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I use the same trick. I knew I wasn't alone but never heard anyone say they did it.

#1 Veritas 7'6 mh #2 Diesel 7'6 mh The Veritas is a lot lighter and balances pretty well for a rod of that length. It's a tad tip heavy but no where near as much as the diesel. Also the diesel has no warranty at all and abu has great CS and will replace a broken rod hassle free. Both are stouter than their mh rating so don't worry about that.

Why is it so important of a feature for you Jeff? Just curious.

I pitch rage craws a good bit with 3/16 and 1/4 weights and 30-50lb braid. I think you'll be fine. The tatula has mag force Z and a dual bearing supported pinion gear which gives it a very smooth feeling. I believe that's their 'air rotation' system. The reel has a very positive feeling when pressing the thumb bar and engaging the reel after a cast. Try it and if you don't like it then put it in the flea market. You won't get stuck with it.

^^^ I like your interpretation of the story.

Other then it being a larger framed reel there's really no negatives about it. You'd be hard pressed to find a better $100 reel. I have a dozen Daiwa reels and I always seem to go for it. Even over some higher end reels. Comparing it to a zillion I really don't think is fair but it's smooth and casts great. How light are you talking? I can throw a weightless super fluke or senko with my tatula.

Nothing special but it'll do the trick. Okuma 7'11 H with Cardiff 301 and 9" slammer. Added carbontex drag washers to the 301 and owner st41's to the slammer.

My opinion is it's as good as mono. It's not very sensitive. Abrasion resistance isn't real good. It has memory issues without any l&l and it's got a decent amount of stretch. There's a reason it's $13. Pickup something better and your fluoro experience will be better too. Sunline sniper is reasonably priced. Berkeley 100% fc isn't bad either.

This is exactly what needs to happen at one particular lake by my house. You will usually win the tournament if you bring in a limit @ 4-6lbs 2 weeks ago I was shocked because it took 11 to win. A 4/5/6 were caught that night. My friend pre fished it today for tomorrow's tourney and out of the 2 they boated 44 fish. 8 hit the keeper mark of 12"

Craw 7 and 10" anaconda Cut r Texas rigged with various weights. Green pumpkin,candy craw,watermelon/red

eBay just search rod leash and you'll see some on there. $10 for 3

The tension will probably help for a bit but the main problem lies in the size of the braid you're using. Tie off your line to something sturdy and walk it out till the end. Then reel it back in while keeping good tension on the line. Honestly jumping up to #40 will give you less headaches and is a better fit for a casting reel.

I love all my endurance's. The 723 is such a great do everything stick. I bought a second. The purple doesn't bother me. I like it better than the baby food green of the original max. Even the new series of max still doesn't do it for me in the looks department. At $150 I'll continue to build my collection of endurance's.

They'll keep it. It's too popular of a series.

I've just gotten into throwing swim baits myself. Some of the onees that have been recommended to me are 3:16 Rising sun 8", savage gear line thru trout 8", Mattlures ultimate bluegill, 9" ms slammer, Shellcracker G2,S waver 200

According to the write up it's a new blank material and they've basically made a max endurance hybrid. I called just because I was curious and spoke with the owner Keith also. He said it's lighter than the endurance. Sensitivity is better than the old max and as good or better than the endurance. It uses the smaller Fuji guides that are on the endurance. Also popular lengths that you find in both series. Can order direct from Powell on 10-15-14. Hopefully someone who owns an endurance gets one and compares. I don't like the max series compared to the endurance. We shall see if this new model is better.

We know it's been coming but they've finally debuted it. It's called the max 3d. Msrp is $189.99 Looks like the normal max with a skeletal reel seat and some brighter green thread wraps. Pics are up on their fb page.

Megastrike for scent and JJ'for adding color to your soft plastics. Or some of the others like spike it,dip and glo if you can't find JJ's.

Frog Toggs are reasonably priced. I think mine were $60. They're the boot foot kind.

You must have some dull cutting tools. A razor knife works just fine.

Steez w/ 1016 spool and zillion w/ 100m spool. I'm also impressed by the tatula for the money. In my area they're aren't many enthusiast that I've encountered so I'm basically on my own. I'm sure if I joined and made friends with any of the local clubs I'd meet more but as of now my friends think I'm crazy. They should meet some of you and they'll realize I'm in the minority haha

Original power pro for me. Been using it for a long time with no troubles. Purchased 832 recently to try because of all the people I hear say how great it is. Nothing bad to say about it but it's nothing special. Seems noiser to me honestly.

^^^ had that happen last week while wading. Walking out was super soft and was sucking my feet in. Coming back I found a really soft spot and was up to my knees in a blink. Had a little freak out moment for a few seconds and then worked my way out. My friends stood on the shore laughing while I struggled a bit to not fall over. Through the summer I just wade in old shoes and some shorts. Other times I use Frog Toggs chest waders.

Some people do use braid and have no issues but it seems the majority throw #20-30 pline cxx or something similar. The one time when you get a backlash and your braid snaps and your bait goes sailing off you'll wish you had it. Luckily they're floaters and you can possibly retrieve it but what if it's not? By no means do I know much about swimbaits but I've been doing a lot of research because I just bought a dedicated setup to throw larger 6-9" baits with. Pline cxx always gets mentioned.