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What do you mean by this? I was just planning on doing an arbor knot and spooling the line on.

I'm a fishing newbie and just got my first baitcaster. Still practicing how to cast it so I have the free bass pro shops bulk line, but I'm going to switch to braided once I stop making a birds nest. My question is how long do you guys make your leaders? I saw some people saying they use 10'.

Thanks everyone for the warm welcomes!

Awesome... I was looking for a site like this. My buddy is getting a boat and I was telling him about all the problems with the Ethanol gas. Great link!!!

Looks good! Have fun with it.

Awesome info all in one place! Thanks for posting it up.

Hello everyone! I have gone through a lot of the topics and stickies and there is a lot of great information on this site and you guys seem to be very helpful. I can't wait to try out all the tips I've read this weekend while fishing.

Thanks for all the suggestions guys... I'll be taking a trip to Bass Pro Shop this weekend and seeing what feelings best in my hands. Can't wait to fish this weekend!!!

I can spend more money if we are talking about a huge difference. I just know that you sometimes get to a point of diminishing returns on what you spend.... but I'm sure I'm still on the lower price range of setups. I could do 230.

I see that there are four different variations of the gear ratio on the BPS Pro Qualifier: 4.7:1, 5.2:1, 6.4:1, and 7.1:1. I take it the higher the ratio the faster you can reel in, however I'm clueless on how to pick one.

This does help... I am completely new at shopping for good equipment all my buddies and me are using cheap spinning combos. So I don't know which brands are good or even what the different rod types feel like when fishing.

Hello everyone this is my first post. A little about me... I've been fishing since I was kid but have never been very serious about my gear. Currently I'm using a $40 Spinning rod. I want to purchase a baitcasting rod and reel. My price range is $150 to $180. My buddy is about to purchase a boat so I want to upgrade my current setup. I will mainly be fishing lakes and the everglades here in south Florida. I mainly use crank baits but have had a lot of success lately using worms with a Texas Rig. If you guys could please give me a good suggestions for a good all around combo with primary emphasis if it has to go one way or the other on worm fishing. Thanks