Redneckbmxer24

You shouldn't be relying on seeing the line to feel a strike, if you can't feel everything with the rod then you should buy a better rod. A good rod will not only let you feel a strike but you can also tell if a fish has taken the whole thing or just nipped it. You can also feel the lure hitting structures and crossing logs and stumps with a good rod. I would suggest buying a good mid priced rod like a St Croix Premier or Mojo, or a Shimano Cruicial. I used to fish cheap rods but I quickly learned the difference. I don't buy $400 Loomis rods but I also don't waste my time with $50-60 rods anymore.

Yozuri is great line, by far the best flourocarbon type line I have found. It has very low memory and excellent knot strength. Pretty much all of the other flourocarbons I've used either have way too much memory unless you use line conditioner or they have poor knot strength. I do want to try seaguar because I've heard great things but I just can't bring myself to pay $20 to spool one reel. I'm not cheap by any means but thats just too much for one reel with flourocarbon. There's really no reason that you need to see your line, if you can see it, bass can see it. The whole point behind flourocarbon is that its hard to see and virtually disappears under water. If you can see it, fish can see it. On the rare occasion I used braid its green or red, the only time I use yellow is for saltwater fishing when seeing your line does have a major advantage.

It was hot but we had to get on the water so we dealt with it. BMXing was a while ago for me, I've been out of it for years and have never heard of NOVA BMX. You should taylor the line to what kind of fishing you're doing. If you tie the right knot you will break the rod before you will 12lb yo-zuri so 50lb braid isn't going to do you much good on a lot of rods. If you do decide to use braid I would stick to 20-30lb test and I would use suffix 832 over power pro for a baitcaster. The power pro is very abrasive compared to the 832 and just doesn't cast as far. If it was me I would stick to the yo zuri hybrid and a good mono unless you see a reason that you need braid. I can also tell you that clearing a birdsnest with braid, if it happens, is near impossible.

I fished the private side of lake anna today and it was extremely slow. I caught one mid afternoon on a smoke w/purple and blue flake senko T rigged. Couldn't get a single hit on a spinnerbait, crankbait, or topwater. I caught two more later in the evening after the sun set on a gold sexy shad KVD crankbait. Once again not a thing on any other color, spinnerbaits or soft baits. My buddy got one on a lucky craft popper but I couldn't manage to get anything with topwater. The water must have been 100 degrees even in the deep channels after sun set.