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I like the Copoly line. If you buy two spools, you get one free by mail. So not a bad deal for the money. The fluorocarbon is another story. It is fantastic line but, IMHO, it is not worth the high cost.

And I thought the hyper cast was cool. This new one looks awesome. Can't wait to here details on it.

What a joke. I always been a fan of BPS but what are they trying to accomplish here. I don't get it. Whomever is in charge of sales and marketing needs to wake up. This sort of thing gets old quick.

I guess you could say they are pretty popular. I went to a local bait shop today and they had two cases full yesterday. They only had 3 packs left today. The owner said it was the hottest selling item in the store this year.

I have to go with soft plastic as being better than crankbaits. It seems that when fish are hitting crankbaits they just can't stop. But when the bite gets cold, I go to a Senko or some other type of soft plastic.

My favorite and most productive color has to any thing Silver or Pearl Gray, like the Rapala DT's. I also have good luck with the Chartreuse Shad from Lucky Craft

I picked a pack up of these yesterday just for the fun of it. They're kind of pricey, $4 for a pack of 6 ($0.67 a piece). I fish just about any soft plastic at that price. I did have a little fun though with these things. I took one out of the pack and 3 out of an old pack of Zoom tubes and I let our cat have at it. Believe it or not, the only one she played with and attacked was the coffee tube. Also, I hate to say it, but the smell of the coffee tubes made hungry and thirsty for some coffee. I don't know if these work any different than the rest but they sure do smell better than Venom or Gambler. ;D

Probably the worst line I have ever tried.

When it comes to spinning reels with heavy line and a heavy rod. I like the Shimano Sustain. I have a 2500 paired with a Loomis Bronzeback that is rated for 10-17lb line. I like using this setup for heavier spinnerbaits and deep diving cranks. It also works great for jigs and most soft plastic.

I have to agree that both Reel Magic and KVD spray are way over priced for what they do but I do like the KVD spray. I was given a sample of it last year and it worked great the few times I was able to use it. Also, I was just given a few large bottles of it last week from a local tackle shop so I will be using it all season. I plan on testing this stuff to see if it is hype, BS or something worth using. I'll be using on Trilene XL, Trilene Fluorocarbon, Gama copoly, P-Line Floroclear and Power Pro. I figure at the price I got it for (free), why not.

Nice find. I have been surching around my area for a Legend Tournament on clearance but no luck so far. The Gander Mountain by me is sold out and all of other local shops that carry them have not put them on sale. When I mention that they have been discountinued and new 08' is coming out, they think I'm crazy, especially when I tell them I got a Avid at Dicks for $65. ;D I am going to try one more shop today that carries Loomis and St.Croix rods to see if I have any luck.

I have been a lot of good advice from people on the forum but there are few things that I have had issues with........ 1. Rapala X-Raps 2. Seaguar Line 3. Cajun Red Line (used it years ago and still no luck) 4. One All Star Classic rod (I would like to think this was user error)

I don't think there is any disadvantage to them but you might be able to cast some lighter baits a little easir. For me I like using a Quantum Energy Pti-a 20 for cranks. It has a 24in IPT as compare to my Shimano Sustain 2500 which 33in IPT.

Hey Burley, Cool collection but what the heck are those things sitting on? Oh ya, the Storm baits stink (suck). I have tried them in a few ponds where the bass will bite anything from popcorn to pieces of a tin can but they won't touch those Storm swimmbaits.

I have to go with Loomis as my favorite. The BCR803 has to be the funnest rod I own but the best value goes to the St. Croix Avid (last years clearanced ones )

I went with Yamamoto. I have also been a big fan of Zoom Lizards for years.

Anybody ever try these hooks? I noticed today at Dicks that they had a mail in offer from Rapala if you buy $10 worth of VMC products you get a free Rapala DT by mail. Sounds like an awesome offer. http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10151&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&partNumber=58032&hvarTarget=search&cmCat=SearchResults

If you live near a BPS, I would wait until they have their spring sale. They usually have a reel trade-in and some really good sales on their house brand reels. They only reel from them that I have used and liked was the Rick Clunn Baitcaster. I think last year you could pick it up for around $75 on sale during the spring sale.

I have several brands that I like for different reasons but if I had to pick my favorite everyday all purpose line I would go with P-line Floroclear. If I had to pick my favorite line, I would go with Trilene Professional Fluorocarbon.

The G. Loomis BCR893 should do nicely.

Hands down, the best "Bling" upgrade I have seen yet. Great Job

I cast with my right and reel with my left. It just feels more natural. I'm sure I could get use to a right handed reel but why should I.

Sounds like a good set to me. If you can wait till spring and BPS should have 1/4lb spools of regular Hybrid on sale for about $6. That's 1000yards of 6lb for $6.

For me it's the Rapala X-raps. I have only caught a couple of fish with these things. I have tried several techniques and different lakes and honey holes but no luck. I even tried at a pond where the fish will bite anything exept the X-rap. I don't get it.

I only picked up a couple of packs. I just purchased some Yum and Zoom Tubes a few weeks ago so I really didn't need them. But for $0.75, why not.