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Hit that area very early in the morning or right before the sun goes down. Try some topwater too

Water temp or weather. These two are often overlooked yet play a big roll in whats gonna happen that day

Yes i did, looks and feels great so far. I just got it yesterday lol. But i will ad you on fb and write a review on pinnacles page mentioning you helped me out

Praying for ya bud.

Nope, wont hurt a thing. Line might be a little stiff if you take it directly out of the garage and cast it. But i doubt it. As long as there out of the rain, your good!

Ive always though that would be a good idea, how do you fish them that way, rig it on a fb head, cast out and drag it back in?

No kidding! So of you have thousands of dollars in just rods & reels

i have a orra s size 20 its pretty good, and i also have a revo sx size ten, its very smooth, nice drag and good power for a small reel, i would recommend it. only thing i dont like is the handle is very small

if you haven't really fished that much before, i would suggest a spinning rod for your first season. if each of you got 2 rods to cover the basics, i would recommend 1. 7' spinning rod, Medium action paired with 15lb braid or 8lb fluorocarbon. a 2500 size reel, 2. a 7' spinning rod Medium-Heavy action paired with 20lb braid or 12lb fluorocarbon line, 2500 size reel some good rods around $100 are- *** *** black, abu garcia veritas, st.croix mojo bass, shimano compre. you will be happy with any of those series of rods. some good reels are- abu garcia orra sx, pflueger president, shimano sahara or symetre. line- i would go with seaguar, sunline, yo-zuri, power-pro or suffix

if your worried about the 20lb line breaking when flipping a 5, dont be, i would be more worried about the rod, that line shouldnt break boat/shore flipping a 5lb bass

6th Sense Crush 50X Squarebill. the bluegill pattern is amazing. im not sure whats up with them, they were introduced at ICAST in 2012, but it seems they no longer make them anymore? anyone know whats up with that? i love these squarebills and want a few more!

Everyone has some nice setups

Thought this would be a cool one. Everyone can list all there combos they plan on using this season. And what you are using that combo for. If you have tons of them, just list your favorites, or list them all, its up to you! My 2013 rod/reel combos: 1. *** *** BLACK 7'3MH w/ gen3 revo sx,17lb fluoro. -jigs, t-rigs flippin & pitching 2. *** *** BLACK 7'1 MH w/ quantum catalyst, 15lb fluoro - jigs, t-rigs flippin & pitching 3. Shimano crucial 7'2 MH xf w/ cabelas tournt ez and 30lb braid to 12lb fluoro - football jigs & carolina rigs 4. Powell diesel 7'2 MH w/ abu pro max, 14lb fluoro - spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, swimjigs lipless cranks & squarebills 5. *** *** Black 7'3 M w/ pinnacle SX-HS 12lb fluoro - senkos flukes small t-rigs finesse jigs 6. Powell diesel 7'6 w/ lews speed spool, 50lb braid -topwater, frogs, carolina rigs(fluoro leader) , punching mats 7. G.Loomis GL2 7' M crankbait rod, w/ lews speed spool 12lb mono - all cranks & jerkbaits (no deep divers) 8. Okuma C3-40x 7' ML w/ revo sx 6lb fluoro - dropshot and small grubs 9. *** *** Black 7'1 M w/ abu orra s 15lb braid to 8lb fluoro - shakey head, wacky rig, finesse worms, tubes Thats all my combos and what ill be using them for!

there are a bunch of good rods around the$100 mark. veritas, *** black, carbonlite. all these rods are good, my favorite is the ***. but ill bet you be happy with any of them. also the powell diesel's are REAL good rods for the money

on my spinning reels, i have the drag set quite loose, i like the fish to be able to fish on those ML and M rods, where as on my MH casting rods, that drag never moves

50, its a little easier to manage to me

1. skeeter boats 2. pinnacle reels 3. *** rods 4. lucky craft 5. power team lures

very true, didnt think of that, i guess time on the water will tell

ya but it certainly dosn't come close to 5/8oz, the minimum recommended weight for his rod

i dont think white will effect anything, heck they make red and yellow too an people dont seem to have problems with those colors

Ok, yea that's what i figured was going on... try this. Its kinda hard to explain but ill try my best. Take your spool off if you know how( gives you more room to work with) stick your line through the line guide and through the hole that you took you spool out through on the reel, then wrap the line 3-4 times around the spool, then tie a simple overhand knot, the first thing you do when you tie your shoelaces. Once its tight, you should be able to pull hard as you can and the knot wont budge, then trim tag end, place spool back in reel, place side cover on and fill her up. I've been doing this for years without any problems of knots coming loose or anything like that. And i like it cause the knot is small and doesn't inner fear with the line that's being spooled on... hope that helps. any questions about it ask me.

What size weight is everyone using when flipping docks and weedlines with a texas rig? I know a lot of people say go as light as you can go, but does that really matter?

What do you mean the knot gets in the way? Like it sticks up?

I think the 7ft medium is good for squarebills, rattle traps, spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, i wouldnt use it for jigs or plastics though,it dosnt have much sensitivity

if you read the 2nd paragraph, it states he is actually using lures within the rods specs,, at first i didnt see this, but it also says hes casted a 1/4oz no problem?? whats up with that. i think it may be the way your casting?