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I purchased a shimano sahara fd when they went to a graphite (plastic) frame on the new one.more money for a plastic frame on the fe,why buy this when you can buy the pq for the same price or less.Shimano is getting less quality for more money.

Howdy Sam,I'll bet you have a few weeks before the ice melts,learn all you can in the meantime.plenty of videos on this site to help.

I use braid for top water and heavy cover,FC for the rest.Works for me

Welcome to the neighborhood,I use 12#flouro for those apps.30# braid for others.

Please elaborate on tip heavy,Is this with a 6oz.reel,8oz.,10oz.?I don't understand.Who else has a 100 dollar rod with this kind of warranty?

Howdy,if you like smallmouth,check out the Quabbin res..Big smallies,worth the trip.

I have a Compre 6'6"mh crankbait casting rod. The previous edition,with cork handle,it is one of my favorites.100 bucks and a life time warranty is hard to beat.sesnsitive,good backbone,blah blah.Doesn't matter what I think,make a decision and buy it or not.

I left N.E.2 yrs.ago.Just wondering,what is the price of oil now?

I agree with the paca chunk fans.good size,great action on swim jigs.Plenty of colors.

Great way to cook one,well worth the wait.

I find 12# Fluoro to work well,casts fine and easy to work with.Haven't lost one yet.

I use 12# fluoro with 1/2oz sb. More bass than i can count.

I'll walk down to the pond and try a few new baits I will buy with the$ I saved on heating oil.Get out while you can!

After 50+ yrs. in N.E. we dropped everything and moved to Fla.,no more snow shovels.

Cork,But I do use EVA on my broom handle.where it belongs.

MeGa bass baits come out of a china factory maybe better hardware but 15-24 bucks?they see you coming a mile away.

IMHO,graphite frame reels are often disappointing after some heavy workouts.I remember not to long ago you couldn't touch an aluminum frame baitcaster for under 100.00 Tackle Whse. has the Quantum code for 65.00 sturdy reel but not high tech.I have a couple that i got a few years ago, they still work fine.

I'm not as smart as most of you guys,so when I fluxed my capacitor up,I had to call the Quantum mechanics.

I agree with Oko, soft sided gives you lots of options

Keep your eye on Welker,He will be Manning's go to guy.

Clark,I suggest you go west. To Qiunsig. res. you will like the smallmouth. Good luck.

Update ,St.Croix also sent me decals and a catalog with 20% off apparel. The two companies who responded had no idea that I own several St.Croix rods and lots of Quantum pt reels. Just makes me feel good about where I spend my part of the billions.

This looks like a pretty nice setup,is that the gear ratio you want? How about the rod action,are you ok with it? If so,buy it and get out there! Arv has a good answer also.

My bag holds 5 boxes,3700s,1 each for top water,shallow ,medium,deep diver,spinner bait.I swap out a jig box depending.I guess it depends on what your approach is .Good luck!

I don't need a free sticker,It's about conglomerates grabbing every buck they can get.One company told me thankyou for contacting us,we are happy to send you a decal.after they said thanks for your interest,they sent me a truck decal and a boat decal.No charge,just plenty of character,the kind of people I want to do business with. Quantum.Nuff said.