skeeter944

Powell 723 endurance or new max 3d, great all around 1/4-3/8 oz jig and worm rod. Little bit lighter tip than your typical m/h but plenty of backbone and balances a Lews tourny pro perfectly

Powell isn't discontinuing the Endurance, I just bought a Timax about a month ago and talked to Keith about the endurances. I was concerned about having to warranty my endurances in the future and asked your same question. Powell is a great company and will do whatever they have to keep the customer happy. I wish they hadn't discontinued the 694 but now it will be available in the new max lineup, supposed to be sweet rods.

Zoom Z hog and Z hog Jr, paca craws, baby brush hogs, berkley chigger craws too

I just hate thinking about putting a new tip on a brand new rod. I checked out a few other brands of micro guide rods at academy and 4 of the 6 I looked at felt like a smooth transition around the bottom of the insert to the frame. This is my first micro guide rod, but I own 9 other Powell's and have had no problems whatsoever in 4 years

The line does start to get damaged and gets those little curls in fluoro if I don't retire frequently. I even went to academy tonight and bought a brand new spool of 15lb invisx and after about 20 casts noticed the line getting damaged. Im going to call Powell tomorrow

Okay, to start off I have been searching the web and forums and read all the threads on micro guides making noise and tried everything and no luck. I just bought the new Powell Timax 734 and love it, but on my 1st full day on the water with it I noticed a scraping noise only when the rod is between 8 and 12 oclock, like the line is damaged. The first 6 feet especially makes this noise when reeling in a cast, it doesn't get nicks but when you reel it through you can hear that it's not smooth anymore. This happened with yo zuri hybrid, big game, and invizx. I cleaned all guides with a q tip, checked for cracks, the very tip feels as if it has an edge to it. Is it possible that my tip is just a factory defect?

That sounds like one sweet setup! Congrats!

I like to dead stick Senkos around cover especially in the spring and summer. Sometimes deadsticking a Texas Rig works well for me also.

i bank fish alot. i carry a backpack with 2 plano boxes in one side and like 30 bags of plastics in another. i take up to 5 rods, but i will make a base camp and leave 3 or 4 of them there with my backpack. if i could take only two rods, they would be a 6'm spinning with 8lb line for floating worms and finesse stuff and a 6'6''mh baitcaster with 12lb-15lb line for all the heavier stuff. i have been catching alot latlely on a natural blue zoom trick worm fished weightless over weeds, it got me a 3lber yesterday.

heres a very easy way to spool your line. take a bass pro shops catalog and open it up in the middle,then lay your line in the crease and shut the catalog,then just spool your line on. it works,trust me!

I reccomend either the new extreme combo from Bass Pro,or the Abu Garcia Revo S with a Bionic Blade rod for $160,personally,I would go with the extreme combo,it is a very smooth reel with a fairly lightweight rod.

Hey yall,I was wondering what you would use these rods for. 1.6'6'' Heavy Baitcaster 2.6'6'' Medium/heavy Baitcaster 3.6'6'' Medium Baitcaster 4.6' Medium/Heavy Baitcaster 5.6' Medium Spinning This is my aresenal,I just wanted to wonder what yall would use these rods for. I normally use 3/8 ounce spinnerbaits and 1/4 ounce cranks,1/2 ounce c-rigs,1/8-1/4 ounce t-rigs,and 3/8 ounce jigs. Thanks!

hey! thanks! check your pm.

i like the extreme rods and reels,i have 1 extreme rod and 3 extreme reels. they are really good for the money. i havent used any of the rick clunn stuff,butthey look and feel pretty good.

i like them alot. those are the only rods that i own,andi heard from some friends that i will be completly satisfied with them until i try higher end rods. if you get one though,make sure to get the weight balance kit,it helps alot.

i always use backing when i put braid on,it saves me money on line.

how are the accurist cx500's?

i fish 3-5 times a week and tournament fish on saturdays,so i need something cheap and that will hold up for a while. i had been looking at the abu garcia c4's and 5's,but i like low profile reels, does anybody know of any good,longlasting reels? thanks!

hey yall,i'm sorta new here,i mostly just browse this wonderful board.i am getting 2 new reels off of ebay and i had a question. heres the reels that i will probably be getting. http://cgi.ebay.com/2-Bass-Pro-PQX-1000H-SE-Baitcaster-Reels-VG_W0QQitemZ150068546737QQihZ005QQcategoryZ36146QQcmdZViewItem i was wondering if the frame,which is graphite,will flex any? i like the looks of these reels and the price is good. they are either demos or store returns,but it says they are in good condition,both externally and internally.the seller has a money back guarantee if they arent what as described or i dont like them. what are yall's thoughts on these reels? thanks alot guys!

i set the hook on soft plastics when i feel that the bass has taken the bait,but i do set pretty quick.

i like eagle claws lazer sharp hooks.i use 3/0 heavy wire for 7'' worms and 2/0 medium wire for weightless presentations on spinning rigs and for 5'' and 6'' worms. i might trie the gammy's ewg 2/0 or 3/0 sometime,but the price is a little high. i can get 25 eagle claws for $4 and 10 gammys for $4.i would rather spend my time fishing than working so i can get money to go fishing. IMO.

i use finesse worms on a dropshot rig.try keeping your rod tip low to the water,minimizing the contact of wind to your line.

1.learn jigs 2.learn spinnerbaits 3.get better at finesse techniques 4.get a boat 5.raise my pb from 2 1/2 pounds

try a dropshot rig.u can use a senko or any small, natural colored plastic worm.i have had great succes using it this winter.

i use a hard hook set with jigs and worms. i normally reel up the slack and then poundthat hook home,while continuing to reel, so i can get the fish out of cover, then i let up and let the fish tire out.