Darren.

Yep. Eldest son and I were in our old Grumman canoe (aluminum, 16') that I had outfitted with a 50lb thrust Motorguide. We were heading up the reservoir into downed trees (beavers, thanks very much). I lifted the motor, and we glided over a tree about 6" under the surface. Got stuck, so we "scooched" the canoe to get over it. But a slight shift in body weight by me and a split-second later, splash. Broke the trolling motor, ruined our $300 digicam, my cell phone, etc. Water wasn't deep, but there was about a foot of muck which sucked my new $39 Crocs off my feet, never to bee seen again. Expensive accident. Built pontoons after that. Never happened again. Miss that ol' canoe, LOL. Not really.

Not tried this particular one, but I almost pulled the trigger on another type - this was years back. I never did, reviews were not good. Obviously technology progresses, and this may work well. Then again, it may not. If it has a good return policy, it may be worth a try. When I finally bought a depth finder back when I had a canoe, I went over spots I used shore fish from. Interesting, but didn't help me as much as I thought it would.

Downed trees, wacky rigged senko on a 1/0 Gammy drop/split shot hook with own weed guard tied on.

Welcome aboard!

One of those will pay back better dividends in love over time

I'd have to agree, though further south, down in Hampton Roads. We had a ghastly amount of snow barely covering the green grass underneath -- I think it was on Thurs., or maybe Friday. Somebody is sending bone-chilling cold our way tonight, though. Wind chills to dip down to -5º. But seriously, I did live just south of Rochester, and the winters were awful at times. Flat farm land allowed wind to utterly freeze entire homes. Don't miss the winters one iota. Summers? They were quite nice.

Cool! Question is, how do they work!?

Welcome aboard, Mike!

I read about this last week, probably a good thing to decrease diameter for such a heavy line. Would cut through slop like a hot knife through butter For me, though, I don't use heavy braid, mainly 10# PP on spinning and 20# on casting gear.

Beast!

Interesting. I'll have to see what's at the two DSG's near me have in stock now. I was looking for some of the new Dinger colors while at BPS last week and the guys said they no longer carry Yum products in-store. Interesting to see if this is a Hampton BPS-only thing, or temporary. Online BPS has plenty of new YUM products. DSG usually doesn't have a big stock. Besides I don't use Yum Dingers much, though I want to grab some watermelon gold flake because I think they make the best in that color.

Hey Tyler, welcome aboard!

So is it safe to assume that the Chronarch 50e models are going to stay?

On posts like that, I've usually indicated that I, too, am interested in the question presented. But I would agree with fly and JF's assessment.

Well, if money were no object, I'd probably have a Shimano Stella 1000. For a rod, not sure. Crazy as it may sound, I love my new white Carbonlite, and if there were one as light as that but more sensitive, probably that one. Otherwise, I'm quite happy with my Stradics, Chronarch 50e reels, and Carbonlite rods.

Welcome aboard, Kyle!

They are, indeed, durable as all get out. I have been a big fan, but over time, my styles changed to one that *feel* was more important. Ugly Stiks just do not have the sensitivity that I need. But for live bait situations (salt water, etc.) they are excellent. The Elites are supposed to be better, and they are lighter, but still heavy for my liking. The rods I use now are BPS Carbonlites. Light, sensitive, and strong. But not nearly as tough as the Ugly Stiks.

Not yet. I'm hunting 'em this year, though

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Lots of options. I used an 8 and then a 15# mushroom anchor when I did the canoe thing. The 15 was a three "prong" anchor, and I never had problems in the windy waters here.

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If spinning, 10lb Power Pro + 10-15lb leader (for timber). Casting, only change is 20lb Power Pro, same leader. And the leader will be either Yo-Zuri Hybrid (10,12), P-line Floroclear (15), XPS fluoro (10,12).

Fantastic streak! Jealous

Welcome aboard, Curt!

You can use a baitcaster for finesse techniques. I do. A Chronarch 50e + a 6'6" ML rod can throw weightless Zoom tiny flukes. Spinning gear is fine, though, but not absolutely necessary. The setup you describe above, 6' rod, spinning reel will work fine as you hone the "finesse" craft. No need to break the bank right away. For me, I use braided mainline and always tie on a leader, though that is not absolutely necessary, either. I even fish with 1000 size Shimano Stradics and 10 lb Power Pro braid on M and ML setups. Most of what I do would be described as "finesse", but to be technically true, you can "finesse" a 1 oz jig. So it is more a matter of how you fish the bait, though most would say the lighter the gear, the more finesse the style.