dodgeguy

it's great with all lures as long as you know how to use a baitcaster.the small light spool and dual braking system are awesome.

the patriarch on ebay at $169 blows the others away!!!

with a centrifugal brake if the backlash starts at the front of the cast you need more centrifugal braking.if it starts in the middle you need more spool tension or thumb.the same applies for magnets except because of the different magnetic systems you may have more overlap throughout the cast between the spool tension and magnetic braking.

i've seen it go the other way also.the guy with braid kicks the flouro users but!!!i think it has more to do with some imperceptible difference in the way one guy works the bait over the other.i used flouro a couple of seasons ago because i thought it would make a difference.it did and i caught 3 times as many fish so i thought the flouro was responsible.last year for the heck of it i went back to braid and wound up catching just as many.so does it matter or not?not over a full season of fishing.btw,the reservoirs i fish are very clear most of the time.

pflueger patriarch narrow spool 7-1.

i have a buddy who loves the diawa braid.i think it's to soft personally and cuts easier on rocks than the fireline and sufix braids.it is smoother than any of them with the fireline braid being a close second.

i own nothing but pflueger reels but not the summit.it is one fine reel regardless.if you really want a fine reel save up for a patriarch narrow spool.the patriarch is built on the same frame as the revo while the summit is not.the new president is also built on the same frame as the revo.

that's totally wrong.

powerpro is outdated.sufix is better and berkley's new fireline braid blows suffix away.the fireline braid is a truely round 8 strand brand.it is exfremely smooth and doesn't dig at all.it's time for power pro to come out of the stone age and redesign their line.

My experience with the LTB series is that they are more tip heavy than any other rod that I have used. How is it my Loomis rods balance almost under the reel seat to an inch above the nut depending on the models and reel used? My Dobyns rod is perfect right under the reel seat. My Lamiglas balances an inch above the reel seat. Why do people like to use a heavier reel to balance out flipping sticks? Obvious the reel weight does play a role in balancing the rod unless you build a custom which would be awesome. Perhaps our rod builders will be able to answer this better. a rod that is balanced ahead of the reel seat is not balanced it is tip heavy.the correct balance point is the center of the reel seat.putting weight on top of the balance point has no affect on balance.tackle tour would disagree with where you say your rods balance out.almost all the rods they test balance a good 6 inches in front of ypour measurements.

all baitcast rods are somewhat tip heavy.since a properly balanced rod is balanced at the center of the reel seat the reel has absolutely nothing to do with balance.i balance all my rods with butt weights.

get a pflueger patriarch!!!

buy berkleys new fireline braid.it blows suffix and powerpro into the stone age.use at least 50 lb test on a baitcaster.go by line diaameter and not lb test.50 is 12 diameter.

get a johnny morris 7-6 flipping stick with berkley fireline 65 lb braid and cure all your sensitivity issues.if you can't feel with that rod and line then your nerves are dead.

braid.

pflueger patriarch blows away all the other pretenders!!!

that's one of the problems with flouro.get seguar invizx and spool it on with the line in hot water.let it dry overnight.the next day hook it to a pole and back it up to the end.reel it in while spraying with kvd line and lure.let it dry a couple of hours.you will now have the best casting flouro you can get.either that or buy braid.

garbage.if you are worried use a flouro leader.

fireline's new braid is the best.

the new fireline braid handles better than any thing else out there.i agree with wayne.i use 65 and 80 pound test which are 14 and 15 mono equivalent.

megastike!

50 pound test fireline braid.make sure it's fireline braid and not fued fireline!!!braid on a baitcaster should be at least 50 lb because the thicker diameter keeps it from digging in.50 is 12 diameter.

for $150 you can get the new pflueger president which is a great reel.for $100 you can get a pflueger trion narrow spool which is a great reel.

agree%100!!!the visibility is only a problem if you think it is.

i'm keeping the gps even though it's a low end model.it's good enough for what i need it 4.