Everything posted by dodgeguy
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Any suggestions for low memory mono?
If you call half as much stretch a little I guess I get it.
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Beat my personal best, twice in one day.
Nice. Did you take measurements ?
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All this Flouro talk lately
I keep trying flouro but dont get any more bites than straight braid so eventually I wind up going back to braid.
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Help me Decide Between Dobyns and Powell Rod
They ship for free with no tax.
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Any suggestions for low memory mono?
Sufix Advance
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Peeling Wynn grips
Anybody ever had Wynn grips peel? The one on my Patriot rod is peeling off the first layer of color.My other Patriot is fine. Should be fun getting warrantied since they have none in stock.
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Lew's way overbraked
Try lubing it with really thin lube. Maybe bearings are dry.
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Help me Decide Between Dobyns and Powell Rod
Dobyns come in a big super thick cardboard tube. Should be fine.
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Help me Decide Between Dobyns and Powell Rod
That was a great choice.
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Help me Decide Between Dobyns and Powell Rod
Absolutely an awesome rod.
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Academy wont ship to California!
The nutjobs who live there put them in charge.
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No mono, no fluoro, just braid?
Wood dowel . wrap line around and pull.
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Pond seems hotter after 10:00 AM. Why?
Up here in the northeast the summer has been cold and all old rules no longer apply. Water temps are way colder than any normal year and it's changed everything. You need to look at what changed to cause this. Is the water less clear? Is the weather unusual ? Is the fishing actually worse ?
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I'm done using a palomar with fluoro
I will never be able to understand why people have problems with the Palomar knot.
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Palomar knot breaking
I've used a Palomar for braid for over 30 years without any issues
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What kind of line do you recommend
COPOLYMER does not mix flouro and mono The only one that does is Yozuri hybrid which I wouldn't even call a copolymer. Like it says it's a hybrid line.
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Braid gone bad?
Problem solved
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Flipping Rod
It's most likely not a manufacturers defect to tell you the truth. Defective blanks show up very quickly and al.ost always break in the month or so of use. This is just a proven fact. My point was that a lot of companies will replace things for free as long as there is no obvious abuse. Did you contact them ?
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Flipping Rod
I thought that rod had lifetime warranty ? Unless they can prove you abused it it should be free.
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New G. Loomis Line of Rods
Your my Sea Hero !!! Why would I buy that when bass pro Johnny Morris has Fuji sic at 149 or Dobyns has Fuji alconite at 179 and lifetime warranty?
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Braided line stop while casting
This idea that braid backlashes worse is so false. I have only had 2 backlashes with braid I couldn't get out by pressing my thumb on the line and reeling it in then pulling it out in 30 years. Flourocarbon and mono get damaged a lot when backlashes braid does not.
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Moving to one line of rods - $100-150
Johnny Morris Signature series are awesome also. Alconite guides . 10 year warranty.
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Braided line stop while casting
Braid does not backlash easier or worse. Use 50 lb or higher. Set your reel correctly. Don't force casts. Braid is also easier to remove a backlash and doesn't get damaged.
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Moving to one line of rods - $100-150
I've used bps rods for 30 years . they are quality rods. That said I would step up to the Dobyns Sierra micro series. Lifetime warranty. Great build quality. Light and balanced. Just a really great rod.
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If you could have only one rod and reel
At 7.5 u use the rod to move the crankbait and reel in the slack.