kickerfish1

I spent close to 20 hours wire tying spinnerbaits and about half of the jigs pictured above. Everything I have is now wire tied. I replaced about 20 that went bad in one year before wire tying everything.

27 of the 3700 series boxes and counting. I know it's a problem...

What do you mean by "and stuff"? For stumps and weeds I like a brush jig or a poison tail style head.

Pro blue should be on the list if fish clear water. Elegy bone is another good one if you fish more stained or slightly dirty water. Also a fan of Ayu as well.

Black, have never found a color that could compare regardless of water clarity. I have probably 25 to 30 have of Zoom Super Flukes. 6 of them are black. Can't tell you why that color I just know it has outfished every color I have tried at least 2:1.

Too many, yet never enough!

Also consider painted vs unpainted on the blanks. I hate the painted St Croix blanks so I would never build a rod on one. All of my builds are and will be on black or grey colored blanks.

It may be worth asking what you have as well? Keep in mind shipping can range from $20 to $35 on average. If the rod is under a $100 retail and you sell it for $70 shipped it will be only $50 or less in sales money for you. If you sell locally you avoid shipping and there is more profit but you have a limited market.

Team Daiwa!

Google Shimano Chronarch 100A schematic. Click on the first option which is Mike's reel repair. You will see that reel listed when you scroll down some. Here is a link to what should be the PDF of the schematic. http://schematics.mikesreelrepair.com/displayimage.php?album=25&pid=4419#top_display_media

I back of the drags during the winter when they will sit for a good 3 to 4 months. Not necessary to have all that pressure on the drag stack. I do not do it between outings though as it can be quite easy to forget to tighten it down and miss a fish.

Plenty of suggestions for adding a casting rod and spinning rod but without knowing what all you currently have, it will be difficult to help you expand. Other factors to consider is how you fish and where you fish? Adding a finesse drop shot outfit may not be as beneficial to a guy in Florida as say a heavy punching or flipping stick for example.

It may help to clarify how much you are willing to spend on the blank alone or all the components. If money isn't an option your options are unlimited and something like the K2 blank will be up there. If you are shopping around $100 or less for the blank the MHX Hi mod would be up a good choice.

Thanks Mike, I notified him to email Lews for the blueprints since doesn't appear anyone has one handy.

Blade baits whether it be underspins, chatterbaits, A-rigs, or chatterbaits, are all good early and late in the year when other baits haven't "kicked in". Congrats to the young angler!

Here in the Midwest I know guys catch them from April through October. A few of the months at the start and finish of that may not be the most optimal for it. Personally I do best May through July.

Rage or Paca would be towards the top end of my list.

Outstanding work!

For flourocarbon lines under $25 sniper would be a good choice as would be Invisix. Both are high quality with good line mangement.

An internal polish of the friction points. Here is a link with some chatter on it... be sure to read DVTs comments...

Can anyone post a photo of the schematic of this reel? A friend of mine is servicing his reel and can't find his schematic anywhere. I have sold off all my Lews reels so I no longer have one to reference and a Google search didn't yield anything either. If you would rather email the photo send me a PM and I will send you my email address. Thanks for your help.

New frog reel arrived today. Daiwa T31016 with red HH Studios parts. Reels has been cleaned and supertuned and is ready to fish. Gave it a backyard cast workout today and it feels very impressive. Paired with a Dobyns 735 Savvy, it is ready for some frogging!

I have been using a Dobyns Savvy 735 for frogs for several years. You can find them around $150 on sale and closer to $120 used.

Thanks, and I am looking forward to what I hope will be better year health wise allowing me to fish more. My plan was to downsize to about 15 casting and spinning rigs combined from about 40. Well that didn't quite go as planned, and I ended up only buying higher end pieces. Something like 16 casting rigs and 8 spinning maybe more. I am about 3 rods away from having mates for everything. When the time is right I will get the photos up!

Looks like a good bull gill to me!