Mike L

I use 30# power pro on a medium action Shimano Teramar inshore rod for all top water. Poppers, scum and spo frogs, spooks etc. No leader. Mike

I have an older 2 piece 7ft Shimano Compre mh/f fast I was thinking about useing for jig's on Big O this weekend but kinda worried about losing sensitivity at the joint, and it twisting or coming apart at the wrong time. I think I feel just a little better. Mike

I like the Spro's also, But my all time favorite is the green or white scum frog... The best luck I have with it is... after it lands let it sit, until all the ripples disappear, walk it about 10-15 ft, stop it, let it sit there for 5-10 seconds, then barely move it side to side Bam!! Mike

Look at the Shimano Teramar Inshore Rod. They run about 100.00. I use a 7ft Med/ Fast for top water only with a 3000 series reel and 30# braid. I think the feel and action of that rod is ideal for top water duty. Good Luck Mike

Got mine yesterday...But everything is slower in Florida!! Mike

Thanks Fellas I appreciate you help. I also thought the mh/f Cumara felt too light to use for jig's, worms etc. I'll see if they have a h/f and compare that to the Crucial also. Have a Great Christmas! Mike

Sundance... 0119 said..."You'd do good to look away from "bass" or technique specific rods" [Don't know how to copy a previous post on this thing] Look at the 7' med/fast Shimano Teramar Inshore series rod. It's rated at 8-17 / 3/8-1oz. Before I started to upgrade some of my equipement, I used that rod with a 3000 series reel for 3 yrs for top water and crank's and it worked great for me. It has enough backbone and loads up great. MIke

Thanks Guy's. The one I can get for 200.00 locally is the new Cumara. It is a Mh /F rated for 50 lb braid. The 2 piece older [at least 6 yrs] Compre I'm useing now is ok but Im think I'm losing a lot of sensitivity with it. I've read here many times that the rod for bottom contact techniques..jig's, craws, worms etc. should be the most sensitive you own. Thats why i'm asking. As a newbie to tounament fishing locally in Florida's grassy lakes, I want to upgrade that rod and use it for all bottom contact except for pitching, I have a custom 7'6" rod for that. I know that there are a lot of diffent choices without going to the "top of the line" model. But that Cumara sure feels great. I'm just not sure it would be the best choice, since I'm restricted to only 6 rods as a co angler. I can get a Crucial and an Avid for about 50.00 less but the money isn't the decieding factor. Flexability and useing the right equipment is. Thank You all for your advise. Mike

From Jeannie and I to you and your families... May you all have a Merry Christmas, and a Safe, Healthy and Happy New Year. Mike

I'd like to know that too. I'm currently useing an older 2 piece mh/f Compre for worm and jig's but want to upgrade. There is a Cumara on sale locally for 200.00. I've heard they are good rods but they don't seem to be stout enough for jig fishing. I've never owned a premium rod like that so maybe it's just me. Thanks for any feedback Mike

Ya know, I was gonna buy one of them but I read so much about them breaking at the tip I decieded against it. Mike

I put 20# Invisx on my first pitching stick when I first got it and have no reason to switch. Mike

There are so many...Thats what's so great! To me without question, absolutely, hands down...Theres no place like home....BIG O Baby!!!! Mike

Whew!! THAT must have taken a bunch of time and effort Thanks Mike

Baby Brush Hog or Craw Mike

Scum frog barely twiching, spook with an erratic walk, or an unweighted white super fluke. Mike

I voted for top water... In Florida because of the shallow lake we have, even when it's in the 40's and 50's [which is d**n cold down here!] I allways throw top water first when it's calmer and flatter, and last when it warms up. Mike

Thanks Fellas: Even tho opinions vary somewhat I do have a better understanding after learning what you guy's do and think. I appreciate your reponces. Thanks again Mike

Palomar for braid, Improved clinch for mono. I've tried both and the trilene for floro. But haven't decieded which to stay with yet. I like the palomar because it's the easiest to tie but also it's the most easiest to tie wrong. Mike

6 field goals after 3 turnovers, from a guy who never made an nfl start!!! Yeah you guy's eat Bears alright. You need to check what you try to eat and stay out of the woods...It can get mean in there Mike

Ok I've been been useing a 20# floro leader on 20# PP braid on 2 of my spinning rigs. I use those for worms, senko's, wacky and shakey heads. 2 questions if I may... 1. Is that too heavy of leader? or should the leader be a smaller diameter? 2] I've ben reading here for a long time that a lot of you guy's use a sharpie to color the last 6' ft or so of braid. Is that only for higher visability so you can see your line in shallow water when the green tint of the braid fades? I fish mostly in the shallow, weedy, grassy lake of Central and So. Florida. Thanks Mike

Power Pro Braid, Suffix Invisx Floro, Original P-Line Co-Poly. Mike

What Catt said... Mike

I've heard that a MHX from mudhole is a quality blank. Thier kits start at about 100.00 Add labor?? Mike

I like the beaver also, especially around thick junk. I thought about pitching a brush hog but I just can't seem to make that big thing land quietly. Mike