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Does anyone know what brand reels Fred Roumbanis fishes? It doesn’t look like he’s sponsored by any reel company. If you could figure out which reel company he has a relationship with, that would be a good guess as to which company is potentially coming out with a multi gear reel.

Same here. Used to snell all my flipping hooks but I stopped and started using my usual San Diego jam knot. Haven’t noticed a difference in hookup ratio, knock on wood.

Oh now that’s gorgeous.

I really want to get into glides but my heaviest rod is a Dobyn’s champion extreme 745 and is only rated up to 1-1/2oz. Seems like glides are all 2oz and up. Not sure if it’s worth getting a dedicated glide rod or not. What do you all use for glides?

Interestingly enough I’ve had the exact opposite experience as many of you. For me the brush head works extremely well in laydowns and brush piles, but has a hard time coming through grass/vegetation. I was recommended to switch to the grass jig by several members (and even Mr. Siebert himself) in a thread I started recently. Maybe reading it could help you as well. https://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/263681-fishing-jigs-in-grass/

That was the first bait I thought of when I read the question!

Yes I did see that video and watched it before heading out. It’s the reason I went with the quarter ounce head. Another thing I forgot to mention is that you have to have the bait centered perfectly or it won’t walk. It will just keep going to one side. I’m still trying to figure out if I should work it by popping the slack or keeping the line tight. Yeah that’s what I was thinking. I definitely got a handful of short strikes so it seems something was interested. I’m very excited to try it in warmer water! 🙂

Didn’t we just do this?

Figured I’d update this. I gave this a try yesterday and it didn’t go well. First, we’ve had a cold stretch of weather and it’s just starting to warm back up. The water was still quite cold so that may have been a contributing factor to my lack of success. I went to a local place that has both largemouth and peacock bass. I fished a quarter ounce head with a chartreuse 3.3 trailer. I was trying to do the walk the dog action but it was extremely hard to tell if it was walking or just going up and down. Any tips on working it would be appreciated. I had a few short strikes which ended up ripping off the tail portion of the bait. It’s definitely soft! The bait has a slit in it and when rigged flat side down the bait keeper comes through this slit. A few short strikes ended up almost taking the bait right off the head. As far as the head, the hook is sticky sharp. Nothing to complain about so far. I’m hoping once the water warms back up in a few days the fish will be more active and I’ll have better luck.

Cool! I like it. BFS has piqued my curiosity, and I’m a big Daiwa fan.

Jeez, I haven’t fished a lizard in ages. I used green pumpkin when I did. This thread makes me wanna go out and try a lizard again. I’ll have to see if I still have any. Thanks OP!

Just curious, but what makes a reel a good “chuck and wind” reel as opposed to a bottom contact reel? Couldn’t it be used for both?

What reel/spool is that? I like it!

I had never thought of a high speed reel pulling a jig/Texas rig past the strike zone too fast. When you work a jig/T-rig, aren’t you moving the bait with the rod and then using the reel to pick up slack? I’m not quite sure I understand how a faster ratio would cause issues. Can anyone saying this give me a bit of insight into what they mean? Soft plastics as in weightless or Texas rigged?

Ah, gotcha.

And I’ve heard it’s great down to 1/4oz. I’d prefer to hear from people who have experience with this reel.

I’m curious what people on here like as far as gear ratio for bottom contact baits like jigs and Texas rigs. Maybe even for stuff like weightless senkos. It seems most people prefer a higher gear ratio for bottom contact baits with the premise being that you’re moving the bait with your rod and using the reel to take up slack. When I say high ratio, I’m talking about 8.x:1 and up or around 33-35 IPT and up. The other benefit of a high speed reel for bottom contact is that when you need to set the hook, the high speed helps you reel down the slack faster to get a better hookset. The only downside I can think of would be that higher gear ratios have less power. I can see an argument that it would make it harder to pull big fish out of heavy cover. I think that’s a moot point, as you generally use the rod more to move the fish in those circumstances. So, what do you prefer? And why?

So are you saying in your opinion the stock steez a2 can’t handle stuff under 3/8oz?

Can you link me to the models you’re talking about? The new 24 tw and sv tw models both say made in Thailand. Can you link me to the models you’re talking about? The new 24 tw and sv tw models both say made in Thailand.

Glad everything went smoothly. Thanks Glenn!

Cliff notes?

“Electroconvulsive therapy”?? 😂

Thanks for the heads up!

Thanks! What line were you using?

Do you like bantams?