Clackinrap

I like this answer. Haha thanks

Ran into a slight dilemma. Just realized the Sellus rod I bought has a trigger handle and pretty sure I need to use a baitcaster with it. Back to the drawing board, suggestions on cheaper baitcasters for someone starting off using them?

While being on the boat is always a good time, shore fishing is still extremely enjoyable. Looking for some opinions on new spots in the Rochester area. Since I know people don't like sharing, I'll share some of mine first, and save my favorite for a PM if someone wants to PM me theirs! Buck Pond in Charlotte NY is my daily spot, close to home, and always full of largemouth and some carp too for an unexpected change of pace. Fishing off the bridge into the channel is the spot to be. Down the road from Buck Pond (going west) is a small park which has parking for about 10 vehicles and is also good for shore fishing. Another channel which feeds into Cranberry Pond (I think). There's a bridge (that you can't fish from) that you stand next to and cast under and around on the eastern side of the park. Continuing west on this road will lead you to Long Pond which has a bunch of areas to park on the side of the road where you can hop the guard rail and fish into wide open waters with tons of underwater grass. Your turn!

Pulled in a few fish I didn't think my equipment could handle before haha. Couple long nose gar's, had one about 38", took a few minutes of fighting with that one. The Sellus that I just bought is a Medium Heavy / Extra Fast, hoping this does the trick! I ended up purchasing the Spirex 2500, I'm gonna go ahead and string up some 10# line and see if it gives me issues. Regarding the carp, I watched my buddy pull a 31# carp out on an ultra light ugly stik with the stock shakespeare combo reel it came with. Took him about 15 minutes and his arms were burning, but we got that bad boy up in the boat haha.

I think I'm leaning towards the Spirex. My one question is, if I somehow wind up with a fat old carp on there, will this set-up be able to handle it. Had carps going after everything this year in our bays and creeks out here, even had my friend pull one in on a crankbait. I wasn't planning on fishing braid, but will the 10# line really cause that big of an issue on the 2500? The Spirex 2500 is rated for 10/120 I guess just fear of something new. They seem a bit difficult and spinning reels are well within my comfort zone. Maybe it's time to pony up and make the switch though. By the way, thank you very much everyone, quite happy I decided to join this community after being a long-time lurker. Nice to get opinions from real people, not just those poor online reviews haha

I think $799 would empty my bank account right out haha! Thanks for the good laugh though. What do you suggest as far as maximum line capacity and reel weight though? Should I be looking for anything specific?

Howdy! I've been getting into soft plastics a lot more lately and have been having a bit of difficulty setting hooks and recognizing bites on my off the shelf Ugly Stik combo from Dicks. I've also got an Ugly Stik with a Shimano Syncopate reel that I use for hard baits and the such. Anyways... I went and bought a Shimano Sellus rod today and need a bit of advice on what reel to buy for soft plastics, specifically the weight of the reel and the maximum line weight capacity and so on, not just, "hey get a baitcaster!" Side note: I'd like to avoid a baitcaster (I know, I know). I've also become quite fond of Shimano's Quick Fire trigger system. I know there are quite a bit of folk who are against these one-handed casting systems, but I've never broken a trigger and really prefer the simplicity of the one-handed cast. Would another Shimano Syncopate work well for what I'm looking for, or maybe the Spirex? If so, which model? Thank you in advance, I know it sounds like I'm basically asking y'all to do my homework for me, but I've searched and searched and can only read so much, so I'd prefer personal opinions. Thanks!

Haha I gave it back to him. Ironically, I had just bought the same color KVD earlier in the day. Life's kinda funny like that

Odd first post but my friend lost his favorite KVD crankbait a few days ago, and yesterday I got snagged on a submerged log and after getting free, reeled back in to find my lure and his favorite attached at the end.