JeziHogg

I was just wondering because St Croix only offers there blanks in the pre determined colors I think.

Swim Jigs, Punching Jigs, Flipping Jigs

Long story short, I damaged a spool shaft and ordered a new spool. Can I transfer the 15lb floro I have on my damaged spool onto my new spool? Bad idea? good idea?

Hands down, IMO the best punchin jig out there. http://www.dirtyjigstackle.com/products.php?cat=56 + a Paca Craw

I know, but the LTX looks mighty fine...

So, I will be the first one to admit that I boycotted Abu Garcia, but when I saw that they are releasing their JDM reels in North America, I might have a change of mind. http://www.tackletour.com/reviewicast13abugarcialowjdm.html

Abu Garcia is releasing a new Orra, looks pretty neat.

Straight floro for me, 15LB for Shallow / Squarebills and 10LB for med and deep divers.

Ha, I read this earlier today (Not being skunked once this year) and guess what... I got skunked lol.

Abu has really been throwing down for the last year or two, but d**n there quality control is JUNK

Look up Norman speed clips, that should solve everything.

I use there lures exclusively besides using a few Strike King lures, for me they catch fish by the ton.

KVD Squarebills all sizes, I only use 2 colors - Sexy Shad or Black Back Chart

The Orra is very intriguing, Around $100, 11BB and dual braking? not bad in my books, but $10 says its gonna be heavy

I never take the split rings off, just put the Norman speed clip right onto the split ring, no problems there.

I always use Norman speed clips

1oz Dirty Jigs Punchin Jigs

Longer rods also have more leverage for pulling fish out of cover or setting in big treble hooks

Would Krylon Fusion work on a rod blank? If not what kind of paint should I use? Do I have to prep the blank? Sand off the gloss? Get oils off? If I need to sand, what grit?

I don't think the price of a lure makes a difference, its confidence in a bait that does. Whether its a $5.99 KVD Square Bill or a $21.99 Megabass Kunckle they pretty much do the same job and have more or less the same action, some people just get more confidence when things cost more money.

Abu really pooped the bed on the new revo.

Either way, I fell for the new Revo marketing hype and now I will never buy an Abu product ever again. lol edited out the spelling, its getting late

I took the retainer off to see how the brake shoes work, all it is was 6 orange plastic brake shoes with notches sticking out each side that clip into a plastic housing with 2 positions for the notches to sit in, as well as the springs that go inside the brake shoes, they all looked the same with no wear. But I think I solved the problem, I just took out 4 of the 6 shoes and springs and put the retainer cap back onto it and whamo no problems. Talk about back yard mechanics lol

The shaft is fine, its just the spool shaft pin is slightly bent. I tried taking it out using a "home made tool". I ordered the Boca Bearing tool and replacement pins... just waiting now for it to come in the mail. And no, the spool shaft goes all the way through to the tension cap.

So now one of my winches has another problem. I usually have two of the 6 centrifugal brakes engaged and the mag brakes are completely off. Now when I cast, about half way into the cast I hear a squeak and one or two random centrifugal brakes will just engage on there own. My spool shaft pin is bent, would that have any effect on it?