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http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_10202301_100001001_100000000_100001000?cmCat=CROSSSELL_HOMEPAGE This bad boy just went on sale.
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Oh man... This is the BC reel I want to get, but I was going to hold off for a few months. But now, how can you pass a deal like this up? I think I will have to wait...I have to pay for school.
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Awesome post! Looks like tomorrow I will be in the backyard! Currently I have 12lb mono tied up. THe one lure I've wanted to use is a Pop-R, but it just isnt working. The Spook is heavy enough I'd imagine, so that will have to be my top water lure. The Pop-R might be a bit of a challenge for you at this time, especially if you're learning. I highly recommend using at least 1/2 oz. I just use lead weights. The "bass casting" weights that you find in any tackle section are ideal for a number of reasons: 1) You don't have to sacrifice any of your lures to learn. 2) They will remove aerodynamic problems that some lures might give you (eg, light poppers, spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, etc) If I can leave you with only one piece of advice, it would be this... No matter what happens, and assuming that the reel is set to the lure, all you have to do is stop the spool from spinning BEFORE the lure (or practice weight) hits anything, be it the water's surface, your neighbor's fence, or the ground directly in front of you because you let go too late. You'll get a few of the latter, trust me. ;D How you stop it is irrelevant. Feather the spool to a stop, or stop it dead cold....Bottomline, just stop it. If you do this, you will have reduced most of the potential most backlashes. Of yeah... Since you're coming from a spinning background as I did, the time that your thumb comes off of the spool to let line out is ever so slightly EARLIER in the cast than when your forefinger comes off of the rod when casting a spinning setup. And learn to load the rod properly with the weight of what you're tossing. On a spinning rig, you can get away with murder with terrible casts when you don't properly load the rod during the cast, but that same sloppiness with pay you with backlashes with a casting setup. Good luck! I'll bet a floating rapala minnow that you're going to ask yourself why you didn't try this earlier. All these awesome posts are making me want to get out on the lake today!
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Are you talking about these? I don't know either, but I like them! On another note, you live very close to me, what lake do you fish?
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I'm sure that gator put up a good fight!
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Oh man... don't know what I was thinking when I bought these.
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Awesome post! Looks like tomorrow I will be in the backyard! Currently I have 12lb mono tied up. THe one lure I've wanted to use is a Pop-R, but it just isnt working. The Spook is heavy enough I'd imagine, so that will have to be my top water lure.
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More great advice! What type of line do you use?
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Couldn't think of anything, looked around me and saw the game "Spore". The rest is history
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Nice fish! I've yet to catch my first '10 bass. Four trips of being skunk isn't fun.
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These are monsters!
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The information you supplied was awesome, I'm really looking forward to trying out what you've told me. Would you recommend fluorocarbon or mono for a beginner?
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spore joined the community
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That clears alot of things up. I think the rod that my reel came with is MH. The Black Max is obviously just an intro BaitCaster. I'd rather spend $59 instead of $299 only to discover I don't like baitcasting reels, lol.