Darren.

Congrats. Wish we had smallies down here. Have to travel north for em.

Hard to argue there. Probably the greatest assemblage of hoops talent ever....

I made the same decision a while back. Power Pro is my choice.

Here ya go! http://www.watchtheoutdoors.com/channels/fishing.php

Wow, sweet deal! Was just in one of our local Walmart, saw nothing of the sort. Might have to check back.

Ditto! And at least you're connected to the world still as you're able to post.

So THAT's where my money's been disappearing! A-B-so-freakin'-lutely. Down here in VA Allstate decided to charge us 5% of the total value of our home as a deductible. If a tree fell on the house, I'm on the hook to repair the room, roof, etc. I don't happen to be in a flood zone, so I talked to State Farm and they said a simple $1000 deductible is all for house damage in a named storm, etc. Needless to say, I left Allstate post-haste, and am now with State Farm.

Hi Wesley, welcome to the forums!

Welcome!

You bet I'd keep it if I were you! Fantastic rod for a lot of techniques. Agree with the Stradic comment from Jig Meister.

I do this, too. Just the other day I picked up 20 lb yellow PP for my Lexa which had new 40 lb green PP spooled on it for striper fishing. simply put the Lexa in free spool, took my Accurist and spooled the 40 off the Lexa onto it. Money saver, for sure.

While I haven't used daichii I have heard good things. I think I'll probably try out the Hayabusa hooks....

I can certainly appreciate where you are coming from. That's a good breakdown. While I stated reel as my pref, I don't discount the importance of the rod. I also have Ugly Stiks to Compres and now a Premier. There's a pretty big difference in feel there which plays a big part in fishing vs catching.

That's good to know, Tom. Thanks for the feedback.

Thanks, man. It's been a bit modified since then. The Motorguide bit the dust and I replaced it with a Minn Kota. A good change, too as the Kota is much lighter. Also didn't have my fishing crate in the pic. I control the motor with my feet (turning) via the foot pedals, and built a switch box which sits at my left hand allowing me an almost hands-free trolling experience. Works like a champ. You'll love the yak experience. Just be sure to give your elbows a break now and then...that's partly why I have the trolling motor.

Never tried it. All I've read is the marketing material. But I did buy glow-in-the-dark Senkos from overstockbait.com over the holidays. Tried them once, didn't catch a thing (on any bait) that day. Perhaps when the waters warm, things will change.

Wow! That's an awesome-sounding pond. You're very fortunate to have a place like that.

Here's my "ride"... ain't quite as fast as some of y'alls, but doggonit, it floats, I can stand up in it and fish, and I get get into places others cain't.

This has been hashed out a lot. I like a good reel with a good drag system, good gears. It'll last a long time. Same could be said of a good rod. I give the nod to the reel. I think.

Any of you tried out Hayabusa hooks from TW? Can't link to the site.... Their drop shot hooks look just like Gamakatsu, but the deal is a little better, $2.50 for a 9 pack vs same $ for a 6 pack from Gammy. Only one review is up, says they'll give Gammy some competition, but that's about it. May be picking some up in the near future, just thought I'd seek feedback, if any, before purchase.

Welcome! Nice hog in your avatar, Zack! Big fan of Zoom Finesse worms, too.

Very cool

I took a quick look thru every page, on to the rigs. Really good stuff. Where can we get that awesome TX "bullet" weight? That'd be the artistic license, eh?

Stay safe. Watching the Weather Channel right now, y'all gonna get slammed. I told my boys this morning that it's like a hurricane without the rain. They were all "awww, awesome, dad!!" and "why can't we get that?" Kids. To paraphrase Will Smith, the Fresh Prince, kids just don't understand. Last tropical storm we had, my sons and the neighborhood boys were skim-boarding in our back yard....(actually was fun), one before that, the canoe and kayaks were out.

Daiwa Lexa 100. I don't throw balsa cranks, but I can throw weightless 4" senkos. It will throw the smaller cranks, just above the crappie size. (Don't know the size off top of my head, but they're smaller)