The Bassman

Either rod would. They're pretty much the same specs.

Let me first welcome you to our forums. I'm like you in that I really didn't get the reasoning about this. I did the smart thing and slipped out the back door and let others hash this out.

Jerry McKinnis if he was still around. Seemed like just a normal nice guy. Really miss his show.

It's getting very hard to find older reel parts. One almost has to invest in old reels as they show up on e-bay just to scavenge parts. Curado 100B, D, Chronarch MG 50, or JDM Scorpion 1000 or 1000 MG are all the same platform. I'm not sure but I think the 100D had an aluminum drive shaft but a brass one should cross reference.

Really a broad topic to address. Mets go back to the 1990's and don't remotely resemble today's. If I were shopping for one I'd definitely go with the newest gen. Small profile, brass gears, core solid frame make it a superior version. It can be had in the low 300's JDM even with the exchange rate not so favorable right now. Try Digitaka or Japan Lure Shop. Asian Portal has great prices but they're always out of stuff.

Welcome to the forums. I'm sure this info will be helpful to someone here.

Mine's a play off an old Seinfeld episode where Kramer gets his license plate mixed up with a proctologist.

Good karma happens.

Those clear water bass are gorgeous.

I've been saying that I didn't want to deal with the cold so much this winter but couldn't resist trying for a little bit this afternoon. It was 33* but not much wind. Just fished for about 45 min. and caught one but it was decent. Ned rig did the trick.

We haven't dropped below low 20's here yet. Got out yesterday when it was 40-45* with skim ice on one end of the lake. No problem catching fish but I'm just not as enthusiastic about the cold as I used to be.

Gliss is great stuff if you reverse it after about a half dozen uses. And that's in open water. It begins to delaminate right away until it becomes about double its original diameter. I went back and forth with it until I finally retired it.

Edit: Didn't catch @Michigander's GIF. Gettin' long in the tooth and a little slow in the wit dept.

Several years ago I was wading a local creek catching a few mediocre smallies on a buzzbait. Had just released one and looked up to see an owl coming straight at me. Without thinking I swung my rod at him and wrapped my lure around his leg. I opened my bail and of all things he landed in the creek and started swimming to the other side by flapping his wings. I had to do something so I reeled him in. (He wasn't very large.) He landed about ten feet away from me on the gravel bar where I was standing. Didn't know what to do and just cut the line a couple of feet from him. I still feel bad about it. Instead of flying off he went back in the creek and swam to the other side, got out and walked into a brush pile not to be seen again. I've been buzzed by owls and even a great blue heron when fishing topwaters before but I've got to admit this sounds made up when even I read it.

You've described conditions identical to mine in central IN. Also, our weather is very similar. I prefer afternoon until the sun gets low (around 4 here) if for no other reason than comfort. I've done well early but it's usually too cold for my liking. Today was our last day of decent temps for a while and I caught several including a 3.4 on neds and a 1/4 oz. MB Dark Sleeper. I promised myself I wasn't going to do the low 30's, need hand warmers thing this winter but that's subject to change. Good luck.

I've actually had some good results with just a bit off stick worm. With bladed jigs you really don't need a trailer with action built in. I use spinning tackle a lot so it also keeps the bait a bit lighter than a big trailer would.

I'll be going out tomorrow afternoon. The wife and I are going to avoid the usual gathering at her sister's house and just do our own thing. We've got rain and 50ish weather right now. Got out a little this afternoon between the rain and caught just a few on a bladed jig. This was the best. Not real big but big enough. Weatherman's talking about highs in the 30's and some snow next week.

I've managed to fish open water all winter in recent years. We get ice that comes and goes. Years ago we would get locked in for at least a month. Fishing can actually be quite good in winter here. I'll probably try to keep it to days above 40* this go around. I proved my point the past three winters. Guides icing up and cold hands are no fun for me any more.

I find it odd that we always associate heavier applications in freshwater with bc tackle but saltwater anglers catch very large fish with spinning.

Guess I didn't equate "doing well" with just a couple of dinks.

Sounds like you answered your own question if it's working for you in 1-1.5' vis.

Gonna hit it hard this weekend. 70+ weather here. Just wish there was going to be a little more wind. Really helps me on the ponds I fish. Got out today and had lots of action, just no big ones.

They're all compatible with each other. Bigger reels like Tranx are the exception because of an 8mm driveshaft vs 7 for the others. I don't see much difference in Shimano handles now across the price spectrum except for bearing count.

I've struggled with this for a good while. Most of my fishing is with spinning tackle. Other than tangling issues with treble hook baits I find that the benefits outweigh the disadvantages. I fish in ponds with very little hard structure. My line is very thin so I really don't think visibility is an issue. Also, the thin diameter doesn't really slow sink rate that much when finesse fishing. I fish a lot in cold weather. It's nice to not have to re-tie all the time in sub 40* weather. Braid knots don't fatigue like mono.

Google DadsOleTackle. Can't guarantee he has it. Maybe try e-replacement parts. You really need to match it up to a new pinion. Good luck. BTW welcome to the forums.