Everything posted by Robert Riley
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Deep cranking setup
That new Fury 705cb is what you need. You can also get a cranking Lew's LFS, it's got a deeper spool and a longer handle for cranking.
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Latest Tackle Purchase Thread (Bait Monkey Victim Support Group)
Post up how you feel about the new LiteG. I'm looking for a new reel and I'm torn between this and two other Lew's. Or maybe don't, I probably don't need more help than the bait monkey provides.
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Fat papa square bill?
I was about to post about this. I've only seen the post of facebook, which I saw awhile ago, seen anything else out there?
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Favorite 4-6' non-squarebill cranks
Spro Little John!
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Shallow diving BIG Crankbaits
So we've got a few of those SK 8.0s at work, I'm just curious what rod you would throw that on. I can't imagine throwing it on an 806cb (the rod I would use for such a big crankbait).
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Best Gear Ratio For Jerkbait/top Water Reel?
One year later, I've come to want a higher speed reel. I've turned my old school tournament pro into my new jerkbait reel.
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Looking for a new pitching rod.
I've never heard the phrase "answering from the horses mouth." haha But it agree, it's pretty cool talking to Rich or Gary. What has really stuck to them is how they are customer oriented. I remember I wanted to get a Champion spinnerbait rod, and they weren't afraid to talk me down to a cheaper rod. Which looking back, was a definitely the better idea,
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Looking for a new pitching rod.
To jump on the Dobyn's train: What I am about to tell you comes from Rich Dobyn's mouth. Their flipping action is softer than their extra fast, but faster than their fast (which it seems like most think is faster to begin with). Furthermore, they softened up the fury series compared to the savvys/sierras to make them more versatile. So my question is which is softer, the Sierra FLIP or the Fury FLIP? But this is purely just being picky and knowing the deepest of truths. If you want a shorter rod, get a 735 not a 765/6FLIP. If you don't want to shell out more than $120, get the Fury.
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Lews Tournament Lite G Speed Spool vs Tournament Pro G
I have a BB1 as my frog reel. I wouldn't use it, but I've always used a Super Duty as my frog reel until recently. But did they change the color of the ProG reel? Mine is gray, the ones at work are gray, the ones on TW are black... I'm probably going to buy a Lite G soon, need a jerkbait/squarebill reel.
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Spro McStick
I'm pretty sure that was my first time fishing it, but I could have fished it before.
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When Bass are feeding on groups of tiny fry? What do you do?
I've been throwing a small weightless Keitech. Depending on the weather, I'll burn it high in the water column. What's really nice is the occasional rod twitch that makes it looks like a bait fish breaking the surface.
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Spro McStick
I'm just gonna tell them about it when we do the next one. I've already changed the hooks on it and whatnot. It was definitely a surprise, didn't even notice until I caught this big guy.
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Spro McStick
Directly, about a year ago from a team order.
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Spro McStick
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Dobyn's champion
I've got a Savvy 703 and it does fish more like a medium as rippin-lips said. I know they tend to be fast in the Extreme series too, so if a little more of an investment isn't an issue, consider that.
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Jerkbait Line
I've got 10# Invizx right now. I don't feel safe with anything less on casting gear to be honest.
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Who Knows Dobyns Rods? Need A Spinnerbait Rod.
My buddy uses the 765 glass for spinnerbaits and ratl traps. I trust his word pretty well.
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Medium Light Casting Rod
The F&S where I work at SC LTBs for $175. It's the 6'10 ML/F one (Finesse is what it says).
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If you could only get 3 rods to cover bass fishing what would be the 3 that covers most
Because I'm sure I have a different opinion than most! MH jig rod MH/MF crank rod MH/F spinnerbait rod. But this totally depends on if I have a tendency to crank deep, or I'm fishing pressured areas, etc etc.
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Spro McStick
So I got a McStick in the mail, from Spro, and it has some funky treble hooks. the front two look like they were partially snipped off, and the last one is bent. I'll try to post a picture later, but has this happened to you with any other baits?
- JJ's Magic disintegrates Zman Turbo Crawz
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What do you think?
You can always drive to your central Illinois F&S and pick up a Shimano Sahara for $30. lol
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What do you think?
The president is the gold standard for entry level spinning reels. If you want to spend more, I'd looks for a really good deal on something else. But otherwise, the president is the way to go.
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P-Line
So I always recommend P-line Fluoroclear to my customers that are looking to try FC for the first time. We just got some P-Line Fluorocarbon in stock recently and I was wondering what you guys think of it.
- High speed IPT reel suggestions