jbrew73

No free lunch.

Fish what ever you are most comfortable with. In my opinion the whole line on the finger method is severely overrated. I feel the advantage of putting your finger on the line has more to do with the way you are holding the rod than feeling the line itself. The rod is balanced better when you palm the reel and your grip is often a little looser.

For a few years I used my Falcon Bucoo pitchin stick for frogs. I wouldn’t recommend it to bomb casts deep into pads but for close work and moderate cover it worked great.

Can old tires be dumped into lakes for habitat too?

I would suspect those reels are very similar internally. Probably not much deference other than maybe the braking system and that’s likely the same as well. I’m not fond of either. They tend to get “Geary” very quickly even when maintaining them properly.

I’ve used .009” diameter line without issues and would not hesitate to try lower if needed.

For the rare occasion that I used a spinning rod, I hold it wherever the balance point is. Unless the rotor is beating my knuckles to death. At that point I remember one of the many reasons that I don’t use spinning reels.

One could also say you have to adjust your line to your rods, reels and techniques.

80% of my Lew’s reels were geary even after sending them back to Lew’s. The only ones that held up were the original tournament pro models. Try one of the new P2 models or switch brands.

Owner cutting point?

A Falcon Bucoo or LowRider 6’10” hvy fast would be my suggestion.

Try round bend or straight shaft hooks. I could not get ewg to work for me.

I knew exactly what you meant but unfortunately I can’t help. I have a Falcon Lowrider 7’9” hvy and I’m looking for something just a little lighter.

I would have it professionally cleaned and repaired.

I use my graphite cranking rod for flutter spoons.

Just be sure the line isn’t slipping on the spool before you return it. It is a common problem with braid but not with single filament line.

I don’t think there is a plastic lure that doesn’t work, there are only the ones that you don’t have confidence in. I don’t think I ever got a bite on one of the most popular craw type baits on this forum. No confidence = none in my boat. Is it the baits fault? No way, it is obviously the guy chucking them that is to blame.

I always pay for shipping and my orders arrive in a timely manner. I have no complaints with tackle warehouse. They still have one of the best selections of tackle anywhere.

The swim jig originated as a Mike McClelland signature model for 1/8-3/8 oz swim jigs. I believe all of his rods had ratings to match the actual intention of the rod model, not a generic rating. The trapcaster is a great rod and works well with just about any presentation . The swim jig rod is good for swim jigs, light texas rig, topwater and lipless. I just didn’t like the 7’2” length. I prefer 7’

I don’t feel that testing line with an 8 lb weight gives an accurate account of what you feel while fishing. I can’t say that I know of a better way to test it though.

Toss it and try a Booyah Pad Crasher frog. I find them to be more durable and less likely to take on water than other brands.

The previous generation Falcon Bucoo Micro Trapcaster is the best rod at any price that I have used for square bill and lipless crank baits. I would assume the current equivalent in the low rider or bucoo sr would be just as good.

What team signed it?

Lew’s slp reels are the smallest I have used.

No. Not over my head. Just making light of the fact that you have to hide things from your wife.