dodgeguy

it's only your reel if the line is looping and snagging on the loop.if not it's digging in.20lb is to thin for a baitcaster.on top of that i would switch to fireline braid.use at least 40 lb test even 50 or 65.fireline braid is the roundest braid made and does not dig in.i've used them all and i know.

it absolutely makes a difference.guys talk about rod sensitivity making a difference all the time.changing brands of rods will surely affect that.different grips feel different.different reels with different braking systems cast different.every time you switch you must adjust and this takes off some of your concentration on fishing because you are using it to adapt to your constantly changing gear.

and the best braid made.

all my rods are 6-6 mh johnny morris signature series except my 7-6 flipping stick.this means i always know what to expect and never have to adjust to different rod lenths or feel.the reels are different ratos.if i could afford it they would all be either pflueger supreme 9035 xt spinning reels or pflueger patriarch casting reels in either 6.4 to 1 or 7.1 to 1.we way overcomplicate things when we fish.

i fish them wacky rigged on a 6-6 mh bps johnny morris signature series rod with a pflueger 9035 supreme xt on 20 lb fireline braid.

i am a big pflueger fan.that said the president has a graphite frame and i will not buy reels with graphite frames.i have broken necks on 3 of different brands and the frames twist on all of them which misaligns the internals.i've had grinding issues due to this on various brands. mount a grapjite frame reel on a rod and grab the body.i can twist any of them at least15 degress off center with no problem at all.that cannot be done with aluminum or magnesium.

worms for numbers and a buzzbait for size.

hooks reflect light therefore show up better.line has light pass through it.this makes it turn grey as it sinks.grey line is harder to see in deeper water.red lures turn black as water gets deep.there fore red as an attracking color is true in shallower water and only with materials that reflect light.in deeper water it helps make line hard to see.if you don't believe it then reasearch it and you'll find it's true and based on science.

or use a spinning rod.

you're kidding?revo reels and pflueger patriarchs are both korean.they are both awesome.

why?

hy not just get the reel replaced?

undoubtably it's his fault.that's why the loomis for him is a great buy.he keeps on breaking them and getting new ones for $50.for me imho it's not because i don't break rods and i am happy with the jm rods.

i have one of the first year jm elites with a foregrip.i like the foregrips so the rest of my rods are signature series.it's a 6-6 mh fast tip.i use braid so to me it's just as sensitive as my buddie's glx with braid at half the price.i have never broken a jm rod.my buddy breaks approx 4-6 glx rods per year on hooksets.maybe he's just an animal.loomis rods are nice but i don't think they are worth 2 times the price unless you are one of these guys constantly sending rods back.

not true at all.you've never seen where a guy wastes an hour trying to get a bedding bass to bite in a tournament?sometimes they bite and sometimes they don't.

so unless you are constantly breaking rods like some loomis lovers i know the jm elite would likely be a much better purchase.

i think i would stay with the johnny morris.that's all i fish.guys on this site will laugh but i don't think you can buy a better rod.the elite has recoil guides and the signature series have fuji titanium frame sic guides.you can't go wrong with either one.they are light and sensitive and have imho the best reel seats made.from what i hear if you go to a bps and return one they replace it no questions asked.

i only fish for bass with artificial lures.any other way is just not bass fishing to me.if i'm trying for panfish to cook i would use worms.at that point i'm not fishing for sport but fishing for the pan.i also think you have a much gretaer chance of gut hooking bass with live bait.

i don't feel any backplay in mine.how much are we talking?it probably uses the same anti reverse bearing as the revo or xt.ever loose a fish because of it?not me.

why?the handle screws off and is avalable with no problem.some bass pro reels use it and so did the old president.worse come to worse just buy a used reel and swap it.

i love the screw on handle.never had a problem with it and it looks way better.i would also love a patriarch xt.

I don't think Aarons fish had lockjaw LOL. He just needed to find a bait that could get that he could suspend that deep and represent a shad. There aren't too many baits that you can effectively use for suspended fish compared to the amount of bottom baits, sub surface and topwater baits available. I personally think fishing for suspended fish is something the general public has garnered as uncatchable. I honestly feel my odds are better at catching a trophy fish that is suspended than one that is on the bottom. I know that's contradictory to what the books say but 90% of my 5lb + spots are suspenders. If your a spotted bass guy you'll be lost many times of the year if you don't learn how to catch suspended fish. There are ways around it but not as consistant. i wouldn't know because up here we have no spots.from what i do know they react differently than largies.

i will never understand how guys can switch from brand to brand.as kvd says you should find one and stick with it.the more your equipment feels identical the less adjusting you have to do.find one brand of rod and reel and stay with them.

pflueger patriarch