Darren.
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Interesting. I don't use either, but I do use heat shrink from time to time. I cut them into thin strips and slip them over Senkos, Zoom worms, etc. I try to buy sizes such that I have to pull the worm slightly to slip them on so they fight nice and tight w/o heating.
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Sure that's a good setup. No reason at all you can't use UL gear! I've caught some nice bass on UL gear, and what a blast! I'd probably stay at 10lb braid. In fact, that's what I use on all my spinning gear. I happen to be a bass fisherman who prefers to use 1000 size reels (save for my 2000 size Lexa). I've caught numerous bass all the way to just over 6 pounds on 1000 size reels. Some consider these UL, though I do not. And look, if you feel like putting down your BC gear, do it. Sometimes you just need to go to what is comfortable, or more fun, so you enjoy the sport more. There's a lot to be said for mechanically simple mechanisms!!
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Definitely wasn't me! My wife and I met playing soccer.
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Yup, kayak fishing is my game! Its becoming more and more popular every year so it seems. Nothing quite like it
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Nice to have you aboard!
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Welcome aboard, Tom!
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Welcome aboard!
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Well, there are certain baitcasting reels that allow you to throw light stuff. For instance my Shimano Chronarch 50e combined with an im7 6' Field and Stream rod allow me to effortlessly cast UNweighted 4.75" Zoom Finesse worms on a small hook. Granted I'm not able to cast a mile, but far enough.However, I've yet to master skipping on my BC rigs. For that I opt spinning gear. If you had say 2 spinning setups, one on a M and the other a MH rod, you'd have some pretty versatile setups. If you know how to play a fish, you could catch most, not all, freshwater fish around your area, methinks.
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Welcome aboard, MrMike!
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Congrats to your son! Nothing like experiencing the baitmonkey together, LOL, not having to explain it to your spouse.
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That's certainly a possibility. If that's what's selling, that's what they'll carry.
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My own experience reflects a little of yours. I've been using XPS fluoro lately in 8, 10 and 12 pound tests. First weeks of using were great, but lately the line has been breaking. With FC, more care needs to be taken when tying knots and leaders. I think my problem may be that I got a little careless a couple times. Still, it shook my confidence in the lines a bit because I lost a few fish because of it. One thing, and you probably do this, moisten any joints well before cinching down. And though I hate it, I feel I need to tie on a new leader if I've hit a snag and given a good pull. I *feel* as if my line has lost strength thereafter. For leader tying, I like the Albright knot the best. I also tie the Uni-to-Uni... But the Albright is slimmer and flows through the guides a little better (IMO). I try to carefully tie a Palomar if I'm using a jig, weighted wacky hook, etc. If I'm tying a non-weighted hook it is always a snell knot.
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Not sure that braid is displacing anything so much as it is simply gaining in notoriety. However, when I visit local retailers like DSG, or Bass Pro, mono, fluoro and copoly (combined) still outnumber braid offerings. But that's just my own observation, retail numbers may tell a different tale. For me braid is indispensable as a mainline due to line management ease. Copoly and fluorocarbon for leaders.
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Yep, nice "chunk" of a crappie!
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Welcome aboard!
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Welcome to the forums! I'll second what Marty said!
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Ah yes. My eyes scanned right past "casting" in the paragraph. There is such rod, but it is spinning.
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For that money, I'd consider a 6'3" ML XF Avid. Sweet rod. Can be had for less than retail via (legit, highly rated) retailers on eBay.
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Welcome aboard, Gramps!!
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You betcha. Unless I'm pumped full of Dramamine, I need to stay in sight of land these days. In my early 20s, taken deep sea fishing with 2 of my sisters and a friend who owned the boat. Literally all I had that day were cookies. And yes, I spilled 'em. Next time we went a couple years later wasn't as bad, but I still got woozy and sick-feeling.
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Welcome aboard, Won!
