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Snag Proof's Original Soft Craw.

PQ Carbonlite The Daiwa Exceler or Tierra seems nice but I havent used one, also Procaster

I'd get the longer of the two.

i've never snapped braid, EVER. You guys must be casting like maniacs to snap it.

Okay i'm downloading Blender because it's free Now I hope you can keep up with my hundreds of thousands of questions! ;D

Haha for the uber hard questions i've been known to write "When am I going to need this in life, again?" ;D Or in science and it ask's why something does something i've written "Because Im a Doctor" or "Because Old Spice can make your man smell like me" or some really stupid answer to make my teacher laugh when they read it.

Change tactics, go bigger or smaller, fish faster or slower, change color, change technique, change baits. Learning how to type properly never hurt anyone. : lol

Then you get into the "gateway" rods as J Francho would say :

Yeah, in my intro to engineering class we have full access to the 3-d printer, and we can print anything we design in SolidWorks 3-D,(Which I really would like to figure out how to use, its so intimidating!). Some nerdy kid made a replica of some Star-trek space-craft etc whatever, and printed it out. All I really know about our 3-D printer is that It basically makes your object with a whole lot of layers of plaster of paris type material, which you soak in water or something like that. I haven't paid to much attention to it really, but monday i'll try to get the make and model if you want. Also, do you know how to use SolidWorks? If so, any help/advice would be appreciated. Edit: I also have ac3d on my home computer, but dont know how to go about making anything more complex than sphere And I really cant figure it out, let alone make a lure!

As the old saying goes, "Practice makes perfect.".

The BPS Pro Qualifier is on sale, $69.94 and comes in 4 gear ratios, 4.7, 5.2, 6.4 and 7.1. I have no experience with them whatever, but they look like a very good deal at that price. I know I've been wanting to try a dual-brake casting reel. ;D At that price, you're practically getting a free reel

I don't get the logic behind putting mag brakes only. The brakes come in handy only at the end of a cast. Is that right? Some people may only be good at feathering the spool at the beginning of a cast, and suck at the mid/end of a cast. Different strokes for different folks, but IMO Centrifugals and Dual braking reel are far better.

I stand corrected.

Thanks, I'll look into that. He has that reel (carbonlite), and because of that recommends it to anyone whether they ask or not. If you hang around here a while you'll learn to ignore him. ;D I also have a Quantum Inferno, but I dont recommend that do I? Nope, because its a POS ;D

What about man-made reservoirs? they don't have to put Crawfish in them. Just saying, not all places have craws. Most of our lakes are man made, and as far as I know, they ALL have craws in them.. Yeah, but a small man-made pond wont have craws in it unless someone puts them there

Would those print on a 3-D printer? We have one at school and I think it would be really cool to see your guys' drawing comes to life.

What about man-made reservoirs? they don't have to put Crawfish in them. Just saying, not all places have craws.

The only thing I can suggest would be learn to use mag brakes only or use it as a "parts" reel. :-/

I think it largely depends on the time of year, shad in fall, craws in summer, and everything in spring.

I thought that was only southern bass, I heard Yankee bass prefer a nice Pinot Grigio.

You've done your homework 8-) Applause!! The only thing I might change is the Citica to a BPS Pro Qualifier reel or BPS Carbonlite because they offer dual braking, instead of just shimano's centrifugal brakes. Other than breaking there about even performance wise IMO. Plus if you opt for the BPS reels you can pick up a couple more lures or get a $20 better rod, which is what I would do IMO.

I have the Crucial (next step above the Compre)7' m/xf and it casts my 1/8 lure a decently. I have the baitcasting version though so Im scared to go any lighter or cast any harder, so for a spinning rod/reel It should be fine for you. But if your casting 1/8 or less I suggest you maybe look at some ML/XF rods. Also, this is kind of a given, but use the correct line size. 20 lb line is not going to cast a weightless worm very far. Follow your rod and reel recommendation.

That's what i would suggest

I'm very sorry, I don't know how you wife could laugh...

They are always top-notch