Bruce424

I'd try 17-20 lb sunline or mccoy for a rig and swimbaits. Cranks 12-15lb.

Just depends on how lazy you are to retie line to line knot!! Just kidding. If you make a thin enough knot to go through the guides I usually make my leader the length of the rod.

Yea I'm not too familiar with what's down there besides the rivers. I'd check Google Earth and see if you see any bigger bodies of water near you to give you a perspective on what's around your area. North maybe an hour in quakertown you have lake nockamixon. About the same time west, marsh creek and maybe hopewell. These are the lakes that I can think of that are semi near kop.

Yea it was up all the way last summer.

Spinnerbaits. Lipless cranks

Slide the bar over to right then twist side plate up. They are usually tough to open the first couple trys

Maybe a 6'6" MHF casting for spinnerbaits 7' mh spinning rod?

i wuld love te smaller wld river bckpack, but is so expensive. I own a red basspro bckpack, its alright holds alot how i have it setup but it gets heavy.

The skuylkill river runs through there

Yup! Small apartment with low ceiling makes great practice. Pick a target and pitch. Soft landings. I try to pitch under chairs, corners of walls, try to get in an empty shoe etc. This cold better stop soon... going crazy!

Thanks guys

I have a 6'6" mh bps crankin stick that i use for squarebills and I found that it's a very limber tip rod even for a medium heavy.

Experimenting with top coat. I applied about 7 light coats of krylon laquer. Then we will see how it holds up

Usually for me the conditions dictate what I throw. With Any depth and Windy conditions cover or no cover I usually throw a spinnerbait because it's easier to throw with wind. Calm conditions or little wind and shallow water is squarebill time.

Oh yeah! 14 will be fine. Only real reason people use such high pound line with jigs is for abrasion resistance. Just check line frequently for scuffs and fraying then retie.

15 lb +

Someone who says fishing from the bank is no different than a boat never balanced themselves on a fallen tree trunk over water to make a cast. Or slid down a steep bank to get to a spot. Or had to deal with ticks, spiderwebs or angry geese!! Haha.

As long as it's 20% tip and a good backbone. It will make a good pitching rod.

6'6" -7' m power rod. 8-10 lb mono. 15 lb braid if you like, with leader. Texas rigs, shakey heads, small jerkbaits, dropshot, topwater poppers... the list goes on. I'd even bring a mh baitcaster setup along with at least 30 lb braid I'm case ya got heavy weeds in your pond.

If using braid. Braid is usually limp enough that there is no need for loop knot. With mono? Try it, if it works for ya then great. That knot helps me with other top waters so why not a frog.

You see one dude with an arm full... hah!

Use it to make a squarebill run very shallow. Around 1-2 ft. You could pitch with it.

You don't have to but usually I use backing to save on braid. Unless it's a very shallow spool.

Well hello again

Welcome sir.