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You can find tatulas for around 100 and I don't consider bearings on both reel knobs and worm drive to be of much use.

It has its benefits, but I'd feel much better with 65 pound braid when pinning an 8 pounder under a mat. Oh and braid is much easier to tie Snell knot with than flouro. Also braid has a texture to it that helps slice vegetation (especially lily pads) but the smaller diameter helps too.

Swindle was in rare form during his weigh in interview. He has to think up his jokes between fish.

Thanks for the opinions fellas. I was planning on getting one but I wanted to hear what others had seen/experienced.

When fishing as a non boater, the boater is responsible for having a pfd for non boater correct? Is it usual for a non boater to have his own pfd he brings with him?

So he plants some cover on his HOME lake? It is not like he traveled to Clear Lake and dropped some rubber noodles right before a tournament.

My fantasy team is doing well so far. Just need powroznik to cull some weight and Montgomery to step u0. Figured being from sc would help him more.

Tatula hd > lexa 400

Braid can and will lodged into wood if you are not careful. It doesn't hurt the braid too much if it's a high test but it's annoying. Flouro doesn't slice and bury into wood as much but if it does you have to check for a fray. Even the tiniest fray can render your flouro useless.

Hd is perfect for 3 techniques basically. 1 oz+ deep diving cranks on 8 foot rod (loooooong casts), swimbaits, and punching. You are better off with 100p for medium cranks

I'm going to get one. Has a 100mm handle. Also has stout gears. The IPT is higher too. The 200hs model has 32 IPT compared to type r 100xs at 34.

The motion is somewhere in between. Depends on distance and how stealthy you want to be. I can pitch 20 yards fairly accurately but it's not a realistic scenario.

I think a lot of people are suggesting rods that are baitcasting, not spinning rods. Much harder to find a spinning rod that has similar specs to a BC frog rod. Look into the Team daiwa s medium heavy spinning rod. Very lightweight for price and can be had for a good deal on amazon

I have a pair of polarized oakley offshoots that are fantastic but $200. The frame is large and blocks out peripheral light so on a sunny day you feel like your eyes are in a cave. Be warned, these are for large noggins and they just barely fit my oversized melon. I had a pair of bottle rockets that blocked little light and would cause headaches from being so tight. The offshoots let me fish in comfort and style all day.

Ima roumba

The thing with fishing logs is that you gotta bounce a crankbait into it and if that doesn't work drag a jig alongside it.

Got optimum kahara split ring pliers, lil john dd, duo realis jerkbait and sunglass retainers. Just about set for tournaments

I was at a pond last year where they weren't hitting normal frogs. Switched to king daddy and even dinks were trying to choke it

I prefer the hissy fit

Weigh them

Yeah they welcomed me with open arms. Very excited

Dry and wet gave the same results

I punch cattails from bank and catch bass in them in a foot of water. Just be stealthy walking up!

Yeah I cleaned it. It was bad but now it's smoother and quieter. Not sure how that would affect free spool though.

It casted well before the upgrade, but haven't had it out since. I know free spool isn't the final answer but if there is something wrong I need to fix it before I'm on the water. Maybe I'll do some yard fishing with it later. And I did remove the seals. Saw a td ito freespool for more than 15 seconds with boca abec7 on youtube.