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So they are better for shallow water? What are the other benefits? I should have noted I already have an older 17' foot Crestliner Fishhawk for other types of fishing.

Thinking about buying a boat in the future. I fish mainly for bass. I was wondering what the features are over other boats that make a bass boat worth buying vs a more multi-species boat.

Thanks. I just ordered a pair of the 2 pack today.

Is this photoshopped?

Why do you remove the reels?

Why?

What's he say? You do it to all brands of frogs or only Spros?

How do you store your rods between fishing trips? Do you leave them in your boat, put them in the garage, a room inside your house? I usually bring mine in my house because my garage gets hot, but I'm assuming its ok to leave my rods in my boat in my garage? I also worry about accidently leaving my garage door open and someone stealing all of my tackle.

Nice. However, $200? Yikes. Especially when most are in the $80-$140 range.

How many of you trim the legs on your new frogs?

Is mag heavy heavier than plain heavy? How many people on here don't use Heavy rods for frogs?

What is a mag heavy rod? Did you mean med heavy? Do most people on here use MH or M frog rods vs. Heavy frog rods? And if so, why?

Anyone?

I like this except the part of ripping off the old-widow. lol.

What's the best type of boat trailer guide? Have a 17.5' Crestliner Fishhawk. Roller, board with single post or board with double posts? I like how the boards guide more, but I've heard of the mounting bolts tearing out of the boards. I've also heard that the black rollers mark up boats.

I basically fish the same 3 lakes and the medium heavy has worked fine so far. But I have thought about what your saying. Why would the pads and slop change?

I don't own a lot of rods. So I use the same 2 casting rods for everything. I have two St. Croix Mojo bass rods. One is a medium heavy 6'8" topwater and the other is a heavy 7' slop-and-frog. I do a lot of topwater fishing with Strike King Ragetail toads and other topwater frogs. Well, I didn't like the 7' frog rod because it seems too stiff, heavy, and hard to cast. Well, I got 2 Cabelas Tournament ZX rods to add to my set. One is a medium 6'9" topwater and the other is a heavy 7'3" frog rod. I thought the Cabelas rod seemed lighter and thinner and might not be as stiff and heavy as the comparable St. Croix frog rod. But now that I have handled it a little bit I'm not sure. Has anyone else used the Cabelas Tournament ZX frog rod? I'm debating exchanging it for the lighter topwater rod. What do you think?

Interesting.

So you'd definitely buy another one?

Ok. Why fluoro on one and braid on the other?

What braid do you use?

I meant "sealant".

What's the name of the dealer you use?

My brother bought a double sided Leech Lake filler knife and really likes it. By using the one blade for the first cut and the regular blade for the rest of the fillet it keeps the blade much sharper for longer. They aren't cheap. $100. But well worth it if you fillet a lot of fish.

I found I put this in the wrong section earlier. I currently use Power Pro 30 & 35# braid on my Revo SX and Plueger Patriach. It's worked well. I saw the new Power Pro Slick 8 and didn't know if that was worth upgrading too when I finally need new line. I don't think I need 50-65# braid like some guys because I'm really not horsing fish out of huge weeds like some other guys might. So far 30-35# has worked well for me, but I did hear that using a heavier braid might make it easier to cast, won't get stuck into the spool as much, and is less likely to birds-nest so that made me reconsider the heavier braid. I did try 50# Power Pro once and I think I had a hard time casting it far, I assumed it was because the line was too heavy.....that could be because I was new with a baitcasting reel though. I am probably going to be ordering two Revo Rockets and 2 Shimano Ci4+FA's if I can get them for the right price. I have a Shimano Stradic that's over 10 years old and is making an annoying sound that I can't get rid of, even though I have oiled every part that can be oiled. Still works great, but the noise is annoying as hell. I believe I have 8# Fireline on it. I use my baitcasting rods for mainly topwater frogs, Ragetail Toads (one of the best lures I've ever used), spinner baits, jig & pigs. I mostly use my spinning rods for senko's and other stuff. But I also use my spinning rods for walleye fishing, so I need a line that will be good for all of this. Sometimes I use a slip-bobber for walleyes, so this could affect what line to choose also. *** The spinning rods would be the only ones that are used for both bass and walleye fishing. So what lines and weight would you recommend with these set-ups? How often do you change your lines? (My friend says he only changes his line if it's braid like every 3-5 years and he's had no problems). I was looking at braid for the baitcasting reels and Trilene 100% Fluorocarbon XL for the spinning reels because I read in this article that it is the best of mono and fluorocarbon. They claim it's not stiff or wiry, casts like mono, has great abrasion resistance, sink rate, sensitivity, hook-setting power, and invisibility. What do you think?