dodgeguy

LOL!!!

Had no issues

i throw 1/10 oz ned rig heads with it.

Bass Pro Shops Patriot 7 ft medium fast baitcast rod with Lews Tournament Pro 8.3 to 1 reel and 8 lb Sufix Advance Mono.

Sportsmans Outfitters

I don't know that lake but it's the same principle. You have to look for those spots that have something different. Any ripwrap you could crankbait on ? Any small bridges that the water goes under ? Corner edges on bridges are good ambush points. Any main lake points that have something different ? Where I fish we have giant weedbeds that all look the same.We have to find spots that are different. Try deeper structure also.

Bass have been known to come up 30 feet to hit a topwater.Shallow I've seen them go over 10 feet. Then again I've seen where you have to hit them in the head with the bait.

Ditch the leader. Use flouro braid or copolymer by themselves.

Lews Tournament Pro. IMHO it casts almost completely trouble free and further than any reel I've ever seen.And a dc won't catch me any more fish.

Lews Tournament Pro. IMHO it casts almost completely trouble free and further than any reel I've ever seen.

LOL !!!

Get a Johnny Morris Signature Series 7-6 heavy extra fast. tip is not to soft and will drive any hook home. rod is extremely sensitive. 10 year warranty.

generally the better the components used and the higher the technology equals better quality. time will tell. the original post was why dont you use a dc reel not what makes a reel quality. dc reels have a good reputation from what i know.

This is why I don't need a computer to cast.

i have no problems with the lews externally adjustable centrifugal brakes

Snaps

Thats up to you. How much in gas etc... What's ur time worth? Good luck with the new reel.

What he said.

The lube port is there to help drain water if reel is dunked and it gives direct access to gear teeth for a dab of grease. The lube port was never intended to be a substitute for regular maintenance. i would use nothing under 50 on a baitcaster.

MP is an upgrade with p2 pinion bearing Get an mp

Has a lube port on the bottom I have 3. IMHO great $99 reels.

Me too.

So being as no reels are made here what do you use? I will bet even though a reel says made in Japan it has parts made in other countries. It's like cars. Japanese manufacturers buy airbags and other parts from the same people Chrysler and GM do. That's why when one has airbag recalls so do the others. Guaranteed its the same thing with reels. A car doesn't have to be made with all American parts to be stamped made in USA. I'm sure neither does a Japanese assembled reel have to have all Japanese parts to be stamped made in Japan.

Yes it is. And if you buy a tournament pro it only gets worse !!! LOL !!!

put the other line on first as backing. then put the 2/3 spool on.