Fishingmickey

I got one too! 29.00 was a heck of a deal. FM

Sorry to hear you had a rough time, Koz. Sometimes they go like that. I hope Kissimmee is good to you! Best, Fishingmickey

I think the most extreme conditions I have fished in was during a hurricane. Hurricane ( I don't remember the name) was coming ashore and we were fishing at night under the lights behind a restaurant wearing trash bags. Reminded me of Captain Dan in Forrest Gump. FM

Thank you, Bulldog! Now I have to figure out how many extra spools I should get (fricking monkey). Or if there was someone with some unused spools... FM

So since your here Bulldog, can you swap a MagZ spool into a SV Boost reel? I have a bunch of the Diawa 34mm reels. FM

GT56 with the UHD93. My FFS was just shifting the bottom angle all over and wouldn't hold it's position is what I meant by wonky. LVS34 for the FFS transducer. FM

I had the same wonky problem, I called Garmin support and they had me switch it to simulator mode and then back and it corrected my funky FFS screen problem. FM

After I set the knot I finish it by cutting the fluoro as close as I can and then I add two more half hitches of braid on top of the cut end of fluoro and I have started using Loon Knot sense glue to coat the knot which makes it smoother and it passes through the guides much better. Spinning combo's get a longer leader 8-10'. Bait casting combos 6-7'. FM

Sounds like Peace and I use the same braid tensioning methods sorta. Keeping the braid tight is the kay to the knot IMHO. When you make the passes you'll see how the braid stacks on the fluoro if it is smooth and even (thin) you're doing it right.

Hi Blue, Yes, I can tie a FG knot. It took a bit of practice and I think the trick is keeping your braided line tight and making sure your over left side and over right side fluorocarbon passes lay properly (if that makes sense). I tie it by placing my rod in a holder so it is upright 4- 6 feet away from me. I take a small wadded end of the braid in my mouth and hold the braided line taut in my teeth. I lay six inches of fluorocarbon or mono over the braid about a foot from the end of my nose and do my alternating wraps making sure each wrap lays down properly and not on top of the previous wrap. I do 20-22 wraps followed by two half hitches around both the braid and fluoro and then I set the knot by pulling on it as hard as I think I can get away with. Hope that explanation helps, FM

All the above are fine spinning reels. Diawa also has several other fine spinning reels ( The BG, MQ, Caldia, Freams etc.) that you didn't include in your list. Both Diawa and Shimano make fine spinning reels. You're Shimano heavy in your selections and you don't give any detail other then "pick one". Best of luck picking one! FM

FG all the way, finish hitches usually four. coat with Loon UVknot sense. Spinning gets longer leaders usually 6-10'. Almost all spinning are braid to leader and baitcasters are almost always straight fluorocarbon unless I am fishing topwater then it is straight mono or big swimbaits get straight 20# Big Game. FM

I gotta go Met. Bantam is a tank the Zillion is great. Not sure on the Scorpion. FM

I have a pair of Curado DC's and a Exsense DC. I had a 18 Scorpion DC that was stolen that I liked. I do like the Curado DC's quite a bit. I bought them on the flea market forum and they perform very well windy or not. I use them for casting lighter crank baits and lighter weight baits. I do have a well educated thumb and my cast control knob is almost off. I got them to try them to see what they were like and to try and improve my dock skipping game. If your good with a bait caster and have a intelligent thumb it's not really needed. I think they are still pretty cool and I like the whine when I belt out a bomb cast. FM

5" fat baby finesse worm/ blue fleck on a jig head for this one. 22.25 for the 7th hour in the Native No-limits tourney,

Way to go Ranger! Gorgeous Fish!!! Absolutely beautiful BASS! Fishingmickey

Hi Dogbone, You might try to check out some of Greg Blanchard's videos. I believe he is sponsored by Native. He has been using them for maybe 10+ years now. He is also on Face Book and you could probably message him through You Tube. https://nativewatercraft.com/pages/titanx-propel?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=titanx&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22177338468&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIxPzK1ZbmkQMVG7cDAB11fz1GEAAYASAAEgKRsfD_BwE That's him in the picture. FM

Hi Darth, You might wrangle a discount for a future trip. Say for every thousand views he takes a small percentage off your next trip? If he is using it to promote his business and it is helping increase his bookings. I would also do the watermark thing AJay mentioned. FM

Those are probably my three favorites. I use the Chartreuse w/gold the most. It's a River2sea brand. I like the Colorado blades too but I think I get more "thump" from the double willow. FM

Me likee... danged monkey...... FM

Yes, Chartreuse, White or Chartreuse and white will flat trigger that reaction bite. That is winter time is Texas anyways. FM

Whats the specs of the rod? Light? Medium light? Medium is above what is considered BFS. It is a BFS reel you do not want to load anything much heavier then 8 - 10 lb line. If your going braid to leader then maybe 20 lb braid to a 10-12lb leader. It is made to cast light lures and uses light line. FM

Love the red headed stepchild combo's I have some too. FM

Very fine! Thank you for sharing with us! Fishingmickey

Words can not express. We will miss you Tom! He was one of the truly great icons of Bass fishing. Sincerely, Fishingmickey