dodgeguy

clunn was great but there comes a time to retire and his is here.

i can't imagine fishing laydowns with less than 10 or 12 pound test.

clunn was good in his time but is a has been today.he has not won anything recently or even placed that well.kvd will surely compile a record compareable to clunn a lot faster than some may think.

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ike is good but kvd is better.the rest have a way to go to catch either ike or kvd.

he's the only major pro i know off.there are a few i know who fish local tournaments around me.it's just a matter of if they want to get involved or not.i know they have no problem being accepted by other fishermen that i fish with.

i use 10 inch worms a lot in the summer.a 7 inch will usually catch more fish.

my favorite technique would be spinnerbaiting.

technically you are correct.but i know plenty of guys who have adapted it to heavier cover fishing.it's great for dropping in holes in weedbeds.this requires heavier line.i also know guys who dropshot in weedbeds with braid with great success.the key is to stay open minded.this could save the day when nothing else works.

i have fished it on 65 lb suffix braid and caught fish on it. this year i am fishing it on 12 lb cajun red cast on a 6-6 mh bass pro shops extreme spinning rod with a pflueger 6040 spinning reel.i fish in heavy cover and have used cajun red cast in heavy cover fishing worms with no problems.the reason i'm switching back to red cast is last year i used braid and the year before i used red cast.i didn't realize it until i totaled my fish caught (i keep a record of every fish and conditions) and found that i caught twice as many fish on red cast compared to braid.

i have to dissagree.i would buy the president because i feel centrifugal brakes are better.just start with all 6 in the on position.either that or get a supreme which has both.then start with 4 centrifugal on and add a little bit of magnets with the dial as needed.

start with a really limp line like braid or cajun red cast or trilene xl.the limper the line the less you will backlash.

red only looks like blood in shallow water.as you go down it turns grey.since water has less light the deeper you go it starts to camoflage itself into the darker murkier water.this happens slower in clear water and faster in stained water.it doesn't dissapear it changes color and camoflages the line.it's the same concept as hunting with camo.the hunter didn't dissapear you just can't pick him out as easy. http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1166499354

if it is digging into the spool this is possible.braid should be used in the same diameter as you would use a mono.this helps prevent digging in.also try sufix braid.imho it is superior to all others and diggs less.i use 16/65 on a baitcaster and would not go below 12/50.

you got it dude!!!MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

yes,i think the red lightning stinks.it's basically a saltwater trolling line and is stiff as wire.i think the red cast is the best mono line i have ever used imho.i have not tried cajun advantage so i cannot comment on it.last year i used all braid.this year most of my rods are going back to cajun red cast.2 years ago i used red cast and caught twice as many fish per my records as i did with straight braid this year.this kind of upset me because i love braid and how sensitive it is.

6040 medalist is 30 inches of line recovery.

i am a pflueger fan i i would have told you not to buy a president spinning reel because it is a graphite frame.the supreme casting reel is a different story.did you send them back for warranty repair?if so what happened?all reel manufacturers have to make warranty repairs.

I don't knock shimano and diawa because they make good products. I do think they cost to much but that's my opnion.

the 8040 magnesium supreme is going to be $100 9.6 oz. coming out in march 2007 the aluminum 6040 medalist is $79 and saltwater rated and 13.2 oz. they make a medalist all the way up to a 6080 size for saltwater. 6080 240yds./25# 4.3:1 27.2 oz. H/SW i have a medalist 6040 and imho it is the best spinning reel i have ever owned.i've owned shimano stradics and various diawa reels along with other brands.

i just bought one the other day to replace a rod i busted 6 inches off the tip.got a 6-6- mh spinning rod 1 piece.everyone i know who owns them likes them.

add a few $ and get a medalist.

it's legal in flw and not in bass.i think bass tried it for 1 year and stopped.

absorbing shock without breaking doesn't mean it has to stretch like a rubberband.you post up opinions all the time without a shread of proof.at least this study was done with a total explanation of how it was done and how the conclusions were drawn.if you want to dispute the conclusions then do a study and post it.

this article proves it does not have a lot of stretch for a mono line. http://pages.videotron.com/fishing/estretch.htm