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No, line was fine when laid. Do you have the smallest 20 size? I am throwing a crappie rattle bobber with a 1/64 jig and a gulp alive 1" minnow. I throw the same setup on my Shimano Stradic CI4 3000 with the same line but 20lb test with a 6'6" St Croix premier rod. Zero issues ever. Maybe I will sell this and get a Shimano, never owned a different reel other than stradics all my life.

What are spool shims? I will remove around 10 yards and try again. Thanks

Hi, just purchased a 20 series president combo with the 4ft8in pole. I spooled up some suffix 832 10lb braid that is 4lb mono equivalent. I left my normal lip, and went out to the local pond. It was a nightmare to the point where I may just return this already. Every other cast while retrieving, the line would either not tightly wind on the reel or end up below the spool area itself and wrapped there. Any fixes before I give up on an ultralight setup? Here is how it retrieves with line under spool

Some better pictures

Thank you so much fish. I have to add the value of all the help here who guided me through all my tough choices. I learned a lot so far but I know I have only scratched the surface of what I will learn in the upcoming years. Thanks again for everything g, your kindness and wisdom as well as everyone else here is truly invaluable !

To give you some ideas of what I spent. 400 boat/trailer plus my trades. 60 each for the seats/swivels on Craigslist About 80 for wood, 1 of 2x12x12 untreated, 1 of 1/2" marine grade plywood, I found in the scrap section 1 of the 1/4" plywood, 3 of 2x4's and a couple other scraps from the scrap heap of my local hardware store. 40 for deluxe carpet. Menards had the deluxe marine carpet on sale at 32 cents, end of year sale A little under 100 for all the paint, topside, bottom, primer and goop coat it to seal all rivets/seams 80 for miscellaneous such as rivets, wiring, screws, tape, adhesive, sandpaper, fire extinguisher etc. Again look at the clearance areas. I also put 100 total in for all the hubs/bearings to be replaced earlier. I still need tires next year. Total investment not including thebtitle/registration is just about 1200. Boat should be done tomorrow, I will get better pictures of everything.

Thanks. The transom didnt get replaced, and it is now painted over which isnt ideal, but I can always get that changed out in the future. Overall, the boat is coming out better than I thought. I will get some better lighting in the photos once it is all done.

Thanks. All that is left is the carpet floor and wiring for the lights, fish finder and battery.

Almost done!

So as we were finishing the cubs game, I went to check my wife's seasoning, and we have some in our cupboard. To be honest, I don't remember ever seeing it or trying it. I will have to try it as you say! I usually use the McCormick bacon molasses seasoning for my burgers and some of their other rubs. These are a few of my go to's

What do you mean? All titles and registration have been returned to me and are in my name now. Thank you so much for your recipe. We always grill corn being in the middle of corn country. I literally have the farm about 2 blocks from my house where we pick our own vegetables. I don't have the old bay seasoning, buy I will look it up and try it out. While we are on the topic of grill food, here is one of my favorite sides. Take a head of cauliflower, and take all the leaves off. Bs often one stick of butter and spread it all over the head of cauliflower. Sprinkle some seasoning and then douse it in partisan cheese. Wrap it in foil and put it on your grill at 400 degrees for 45 minutes. I can eat the whole thing on my own, it's that good. That is great news that you had successful surgery, I will be so happy for you when you get back out on your feet. It really is a trying time when you are physically limited , so hearing you are on the upswing is fantastic ! The contest win is amazing. I haven't been that lucky but that will be a great getaway for you two. Not sure how far San Antonio is from there, but the Riverwalk is a place I hear is beautiful. Hope you guys have a safe trip and let us know how it goes, the stadium is supposed to be jaw dropping ! I will post some more interior pictures shortly, carpeting and seats almost done. Hopefully the goop coat it solves all the small leaks. They weren't very bad, but still would be nice to be rid of them. Your friends boat looks great as well! Have a good night.

So couple more pictures of the progress. Inside painted. Seats raised a bit and we moved the middle seating slightly forward as there will not be a seat directly at the front, that will just be storage. Also we raised the eats closer to you top of the boat to allow a bit more comfort for our long legs. The boat is really comfortable only with 2 people, so that's what we decided on. Here are a couple pictures. Carpet etc will be in shortly.

Thanks Fish, cabelas used a spooling station with mono backer and I am still having issues.... Not sure what is going on or why.

Here is a picture of the line. If you look to the left, you can see the line knotted and sticking out. I have 3 knots currently, leaving them for Friday.

Thanks guys. I called cabelas and I am going back on Friday. I am gonna get the replacement line and spool it myself. I never had anyone ever spool line for me other than myself. Appreciate the feedback. Glad it's the line and not the reel.

Quick question guys. So I took my new reel out today and threw for a little while. It was a horrible day, I have never had issues with my old reel. When I bought this reel, I purchased PLine 20lbs braided line and cabelas put it on for me. While fishing with my toppers today, Every other cast I had knots in my line. What could be going on? I didnt change my technique or anything, fishing the same way i have been for the last 25 years. So its either the line or the reel. What should I do? At the line station in cabelas, the guy took my spool off and put it on a machine. He slid my line onto a pole with the label facing away. Normally when I put my line on, its label out. He then fed the line onto the spool manually moving the line back and forth as it was laid on the reel. Any suggestions? Thanks

Just want to update stating I got a great deal on a trade with a local seller. I traded 40 dollars of ammunition and 100 dollars to some selling a brand new Shimano Stradic CI4+. 3000HGFB. I think I did really well! Thanks for all the help. I was wondering which rod you guys think would match up well. I have a 6`6" st Croix premier medium action rod? Or I can save up and get a better rod around black Friday.

We played phone tag a bunch of times and just never connected. It is ok though. I ended up already picking up some Goop Coat it to seal up the boat and will try that way for now. I started getting into too expensive territory so I scaled back alot of what I had planned. I will update the other thread once work is closer to being done.

That is the same thing I have been reading along with a thin bail wire. 59 dollars is awfully tempting on the symetre though. I know cabelas has the Pfleuger Patriarch for sale for 129 which seems like a good deal. I am going to head up to Cabelas to put my hands on some of the reels. I will let you know if I walk away with one.

Thanks guys. I am trying to get a new stradic at a really good price locally. If that falls through, I may go the route of the procyon by daiwa or abu revo sx

Hi, I have been using the same reel going on near 15-20 years now at least. It's a Shimano symmetre and it started grinding so I finally need a replacement. I am not a professional fisherman, but probably fish 3-4 days a month for bass etc. I am struggling to figure out what to buy. Obviously I want the best for the money but would like to stay around 100 if possible. These are what I am considering, please add your choice for reels as well. Thanks Shimano symmetre on sale for 59 cabelas Daiwa freams from Japan 115 or recommend me a different jdm Daiwa Lexa 80 Penn conflict 100

I do not think I will be doing a floor to save costs. Not only that, with my long legs, if I do a floor, I will have to raise all seats higher. Also the boat is shallow in the rear and deeper in the front, so I will lose some extra depth up front. This was my plan. I was going to install 2x12 for my rear seat to rid myself of the center support. I was also going to box in the rear seat, make an area for a gas can back there and some storage. I am also going to redo the transom wood as it's in poor shape. Next for the bottom of the boat and all seat benches, I got a roll of deluxe grade navy blue carpet at a great price of free. The bottom of the boat will be cleaned etc and carpeted up until the water line on the sides. Then the upper top line of the inside/outside of the boat will get rust oleum navy blue. From your plans I will actually remove the center seat and relocate it closer to the front and install the bench there, maybe 6-12 inches further forward. I will build a 2x12 bench again with under seat storage for tackle/life jackets. The front of the boat will have the same size storage. I was thinking of putting the battery up front to be closer to the trolling motor. The boat is small, and if there is a motor, gas, battery and my 250lbs all riding in back, it probably won't bode well. Outside the boat, wire wheeling all seams and then sealing with gluvit or the like. Bondo fill the top line holes, install transducer board as discussed. Will use a white gel coat bottom paint. The navy on top of white should look great. The rear transom would will get stained to look great. I will get lights wired in. Basically the seating is my only question mark left. I guess I turn the boat into a 2 seater and go from there. I wonder if I can mount the pedestal on the aluminum floor without a plywood floor?

OK, I am buying materials tomorrow to redo the inside and water seal the boat. 2 main questions in my design. 1.The front of the boat, if I extend the flooring a bit, it would be a bad idea to put a seat up top with a pole right?whenever my dad moved in the current seat, the boat listed pretty good. The other option is to remove the front deck and restore it to a bench with under seat storage. 2. With the rear bench, I am going to restore it and create under seat storage. My question is, with the boat being tippy, should I offset the rear seat to make motor steering easier? I am worried that the boat will lean too much. If I don't ofset, what is the best way to steer?

Some newbie questions. Are 14ft boats normally tippy feeling when you move? I could not stand as it felt as though the boat would tip. I was originally planning on moving the rear seat offset to allow for easier motor steering, but now second guessing that idea. Let me know if there is a way to stabilize the boat more.

We are in the water. So I changed my mind a bit. I have a few leaks, so I need to address that first. I am nuking the floor, opting instead to build nice benches. I will buy new seats / swivels to mount on the benches. Other than being a tad small, it's working out just fine. Thanks