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Lol.. Hey now, you can't have the glass half empty & half full... Or Can you?

Yea, I see your interest in this, there are fundamental's to it, but for Bass ( freshwater ) it's not overly important, I don't think it's critical, I mean after so long of fishing it's second nature really. Now tuna or tarpon, etc, I'd say it would be, just not for most freshwater fish, most especially Bass Fish. Good question ...

Yup, check out Hawgtech, they make a sweet carbon fiber handle w many knob options. I like mine... ( 102 mm )

The owner light wire w/cps is a very strong hook, don't allow the term " light " to deceive you..

Owner Lightwire/ cps 2/0 to 4/0 Swimming Hornets Drop Shot

Just about every company will occasionally produce a bad lot, it happens.

Keep a schematic at hand too.

Tatula @ 100 might work well for you on your existing rod, or, there's quite a few rods you could get into for around 100... Decisions, Decisions

Yea, that's the way I took it, as I laughed out loud!

What kind of distance are you getting now? What kind of distance are you wanting to achieve? Those Dt4 Balsa are not long bomb baits, I can throw a Dt6 fine, on the 4, not so much, I usually throw the 4 as well as smaller shad raps on spinning.

Curado I, Jdm Scorp, Lots of love for Tatulas & Lews, I believe you should study braking systems and see what appeals to you & handle as many as possible before you decide, ideally if you have a diverse dealership around, you could possibly even mount these reels helping you to further isolate your choice.

Good Luck! Report back on the service, please.

Can you please clarify your post? Please...

You could still use a medium heavy spinning rod with a proper tip for casting, and beware cause all makers ratings are diff. My Falcons are good sticks however @ their MH rating? Nope, more medium for sure. I did use mh & m power rods in central fl. No sweat! I would prefer a bit stronger rod though, Croix seems to bit more powerful than their rod ratings indicate.

Enjoy the forums....

Great looking water/ pics! Sounds like a great fishing trip.. Congrats

Welcome Aboard & Enjoy The Forums.

Sweet Daiwa's

USN 1982 - 1992

What is your cast to hookset ratio? What I'm suggesting is if you are tossing a wacky or a trig plastic worm, it could just be that after multiple reel- ins your line has softly been respooled, then bam! You jerk and get line dig in... It happens. It's just a guess though.

Yep, hearing you folks are getting a bit of powder, Dog looks comfy though, lol.. Cold air hitting here tomorrow nite... Ug, I'm not ready for it yet..

Are you positive that school wasn't on a rapid move?

For $250, I would see if I couldn't get into a custom stick for your purpose, I believe you could.

Oil your brass drum, read the info that came with the reel if you have it, states oil after 5 outings I believe...

Julian date is..14314 , so overhead & pitch cast's only please.