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7in. Strikezone Shake-Ups are the same way....hmmmm topwater shakeyhead...nah, that would never work

Dang, these things sound like they might be as good as the old flying lure lol. Hooli- I always go with the larger 7in. finesse or trick worms to. They seem to net more weight for me + you can just bite a 1/4-1/2in. off after each catch if needed.

I have the emerald mirror P17's. I tried on others with the cavity seal in and out and they were fine. My glasses came up missing the day they started spawning here so I got backed in a corner and had to go with P's because the only other polarized lenses they had were those Skeet Reese ones. I was scared the Skeets might send any fish I caught into shock...hideous. I think they basically design a normal pair of sunglasses then fill the gaps with the cavity seal. Stick some shades on and feel how much gap there is between your face and most of the frame. There's not much touching. I'm sure there's some tweaking they have to do for them but they feel normal without. I'm going with the Routs in smoke for the rest of the summer, emerald mirror is a bright amber. Was warned to stay away from the Jakes but can't remember why.?.?

Ok, I'll give em a rip. Thanks.

How old is it? How much use?

I don't know of one but don't take that to the bank.

Can anyone give me an idea of how durable they are? The finesse worms in particular. Comparable to Robos or Berkley Powerbait Hand-Pours for example.

The problem has been fixed from what I've been told. My optometrist says that due largely to Southern anglers ( because of the 100% humidity most of the summer) having issues with the cavity seals fogging they have made positive changes. Chris- Are you aware that the cavity seal is removable?

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X2 I've tested Megastrike time and time again and I get the same results every time. I like the lubrication qualities as well in thick grass.

Yeah, I went back and checked today. They are $74.95. I'm going to grab one tomorrow.

It is weird how that works. Had a Chronarch for 17 years that never had a single tune-up or a part replaced. LOL The first baitcaster (shimano) I ever owned sat at the bottom of my family lake for 13 years. I took it apart, cleaned it up, and it works fine. However, it sits on my shelf as a keep sake now.

I picked up a few different Veritas models the other day and was impressed. IMO Abu took a pretty big swing in the right direction with that rod. Alot better balance than the Vendetta, which I do own. I like a little higher quality rod for my most used techniques but I think I'm going to pick one of these up for another multi-purpose rod. My local Marvin's Hardware has started carrying tackle?...?...but they have them on sale for $74.95. Very good deal in my opinion.

Let me look into my creeestal ball...I see a sinking braid with a magical water-repellant fiber...can't find the word but it rhymes with "door" and "score" and "four"

Ain't that the truth. The last time I carried my father to the ER we decided to pocket the little glass vial of lidocaine. They throw them away and you are getting charged for the whole thing so why not. Next time I have to remove one from myself I'll be good and numbed up.

How many bass tackle addicts???...hmmmm...what are the bassresource.com membership numbers looking like these days? I bet the two are pretty close if all of us addicts will admit that we have a problem. The bait monkey never sleeps...

Try telling my left thigh that removing the barb won't have any effect on a hook coming out or not. I was walking down the hall in my house with about 15 rod/reel combos in my hand (yes, it was stupid 4-5 is my limit now) when a rod tip got caught on a light fixture. As I tried to unhang it I ended up hanging one of the trebles of a rattle trap in my pants leg. When I took the next step forward I found out first-hand what a good hook-set feels like. The treble buried in just far enough that the barb was covered. We tried to pop it back out but that barb being maybe 1/32 of an inch deep wouldn't budge. I had to close my eyes and let my brother punch it on through (that hurt really bad) so we could snip the barbed end off with pliers. After the barb was removed, it slid right out with no resistance. That was just one incident. I can't count the times I've landed a fish and a barb would be the only thing keeping the fish from coming off. You guy's can go barbless if you want to but I'm not buying it.

I bought the Savvy 702 as my first shakeyhead rod and sold it. I think you can find a much better rod for this application than the 702. I'm no drop-shot Guru like some others^^^^^^^ so I'll let them suggest the rods. I'll be using my 7'2" Med X-Fast Cumara and have been told it's perfect for it.

That was my biggest problem with Samurai. The first time I touched it the thought of that super soft, silky finish dragging across timber spelled trouble to me. I never had a failure but I didn't like all the fraying. I think some sensitivity is lost in the softness of it to. Stiffer more rigid fluorocarbon is generally more sensitive and I think the same principles apply here. Regardless, to each his own.

X2 Too small line diameters will reek havoc on a BC.

Btw Alex, I'm just joking with Dodge. This is the most civil forum I've ever seen.

Agreed 100% except one thing...dodge is the only loyal Fireline Braid man LMAO!!!! and another thing...Sufix 832 is nothing special. It's a little quieter and smoother than PP but no technological marvel.

Yeah sir, you can also walk that baby down a lay down hugging the trunk tight...deadly...we should hush now

Welcome neighbor. I'm in Meridian to. Where are you fishing? Like Brushhoggin said, if you ever need any help just ask. This is definitely the right place. It's unbelievable how much you can learn on here in a short time.

Oh yeah, the Spook is one of my favs as well. Does anyone know if they still make the Original Heddon Zara Spook with no rattles. I can find them but they all have rattles now. My supply of old ones without rattles is dwindling fast. Lost my next to last one yesterday.