Robert Riley

Fury rods are my recommendation. However, I feel that they are rated a power to high. ie the 703 is more of a medium. The 735 is a solid heavy action rod. The veritas is also a good rod, I just like the fury much better.

So I fish a lot of borrow pits and I've always been curious of the topography. Has anyone charted a borrow pit? Has anyone taken the time to use a Carolina rig to feel it out? I know that mine are mostly weedy mud bottoms.

I'm amped for this. Going to the boundary waters in Sept.

Best way to adjust and improve your buzzbait fishing is to buy a cavitron.

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Just realized this was just the rod and not a combo.... Those Winn Grips are nice.

He almost got it! The Fury 735 is great, but the savvy will be a bit faster. Try a Lew's SuperDuty, or a BB1 Pro if you plan on throwing different sized frogs.

Now I have to try it.

My buddy got a mach1 combo about 2-3mo ago. It was a IM8 blank though, looks like it's got SiC guides. In fact, it looks a lot like my veritas. But regardless of components, it was a great deal. I loaned him a coupon from F&S and he got a Mach1 and a rod for $100.

Xfast.

Get a moderate fast rod for reaction baits.

I fish a lot of golf courses, always at night. I use a black or white buzzbait, or a frog, depending on the weed level. However, the most important thing is that you have permission from the course itself. 4/5 in my area allowed me by asking the groundskeep. They are good for bass, lots and a few of great size, but they seem to be more vulnerable to fish kills.

I caught a swan once, it died. The landowner actually thanked me for it, they chase her around her own yard (she's 85). I've also had a Great Horned Owl go after my frog at night. That's scary.

Yaaa bro^ I use 30lb braid, or 10lb mono.

So it's been nasty and rainy for the last few days and I haven't been out on the water. Now my Dad always told me "it doesn't rain underwater", and I know about the affects of pressure. But what about the effect of minor flooding, major flooding, does the rain substantially cool the water? I could go on with questions all day, but I'll leave it to those I guess. Edit: To avoid a smart@ss reply, of course I mean how these affect the fish.

I'm also interested in hearing about these. I have a discount with Fenwick and I've been curious about their high end rods.

I don't think anyone has mentioned this, to my surprise. What relates gear ratio to IPT is the size of the spool. All of Lew's ratios changed from the generic ratios (7.1, 6.3, 5.4) to their new ones (7.5, 6.8, 5.6). They did this since they decreased the spool size. It was essentially a balancing act to keep the IPT the same. But to answer the buzzbait question. I have my a BB1 (7.1:1), that's plenty fine, but it's broke. So I use my frogging SuperDuty (8:1) and it's perfectly fine too.

Dobyn's Champion D735c, Lew's SuperDuty in 8:1, and Sunline FX2 50lb. I use a DX745c, but it's a bit too stiff for my preference, but my buddy's D735 is the one I steal for tournaments.

I use 30lb as main line for my spinning reels. I use 50lb on my frogging and topwater reels. If you have any questions about which braid to use, good luck.

I have a Dobyns Champion D684cb. It's got a nice bend to it, perfect for moving baits, just remember that fishing cover and moderate rods tend to be a bad mixture.

Hm. I'll stand corrected then, I must have misinterpreted him.

I use my bb1 for cranking and topwaters, whenever I want the longest casts. For everything else, I like my TPros. However, I love my new TProG for bout near everything I throw,

I'll probably buy one, I was gonna buy a SS734 anyway, why not get a different rod too haha

President is a great reel, but right now there is a great Lew's for $80, about 40% off. It's a great reel, at a great price.

So according to Rich at Dobyns, it's the same blank as the savvy, just has the upgraded cork and new guides. It's eventually going to replace the savvy provided no backlash haha.