Got1Fishing

My 2015 met dc (8.5:1) just came in yesterday and I'm just in "awe" with this reel. I'll post a more in depth review on it after a week of use. This reel is on a different level! The reel is so light and the free spoil is UNREAL right out of the box. I can't wait to see how it performs after I break it in some I ordered a Shimano Zodias MH to pair this reel with - should be here today. Goose I pitched with it for a bit and I can see where you stand with saying if this what you plan to use it for just stick with the regular met. The brake doesn't even really come on in that situation.

That's so awesome Hootie! Happy late birthday and I'm glad it was wonderful! I know how much I love getting fishing stuff for my birthdays... it's the best. My birthday was this past July and I just got married in May, and my wife gave me the coolest gifts I could ever ask for. Besides all the other stuff she did, she went and bought me an antique desk, chair, lantern, and frames for the walls and and filled the desk with baits and lures. She also hung up my kayak in the room, put some of my fishing and tournament pictures up, mounted rods on the wall... you name it... she made me a man cave. Best birthday ever.

I've experienced on different rod actions and with both PP and 832. Just seems to be one of the few trade offs

It honestly just may be wind, or how you're casting. I can't say that has ever happened to me without it being my own fault. Usually it happens to be when I rip a bait through stuff and it created slack or it comes flying out of the water.

Skip pitching.... A skill I have yet to master as well. When it does happen in front of friends... I try to not get excited ha!

I would also say the Damiki Air Frog. Cool bait. I love it and it always flips upright after landing. The only thing is that I can't walk the dog with it

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I almost always peg my weights, but not the the hook. I put the peg between 2" and 1' from the hook. I haven't noticed any difference in fish caught or lost... but I just do it.

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And then sometimes... they just don't strike it how they should. Change color

I see a lot of great replies here. One thing to add to the St. Croix Avid with being a little tip heavy, is that with a a good reel it ends up balancing super well.

Guess I am the weirdo around here. Ha!

Personally I like trailers that I can slide down the entire hook, whether it's the whole baits or cutting maybe half and inch and sliding it down. I have confidence in rigging my jigs this way--without super glue or adding any scent to my jigs... although I do want to try dipping my jig in JJ's. I ordered some Uncle Josh's Meat Craws to try out and then it hit me: they are chunks, you can't slide then all the way down--I'm gonna have to poke through the the middle of the chunk. Now I know this is normal for some people since they only use chunk style baits on their jigs... Do you guys think it gives a really different presentation to the fish? I feel like sliding the bait down gives it a bulkier profile, but using a chunk makes it look like a longer, bigger craw. Do you guys have more confidence in one over the other? Am i over thinking it here? Comparison:

The D Bomb is my go to bait! There's always one tied on my rod with a flipping hook and a tungsten 1/4oz weight. I always start off my jig fishing with a D Bomb as well. Hands down my favorite beaver.

Thanks for the good ideas! I'll have to try the slimmer boxes and see what I can fit.

Hey fellas, I know some of you have already posted about these bags... but I haven't seen much on the 3700 series. This has made life so much easier on me--especially being a bank fisherman and co-angler. This bag fits everything I have except for some extra plastics I have in another book bag. I already had some stowaways for my jigs, so I have 2 extra Plano boxes that it came with. I'm happy to say I now have more empty space I need to fill up Here are some pictures:

St. Croix Rage 7'4" HF

Ive used them and they are great. They really do go through cover better than any of my other jigs... even my brush head jigs. I will say that the only thing I don't like about them is that the hook size looks small compared to the size of the jig head.

These are definitely not bad for the price... But I would definitely change out the hooks. I have bought some that have the dullest hooks right out of the package. If you change the hooks though you are still saving a lot. I really like the Spro John Crews crankbaits... And have several but for half the price the Rapala DT series are amazing. I have more Rapala DT's than anything else. The DT series are durable, if you don't slap them in the water, and get to their depth real quick.

What are you gonna use it for is the main question... Some rods are H XF and have a lure rating of 1/2-2oz and some have a lure rating of 1/2-3oz... It all just depends on what you're going to do with it.

I use the alberto knot with my St. Croix rage rods and it's still annoying... I think it comes down to either having a long leader or a really short one, but not something in the middle...

I like this idea. Thanks for this!

I'm in college too... it's a rough life man.

But really though... I bought 3 spools of 12lb Tatsu... I'm down to 2 and I'm already in panic mode! I'm still interested in trying some Sunline.

Also... BE WARNED: The strands are so great... it's hard to go back to cheaper line after fishing with it.