zeth
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mine hang on a rack until i want to take them out and then the ones I want go in a tupperware container I found in my wifes parent house. No perfect way to store spinnerbaits. At least not when you have to many of them.
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I would add a 7'6" H and use it for flipping pitching carolina rig etc but you would be fine with those three. I tend to bring more rods like 6 or 7 depending on the rules. but only because I hate to waste time retying.
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Patagonia http://www.patagonia.com/us/shop/waders?k=6L
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When it comes to price, you tend to get what you pay for whether the prices are inflated or not. Cheap gear for cold wet weather is just asking to be miserable. For the people here pinching pennies and thinking that Simms, BPS, Cabels stuff is good, it can't touch the quality and practicality of most high quality backcountry gear which can't touch what's available to the sailing community as far as durability goes. I know not everyone can afford a $1000 for outerwear, myself included but it's worth saving for. I learned the hard way, more than once...
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I always use a trailer hook. I don't even bother throwing one without. Never have any major issues throwing into even the thickest of stuff. Catch a lot more fish because of it. 2/0 is a good size to go with. I almost never use a soft platic trailer on my spinnerbaits and when I do it's usually like a Keitech Swing Impact or Swing Impact Fat.
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Simple answer I always say coming from a background in climbing, mountaineering etc. Look at how people dress for these activities. The clothing is top of the line and works better than anything else. Wear layers! Brands like: Mountain Hardwear The north Face Marmot Arcteryx RAAB Mammut Icebreaker Patagonia and the list goes on. https://www.whittakermountaineering.com/mountain-logic/guide-to-layering
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10lb SX1 I never use more than 10lb on my spinning reel. never have a need to use a larger diameter which IMO provides less performance and is overkill. I use 30 size Quantum reels.
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interesting date. good luck. does she like fishing?
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It happens but you have a few choice: ditch the braid tie a longer leader so that the knot is a few handle turns deep on the reel. You'll need to retie the knot more often and your thumb will be a little sore from the knot but less stress on the knot I think. Doing this I almost never have a breakage problem. Tie a better knot superglue your knot ...i gotta get to work
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I just use wool fingerless gloves made by Icebreaker while fishing and deal with the cold. I don't like wearing gloves while casting. For the times your not fishing, gloves made for mountaineering and alpine climbing are the best. They're going to be waterproof and the warmest gloves you can get.
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The above. When I am fishing cloudy days I generally use baits with contrasting colors, no flake and or black flake. On sunny days I go for the flake. Seems to work for me.
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Go for the Energy and save some money. Pretty much same reel. Energy does plenty fine. The Smoke reels are super smooth as well if you want lighter than the Energy. Go check out the Quantum Facebook page. They always have killer deals going on. They will be releasing a new deal some time today.
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Probably the only person here that will say this but I am a certified yoga teacher and certified yoga therapist. If you can start doing just these http://1yoga4all.com/surya-namaskar/sivananda-style-surya-namaskara Most of your problems will likely go away from doing this for 15 minutes or so every morning and after long days on the water.
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I switched from Seaguar abrazx and invizx to various sunline lines and I prefer sunline.
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Sunline. Enough said.
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The golden standard is Rod Glove. I have all the Pro series but the others work just as well and maybe even better because theyre not as heavy and hard to deal with. I don't think it matters what brand you get however.
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Keitech, Zoom then I branch out from ther for more specialized things.
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A million answers here but I vote for 1/4 to 3/8oz Keitech Model III or whatever brand looks good to you and a keitech Fat Swing Impact, or Zoom Super Fluke. Many trailer options so use whatever fits the situation best. Best colors: White, Green Pumpkin, Watermelon, Black
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I really don't like to modify much but I will modify almost every treble lure I get by upgrading the hooks to Owners or Decoy Quatro hooks. Another thing is to add a second split ring to your rear treble hook on crankbaits.
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Hey it's up to you. IMO 250 not to much. But if you got only a dollar to your name then yeah it might be. Start out with basics: soft stick bait, couple hooks to rig wacky and texas Drop shot any bait thats about 4" or under like a Keitech Shad Impact, hooks, weights Pack of ribbontail worms and 1/4 oz bullet weights Couple of 3/8oz casting jigs and chunk trailer That's what I would start with at least. Buy brands like Bass Pro Shops, zoom etc to save some $ at first because they make good stuff at fair prices. FYI Academy Sports has cheapest Zoom prices and Tackle Warehouse has a big sale coming up. Winter is upon us so you can also find deals at sports shows etc that will start to show up around January if you are near a big city.
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Coming from a background in working out in the mountains in the middle of the winter and rock climbing etc, I dress the same for fishing. 1) Baselayer, usually merino wool as it's more effective than the synthetic stuff. 2) Midlayer which can be anything from a heavier weight wool baselyer to a fleece or light synthetic fill jacket. Synthetic is better because of the cance of getting wet and down is useless when wet. 3) If it's insanely freezing I'll usually wear two mid layers. 4) Shell i.e. rain gear appropriate for fishing. I just use west marine brand because at 6'3" it's the only affordable brand that fits. Arcteryx has tall sized bibs but for $500+ and my last pair were stolen so... 5)for gloves I do the same thing. baselayer usually, midlayer, shell mitten. (fingerless wool gloves are a necesity as well) 6) for feet I do the same and wear either Neos overshoes or baffin boots and sometimes just my trail running shoes because my feet never get all that cold for some reason. 7) for headwear I could be wearig just the hood on my jacket, a wool hat, a hat with windstopper in it, a headband, it all just depends on the conditions. 8) never forget the Save Phace. 9) adding this one in because I almost forgot. If you want super bomb proof gear dont forget to look at rain gear from places like West Marine. Much more durable than the ultralight stuff used by the backcountry crowd.
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I don't like suffix. Have to many line management issues with it. Switched to InvizX and that was night and day better but then I started breaking off a lot so I switched to Sunline. I'll never go back.
