junyer357

Squarebills, 5/6xd, and 8/10xd are 3 different rods for me. I have a pair of 7' med-mod rods (6:1 & 7:1 reels) for squarebills and smaller cranks. I step up to a 7'6 mh (6:1)thats more mod fast for 5/6xd and similar sized cranks For the big boys like 8/10xd (5:1)or small swimbaits i have a 7'10 mh mod fast rod. The extra length on the 2 deeper rods helps get the baits a lil further out for more time at depth, but i lose some accuracy. For squarebills and smaller cranks i prefer a 7' rod. Its long enough to help take up any slack when a fish run to me, but still short enough i can cast very accurately.

Keep an eye at dobyns website. I bought a used champion 765flip there for $180. Absolutely love it.

I weighed them earlier. About 1.5oz each. So i will probably be throwing them on my deep crank rod i use for 10xd's.

I picked up a few h2o express 4 1/2" swimbaits this weekend. I have reaearched on here they are ok but not great, but its a start. I am planning to change out the hooks to kvd's. I am weighing them tonite on my wifes food scale to know the weight to see whaick rod will handle them best. Here is my actual question. What is the best way to retreive them? Is it more of a steady retreive or a popping motion like a jerkbait?

I do it diffrent. I dont overthink my line choices. Braid is all yellow, for line watching, often with a flouro leader of diffrent sizes depending in application. Clear is flouro Green is mono I buy bulk 1000yd spools of mono and flouro. I normally only keep 10# or 12# test of each. I keep the mono green, so when i go with someone else and only bring 5 rods or so, i double up on what rod i thow diffrent baits on, instead of bringing 15+ rods. IE my spinnerbait rod then doubles as a buzzbait or chatterbait rod. With the diffrent color lines, i instantly know what line is on each rod, and dont have to rely on memory. Keeps me from trying to throw a pop-r on a crankbait rod with flouro, it does not pop well.

Iwata eclipse hp-cs for workhorse and a hp-bcs for basecoating a lot of lures at a time. I started with createx, but now its auto air and mainly house of kolor for paint. I moved to an out building and added an exhaust fan (i also have a proper respirator mask i wear with all paints) so i can safely use the urethane paints. They just lay down and look so much better to me.

In a tree like the OP posted, i throw most anything. Squarebills on outer limbs (with the plug knocker close at hand), spinnerbaits/chatterbaits a lil further in, then jigs, senkos, tex worms, and flipping baits as deep in as i can. I start casting on outer edges and work in to heart of it.

I use leaders alot. All my spinning rods have braid. I am trying braid with a leader on my jig and worm rods now, but am insure if i like it. I may go back to straight flouro still. I use an alberto knot only. I tried the fg but it was not worth the extra time time and hassle to me. I refuse to use micro eye rods (tried and hates them) so a tight alberto isnt a problem casting. For my leaders i use seaguar blue label leader material. I tie my lures on all my flouro with the "shaw grigsby youtube" knot. Its simple and quick and works great. Just be sure to slobber/lube really well with any knot on flouro, and cinch it tight but dont pull the dog snot out of it either.

Alberto/modified albright here too.

I have a dobyns champion 683sf for throwing senkos only, wacky or tex. It has a pflueger supreme with 15# yellow slick 8 on it with a 8 or 10# flouro leader. I dont hesitate to throw it anywhere i can get it in to. Its one of the rods i have on deck year round, unless i am fishing deep ledges. I like the yellow braid for line watching, and leader for better abrasion reaistance. Love the rod, it was definitly worth saving up for. Has had plenty of backbone to pull fish from everything ive thrown into. Great tip and action. Was my first champoin rod, now have 2 and looking for a 3rd soon.

About 80% online. Mosty tackle wharehouse, ebay, and siebert. Occasionally from acadamy if they dont have it in store. Bass pro is too high on anything but their brand stuff. Around here its mostly acadamy and a local tackle shop with a smidgen of walmart.

I tried them and was not impressed. I could retie faster and easier. I just change all my line tie spit rings to an oval style when i open the package, i keep the rings for changing hooks.

Avid 7mhf with 7:1 tatula. Currently trying 40# braid with 20# flouro leader, but not sold on it yet. Normally i just use straight 20# flouro. May still go back to that.

Foot and fortrex if you can do a ultrex.

Avid 6'8" mxf casting for me. Works great for anything over 1/8oz weight and worm. I have a champion 683 spinning for weightless senkos.

Ive ised swimbaits and grubs.

Either braid should be fine for both on one rod. I would definitly run a flouro leader though on all but frog. I use seaguar blue label leader in 15 or 20# for that on 40# power pro. The leader gives me 2 advantages over straight braid, its far more abrasion resistant as well as i can brwak the leader off instead of cutting my line on a bad snag. You can break a reel seat on a rod pulling too hars trying to break or free a snag with heavy braid. Ive done it.

I have not liked the spiderwire ive used in past, but i have not tried that exact line. I have however, used slick 8 alot and love it. I have 3 rods with it in yellow now in 15, 20, and 65lb. Five bucks for it is a steal !! Wish i could find some more for that to stockpile.

I have the tatula sv and want more. Right now mine is a 6:1 and on my cranking rod with a shad rap on it. Also plan to throw jerkbaits on it some and other lighter cranks. Next one i get will be an 8:1 for my flipping rod. I have a ct on it now, and will move it to my jig rod.

I have a champion 683sf with a pfluefer supreme 30 and its perfect to me for throwing weightless senkos. Great tip for sensitivity, and lods up quick with plenty of backbone for setting hook and pulling from cover. Im saving for a 702sf now for ned/shaky finesse rigs now.

Hard baits are in 3700 boxes by type, topwatwe, squarebill, spinnerbait, hooks weights, etc... Plastics are in ziploc bags by type, craws, worms, creatures, etc., with one bag of "goto" worms, holding my favorite and confidence plastics. They all stay in the boat, until i either go to a pond or with someone else, then i grab 5 boxes i think i need and my goto plastics bag.

Pflueger president unless you can find a deal on a supreme.

Heading back in two weeks. Anyone have any info for me?

Im basically going with lots of rods and basic lures now. I have 17 or 18 rods. I have them down to technique specific. I have a dedicated rod for senkos, but i only keep about 4 or 5 colors on hand. I keep only 3 or 4 colors of jigs in diffrent heads and weights. 3 colors of spinnerbaits and a selection of blades. I have a 3700 each for squarebills, 6-10', 10-15', and mag/xdeep cranks. I have 4 cranking rods. I have a frog and topwater rods, and they share a 3700 box. And so on and so forth. I like being able to have a rod specifically for what i want to throw, not one that "this will make do". It makes it easier and more enjoyable casting those lures. I could throw squarebills on my mxf worm rod, but my hook up- landing ratio is much better with my med-mod rod. Im at a point where i am slowly upgrading my rods and reels to better ones. As i have expanded to new techniques, i wait and save up to buy the better rod and a nicer reel, because its cheaper in long run to me, rather than spending 80-100 now " to get by with", and then spending 200+ on one later. I wait and save longer to get the good rod to begin with. I spend more on rods far more than reels. Yea a better reel can cast better, but its no good if i cant feel squat with the rod.

All 3 on flouro for me. 12# lipless 15# for other 2