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ive got a lews tp on one of my flippin/pitchin stick thats spooled with 50lb braid that i use for sparse cover all the way up to punchin some thick mats. its never given me an issue even when rippin a 7.5 pound hog outta some nasty stuff. im team lews all the way and think if you like the ones you have, get another and dont be afraid to use it for the nasty stuff. one reel i would highly recommend is the ardent f700. this thing is brutal! i know ardent isnt really known for quality but i think this reel is the exception to that. as soon as i get the extra cash, all my flippin sticks are gonna have one of these on em. this reels is the only exception ill make when it comes to reels other than lews.

thats awesome! did u get the coupons in the mail or in store?

rw, i use em on occasion and they do produce. only issue being theyre a bit hard to find around my neck of the woods. theres one store that carries them and they dont carry very many. i can order them yea but just havent got around to it. i will soon tho.

hmm thats a tough one. id say 1. robo pitchin kraws in blk/blue and oxblood 2. sk rodents blk/blue, gp, gp red, and/or watermelon, watermelon red 3. trick worms gp/gp red/gp magic, watermelon/watermerlon red/watrmelon magic, black, junebug. theres others that wud definantly make this cut but these are just the 3 ive been usin the most of lately.

awesome guys thanks for the replies, keep em comin! lol just to throw my favorite out there, mines a yamamoto double tail grub in cinnamon/black flake. i use this style and color id say about 90% of the time.

just curious as to what your guys' favorite jig trailers are and do you have one trailer and color that you use on all your jigs? ive seen guys use the same style trailer and color on every jig thats why i ask.

geez i wish i had that many jigs, id never worry about losin one lol yea my color selection is less than a dozen as well. i like sticking with natural colors, browns, greens, blacks, rusty colors, and combinations of each. the only other 2 colors i use are black/blue and junebug. dont really need much more than that.

awesome! good for you chris and im sure everything is gonna be great. i plan on ordering a bunch of your jigs real soon and cant wait as you are definantly one of the premier jig makers around.

thanks g3steve. yea your right, id wanna step up to the 766 or better yet the 805 for some punchin. the more i think about it the more i realize i need a dedicated jig rod that i can flip/pitch jigs and plastics with on occasion. i have a rod that can handle punching just fine so im ok in that department for the time being.

thank you =D now do you guys prefer natural colors or a mix? ive seen guys throw some weird combinations of colors so just wondering. the first batch im gonna tie up are gonna be all natural color combinations.

lol yea me either, im wishing i did now. poche dropped to 5th (unofficially) for the time being. greg vinson is leading but not by much. id like to see hack get a win, hes due but so are a lot of the other guys. last i heard fishing was tough again today but those guys can catch em.

my local tackle shop has the 735c and 736c as well as a bunch of other models in the savy, champion, and champion extreme. ive got my hands on the rods im lookin at and they both feel amazing but i think the 735c might be more of what im lookin for.

lol im obsessed. its weird cus im usually a big plastics guy and dont really fish jigs a lot, i dont understand why cus the times ive fished em i caught good fish. just got a wild hair to make a bunch and fish the hell out of them. next time i hit the water, only my jig box and some trailers are comin along lol

after watchin that video im steering more and more towards the 735c. i love how rackley says its the ak47 of jig rods lol

lol lately i find 3/8-1 oz the norm so the 735 might be the ticket but well see, got some time to ponder. ill definantly check that out, thanks flippin and pitchin

yea same here. some guys only weighed in one fish that were a little over a pound.

cardio, body weight exercises, and stretching really does help a ton.

thanks wild bill. ive heard it was and ive checked it out. ive heard nothin but good about the champion series. although these rods are somewhat similar its hard to decide lol the 735 might be the better choice as it seems to be a more versatile rod buuuuuut im stubborn and absolutely love flippin sticks so ive got some thinkin to do. itll be a few weeks before i get the rod so ill see what else others have to say that might steer me towards one over the other.

heard that too but not sure if its gonna happen just yet. also, i agree. if you buy a rod online you should check it out right away and if there are flaws, send it back and get it taken care of.

i know the feeling. its awesome and you wont be able to sleep the night before lol stay on your game and adapt. good luck man

forgot to mention, palanuik was the only angler not to weigh a fish, bummer.

keith poche is leading day one of the classic with 17-13.

yep, i think the same thing. i grew up fishing stained to muddy waters and found that even when the air temp was 42-48 degrees and the water was around the same i was still flippin and pitchin shallow cover with some great bites.

lookin forward to it elk river. lol man i work and im still straped for cash so i know exactly how you feel. im gettin some cash back from taxes so im gonna buy a couple dobyns champion rods and a couple new irod air that are comin out 2nd week of march. you should check out the abu veritas rods also, for 100 bux you cant beat em.

hmm im leaning more towards the 736c now cus i usually use baits 3/8 n heavier. usually 3/8 is the lightest ill go most the time. im gonna be using the rod for jigs/flippin/pitchin and some punching here and there. i have a rod for frogs so whichever rod i get will probably never have a frog tied on it.