Darren.
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Only one of my sons (youngest) was interested in playing football. At age 7 we let him. He was hit hard in practice, and concussed. Following that, my wife and I decided no more football. We do soccer, anyway, 3 of the boys are on travel teams. Cousin of mine is a high school football coach in TX. When he heard of the concussion, he called me right away to encourage me to keep him from playing. Explained how TX handles kids who get concussed and all that. He didn't let his boys start playing until age 14...
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Kinda sorta sometimes... Since I don't do tourney's, mostly it doesn't bother me because it saves a skunk day otherwise.
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I happen to be one of those folks who prefer the higher ratio reels. If I could score an 8.x:1 I would do so. So my learned style is to adjust speed of retrieve. I can slow down my retrieve, but when I want to bring said lure in really fast to start over, say after a bad cast, I can only reel as fast as the reel will let me - or burn my arm out trying to get it in faster, LOL. Thus I like my 7.1:1 Lexa retrieve more than my Chronarch 50e... And my little Stradic 1000FI bring in line faster than my Lexa 2000. I can totally understand, though, people who reel at a "consistent rate" for all types of presentations. They pick up a 4.9:1 for one thing, and a 7.1:1 for another thing.
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Oi, just one? Hmm. Today, would probably be my Chronarch 50e with my 6' Field & Stream MF rod. Actually, and this could shock, I'd have to think it over between the Chronarch and the Lexa. My Lexa has a 7.1:1 ratio which I much prefer. I can cast virtually the same stuff with both reels, but the Chronarch definitely wins on smoothness.
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Welcome aboard, Nick!
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I balance some, not all of my setups. Some think it unnecessary, some do. I'm one to whom it matters. Entirely subjective. We are all different physiologically, so all have different needs and likes. The lightest rod I own is my Avid spinning rod, and it balances out extremely well without any kits with either a Stradic 1000FI or Lexa 2000 attached. My Premiere casting rod paired with a Chronarch 50e is too tip heavy for me, thus I add a balancing kit. So it's all relative to the individual. I want all my setups to be tip-light. I fish soft plastics 99% of the time, so there is a lot of lift, reel slack, lower rod, wait...lift, reel slack, lower rod, wait... and so on. This puts a lot of stress on the ligaments in my elbows (and yes, I actually find doing pushups really helps this). Therefore, TO ME, balance matters immensely. When I test new rods at local stores, I always like to feel the balance points without a reel attached. If the balance point is well above the reel seat, it's too tip-heavy for my liking. Adding a reel won't change that too much (it will a little, but not enough for me). Anyhow, just my .02. Take it for what it's worth.
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Welcome aboard!
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Welcome aboard, Arjen!
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Welcome aboard, Troy!
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Welcome aboard, caq!
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Tis the season! Awesome catch!
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You are not alone, and not a retard. I'm still learning my unit (and it's a cheap Garmin at that). I'm using it more to identify depth and various structure I already know is there. I use that "knowing" to then go over it a few times and try and interpret what I'm seeing on the screen. So to repeat, you are not alone! At least you have DSI!!
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For finding what's under me - contour, structure, etc., yes. For fish, not really. But the former leads to the latter.
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Beasts, to say the least (the cats, that is ).
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He can do that AND wet his knots. No problem using a net. I use one and it has saved me from losing bass a few times. Don't need a huge net, heck, a trout net would help in a pinch.
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Welcome aboard!
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Welcome aboard, and GO BILLS!!
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I know Hank Parker holds the rod above the reel "pinching" the line with his fingers... and he's a pretty incredible jig fisherman. When I have fished jigs (and it isn't very often), I've both palmed and held rod above the reel. Guess I prefer palming the reel, just feels more comfortable, but I do put my left index finger right under the line. Similar to how I fish TX rigs.
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VERY nice pike!
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That was a fantastic game!
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