stiko97

Well, to all their own. But does anyone ever fish frogs in open water? Koppers in particular

That's why I asked haha, it says it's bad today but I'm going anyway!

What do you guys like to fish with?

2 in a day. Lol.

Does anyone follow this? How accurate is it?

Thanks again for the help man I really appreciate it!

Cool man, thank you, I guess frogging is not the strong-suit for this setup lol. I'll still throw it around for a bit and see how I do. How much weight should I fish with a senko? or a super fluke? and should I tie the weight a few inches above the bait so it doesn't slide or should I just put the weight on the line so that it can slide freely?

I have a Abu Garcia Black Max on a 6'10" MH X-fast action rod. What should I fish with this thing? I threw some mono backing and 50# braid on it, I plan to do some frogging. I'm not sure if that's what this set up is made for (lol) but if not, what type of baits should I fish on this setup?

This is the reel I own and I love it. http://www.***.com/Abu_Garcia_Black_Max_Casting_Reel/descpage-BXMX.html

I can't find anything that completely suits your needs but these are some nice reels I suggest taking a look at that aren't too far out of your budget. http://www.***.com/Wright__McGill_Skeet_Reese_Victory_Casting_Reel/descpage-WMSVC.html http://www.***.com/Shimano_Caius_200_Series_Casting_Reels/descpage-SCIS.html http://www.***.com/Pflueger_Echelon_Casting_Reels/descpage-PEIC.html

Are you looking for a spinning or baitcast reel?

Thanks for all the help everyone. I'm sure you'll see me around here quite often lol

I should have check this post before I spooled it. I feel like fool. I hope all goes well tomorrow.

When you say tightly, you mean to add a lot of pressure while spooling the braid? I just put 50# on my Black Max with a good amount of mono backing. I put decent pressure on the line while spooling but not a ridiculous amount.. Wouldn't too much pressure cause biting? Because the power pro I just put on is biting into itself quite a bit without a ton of pressure, but not enough to cause problems for me (I don't think). So whether I messed it up or not, I still have enough braid to spool the reel again.. But either way I'll probably start off with my brake all the way up just to get a feel for everything and then work my way down to a comfortable spot like we all did while learning how to use a baitcaster.

What # braid should I put on this reel? Should I fill some of it with mono first? And then tie the braid to the mono and continue spooling? I've only put braid on this reel once and it was 50# braid I believe, and I filled the spool up with just the braid and had tons of problems while casting. I want to do some top water fishing.