Darren.

As they say, it's always easier to say "sorry" after the purchase has been made, and arrived, than ask for permission in the first place. But then, she always knows anyway. Like she has a 6th sense. Or I'm just that dumb and easily read like a book.

Easy answer: Whenever, Anywhere, However. No really, my favorite way to fish a Senko is wacky. Next would be weightless TX rigged. Fish 'em slow, let them fall and present their shimmy to the fish on the fall. No hits, lift a little, try again. Set the hook with a nice sweeping motion as you reel down. No need to rip the hook out of the jaw.

Dang! You got off easy, my friend. Way to go. Buy her a box of chocolates ... just because!

And a good chance that was! Welcome aboard!

I've made that offer. But I worry it has backfired as it seems I've sufficiently turned her off to fishing. She just doesn't understand the need for ... well, more new things to catch fish. "But honey, this is newER than the stuff I bought last month. Honestly, I need it." <she escorts me out to dog house> "Can I at least have another blanket?"

How long does the UV-40 last generally? This is the first time I've cleaned my rods, so just curious if it is a seasonal or whenever they dirty up thing.\ Whoops, I think J Francho answered that already, sorry. About 2 seasons....

I'd definitely start with a cheap line just-in-case. Usually that means mono. Cast a casting plug out as far as you can, then lay a piece of electrical tape down on the spool. This way you won't birds nest the entire spool, just the line for that cast. And practice.

Welcome to the site!

Guess it'd be using live nightcrawlers again, like Fish Chris does. I tried it after reading his nightcrawler article a few years back, but have since gotten into plastics so much I only buy the crawlies for the kids, or if I want to target sunnies/crappie. And I'm not talking nightcrawlers with a float, I'm talking weightless, fluoro or copoly leader and a small hook thru the nose. Let it sink. I've also tried (via a friend's tip) using a fine syringe and injecting air into the tail section of a thick crawler. Man there was some serious action and a bass came up from the bottom and took it. A beautiful thing....

Never got into the cold-water species, from my time with family in BC. Much rather fish the warmer waters here. Welcome aboard!

Hey man, welcome! Tons of stuff here to get you to master-level fishing in no time!

Hm. Good luck with that. Did you buy her an hour-long massage on Groupon to ease the situation?

Hi Phil, welcome.

Yeah, I get ya! I wasn't really talking about reels, per se. It is other things that there's always a left over part, things that don't always have schematics. Hence my fear of doing such with a reel. Schematic or not!, LOL In which case, I'd probably look up a guy like you, with the expertise.

Following solunar calendars has not been a fishing boon for me. And I've got several apps on my iPhone for just that. There have been blue-bird days with a high pressure system which were supposed to awful, but were productive. So I try not to rely on them as much anymore...but I'll still check. That said, no, you don't suck at it. It is what it is. Sometimes it's hit or miss.

Welcome!

Welcome to the forum!

Sweet!

Always good for a trip with the kid(s)! Should be some decent deals around this time to spend your gift cert on.

Beautiful!

Indeed! Perhaps both of our teams' fortunes will turn for the better this year. Actually... at least you guys have made the playoffs 2 years running!

Welcome, Oleg!

That's so true. Want the snow footage to stick around, move to Watertown...

Exactly. Super-pleased with mine. Fantastic reel.

To piggyback on the topic LgMouthGambler (hope this is relevant to your original post because it got me thinking), does warranty matter at this $100 (or any) price range? I.e., Shimano's are over the counter limited lifetime, others are send-in/pay shipping, etc. Some say that warranties are added to the price of the rod, so does that make the Compre a better/worse value than say the Premier, Falcon or a TFO? Shimano's warranty brought me over to the Compre side of the fence (while looking at Avids... yeah, don't skewer me, please, I do want an Avid still).