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I'm definitely a fan of Berkley fishing line. In fact, it's basically all I run anymore. I've tried other lines, but I keep coming back. That being said, I run nothing with Vanish. I would also not recommend it to anyone. If you want to use some FC, go with the 100% Professional Grade. Not a whole lot more money, but it's SO much better!

I would put a few wraps of electrical tape around it and then use an anit-rattle pin. I've got the Reese version of this http://www.etrailer.com/Hitch-Accessories/Lets-Go-Aero/63232.htmland it works well. Virtually eliminates all clunk and rattles. The only issue I have with it is that it loosens itself up over really bumpy roads so I end up taking a 5/8" ratchet and socket to it about once a month during the summer to tighten it back up. I could probably just throw some thread locker on there and it'd be fine, but tightening it isn't a big deal either.

Kind of frowned upon in the bass boat community. There's definitely a place for them because they do work, but they're usually the sign of a poor performance, under powered, or poorly propped boat. If your boat is under-powered it's definitely a cheaper alternative to re-powering, but in most applications a very similar result from a smaller prop, and that usually puts your rpm's in the correct range as well.

I love reading the progression of these posts

I'm assuming if you have 4 batteries that you must be running a 36 volt trolling motor? If you are then yes you need a 4 bank charger. I'd recommend a Dual Pro 4 bank charger. It's not cheap, but they're worth the extra money.

Yum Dinger and XCS 100 Squarebill

The only way I can control him is by fishing. I still spend money on some stuff during the year, but a lot of my purchases come during the hard water season when I have the urge to fish but can't. I end up spending hours online looking at new stuff, or things I want and usually I pull the trigger.

You can't determine if a fish is educated or not just because you caught them. That also really has nothing to do with the question. If everyone always kept their legal limit of bass, the populations would go down. However if nobody does, on the smaller lakes especially, the populations will increase until the point where the bass will begin to get stunted. It happens when the population exceeds the forage base and the bass will stop growing. They will also not produce normal sized off spring and those fish will also be stunted.

x2 he beat me to it.

x2 they will bun themselves out from time to time. Should be a simple fix.

I think most of them are pretty effective, but my favorite is the Booyah Pad Crasher, followed by Spro and then Live Target. Being that frogs are fished mostly in calm water and sit with the tail end down, the fish do see the colors on them. Also, with flatter water the surface can act like a mirror depending on conditions which will reflect the color downward. None of that really matters when fishing over thick matted vegies, but when the frog hits a hole, or the edge it does.

Depending on the wights of baits you throw, either a medium power fast action rod or medium heavy power fast action rod. With the frog included, I'd say you want to go with a medium heavy. As far as length goes, you need to find one that's comfortable for you. Personally I prefer a little shorter rod than the norm, where some prefer longer. There's no right or wrong when it comes to that. The other thing is when you're using 1 rod for everything, just remember to back your drag off considerably when using any sort of treble hook lure. It's still not quite as good as a moderate action rod, but it'll get you by and you'll lose a lot less fish that way.

I had read the full topic. That may be your point, but it reads more like your throwing out a blanket statement towards all the 300 series Rangers when your experience is only with a 17 footer. If you're just trying to say a bigger boat rides better, that's common knowledge.

You should try it. There's no reason not to especially since you already know there's fish there.

Clean them out and use reel oil. Also, unless you're fishing salt water, cleaning your reels every month is a bit excessive. Not that you can't do it, but they can go a lot longer in between services.

x2 I've had the same results with it as fish

I would go with a M/F instead of the extra fast for an all around rod. The extra fast blanks are a bit more specialized for finesse single hook applications, where a fast action rod will give you better all around performance. The Mojo's are good rods, but I'd probably take advantage of the discount on the Rage, as it's an upgraded blank.

It's really not a high stress area. If you want to test it, hook you line on something and tighten it up and see if you can still move the line back and forth easily between the first guide and your reel.

Agreed, seems gimicky to me. Besides you can do the same thing if you put your hand on the bottom of the steering wheel. Move your hand in the direction you want the trailer to go...

You are kind of comparing apples to oranges there. You can take the same 2 hull designs and have a 17' version vs a 20 1/2' version and the bigger one is ALWAYS going to handle bigger water better. Not saying hull designs haven't improved over the years because they certainly have, but if you compared yours to a '15 Z-6 you'd find that a lot of the ride quality comes from the size of the bigger boat.

I did for two years, but it seems like I spent a lot of times writing things down and fighting with the papers in the wind. I tried finding an app to make it easier, but the ones I tried didn't give me enough detail, or at least what I was looking for.

That stuff looks like cane pole water!

You shouldn't have too many issues. I've been running 6# FC on a Revo Premier 30 and haven't had any issues with it.

x2 on what jco said. I've got a gen 2 touch and have no issues losing bottom contact with the external transducer into the low 50's. Obviously a Gambler is going to be running faster than that. I would probably run one through the hull though. I tried a quick google search to find out what your transom looks like, but there aren't very good pics so if you up load a few here, we might be able to find you a good spot for you lss-2.

I think it's probably a little high, I'd be looking to get it somewhere in the low 6's, but then again the market down by you might be a little different than up here.