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I use a back to back uni knot, and my leader is about 75 yards long.

And I will respectfully disagree with you. I have several Td-Z, Fuego and Alphas reels from Diawa, all over ten years old, and all going strong. Buy good gear and maintain it. It will last.

I am a bit brand loyal in some things. With one exception, all my casting reels are Diawa. I just prefer their centrifugally activated magnetic braking system. It works for me, so I've stuck with it. The odd man out is an Abu Record 50. A good friend of mine gave it to me, and it is my beast mode reel for anything big. Spinning reels are Diawa and Pfleuger. Rods, several each Diawa, St Croix and Setyr, with a few one-offs. It wont be too long and all my rods will be one brand. Mine. When I get my planned quiver of my own builds finished, I will be selling off most of my existing factory sticks. Line, it used to be exclusively Trilene XL. But, when they screwed up the formula a few years ago, I started looking for a replacement. Have yet to make that decision. Plastics, Rage Tail, and GYCB far outnumber all others, but I have a few items from other brands I continue to use. Crankbaits are a totally mixed bag. More Rapala than any other. Jerkbaits are all either X-Raps or Pointers. Spinnerbaits are a mixed bag with a strong preference for Sieberts double willow. Love those things. Terminal tackle is a mixed bag. More Gammy and Owner than any others. The one and only Megastrike.

The one I don't have.

Lead metals at about 620 F. Tungsten, over 6000 F. Dont think we will be seeing any independent tackle makers molding their own tungsten products anytime soon. Bismuth melts at a slightly lower temp than lead. Is this where we're going?

No problem when my upper wisdom teeth were pulled, but I didn't do anything that day or the next. The lowers were something different. They were growing in almost horizontally facing forward. They knocked me out and removed them with hammer and chisel. Really. When I woke up I had to hang out at the office for quite a while. I had an old Harley at the time, and tried to ride it home. Made it all of three blocks before getting pulled over. Apparently I was a bit wobbly. After confirming that I'd been at the dentist, and not in a bar, the cop took me home. Probably saved my life. I was in no condition to ride.

How many current and former servicemen and women do we have here at Bass Resource? I am aware of several, but I'm willing to bet there are a lot more than that.

That is priceless. LOL

Nice tip about coconut water. I need to try that. I take water, jerky, cubed havarti or gouda, grapes or cherries or strawberries, and granola bars. A small cooler, three bottles of cold water, two bottles of frozen water, and a little bit of the rest in a small ziplock bag.

I have a buddy who always does just that.

The bottom line is, you can catch fish on dark color baits in crystal clear water because the bass don't read the same propaganda we read.

Well, I can't pitch with my thumb up. It has to be lightly touching the spool, or I make a mess.

It's a flipping rod. If that's all your going to do with it, it makes little difference what reel you put on it. The reel on a flip stick serves the same purpose as the reel on a fly rod. It's a place to store the extra line. Got something with a stout drag, and a handle long enough to suit you, and go fishing.

Here's a tip for learning how to pitch. First, learn how do a sidearm back hand cast. If the rod is in your right hand, bring the tip to your left and cast forward. When you get that dialed in for distance and accuracy, simply make the same cast with your wrist rotated ninety degrees. Same motion and technique, now under handed instead of back handed. works like a charm. And, believe it or not, but a moderate fast action rod is lot better for pitching.

I wish I could say I don't know what you're talking about.

Here is some graphite https://www.amazon.com/American-Educational-Foliated-Graphite-Mineral/dp/B00657U74Q/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&qid=1485174023&sr=8-16&keywords=graphite Here is some carbon fiber https://www.amazon.com/ARRIS-200X300X3MM-Carbon-Thickness-Surface/dp/B00YX1XNCE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1485174214&sr=8-3&keywords=carbon+fiber+material get the point?

If I'm fishing, I don't have any problems.

Illinois conservation folks issue recommendations every year, stating which fish, from which locations should not be eaten. Check with your local authorities. They may very well have the info you need to make an informed decision.

If you remove the skin and all of the dark meat, carp are quite good. You need to get the dark meat off as soon as possible.

Really?

On the lake where my cabin is located, the first 25' of bank from the high water mark is public property, and anybody has the right to be on it at any time. That being said, I almost never see anybody bank fishing. And, since there is no ramp, there are almost no boats on the water. Ive seen a guy and his wife in their boat twice. A guy in a little two man once, my neighbor ladies once, and two guys in a paddle boat once. That's it in three years. the only guy Ive seen bank fishing is a guy who asked me for permission to fish from my dock. He has been out a few times, and never leaves a mess. the bass and crappie in this lake are very easy to catch.

Look to right side of this page. See the Hawgtech logo. Click on that. Done.

Watch the video. The head can spin while spooling a spinning, and can be fixed for spooling a casting reel.

You just had to tell everybody didn't ya? blabbermouth You can just forget about getting any more Romulan ale from me, bucko.

You might have tried explaining that you like your skirts a little shorter than usual because you get better hookups.