Darren.
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Welcome aboard! Can't say it much better than @Bluebasser86. Good luck!
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Welcome aboard! A number of PA folks here, sure they will chime in soon.
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Welcome aboard! I've caught some beasts using a MF casting rod and jig. I normally use my MH casting rod for jigs now, but lighter jigs are fine with M power (IMO). I also use spinning for some of my lighter jigs. Good luck.
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The longer the yak, generally-speaking, the better the tracking, though not 100% the case. Longer/more gear - you need to determine how much weight you will carry. Some yaks have lower weight limits, while others are rated for 400-500 lbs. Pedal or motor. I motor, my kayak, empty is 55#, and is easily car topped. Thermoformed yaks are much lighter and worth checking out. My motor setup is a DIY similar to what BassYaks offers. Rigging/pre-rigged yaks. Buying a fishing-specific kayak is good/bad. I.e., the designers decided what and where to put stuff. You may or may not like their decisions. A non-fishing-specific kayak allows you to fish from it and over time decide what you think you need (rod holders, fish finder, etc.) and where you want it located. Just some stuff to think about...or add more confusion
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Welcome aboard! Hope you can find a spool for your old reel!
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Welcome aboard! You'll only know if you try it out There are no rules as to what you can put on a UL rod. Well, almost none...
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Will do!
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Welcome aboard! i think you're right to stick with spinning, easiest to get going in the sport. For a $125 combo, probably best to stick with the President and look for rods in the $75 range. So many good ones to choose from.
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Do you NEED to upgrade from the Presidents? Not unless you have a compelling reason...and that's entirely your call. As for upgrades, I'm a Stradic user and now have one Pflueger Supreme (haven't fished it yet, bad back). I don't consider it an upgrade to my Stradics, but an addition to my spinning reels. Shimano, Daiwa, Pflueger, Okuma, all make good reels. Best way to find out what feels right in your hands is to go to a Bass Pro, Cabelas, etc., and try as many as you can on the rods you're considering. See how they feel in your hands, balance, the way they wind, etc.
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Welcome aboard!
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Spinning 90/10 probably...
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Welcome aboard! You can run 30 on a baitcaster just fine, and for most anything you want to throw. I always use a leader, but that's me, and others will hail mono for topwater....
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I don't know the "rules" for a co-angler, but why not throw the Ned? Give the fish something no one else is showing Are you allowed only one rod? I'd have DS on the second if allowed.
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I honestly doubt any of us here would have been able to fight off a 23' python. Unbelievable muscle, recurved teeth, and constriction are only the beginning. If it hit our heads first, it'd be tough to fight unless we had senses about us, a sharp machete, and maybe a gun. Even then, it'd happen so quick....hard to imagine.
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Yeah, I came across still pix of the situation. Awful, imo. Glad I haven't seen the vids. But I knew it was real from the pix...because...when one of my snakes vomits up a rat or mouse, it has the same "look"... Snake peeps will know what I mean.
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Always a new hobby waiting for us fishermen. Alligator wrangler has a lovely ring to it, eh?
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Having money on the line probably makes it a dozen times worse.
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If they migrate northeast, so do the pythons Yippe ki yay
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