NewKidInTown

15lb Spiderwire Invisbraid on the spinners,,.30lb on the baitcasters. If I am near rocks,I tie a co poly leader via and Albright knot. Other than that,straight braid is the deal..Sharpie marker is something you can use to color it black if it makes you feel more comfortable.

It's a good thing in one respect,,it will help melt that ice on the reservoirs!

Ya gotta have more than one hobby. I am an archer,so I am occupied all winter. I also try venison recipes for the deer I harvested in the fall.

They're supposed to have addressed that issue, I haven't had one do it for a long while. Really,,I wasn't aware of them addressing the problem,have you confirmed this?

Absolutely,on almost everything.

Without a doubt,the Lucky Craft Suspending Pointers are an outstanding bait. Yes,at 14.99 a pop they are a bit pricey,but they are an excellent bait. Rapala X-Raps are good also,but that ball gets stuck in the tail end of the bait sometimes,when that happens,it stands straight up. I tend to stay away from them because of that. Lucky's in Aurora Black,Ghost Minnow,& Chartruese Shad are the staple colors here.

I never fish these things. I am going to as soon as the waters thaw here. I have 5" Money Minnows rigged on an Owner weighted hook. My question is,,,should my line be tied directly to the hook,or can I use a snap with it?

you would think this guy had stock in berkley. :

Shimano Crucial is a good choice

I really like throwing them on the Owner Ultraheads.

nope

Wiggles are very good,,why change?

LoL ;D Why is that funny? It is a fine reel in the price range asked about. If you have a suggestion, make it; if not... Some people feel that if it doesn't say Shimano or Daiwa (or possibly Revo) on the reel then it couldn't possibly be any good. Not a mind reader so I don't know why he is laughing. Just putting out one possible explanation. Absolutely correct.

LoL ;D Why is that funny? It is a fine reel in the price range asked about. If you have a suggestion, make it; if not... x2 ! I looked at the Patriarch XT and it has great specs. I ended up with a BPS Carbonlite instead but that's a story for another thread... ;D Great specs doesn't make it a good reel. By the way, BPS reels are even worse than a Pflueger.

LoL ;D Why is that funny? It is a fine reel in the price range asked about. If you have a suggestion, make it; if not... Daiwa & Shimano are the only reels any fairly serious fisherman should be looking at. Comparing a Pflueger to those 2 companies is just silly.