Mike L

Ditto Mike

Curado I Switching from Invisex to Sniper flouro line for plastics combo Rage Cut R Mike

That place has always been on my bucket list.. Maybe some day Mike

Welcome! South and Central Florida's... lakes, stream's, river's, canal's, ponds's Soft swim baits [RI Skinny Dipper] Punching matt's [RI Sweet Beaver] Mike

50# Original Power Pro. Have used as low as 30# in a pinch and never had a problem. Mike

Yeah Buddy!!! 'Nuf Said Mike

The brand doesn't matter. If the rod specs are 1oz and over you should be good. I wouldn't feel comfortable throwing into a matted grass area, but 30# would be fine in a pad field, just keep that in mind if a fish gets caught up in a bunch of stems. Mike

I hear Ya!! I do the same and have bent guides doing the same as you. Mike

Well...Not knowing anything about your choices of "what and where" It's kinda hard to give a specific recommendation I'd feel confident in giving you. So, when I have cloudy and rainy conditions, a frog in the weeds, a spook or another top water in more open water will be my first choice. I love fishin in the rain. By the way, Welcome Mike

Ditto... Don't know why I waited so long to switch. Mike

7' Falcon "Carolina Lizard Dragger" BPS Pro Qualifier 30# straight braid. This is my frog, any and all types of top water and soft swim bait set up. Mike

Personally I don't own one but I have friends who do. I've never heard a complaint from any of them. Not much help I know, but I thought I'd tell you what I know Mike

I certainly wouldn't call you a fool. But...I don't do that, never thought of doing that, see no reason to do that. Mike

Transporting.... Do you grab 2 or 3 or 4 rods in your fist at the same time to carry around? As DVT said taking them in and out of the rod locker and hitting the top of the hole or trying to put 2 in the same hole? Smashing them down when tying a bunch together with a rod wrap? Mike

Fella's To me the best, easiest and most effective way to un snagg, or break off braid or any other type of line for that matter, is to take up some line from the reel, or from what you already have out and wrap it around the side of the reel a few times and then pull. No need for a towel, your shirt, a dowl, your forearm or pliers. Mike

Heat alone is better than direct sun light. Not ideal but better. Rod covers are also good idea to keep them from scuffing up and to protect the guides from any inadvertent damage. Mike

I picked up a pair of Berkley glasses at a Wall Mart while traveling for like $20, and I gotta tell ya those things are pretty darn good for $20! As good as the mainstream, brand name "fishing" glasses? No, but for everyday, glare eliminating, polarized glasses for the money you can't beat em. Mike

Ditto!! Mike

When I tie a flouro leader to braid (Which is not very often) it's the Uni to Uni. Been doing it longer than I can remember. I tried the Albright and Alberto but just couldn't get either of them to cinch down right for some reason. I gave up and use what I know. Mike

In order.... RI Sweet Beaver Rage Bug Rage Craw Color choice dependent on conditions. Mike

The last few weeks for me that best results came on a Honey Candy Cut R. Either swimming or hopping along the bottom. Didn't seem to make much difference. Mike

Now THAT is good reading no matter what your experience level is! Excellent! Mike

If you want to get deeper then you'll have to go right through it... There is a thread about punching a few pages back that has some good tip's that you may want to read. Mike

Ditto Mike

I've seen fish reload an area after an hour or so, and seen fish still on a spot that's been hammered pretty good. If they're resident fish they won't move far from thier comfort zone. Getting them to commit to something after they've seen it all in a relatively short period of time is the problem. It's not that they're not there. Mike