BostonMahhk

I clean and fix reels on the side as a second income and I’ve ran into an issue that I just can’t figure out. It’s a Johnny Morris Carbon Black reel. Whenever I tighten the drag down the reel gets stuck at the bottom when reeling. The spool is straight, no problems, I even tried other spools. If I take the spool out it reels nice and smooth. If I put the spool back in and loosen the drag it reels totally fine. It’s only when the drag is down that I have the issue. I put new spool bearings and brand new drag washers. Still, same issue. Can someone please help? I’ve googled it and I’m not finding any answers at all. Thanks guys!!

Thank you Daiwaguy, I appreciate the feedback. I just don't understand how people can chime in about whether rain gear is good or not when they haven't even worn it in the rain. Smh. Anyway, I owned Frabill rain gear for the last two years and I've worn it maybe 4 or 5 times in either light rain or very short downpours. However, last weekend I had a tournament on a day where there was 25-30mph winds and a steady rain for the entire 8 hours. By 12pm I was soaked head to toe right through my rain gear into my underlying clothes. Luckily I had a change of clothes, backup bibs from west Marine and an extra jacket that got me through the day. Needless to say I'm looking for new Rain gear and in between the Stormr fusion gear and the Huk Next Level Gear. I know it's $700 for the Huk gear but I get 50% off so I'd only be paying $350. Do you have the reg rain gear or the Next level rain gear?

Thank a lot guys!

Just wondering where the best place to stay was and what to expect as far as bass fishing basically. You guys pretty much hit the nail on the head. Thank you so much!

Thanks guys.

Hey guys. I was wondering if anyone has any recommendations on where to stay for the week if I'm going to be fishing Sacandaga Lake and Lake George. Thanks

Hey guys. I was wondering if anyone has any experience at all on Lake George in NY. I'm going a week early to get a few days of fishing in but could use as much help as possible about the lake itself. Thanks

Temps Sunday on Wequaquet were between 45-47 bye if that helps anyone.

Fished a tourney on Wequaquet on Sunday. 20 boats and nobody came in with a limit. Winner had about 12lbs I believe and 4th place had 2 small rats. I didn't catch any bass but I did manage to catch my first northern pike that was about 3ft long. Hell of a fight. I have the Mass State Team tourney open Saturday on Lake Cochituate. If anyone has any info on Cochituate from this year let me know how it is.

Idk of it would be an upgrade. I really like the Veritas but I had one break on me in the past. I have a 7'6" MH Veritas that I'm using as my Carolona rig/swim jig Rod. Plus I think the new 2.0 is a lot better than last years version. I Currently own 4 Dobyns rods and I love them all so I wanna stick with a Dobyns or that St. Croix LTB

I currently own a Sellus not a Mojo. I'm looking at a dobyns savvy 7' ML fast and an LTB 6'10" ML XF. It's between the two right now I think.

Do you guys feel that St. Croix's actions are pretty much the same in each type of rod? Is a M Fast going to feel the same in a mojo bass as a legend tournament?

Absolutely. I agree with you Chris but like I said, the Sellus is just to flexible for me. To a point where it feels like the Rod is going to break. It's been fine for 1-2lb sm but im not going to wait to see if it holds up to 4-5lbers during a tourney. Another part of the Rod that feels cheap to me is the reel seat. I can tighten it down all the way and the reel still moves back and forth. Don't get me wrong, for $50 the Sellus is a great rod. It did me good for my first tournament season. I won 2 lunkers and placed 3rd in 3 tourneys and dropshotting played a big part in those finishes. I Just want something that's a little more stout. Maybe something rated for a heavy dropshot and something that feels sturdier to me. The gl2 dropshot had the exact action I was looking for but I've read and heard that it's not worth the $200 in any way whatsoever so it turned me off of it. I want to find a rod with similiar actions to that GL2

Hey guys. I currently own a Shimano Sellus for my dropshot Rod. It does the job but I don't like their XF rating on it. The tip is very floppy and almost gives the rod a parabolic action. I want something a little bit stronger. I was looking into a St. Croix legend tournament dropshot/Finesse. Does anyone know how the XF action is compared to that Sellus and your opinions on a DS rod that may be a little closer to what I'm looking for? Thanks

I agree 100%. I live in ma and the weather was exactly the same. Ice out was about a month late and I believe it was because I bought my first bass boat in December and couldn't wait to get on the water lol. There was def a very inconsistent topwater bite as well compared to last summer where it was blowing up all morning and afternoon with 20-30 fish days. This summer you were lucky to catch 3-4 a day on a spook. Hope this winter goes by a lot faster and is a lot shorter.