Catch and Grease

3/0 or 4/0 EWG

Yup, H2O stuff is great!

I love to eat bass and many other types of freshwater fish!

Well I figured it was a one piece rod and I've been thinking if getting one but in the customer reviews some guy was talking about how it was a good two piece rod... It never says it is or isn't a two piece in the description

http://www.***.com/Abu_Garcia_Vendetta2_Spinning_Rods/descpage-AGVNS.html Well tackle warehouse has it listed as the Vendetta2 so I was just wondering if it is a two piece rod...

Is the Abu Garcia Vendetta spinning rod a two piece rod??

I guess everyone is gonna have a different opinion on what is heavy cover, but when I say heavy cover I'm not talking about like matted grass and thick pads...

The Diawa Tatula is a very good real at a very good price...

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I've been thinking about getting a spinning set-up to drop shot and present light baits but the places I fish have pretty decent cover in most places. Do you ever feel your at a disadvantage in moderate/heavy cover when using light tackle, I've been reading a lot about how many people way more experienced than me fish light line techniques in heavy cover. How do you present small baits in heavy cover? The way I look at it is losing a bass every now and then in heavy cover with light line and small baits is a lot better than using heavy line and bigger baits and never hooking the fish in the first place... When I talk light line I mean like 20lb braid with a 6-8lb FC leader, or something along those lines. Obviously different types of cover will call for different types of line and a lot of times 6-8lb FC just flat out wont cut it, But I fish around a lot of grass like fanwort and cypress trees and stumps and I feel like I could get away with light line after getting more experience with using light tackle. What are your thoughts?

l've been reading a lot of stuff lately on spinning gear/ light line techniques around moderate/heavy cover And the more I read the more I think I may be able to get away with ML spinning rod and light line here where I fish... Here is a piece from bass resource article which itself is a piece of a EBook called "how to catch more and bigger bass on light line "I'm sure that some guys who consider themselves power fisherman might disagree with me when I say that you can even be successful with light line in heavy cover. Of course, you need to gain experience in fighting a big bass in this type of cover, but it certainly is not impossible to win some battles, and after you gain experience, most of the battles. I'm a firm believer that you have to put baits in front of bass where they live. If they live in nasty places, then you must go in after them. Many anglers refuse to put their baits into locations that may break their line. I made a living early on slinging light tackle jigs into the worst possible snags and most of the time I won the battles. I always reasoned that I would rather have fought and lost a big fish then never had that fish bite my lure at all. The only disadvantage you may find is that you can't horse a fish on light gear as if you were using 60-pound braid and a 7-6 flipping stick. If you approach your fishing and respect the gear you are using, you will find that it is possible to handle fish that the average angler may lose even on heavy tackle. In truth, with experience, you can learn to adapt to heavy cover when fishing light gear. It is possible to hang up or break off if you choose the middle of a submerged tree as your battle ground. At the same time, these nasty places are also some of the areas where you will generate more strikes. So, if you fail to fish around these spots you may be limiting your action for the day. It is a compromise that you must consider. I would rather have lost a fish in heavy cover than never have hooked it because I failed to throw my bait there. You can't expect to be successful if you go out on the water and fish scared. I've used light gear for many years. I know that you could have a hard time in heavy cover if you lack experience of fighting bass around it, but I think as you progress, you learn what not to do and what limitations your lighter line may have. You make up for it, you can cheat a little. You may have to put a little extra pressure on a fish to lead them out of heavy cover. You may pop some line. In the long run, you will be a better schooled angler. Experience will be your guide as to how you approach each fish in heavy cover. Each bass is an individual and contrary to what many others will say, each fish has different habits, characteristics and certainly fighting ability. As you gain experience, you will learn to anticipate what each fish is doing or about to do on the end of your line. Take mental notes before you even hook into a fish. What will you do once you hook one? Be prepared and have a battle plan. It will pay off for you in the long run. Take note of your surroundings when you are working an area. Plan exactly what you want to do if you happen to hook up with a big fish. If there is money on the line, perhaps light line might not be the best way to winch a bass out of a jam if you lack experience with it, but if you utilize heavier line and lures, you may miss out on the strike altogether. If that is the case, I'd take my chances on lighter gear any day!"

A lot of people are saying I should just drop the idea of spinning gear and just stick to casting... Maybe I should, I just feel dropshotting on casting gear is a pain... The main reason I want a spinning setup is because I want to drop shot more and I feel that that's hard to do on casting gear because it calls for light line sometimes, and I don't care for 20lb braid on casting gear unless I'm cranking and I'll never put 6lb flouro on one.... The only dropshotting I do ATM with my casting gear is pitching with 50lb braid and 14lb flouro into heavy grass, and that works fine but I'd like something I can use more in the lighter cover..

The more I think about it the more I am leaning towards ML/F, The people that brought up the point about having a spinning rod that can do stuff you cant do on your casting rods is getting to me... Its either getting a spinning rod and reel or getting a heavy action rod for flipping, pitching and jigs, they would both help me become more well rounded but I believe the spinning rod and reel would be a better choice for now and I can just get a heavy rod later down the road. I was looking at the Abu Garcia Vendetta 2 6' 9" ML/XF and it seems like a decent rod, would this be a decent choice for drop shotting in shallow water 7ft or less while still being able to present other light lures?

Those Storm Wild Eye Live Sunfish catch bass too! They are little but heavy enough that they can be cast a mile... Got some as a present once and didn't except them to work...

I've heard a lot about how good they taste... I'd love to try some one day!

I'd spool on 20-30lb braid!

It was probably just a 5lber lol don't sweat it...

Why do many of you prefer a XF over a F?

Look at the setting of this picture. This is what I'm fishing most of the time, its cypress trees with moss and grass... If a bass gets around a tree or in a clump of grass/moss am I really gonna have the power to get them back with a ML??

This is what I'm worried about... I mean if a bass makes a good run and gets on the other side of a cypress your pretty much done for unless you get lucky... I'm leaning more towards M/F but I'll definalty look into ML more and see if I change my mind...

If its the local lake I always fish then I'll plan to fish it an hour in advance! But if its a place a good few hours away or something I'm gonna plan it better and try to get the most out of the trip...

I'm pretty confident Dwight was being sarcastic.... Lol Or maybe not...

I wouldn't be fishing it in really heavy grass but a bass could run into a a big clump of grass or try to run around a tree or something, not really worried about hooksets, more worried about just getting the bass back to the boat before he gets in some junk...

There is a gander here so I'll stop by and see if they have those rage rods your talking about and I'll give em a look