Columbia Craw

I can’t establish what you can or can’t afford, want or need. I know what I like and what works for me. I want certain features, powers and actions. I spend/invest what I have to to get what I want. What I can say is I am open to 300.00 for very specific rods and 275.00 for reels but they are above the norm.

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Champion 735 or Kaden 715 are great options. Both are on sale @TW

My wife doesn’t wear make up.

Moses Lake WA.

Right now my rods are all labeled Deck Ornaments.?

Deep cranking reel benefits from a lower ratio and 100 mm handle. The Tatula 150 in 5.5 is great but so is the LEWS BB1. I think the LEWS is on sale via TW. That would be a hard one to pass up.

Thanks Mike. Made a stock up order. Doug

So what did you think of Oregon?

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It’s a rod that has taken some getting used to. Blanks with nano resin technology have a unique feel. It’s super light and perfectly balanced with awesome components. Sensitivity is tremendous but it’s different than the feel of a Loomis. The action is not quite as fast as I anticipated but I was using the Xtreme 745 as the base line. The 722 SF is phenomenal.

Kaden 714 bottom photo Xtasy 755 top photo To split the two techniques the Xtasy 725 has an active tip to facilitate skipping 1/2 with trailer. Call Dobyns and verify. HTH

Skipping: Kaden 714C Pitching: Kaden 745C Investment is $246.00. Problem Solved

Pre spawn killers. Flats, shallower ledges and over emerging grass is good. Stump beds are also very good. A double willow in heavier weights really help you maintain the speed in your retrieve. I almost think of a spinnerbait as a jerk bait for how you address chop, clarity and how high in the water column. Fast is always my starting point. I love translucent skirts for smallmouth. Smallmouth really tear a spinnerbait up. That’s a great problem to have.

This information is all good. I’m not inclined to fish history but location is location. Bass fishing seems to be very timing/ conditions related in addition to location. My experience is Smallmouth are transient by nature. So an area or spot might be an empty parking lot at the Golden Corral at any given time but timing and conditions may change or stabilize as look who shows up. On the other side of the coin, largemouth seem less transient and timing or feeding windows open and close. I don’t know that many of us fish huge expanses where travel time and checking an area could eat up your entire day. Fishing smaller waters allow me to visit an area multiple times in a day. History is still experience and experience is too valuable to discount when making adjustments on the go. Just my two cents.

BBB Craw tube in black/blue or 420. Extra wide gap 4/0 superline with pegged tungsten from 3/16 to 3/8 on an Xtreme 745C.

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I don’t want anymore drivers, tennis players, dog walkers, bowlers, mountain bikers, sports fans or anything else that takes away from my time, personal convenience, need to wait or take turns or share a resource with anyone else. Well maybe not bowling.

Hey George, if you can provide the baits you want to fish, we and or I can most likely be model specific. This can help get you dialed in .

When I’m casting and my rod is struck by lighting. Ticks me off.

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I only have one. The period from June 18 to September 4th.

I’m sorry. Why didn’t you just say something?

Absolutely! I almost needed a second page this year.