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You're on the right track. Just keep adding combos as you see a need.

I used to be a BC only guy and I was late to the spinning party. I fish mostly ponds now and they get mossy and weedy in the summer. I occasionally use a T-rig weighted when fish won't chase a reaction lure. But I find I use the MH 7' and M 7' spinning combos the most. The MH is for single hook presentations like flukes and trick worms, unweighted mostly. The M is for light treble lures and wacky stick worms like Senkos. They both have 20# Fireline on them. These two cover more than half the pond fishing I do. Some days I don't pick up a BC combo. I do carry 3 BC combos for heavier stuff like buzzbaits, topwaters, lipless cranks, weighted T-rigs. To the point, my best overall pond combo is a 7'MH spinning rod.

We are also coming into an age where things like slavery, mass murder, etc. are now considered by most humans to be completely barbaric. The ideals of our country's founding run counter to barbarism. Yet it continues and there is a faction in this world that finds it acceptable. America has spent some time rising above it. Enough so that we can still find it shocking.

And, contrary to what the news media would have you believe, violent and gun crimes in the US are way down. I guess this one got to me because it's in my home state and just so unacceptable. I know it could have happened with another weapon. I'm certainly a 2nd Amendment (as well as all the others) supporter.

I had a bunch or Renegade cranks and plastics. I never caught much off the cranks, but I did off the plastics. Walmart had them in the $1-$2 bin for years. Of all the discount lures that I'm wary of, I like a cheap spinnerbait. I have hung with and even outfished people using the cheapest ones BPS used to sell. I still have a few but the original skirts are long gone. Put a good trailer hook on that puppy and it'll flat catch fish. If it wants to turn sideways you can tune that steel wire. Bass are no respecters of a spinnerbait's brand. Only the skirt and blades matter.

Just pick one with a good drag. Braid is smaller so you can size up and still have a smaller, more castable diameter. It won't break under normal use, so the drag will eventually get a workout.

I find black/blue to be a fantastic color for any craw imitation in stained water like we have around here. If super clear, match natural colors.

1. Daiwa UL 4.5' combo that whipped a lot of bream and crappies, and some good cats. 2. Zebco 33 5.5' MH got me going on bass 3. Daiwa Procaster BC 5.5' MH-never looked back

I've bought two used off ebay. Something wrong with both. One, a BPS Johnny Morris reel had a worn out cast control. I got it for $50 and had to pay BPS $20 more to fix it. It works like a charm now for $70 vs $129 or so when it was new. The other, an older ABU Garcia Lower end reel needed the levelwind pawl replaced. I did so with one form an older round reel. It seems that some people will buy them and wear them out and selll on there to subsidize new ones. Or they could be trade-ins from tackle shops. Buyer beware. At least if you buy new you know you can return to the mfg if it isn't satisfactory.

So obviously you use their BC reels too. Which models? Are they of the same quality? Is there one model that is a particularly great deal?

I remember when I was a kid a couple years I started baseball. I wasn't very good. And that was a time my dad wanted to spend weekends at the lake we had a house on. Well, I eventually quit baseball because I wasn't helping the team at all. My dad would usually not want me to quit something I started, but that was just fine with him this time. If I had stuck with baseball it would have eventually ended for me, and pretty soon.But I started a lifelong love affair with fishing that still continues to this day, stronger than ever. The same happened with my daughter. She played tee-ball and softball until it came time for her to move to the infield and take a leadership role. That's when she decided it was not for her and that was just OK.

I've often said there's nothing that could make me live in CA, but after seeing those, I have to reconsider.

Do you work on a golf course. I considered that when I was young to try to get to the water hazards to fish. But my local course had enough community service to stay in workers. They had a waiting list.

I just did the Magic 8 Ball method on my daughter's toy and it said "Yes, Definitely"

How many of you feel you lost one because you tried to lip it but still won't use a net out of principle?

You can lock it or delete if you like. I was just feeling that I needed to vent in a non-political, anonymous environment because the rhetoric in SC was getting over the top.

Those are the places I most want to go. I want to be ALONE and have no competition when I fish. I like ignorant fish that have never seen a lure. They're hungry and willing.

If you find bass, white bass or stripers schooling they could be in 100' of water as long as they're at the surface actively chasing bait. Otherwise, generally shallow (0-8ish feet deep) low light periods of the day. Or all day if overcast.

Well, according to Wiki it was to improve accuracy of Union troops as they were inferior to the average Confederate soldier. If that's not the case, I want to know.

I have seen, but have not confirmed, that the young man bought his own weapon with money he was given for his birthday, lied on the background check application and it was not caught by State Law Enforcement Division. He had a record with at least 2 drug offenses and one trespassing with notice at a local mall. Also, he had no concealed carry permit. People who have a concealed carry permit in SC have been fingerprinted and had their backgrounds checked and approved by their county sheriff. It takes 90 days min and they really do the check.

I haven't noticed this with my Trion. But I bought a bigger one. I have another old BPS Viper Christmastime sale promo combo ($70) that I keep thinking has to wear out soon, but it won't. When it does, I'll head on over to Cabela's and get a Trion and one of their brand rods. I think of how much equipment I've paid too much for that was worn out after a season. Pfleuger has their act together for spinning.

Yes, it's about 8# mono diameter. There's the good tradeoff. You get zero stretch and the castability of a much thinner line. I use it to cast weightless Trick Worms, wacky rig & light treble lures like floating minnows. It's good for all the things in spinning that baitcasters aren't. I use it on a medium/mod fast 7' rod for the trebles and a MH 7' for the T-rigs. It is visible though. If that bothers you, you can use a leader. I don't. It doesn't seem to bother fish. That's more of a fishermen issue when you fish stained water like we have here.

I've been fortunate. I lost a lot of bigger ones when I was young because my tackle was inferior. My dad didn't believe in spending real money on fishing. But most of my biggest hookups I landed. I'm still looking for the monster wall hanger though. I won't keep it for a trophy though. Just a pic and to weigh it.

I'm sorry. I lost my mom 3 years go. You only get one. I just sent a prayer up for you and your situation.

Fireline. Not fused