Darren.
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x2, and welcome aboard, Britton.
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Hmm. Might have to visit tomorrow and pick up a couple bags. Thanks for the head's up. I must've deleted the email flyer (get a lot of DSG emails)...
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Welcome aboard Robert! I echo the advice to read up! There are so many helpful articles on the site here that you'll get a lot of what you need there...and here. Many of the articles really helped me out, too.
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Great fish, man!
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Nice trip + catches!
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Hiya Joe, welcome aboard!
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It really depends - some days I dead stick it, others I'll give it action as you mention. I'm not sure I have an action I employ every time I'm out. Wacky, TX, and Mojo are the ways I fish them. When TX rigging, sometimes it is a slow drag across the bottom.... So many ways to fish 'em.
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Not expensive at all! Thanks for the tip. I'm going to strongly consider doing this. Is the actual gear replacement easy?
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I've heard/read of this being done, but Is it expensive? And can you point me to where I could get the gears?
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The only thing I miss with my Chronarch 50e reels is that they aren't 7.x:1. I love faster retrieve reels for my style. I'd opt for the 7.3:1 if I were in your shoes. My Lexa is 7.1:1 and it's great. And you are fine to go with braid + leader. I find when I get a backlash, braid is much easier (and more forgiving) to pick out than when I used mono/copoly lines which will kink, resulting in weak spots.
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There were a few threads this year on the new models. I was skeptical, but once I tried the new white rods I was (still am) extremely impressed. Returned two of my new black models for the whites. So I have 2 black and 2 white, spinning and casting in each color. The whites are a little thicker than the black, but are as light, if not a hair lighter than the black. I'm thinking they are also a tad more sensitive. Like 'em a lot. I think you will, too.
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Welcome aboard, Jim!
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Welcome to the forums, first off! Second, that's a beast of a PB you caught! Well done!
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Yeah...I'm still working on the Garmin unit I've got on my yak. Don't take it with me much anymore but still want to learn to read the unit better. Use it more for contour. And during the fall when the shad were running under my yak I was able to understand a bit more of what I was physically seeing with what the finder was seeing. Interesting stuff.
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Nice catch! I'll have to consider the Zoom speed craw you mention...
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Great day! Nice.
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All I know is Colin Cowherd will be on cloud 9 that UVA lost. He hates their style of low-scoring b-ball.....
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Mostly watermelon magic, watermelon gold-flake are hot colors for me.
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Welcome aboard!
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I hear ya. Went out today in the yak, threw jigs, senkos, Zoom Finesse worms, square bills, etc. Nada, zip, zamboni. Couple guys I talked with said they scored some pickerel in the early AM but that was it. C'est la vie. I loved my time on the water regardless of being skunked!! But I can't wait till they "abuse" everything I throw, too.
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A 3.5lb bluegill is a BEAST!! Holy cow! My best "incidental" was a 14 lb striper where they do not stock striper...my fav. reservoir! I released it to be caught again. Others would be a 1 lb bluegill, several cats, pickerel, yellow perch, pumpkinseed, white bass, American Eel, warmouth, one pigeon, mud turtles, snapping turtles, and so on.....
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Nice!
