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I thought of another one. St. Croix Mojo Yak. The handles on these rods are shorter and the tip is pretty soft. I have enjoyed mine.

The Valkyrie would be a good choice with the adjustable butt section but they are slightly heavy and it might be awkward to cast one hand if don't have good hand strength. There is also the P5 Criffhanger. The handle is short, it's light and you can easily cast it with one hand.

For weights I have been using the ones from Woo Tungsten, teardrop.

My taste in hooks changes as I gain or loose confidence in one particular brand or style. Currently I am using the following....... Creature baits - 1/0 to 4/0 Gamakatsu EWG Fat Ikas, Flat Gills, and Cover Scat - 3/0 - 5/0 Owner WIDE Gap Plus Senkos - Ryugi Infini 3/0 - 5/0, Gamakatsu G finesse 3/0 Flukes - Owner Twist Lock Dropshot - I can't make up mind on this one. I am still undecided on nose hooking or using a light wire EWG Wacky Rig - Berkley Fusion Ned Rigs - Anything but the Zman brand. Roboworms and curly tail worms - Owner Cover Shot. Flipping - Gamakatsu Heavy Cover or Trokar Flipping hook

Megabass Valkyrie H+ or the XXH but it has a faster tip. I have thrown up to a 3oz glide bait on the H+ and it worked great. I have used this rod for A-rigs, heavy pitching, and some big cranks. I would also rethink the 20b braid. The tie in with a heavy bait would be a issue for me. I would either go 19lb or 22lb Sunline Defier Armilo or 50lb braid to 20lb leader.

The Free Rig has become one my favorite techniques. What I have found is that if you let the bait fall and then jerk the line once the weight slides up the line. After that, you slowly pop it. It works great for the Fat ika, the Cover Scat, the Bellows Gill and especially the Dolive Beaver.

This stuff from YGK. It cast further, at least on spinning gear, than any line I have used. It's kind of scary.

I definitely missed my mother yesterday. She passed away about 5 years ago. It was good though to spend time with my wife and let her know how lucky we are as a family to have her. I also saw this yesterday and it reminded me of how goofy my mother was. Good stuff.

Sun Bum has worked the best for me. I have tried Coppertone and Banana Boat but they irritate my skin and if I sweat, it seams to come off.

Going to say no on this one. The CT spool is 30mm and A is larger. I am not sure of it's exact size. My question is why would you want to do this?

JDM Aldebaran BFS.

No good pics but I crushed it today on a Megabass Karashi. I caught 6 large mouth, 2 walleye in 3-4lb range, a 6lb carp, 3 crappie, and 1 bluegill just on this bait. I also caught 5 other large mouth on various other baits. The fun surprise was the carp. He hit that bait like a ton bricks and almost swallowed the Karashi whole. I have never had a carp hit a bait like that. If anything, I sometimes will snag one on accident. It was just a fun day on the water.

Zoom 6in. They just catch fish.

I just ordered a few of these and they work great but they are mot much different than a regular EWG. I wish they came in lighter head. 1/6 is the smallest as they have.

I have been trying to find a good weedless Ned Rig Head. Any suggestions? I have tried a couple that look like the one below but after a few fish all the ones I have tried start to have the wires unravel. It's frustrating. The wires get wrapped around the line and sometimes cause it to get frayed.

Kayak and stream fishing.

I have been following this a little at a time. So you want a lower than a 6.3 because of fatigue in 8 hours of cranking? I can tell you from owning several reels that there is very little difference in the fatigue factor because of different gear ratios. For me when it comes to dealing with fatigue, it's how does the reel palm, how heavy it is , how long the handle is, and what rod I am using. Also, what's your budget? What rod do you have in mind and what line (this can also be a fatiguing factor)? Heavy deep diving crankbaits or something small and light?

I won't matter how many fish you catch or how much fun you have, if you don't have a bathroom plan. Just sayin.

Clear water fishing usually means light lures, light fluorocarbon, and light gear. I like to fish on days with a little wind, just enough to disturb the top of the water, and some cloud cover.

I had this as well on a JDM only One Ten and from what I can tell some Japanese anglers prefer to use snaps with out the o-ring. On the other hand, I have ordered several others from Japan that have the oring on the bait.

If I had to guess what lure it is, I would say it's probably the new Countdown Elite. There are several JDM trout baits that look like it.

Black with blue flake is my favorite but when that doesn't work green pumpkin with black flake.

Wow... but almost impossible to find. And I mean almost ?. I like the Megabass Valkyrie 7'1'' H with a 2012 Antares.

When I buy jigs, I generally buy 5. Two each of two different colors that are working well for me, usually black and blue and then a green pumpkin color, the other might be something I haven't tried or something that is specific to a certain lake, like a perch or shad color.

@Siebert OutdoorsJust a suggestion.... maybe a pick 5 baits with shipping for one price sale.