cottny27

I wish they would bring the PQ Tournament back. Same reel just almost 2oz lighter and duralumin gears, shaft, etc. Its hard for me to go back to "yesterdays" gear after fishing with sub 6oz reels for the past few years.

I think all the ink has entered your bloodstream and is frying your brain. Haha all in fun.

So how do I respond to this without getting booted off?? ?

I don't think so. Yeah, I gotta go polish my Ghost rods.

Are we still on this? I was backing up Ranger because of the sissy stick comment from Rippin that he then edited. Don't forget where this started.

Uptight..

Yes, is it fishing or Barbie dress up time. If a spinning setup is sissy then so is taking a manly baitcaster and making it feminine. Rippin, it's ur snide comments to people I react to. I'm no kid.

Ranger, take it with a grain of salt. These dudes spend big money to accent their reels with purples and pinks. Their man card has been taken away ?

Not long enough imo. I believe 85mm, 90mm at most. That's the only negative. I prefer the eva knobs on them. Cheap little upgrade.

I dunno, but they are a lot of money and you are paying for the bling. I buy BPS Carbonlite handles from Outdoor World in Springfield, MO and have them shipped for free to my nearest store. $15/ea and they a 4 bearing carbon handles. You lose about .1-.2oz of weight of a reel on avg. I'll save my $100.

It's the new thing I guess to put 6# line on casting gear. Senkos cast like bullets and are 3/8oz in the 5". No finesse needed for them.

I think 10# is the max myself or some 8# Yo-Zuri ultra soft.

I just put 10# ultra soft on a light cranking reel. I used it this past Sat for the 1st time and it handles as good as any line I've used. Caught plenty of 15-16" on a 1/2oz spinnerbait. Don't know about its abrasion resistance I fish pretty open water. Seems super strong for 10#.

It better be for that ridiculous price on mono. $22 for 165yds!!!!

I don't get huge gains in casting distance just the ease of casting, less effort. Drags washers for sure benefit from it.

Depends on the brand of 12# and the diameter. Most 12# is like .33-.35mm. The plane CXX 12# might as well be called 16# line it's thick stuff and breaks at 20lbs. I find it hard to believe you guys haven't snapped off 12# line on the hookset. Knots slip, line fails. The Seaguar and Sunline I'm referring to is super thin less than most 10# of other brands.

Because the 12# is like .280mm in both brands. I've seen and have had both snap like twigs on several trips. Just fishing weightless senkos. Bumped it up to 14# and 15# and haven't had anymore problems.

Sunline and the Seaguar mono handle nice and are at the top of the tier. Both are thin so bump it up to 14# or more if you buy any. Smooth casting mono!!

I wonder about the Yo-Zuri Hybrid "ultra soft". I spooled some up the other night, hooked up to the front door handle and walked off about 20yds. It sure felt like some very stretchy stuff. Perfect cranking line I'm hoping.

The only thing I find very hard to believe is the abrasion resistance. But maybe it's true.

I saw that stuff too for cheap at Gander Mtn.

The theory of balancing a rod with a reel will never go away. Small amount of weight in the a** end will solve the problem. My Ghost is not tip heavy imo, but I have never felt a custom rod and how they compare in balance.

Yeah, I have a couple Ghosts and don't feel they are tip heavy compared to 90% of the other rods I have felt off the shelf. The 6'10" M is balanced the most in that line, but a little flimsy imo. I think any matte black Lews goes well with the white blank.

I bought a 5.4 reel last year for cranks and big spinnerbaits. It just feels like you're doing less work than the higher ratio reels imo. Gears feel smoother and I can feel the bait more with less resistance. It's what I've noticed anyway.

I assume nobody uses the Ultra soft then. bump..