Everything posted by dodgeguy
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Greasing your reels
I'm a Chrysler Master technician for over 30 years. I've worked on cars for 42 years. I could tell you some stories. Most people should not be touching mechanical things !!!.
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New Lews tournament mp
ok so leave tension loose and adjust centrifugal for beginning fluff and magnets for middle of cast. centrifugal backs down as spool slows.or trade it for a tournament pro with externally adjustable brakes.
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Are you a lefty or a righty?
exactly
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Greasing your reels
people actually do these things? some people should just pay to get things serviced.
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New Lews tournament mp
its easy. if you fluff up at the beginning of the cast you need more centrifugal brake. if you fluff up in the middle turn up the magnets. set the spool tension so the lure drops slowly with rod straight out.loosen spool tension when your thumb gets educated.
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$150-$190 Baitcaster
Lews Tournament Pro at sportsmans outfitters 139 $
- best all around fishing rod
- Tatsu is actually pretty great...
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Why are bass pacing along the shoreline and not biting?
prespawn bass looking to make nests.
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Any guesses on the weight of this largemouth bass?
3.5 to 4
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Will a 6.3:1 Citica 201 work for Deep Cranking??
I use a 6.8 to 1 reel. Just reel slow. I put a 95 mm handle on it. Also you can use the rod to move the bait just by sweeping it and reel in the slack. The slight pauses sometimes trigger strikes.
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Casting or spinning gear for plastics rod?
i use a 7ft medium BPS patriot rod a Lews tournament pro baitcaster with 8lb sufix advance mono for ned rigs. wacky and texas rig senko or 3/8 trig worm i use a 6-6 mh fast with 14lb sufix advance mono. 1/2 to 1 0z trig 10 inch worms are on a BPS 7-6 johnny Morris signature series heavy extra fast flipping stick. i dont use spinning anymore.gave them all to my daughter.
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Grinding/ loud noise when casting
i hate to see how he maintains his car. LOL !!!
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Stoopid question? LH vs RH baitcasters
your not off balance. i feel the same exact way about the handle being above and below the rod. also most spinning handles are longer and turn in a bigger circle. When i learned baitcast there were no lefty reels. WE had zebco closed face reels when i was a kid and they were righty reel handles so thats what we got used to. progressing to righty baitcast was the next obvious step. this garbage that switching hands takes time is ridiculous. if you reel lefty and cast righty you have to move your hand from the rod handle to palming position.That to me seems even more akward than just placing the reel in your left hand palm. watch any pro who uses a righty . they switch in one smooth movement before the bait even hits the water. use what you feel comfortable with.
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Lews MB not reeling smoothly
Congratulations
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Lube job for old Shimano Calcutta reels
I use Lews reel oil on my Lews reels. And Lews grease on gears.
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Stoopid question? LH vs RH baitcasters
me either
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What’s your favorite finesse rod and reel?
BPS Patriot 7ft M fast action baitcast rod with Lews Tournament Pro 7.5 to 1 baitcast reel and Sufix Advantage 8lb copolymer.
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Lube job for old Shimano Calcutta reels
thats for gears. bearings get a drop of oil.
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Lube job for old Shimano Calcutta reels
do not use wd40 0n a reel. get quality reel lubricants.
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Braid digging into itself
I've fished braid since about 1992. I've fished from 20lb to 80 on a baitcaster. I would never go below 50. That said I have never casted and snapped my braid in all those years even with 20lb. Something is severely wrong with the line or the setup. Throw that garbage out buy some 50lb Sufix 832 and then tell us what happens.
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What’s your favorite brand rod? Megabass, shimano, st croix, G.loomis...
Bass Pro Shops and Falcon.
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Help me with an amazing bass fishing bday suprise for boyfriend?
$500 TO TACKLE warehouse would be awesome.
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Ned rig- straight braid?
And I hate the knot going through my guides.
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Braid on baitcaster
i would not go below 50 lb braid. also braid is easier to remove a backlash from than mono or flouro and it doesnt damage the line. just jam your thumb down and reel the line in a little then push the button and pull some line off. keep repeating as needed.i would also get rid of the power pro and go to sufix 832 or tuf line domin8.