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Cant you just return/exchange the one you have to where you bought it? I wouldnt ship a defective product to the company, on my dime, during the return period.

For future reference any person that will be fishing the below lake while I am there STAY OFF MY SPOTS even if I am on one spot at the other side of the lake. This is your one and only warning.

I dont have high end but do have/had a number of $150-200 reels Supreme XT's Stradics & CI4. I dont feel I gained anything over say my $60 Daiwa RG-AB that was on sale for $48 actually prefer the RG-AB to the PFL president. Wont go over $100 on spinning reels again.

Casting 7'6" medium light moderate fast Spinning 8' medium light moderate

Core 50 spool is rated at 10/105 line capacity. A lot of people feel the VBS of the Core is their favorite system cause it is "set and forget" set 2 brakes on and fish all day everyday no worries. The CI4 will have more adjustment and care needed with oiling the brake pipe occasionally. The CI4 is physically a larger reel the Core small and fits in palm much better. My response comes from currently owning both. Maybe if I didnt own them I would be more interested in the Core50 it has an allure that "IT" factor that I am just used to. They were excellent reels when they came out and still excellent today compared to most other reels.

You shoudnt pay full price for an outdated CI4. $270 for a Core is a bit much to me for its performance compared to the newer curado offerings 70, K, DC or newer Chronarch MGL. The Cores big advantage is its lightweight if you have a very lightweight rod to pair it with that would make a great combo other than that Id go with newer shimanos but dont pay msrp for any of them.

Never have tied the FG knot, dont use leaders.

I just judge by experience over many years using many different brands. Noise how loud a braid is through the guides. Most definitely there is a difference between brands. Do I have video/audio to back my claim NO but its easy to notice once used. Like PPS8S is much quieter than Sufix performance braid 20# vs 20#. Knot strength I have my own way of testing my line/knot strength. I have noticed certain brands dont reach their rated strength with knot tied while others exceed their rated strength with knot tied. Again NO evidence just experience. Color fade Some braids have left my thumb & reel green and lost their color quite quickly (daiwa j-braid) while other keep their color over a couple seasons of use (trilene pro) Tightness of weave stiffer or limper line PPS8S has a very loose weave compared to YGK G-soul. Loose weave will cause issue like a hook more apt to penetrate the line at times or be a cause for more wind knots. Gamma Torque and Daiwa Samurai both very limp lines and I get more wind knot, especially samurai, than other lines.

yes I also have 40# and its knot strength isnt close to rated strength. For its diameter it pretty consistent with other lines of equal diameter. Example: 20# PPS8S @.009 breaks low 20's and 30# Smackdown @.009 breaks low 20's. So with smackdown compare it to other lines of equal dia not rated strength.

I had 7'6" Omen Black 2 Poor quality bad ergonomics leading to subpar sensitivity, returned it.

Knot strength going to be weaker than its rated strength thats for sure. Likely get 6-7 pound knot strength if that with palomar, uni, fishnfool. Your 30# line is good to low 20's knot strength.

Going over 10 pound braid seems to be a waste to me. It will hold to 14-15 pounds with a good knot. Will cast better than 15 or 20 pound. If always using a lighter leader say 6-8 pounds this is where the wasted extra strength comes into play.

70 will match or surpass any reel in its price range and hold its own against higher priced reels.

Just watch online respective site or some on youtube on right now FLW

Must be using a cheap braid if regular clippers cut it easily.

How about we just outlaw recreational fishing all together. There are certain organizations that deem fishing for the fun of it unethical. Im fishing ice out to ice on for anything that will bite my lure.

Dont know if this will ease your wanting. I have an UL St Croix Premier snagged on clearance at DSG for $24. Having used it for a few years now no way I would pay or feel its worth $120-$150. So dont think you will miss out by going with the BPS model.

Explained in whats highlighted. Example of a benefit would be knowing if a fish is coming up to jump you can feel this happening in a better fashion know earlier and be ready for it to breach or even make correction so fish doesnt get chance to jump. While fighting a fish its more difficult to watch line movement so using feel helps in control. Being able to better feel fish pull shake twist just amplifies the enjoyment of the fight.

An overlooked aspect of better rod sensitivity or overall sensitivity is feeling the fight of the fish after it is hooked which also has benefits. Adding to this is the line type and braid is near the top (feel nanofil is more sensitive than braid). A very sensitive rod lined with braid and you feel every shake twist jerk direction change way better than FC or mono, they dont come close. As just a recreational fisherman the feel of the fight is a priority for me.

There have been times with braided line sight fishing that I threw to the same fish umpting times and then got bit. Maybe on that umptingth cast the lure landed just where it made the fish react. What if I threw 1/2 those times with braid then finally decided to throw FC cast a few more times and then get bit? Was it the FC line then or did the lure land just in the right spot as with the braid on the umptingth time??? My most productive hour of fishing was with white nanofil. FC hasnt come close to the same number of fish in 1 hour for me. Is that due to the line or just being at the right place at the right time. If the scenario reversed some would rationalized it as being due to FC but but make it just an anomaly with with white line. Why in 5 years using FC havent I equaled or surpassed my nanofil record 1 hour catch rate? I fish the same lure senko I fish the same lake very clear water 15 feet of visibility same spots same hours but havent got the same numbers. No one has been able nor is able to prove FC works better than braid or the other way around.

Ever been to a private pond with a feeder spreader? If the feeder just starts humming before it starts actually tossing pellets the fish get riled up into a frenzy. They know what that sound means.

I have a couple 70's and prefer them to my 50E and Core50. My 50E pretty much doesnt get used any longer the Core is limited rotation. The performance of the 70 in my hands makes the 50 too old school. Xship makes a big difference and the svsi braking as well.

I think reel tech is out pacing rod tech. Dont feel anything major has changed with rods the Last 10 years or so. Think NRX rods, those are nearly 10 years old now and still considered tops. My (2010 I think) Quantum Smoke rods v1 you would be hard pressed to find today a rod lighter with same/more power at the price they were. I have a 2008 St Croix Avid and that line is unchanged still. Reels seems to have pronounced improvements. Braking systems being #1 IMO for the top 2 brands Daiwa with their SV concept Shimano SVS Infinity. The SV has much praise for spool control and helping people with their skipping game. SVSI lets a person really tweak the braking profile lower for far noticeable gains and making available outside adjustments. Also DC tech has made its way down the line now under $200 during sales. You also see lighter spools & shallower as well. So Im more apt to buy newer reels and hold on to my older rods.

8-10# max

At a very clear water lake I spent a few years throwing nothing but nightcrawlers on a number 4 hook at cruising bass while I walked the shoreline. Many times they would start after the worm while it was still in the air and actually meet the worm as it hit the water. Also at times I could short cast to a bass and when the worm hit water the bass would turn around, and be mine. And yes at times the worm hitting the water would cause the bass to scatter.