Columbia Craw

Over and out.

Fenwick Elite Tech spinnerbait rod. I gave it to a young man who was just starting out. Lamiglas Certified Pro 806 Skeet Reese model. Waaaay too heavy. The silver lining was it was this rod that got me searching for a new flippin stick and I picked up a Dobyns. So it goes.

He's compensating for something.

My confidence is in the Rage Craw. Sieberts has great prices on them.

The gear cases and stems in my 3000's are the same as a 2500 series. The spool size, being larger aids in casting distance and some reduction in line twist. My spinning reels are all 3000 models.

Dobyns Football Jigs. Add a rage craw and get after it.

You are in luck!!!!!! There is no wrong answer. The model options in both manufactures is broad and the Lews options should not be overlooked.

Comparing the two generations is like comparing a 1963 Chev 327 to the new 350 Vortec. The both work work great. One is much simpler in design.

That was easy.

Well, here's how it played out. My sweetie was in the living room working on a puzzle. I hear, " Doug, the Fed Ex driver is out front. Did Katie have something coming or did you order something? Oh it must be for you. Yah, it's a rod from Dobyns. Did you order a rod because it's here. Don't leave it on the porch. " She's wonderful.

Welcome !! 6th Sense Splash Back 70

All the dead grass carp.

The lake I call my home lake is closed to all angling as are the rest of the public waters in my state. Strangely, two kayakers capsized on that lake yesterday and one drown. Very sad.

I'll trade you straight across for a 10 year old Min Pin that has severe mental health issues.

I'll bet you a quarter you had the reel on a moderate action rod and then switched to a fast action. That creates spool speed that has to be accounted for.

Lots and lots of practice casting. I taught my seven year old grand son Ian to cast with a bait caster. He absolutely amazed me. I set the cast control on safe and he was casting a 1/2 jig on a seven foot rod over 40 feet with ZERO back lashes. I wish I could post the video. He was that good. Better than catching a fish right now.

That is a gorgeous reel !

No voodoo in this house hold. I am however still trying to get the crochet needle out of my butt.

Anyone else recall a segment on The Bass Pros featured about ten years ago with Stacy King at Table Rock? He fished a portion of a shad colored stick worm and a super light jig head in winter. I thought it was strange at the time. It was the Ned rig. It has it's place. Like A-jay, it's situational but so is an open hook tube.

You guys all got it wrong. My wife knows when I prank her. She also knows I don't purposely deceive her. She knows my twisted sense of humor. That's why we've been married for almost 47 years.

I took three rod tubes from past orders and secretly placed them by the front door and rang the door bell. The look on her face could have broken glass. Now when my real order comes today all I have to hear is, " it's not funny anymore."

Close is strong, far is weak. Hold a 20 pound weight with both hands out at arms length for two minutes. Now hold it next to your chest. This principal is why having a balanced rod is so much more relaxing and efficient to fish.

Because they titillate the bass' sense to feed and or strike. I've been wanting to use that word in a post for years.

cgolf, Not at all! Any time a guy can obtain a great product at a price they might not have been able to afford previously is great. I bought a Champion. This is an inventory reduction plan. I won a discount certificate for a Dobyns rods several years ago and used it. This is a limited time promotion to stimulate sales and reduce inventory. There is no guilt trip attached. I'm sorry if my post implied that.

Dobyns rods is a small business when you consider their structure but, it's a company with a significant inventory. When you take into consideration Dobyns offers six different series and hundreds of models, inventory is is everything. The question I ask is, how many buyers capitalizing on the discount are purchasing their first Dobyns rod or first in a series they have not purchased before?