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Or he could have went to the thread I mentioned and got his answer. No need for 3 or 4 more threads about the same thing. BTW, which baitcaster is the best for $100? LOL

A thread about it on the very first page where you posted this.

Ummmm, all good information aside from the fact that the Chronarch MGL does indeed have brass gears. I haven't received mine yet so I can't form an opinion on "geariness" but the fact that you say you could love it if it had brass gears makes me wonder about your experience with it. I'm not saying it didn't feel hollow or you didn't feel like you were going to break it, but don't knock it for not having brass gears when it does.

I use baby brush hogs in the Spring and Summer when the water is warm, when the water temp is cooler I switch to a sweet beaver and leave the "claws" attached and not separated. I started using the sweet beaver last year and it has become one of my favorite soft plastics. Most of my fish in the last month or so (water temp under 60) have been on a sweet beaver.

At least you don't do heroin.....Anytime I feel like I am "wasting" money on fishing I always look at it like that. LOL

I just ordered a Chronrch MGL, not because I needed one, but because I couldn't pass up the deal. I will more than likely set it up with 2 on and go from there on the external dial. I used my Bantam this past weekend and tried it with all 4 on and the dial on 2 and was very underwhelmed. I changed it to 2 on and the dial on 2 and it made a HUGE difference.

If I was going to teach them on a T-Rig, I would at least teach them that a T-Rig ALWAYS has a weight. There is no such thing as a weightless T-Rig. Other than that, I would try a spinnerbait.

Looks like a winner, just wondering why they would skip 40 lb.....????

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Seriously though, might as well be. I live in the middle of the sticks so my only option is satellite internet and it is terrible. We have been looking into the internet that uses cell towers but I am not sure it would be any better.

Okay, so again, where did MLF or BPT claim they were having contests coast to coast? Not trying to argue, I just never heard them claim that.

Did they actually say that, or is that what you heard from somewhere other than MLF?

I never heard them say that.

Same...just figured it was my crappy internet. Still guessing my crappy internet is mostly to blame.

I guess that's true, as long as you can pay the entry and fish, you can be a "pro".

Here's more food for thought. 40 Scott Wilbanks 24 - 10 $3,000 $0 $0 $3,000 3 days, 24-10 and cashed a check for $3,000. If someone could catch 5 fish a day at 1.6 oz each they could have cashed a check in this event. From what I hear, there are a ton of guys here that could do it.

I keep hearing 30lb bags, that was never the norm in BASS and only happened on bodies of water where everyone was bringing in big sacks. Look at this years BASS results and see how many times 30 lb bags were weighed in. Someone did the math and the average fish for BASS and BPT was pretty close (I will try to find the thread it was in). Take into account the number of BASS events where guys didn't even bring 5 to the scales and you would think 5 2 lbers would be better than 1 four lber. This is just the first BASS results I looked at from this season. Day 1 of the first event. 51 guys just right here that didn't bring 5 to the scales (there were more). Why can't they catch 5 fish if every person on here can? Better yet, why are they professional anglers and the ones who claim they can do it, aren't? 174 Stan Gunter 4 / 4 - 13 4 4 - 13 $0 175 Douglas Dulin 4 / 4 - 12 4 4 - 12 $0 176 Randy Elliott 3 / 4 - 11 3 4 - 11 $0 177 Steven Foster Jr 2 / 4 - 10 2 4 - 10 $0 178 Chris Hart 3 / 4 - 9 3 4 - 9 $0 179 Bill Weidler 1 / 4 - 9 1 4 - 9 $0 180 Jordan Osborne 2 / 4 - 8 2 4 - 8 $0 181 Bob Behrle 4 / 4 - 7 4 4 - 7 $0 182 James Cassaday 4 / 4 - 7 4 4 - 7 $0 183 Denny Fiedler 3 / 4 - 4 3 4 - 4 $0 184 Jason Ashe 4 / 4 - 4 4 4 - 4 $0 185 Tom Huynh 2 / 4 - 3 2 4 - 3 $0 186 Ray Rupp 4 / 4 - 3 4 4 - 3 $0 187 Wil Hardy II 3 / 4 - 2 3 4 - 2 $0 188 Hunter Eubanks 2 / 4 - 2 2 4 - 2 $0 189 Frank Ramsey 2 / 3 - 15 2 3 - 15 $0 190 Trait Zaldain 2 / 3 - 13 2 3 - 13 $0 191 Marty Brown 2 / 3 - 12 2 3 - 12 $0 192 Ryan Claypool 3 / 3 - 11 3 3 - 11 $0 193 Kyle Fox 3 / 3 - 7 3 3 - 7 $0 194 Rick Corn Sr 2 / 3 - 5 2 3 - 5 $0 195 Lynn Nickeson 1 / 3 - 0 1 3 - 0 $0 196 Ronnie Green 1 / 2 - 13 1 2 - 13 $0 197 Dwayne Stevens 2 / 2 - 13 2 2 - 13 $0 198 Corey Smith 3 / 2 - 11 3 2 - 11 $0 199 Andrew Heivly 2 / 2 - 9 2 2 - 9 $0 200 Gabriel Keen 3 / 2 - 8 3 2 - 8 $0 201 Wayne Hauser Jr 1 / 2 - 5 1 2 - 5 $0 202 Randy Futch 2 / 2 - 4 2 2 - 4 $0 203 Keith Pace 1 / 2 - 3 1 2 - 3 $0 204 Russell Nixon 2 / 1 - 12 2 1 - 12 $0 205 Ray Hashimoto 1 / 1 - 11 1 1 - 11 $0 206 Ronnie Getz 1 / 1 - 10 1 1 - 10 $0 207 Kameron Harbin 2 / 1 - 10 2 1 - 10 $0 208 Colby Robertson 1 / 1 - 8 1 1 - 8 $0 209 Teb Jones 1 / 1 - 6 1 1 - 6 $0 210 John Pollard 1 / 1 - 4 1 1 - 4 $0 211 Jerome Baird 1 / 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 $0 212 Gunnar Meger 1 / 0 - 13 1 0 - 13 $0 213 Jerod Hawkes 1 / 0 - 10 1 0 - 10 $0 214 Ben Quisno 0 / 0 0 0 $0 215 John Kremer 0 / 0 0 0 $0 216 Don Eady 0 / 0 0 0 $0 217 Jason Williamson 0 / 0 0 0 $0 218 John Parker 0 / 0 0 0 $0 219 Kenny Johnson 0 / 0 0 0 $0 220 Clayton Dyer 0 / 0 0 0 $0 221 James Taylor Jr 0 / 0 0 0 $0 222 Nathan Martin 0 / 0 0 0 $0 223 Warren Forsythe 0 / 0 0 0 $0 224 David Cornelius Jr. 0 / 0 0 0 $0

That's funny!!!!! The same guys who could fish you under a table have a tough time winning in MLF/BPT. But sure, you can tell yourself that all you want. I know a lot of guys who could have made it to the majors if it wasn't for that pesky elbow or shoulder injury. LOL

I don't use Tatsu, but I know a number of the members here do and I am quite sure it isn't do to the lack of their fishing ability.

I agree @Harold Scoggins it is COLD! I was in the tree stand last night and saw 17 deer total. Just a few small bucks though. God willing and the creek don't rise I will be able to hit the lake either this evening or hopefully one day this weekend.

Whoever told you that must have had a bunch of thin fluoro to sell. LOL

I don't use straight fluoro on any of my reels, but no matter what line I have ever used in the past or currently I focus on line diameter and not lb test. I like anything between .010 to .014 depending on what I am doing with it.

I wish I could like this a thousand times. I am going to try smackdown as soon as I run out of the 1800 yards or so of 832 I have lol.

I have not, I am like you and I will set the hook when I feel the fish has committed to the bait.

I've only had mine out twice, but I love it. It is super smooth, casts and pitches very well.