dodgeguy

i agree your drag is loose. get sufix elite in 8lb or use braid.

sidearm roll cast should not decrease your distance.

take the glove off.its like wearing a condom.

Gotcha

Why a sinking flouro leader on a buzzbaits?

I would use 50 lb Sufix 832 instead if I was using braid

Sufix Advance Mono. Sufix 832 braid.

Bass Pro uses big thick tubes. Never had a problem.

IMHO Sufix advance mono is as sensitive as flouro.

agree 100 percent. this is especially true on small lakes.

I used braid for years. I find myself switching back to low stretch mono. I hate flouro. I cant see wasting 15$ when you get a backlash that kinks it. I switched from braid due to the nagging doubt in the back of my mind that I might be not catching some extra fish. Now with low stretch mono available I can get reasonable sensitivity as good a flouro if not better and not have the noise or digging issues at all of braid.

What he said. Also get bass pro to replace it if it's less than a year old.

Never go below 50.

That's weird. Did you take spool out to put line on? Dirt maybe fell out ?

Sounds like you had to much line on it.

I would never buy a reel with a graphite frame. I've seen spinning reel necks flex and brake and baitcast reel feet break off.

Females go deep after spawn. They take a while to recover . deep cranks and jigs. Ned rig deep or dropshot. Carolina rig.

Fenwicks been making flipping sticks since the 1970s as far as I know.

Palomar knot.

I love Sufix Advance Mono but wouldn't use it on a spinning reel. I would use Sufix elite mono .

Ive never had that issue. A 5 inch senko weighs like 3/8 oz. It's not light weight. Never had an issue getting the slack out. I do agree that flouro has more slack line sensitivity than braid but I've never had the issue you are speaking of. I've been fishing braid since the early 90s.

I agree. There are probably more problems caused by people taking reels apart and putting them together wrong than there are actual bad reels. If you took apart your engine on a new car and screwed it up you would be paying. It should be the same with a reel.

Why wouldn't you feel it after you reel the slack out?

Always

Best $200 reel out there. I throw 1/10 oz. Ned rigs with it on 8lb. Sufix Advance mono with no problem. The brakes are the best in the business.if you backlash a lot with this reel you need to use spinning only. Distance is great on casts. As guys have said Sportsmans Outfitters has them at $139 which is a steal.The carbon drag goes to 20lbs and is smooth.You really can't go wrong.