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So I guess I'll add my 2 cents here granted I'm rocking an fk stradic. It's a work horse and a great solid reel. I wanna try the new FL model with the spool and other upgrades. That being said I've been running 10# braid to an 8# fc leader. Have not gotten a wind knot my only issue I have and granted this thing has been used hard for years. Is my drag is still not smooth even with upgraded washers. I'm guessing something needs cleaned up or replaced somewhere in the reel. That being said I also never maintained the reel so that's probably partially the issue.

Im following this one I Want to upgrade from my stradic fk

I.mean if you don't mind traveling a little bit you got some good creeks kinda close by conewago creek condaguient creek swatara. Pretty much anything that spills into the river really. I mean i use Google maps a lot to kinda trace good looking feeders.

Hey bud what part of pa are you in? Or are you in MD? I saw you mention the river

So the past few days I've been out and the bite has heated up big time. Lately I've been throwing a 4-5 inch stick bait on a light wacky head letting it drift. Modt of them would hit it within 5 seconds of hitting water. Also throwing fluke tubes top water. Prety much everything is working I'm over in Central PA so similar condition s

So I actually ran the line thru a beater rod and into the spool and with my 5 second spooling station ( 2 pieces of wood at a 90 angle with some bolt and some washers) manages to get it to lay nicely. I took it slow under a steady pressure and it evened out a lot better this time

Thanks I will try that if it doesn't pan out

So I know a pond similar to what you describe. The issue is stunted growth even though it's only bass and blue gill. I can attest to at least one monster largemouth in that pond I thought about getting permission to thin it out a little all the bass tiny body big head. And the bluegill are i would ballpark in the multi hundreds in population

That could honestly be my issue. It's weird it just really started recently doing it and my curado k never had the issue.

Thanks I'll give that a shot and I guess go from there. It will give me a good excuse to get a new reel if worse comes to worse

Hey guys so I have a johnny morris carbon Black casting reel and I was spooling it up and noticed the line favors one side Heavily. Any ideas what might cause this issue? It spools more on the left side near the breaks

So I kinda agree with the others my ml dobyns I use for baby torpedos and other lighter weight plastics and 1/8 tubes that are single dip. When I'm throwing weightless senkos or light wacky rigs or t rigs or double dip tubes I use the m mojo bass. That being said the ml can really launch some baits especially the baby torpedos.

Ah man cone on! I went to both the clearance and fishing isles with no luck

Sportsman outfitters has 20% off dobyns rods with code dobyns20

You and me both bud and I live 10 minutes away from the susky you would think they would be stocked

2 different walmart and I didn't get much other then Berkley fusion weedless wacky hooks for cheap.i might have to go out again today and see

Man I see all these walmart snags and I go to my local ones and nothing remotely good ha its sad

Like the member said you baits will work well especially in lighter colors if you have any tubes deff bring them. Also can't go wrong with a baby torpedo had great success with them.

I have a ml/f and a m/xf it seems to cover all my needs for the river and creeks I fish pretty well

Great thanks!

I was thinking it needs a good deep Clean also and do you guys carry that product? I figured kill 2 birds with one stone I'll have to open it up tomorrow it could be also might need a good solid cleaning but that sounds like that could be the issue

So I've had my stradic fk for a few years now. Still going strong minus the drag it used to be extremely smooth and micro adjustments were noticeable. This past season I noticed the drag for a lack of better terms skips and is not smooth at all. Should I send it to dvt or someone like that to have them clean and go over it? I feel it would easier then sending it to shimano

Also have the 6'8 m/xf love it for a lot of things including dragging light tubes. Like others say 6'10 might have been better. Debating on whether to get a Sierra or another mojo. Probably get a Sierra since all the carbon kites are sold out.

For me casting I got it down to a fee select set ups where the spinning year won't hack it like top water or cranks or spinner baits.

Fishing the river and creeks for smallies where it's been super clear has made me finesse hard-core. Nothing more fun then a 2-3# river bruiser on lighter tackle