed, but I absolutely can not cast left handed. Nobody is safe if I cast left handed.

Thank you for sharing, I still practice, it’s a skill that I like to keep sharp.

Devil’s horse for me.

I fished them last Sunday, in the Lilly pads, and around the cypress trees. I like black and a BPS color bama frog, green back orangish belly. I like to use them in the spring, when the frogs are active and looking for mates, but probably good anytime.

Take head lice medication, (Rid) mix it with Vaseline, just enough that it does lose its viscosity and stays kinda thick. Put it in the hole, only a 1/4 of the bottom of the hole. The bees walk through and only goes a little ways a fall dead. If ya cover the whole hole they won’t try and go in ….. they just go somewhere else. Used this when I lived in NC, Florida get too hot in the summer and it melts out. They bees do a lot of damage, but when the woodpeckers find them, they really do the damage.

Hi from the Sunshine State of Florida!!

Howdy neighbor, I live on the St John’s …..Lake George area. Glad you’re here, I’ve learned a lot from this forum.

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Mine aren’t Costa but mine kept falling off too, I bought a float lanyard, but I don’t hang them around my neck. They are like surgical tubing with cloth on them and they grip my hat now. The lanyard usually catch them if they do fall and they will float a pair light glasses if they go overboard. They are called CHUMS, got them at Walmart, in the fishing section ,reasonably priced too. I put them on both pair of glasses, everyday and my fishing glasses.

Here is what I would do, rig two or more poles with different bait finesse jig, shakey head. If your can’t bring two pole have it ready to retie. Fish the same area with both, then move on, but then you got to ask yourself, “ wonder if I’m using the right color….. do they want junebug or green pumpkin”.

Hi from the Sunshine State of Florida.

Congratulations

My Dad I were wade fishing for smallies in NC. Hooked a nice size one, he got broke off. We moved on and on our way back he started fishing the same spot. He caught the fish again with his t-rig hooked in him. It had only been about two hours. I don’t remember what article it was, about Berkeley fishing lab, where they design baits. They stated they caught the same fish within 15 minutes in their test tank.

Hope you get well soon hollar if ya need anything

I fish 50/50 bait caster and spinning wouldn’t want to give up ether one. My dock rod( as I call it) is a spinning rig, I simply have a hard time skipping a baitcaster.

I’ve finally learned that a few years ago. Sometimes it’s not about the catching….it’s about the fishing.

Hi from the Sunshine State of Florida

Sorry don’t about the new Extreme, I’ve got an old Extreme, still using it too. I’ve been happy with all my BPS rigs.

We get them here on the St Johns, we watch for the birds. They push the bait fish to the top, birds gather, and we run in throw rattle traps or troll.

Are they like this one? Shimano has a section in there web site that dates them. This one is a 1983, works great. I know it looks beat up.

Hate hearing about things like this, my condolences to the families.

Eggs aren’t too bad….. it’s the grits, butter, toast and butter, if you have bacon or sausage with the eggs.