Darren.
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Nice boat. Congrats!
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They look really good! Do they make a football head mold for wacky jigs? I was considering making some myself. Buckeye makes my fav wacky jig, but they're pricey for a pack of 3. Just curious....
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Yes, welcome ... again
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My first reaction to your post was "slow down". Not you, but how you fish. Worms, especially. Are others around you catching on the same stuff you are throwing, or something entirely different? Are they using lighter gear than you? Sometimes simply downsizing your presentation is all it takes to get bit. Plenty of the pros go to a light-line presentation when the bite gets tough. I like using it 95% of the time So if you are using, say 20# mono, try dropping way down to 12#, 10#, or even 8#.... http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/light_line.html
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I agree with @Fishes in trees, buying a rod or reel is a personal decision. You really want to get hands-on time with each rod you are thinking of buying. My advice is to take your reel in to a local store and ask if you can try it out on the rod in question. Get a feel for the balance, etc. And I'd suggest a MF or MXF tip with what you're throwing. Light TX rigs and such, I assume you will use lighter-wire hooks? Don't want or need too much heft in a rod. But see, that's me. I can't decide for you, only you can.
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Braid for the mainline will be so much more manageable and less of a headache than other lines. You really don't need to over do the braid in pound test. I use 10# and 15# Power Pro (and PP Super Slick 8) on my reels and they are *plenty* strong. I will recommend using a leader of various mono or copoly line. By doing so, you will not eat into your braid mainline as often when you retie your lures of choice. So say a 5-8' leader will give you a bunch of reties before you tie on a new leader. The simplest knot to attach your leader will be the Uni-to-Uni. Very easy to learn, and when you cinch it down, give it a steady pull to make sure it is good. I highly recommend this knot.
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While I haven't fished lures like that often, my Chronarch 50e handles them fine when I have. FWIW
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Patrick, the Avid will be a tad heavier in M power than you might expect, somewhere between M-MH. I bought a MXF Avid and wished I had bought a MLXF. Since then I've actually upgraded to a MLXF Legend Tournament and it's a fantastic rod. I use 10# PP + various leaders on it for drop shot, wacky, and so on. I also thought the Avid to be a bit more tip-heavy which I do not like as much. I can't speak for the other rods you mention. That said, you probably can't go wrong with any of the rods in your selection. If the Megabass rod feels good and balances with your reel of choice, that's probably a solid choice.
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Some fatties there, Hootie!
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Well done! Beautiful catch!
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Welcome aboard! I've had a signature Quantum reel...actually still own it, but it sits unused. I did catch fish with it as it was my first true bait casting setup. But it took a seat on the shelf for Shimano reels...FWIW.
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Hands down, my trolling motor setup. Steer with my feet, speed controls at my left hand, can pull motor out of water by pulling release cable and pushing both of my foot braces forward.... Makes my kayak fishing life soo much better.
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Welcome aboard! Either choice is probably good. Only have experience with St. Croix, not Dobyns... Good luck there.
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So you (moderators) added Preytorian's post to one of the dups and deleted the others? That's not the only one I've see the same thing happen on today, either. So not sure if it is following the deleted dups or something else...Odd either way.
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Here's another thing I'm seeing today, after refreshing the page, and even clicking the "New Content" link top right, sometimes there's no update for an existing topic. Case in point, Tim Kelly's topic below shows him as the only post, but there is a reply there from Preytorian. It didn't reflect that upon refreshing the page.
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Been glitchy for me, too. Some elements don't load, other times I've seen your error, other times my feed doesn't load properly....
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Welcome aboard! I'd start with the all-purpose combo, then go technique specific.
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Welcome aboard!
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Good answers above, I'll just welcome you to the forums seeing this is your fist post!
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Welcome aboard!
