QUAKEnSHAKE

If its the one on a grass field he was throwing 1 oz crankbait 62 yards. This thread post here

Well Im the dissenter dont much fish any of my shimano rods. Dont find them to be anything special. I did finally find a use for a cumara I bought a few years back, ned rig, still dont use it much. I think the reason is about the time I bought my shimano rods I bought some other rods that were lighter better balanced more sensitive at equal or less cost. Just glad I picked them up on closeout sales.

Tell your dad he is wrong.

I have president, supreme xt and Regal rg-ab wont be buying any more pfluegers unless 1/2 off or more.

Lose he said

Fishing from shore I hook into too many fish out past 100' to not cast that far, often farther, regularly. No reason to limit yourself IMO

Well the new BB1 pros have different knobs and they updated their braking system to fix the noise issue many had to what they call QuietCast.

Its all relative. Tell some people where I work what you are going to spend for that Scorpion and they will call you **%$**nuts. They will ask why you need such an expensive reel to catch fish. They will think of you like the person you describe in your first post.

Those paddle style knobs within hours split apart, the level wind became very loose and loud screeching on the cast. Tried oiling the brake drum lightly but screech still there. Screech went away with brakes fully off. The gears didnt grind on mine it was actually very smooth but didnt have it for very long time for them to go bad.

Well I got lucky at Gander Mountain back in 2014 and bought BB1 Pro Tatula and Chronarch CI4 for very good price. The BB1 Pro didnt last but a few hours til it started having issues and just kept getting worse returned after a few weeks got my money back while I still could. The Tat and Ci4 still going.

Yep it takes self control. Money gets wasted on a lot of things. Cable cell phones beer coffee soda cigs over time that adds up to a lot of money and dont really have much to show for it. Buy a nice rod any price and you could have it for years and years get lots of enjoyment out of it. I dont have cable or a cell phone dont drink beer coffee or soda dont smoke or chew. Im left with money to buy nicer fishing things $$ to $$$$$ if I desire.

I had 10# power pro that was regularly used over 12 years and still held a fishnfool knot up to 13 pounds.

I see your emoji dude has waders on good thing cause they are needed after that statement.

So the topic is posting pics of favorite combos' balance Thanks. A combo that I use with the lightest overall weight is a Core50MG7 5.5oz with an Okuma Helios 7' M/F rod weighing 3.3oz. The rod still has good power and crisp action and can be bought around $120 or so at times so getting a lightweight rod doesnt mean breaking your bank account. The balance is good even with light reel.

Option a requires much less weight to balance than option b would. 1oz added to butt section would need around 4-5oz heavier reel to accomplish same balance.

I fished braid for over 10 years exclusively. I wanted to try FC line that was all the buzz and bought some 10# Sniper FC. Lost fish after fish from trying to get a hookset out past 100 feet. Also working a bottom contact lure like jig just left me yanking and yanking while the line stretched jig being stuck. Not going to change my rod because of a line. Had to move up to 16# Sniper FC that needs more pressure applied before it stretches this helped me out. I also give a little more force on hooksets and use my sharpest hooks, Trokar.

Yet you're posting, along with a few others, in this thread you care nothing about how silly is that. Its quite simple those of you that that feel like you do no reason to view the thread anymore. Participate being on topic or move along dont waste your precious time.

How well does it toss a ned rig? Thats what we really need to know.

MH/F 7'6" Omen Black 2 weighs 5.8oz , with a Daiwa SV105 6.2oz reel

Was throwing a Snap Bean last Satuday, no bites on it though.

You dont want 8# mono for those small lures. A Bitsy Minnow weighs in at .083oz. Like mentioned a light braid,nanobraid,fireline,gliss,nanofil--- 6# or .005" will cast that weight way better than light mono. As far as small inline spinners a size #1 Black Fury think its at 1/8oz caught this its the largest bass I have caught the past 2 years

Whats this say? Camera angle a little off but maybe an 1/8" gap between reel and finger Medium/Fast 7'1" 13 fishing Omen Black (rod weighs 4.8oz) shown with Tat SV reel

Kinami Palm tree

Waters I fish are very clear cant help but sight fish. There's more to sight fishing than just targeting bedding bass.