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Sunline would be 16lb.

Yup, exactly. And you can feel it too.

I believe Aird-X is slightly above $50, but it's absolutely worth the extra $5 or $10. Good suggestion.

$50 rods are not great, but people do catch fish with Berkley Lightning rods or Abu Garcia Vengeance rods. I don't think one is significantly better than the other, but I would lean towards the Vengeance. As far as flipping and T-Rigs, this is typically this is two different rods. A T-Rig would be fished on medium or medium heavy, depending on how heavy the rods run and also how big of weight you're using and what kind of cover you're throwing into, but Medium Heavy is a good bet. Flipping would typically be a heavy rod with a lot of tip to be able to pull fish out of heavy cover, and would not be the same rod I would throw a T-Rig on.

North Adams, is up in the northwestern part of the state, we're a town away from New York and from Vermont. I spend more time fishing in Vermont than in Massachusetts, partially because it's a much nicer and quieter drive.

Press the button like you're going to cast, and loosen the spool tension knob. Eventually the spool will click if you put your thumb on it and push it side to side. Then tighten it to the point it doesn't click but if you loosen it anymore, it will click. With a lot of reels, you adjust the knob so your bait falls slow but with the Daiwas, you pretty much adjust them as loose as you can to the point the spool doesn't click, it's pretty much set it and forget it.

Yup. I kind of know what I'm doing but I had the hardest time deciding between the two. I bought a single high end jig setup, which is a MH-H rod, so it's for jigs with full sized hooks. I ended up going with 20# line because it runs thinner than most fc line (still thinner than 17# InvisX) and I can throw that in just about any cover I'll come across. I ultimately ordered a 16# and a 20#. I ended up giving the 16# to my youngest son for an X-mas present. He can beta test it for me. Areas with really thick weeds are very isolated and I do have a flipping stick for that, but sometimes I do find a fair amount of of wood.

One tip with that reel, set the tension knob to the point where the spool just begins to click. That's kind of the setting that works for almost everything on Daiwa reels. As far as the brake goes, there is a sweet spot in the brake, usually between 8 and 10 where it will cast without birds nesting or the need to thumb it. I find a click or two lower than that setting usually works pretty well, unless you're casting into the wind in which case I will turn it up a little bit.

Happy new year! Maybe I'll catch a 10 pounder in 2021

It depends more on the cover you're throwing it into and the hook size of the jig more than the weight. In the past, I go with 15# or 17# on the reel I use for jigs because that way I can throw into whatever I come across, but if I have my reel wth 12# available then I'll use that if I'm fishing in light cover.

I fished in Lake Champlain which is the home of Champ, basically Vermont and New York's lochness monster. Lake Elmore is supposed to have a similar monster as well. My youngest son bought a book of monsters across Vermont.

The button bay area on the Vermont side produces great smallies.

15# AbrazX would work great for all of those lures. Some people prefer InvizX because it's more supple and casts easier and the knot strength is a little better but not as abrasion resistant. If there's not a lot of rocks where you fish regularly, I would consider that.

^9. That particular song reminds me of Gary Moore, in particular Still Got The Blues and Parisienne Walkways.

As long as it picks up the right microphone, yes it is. Click a link, enter a passcode and you're in basically.

About the only thing you're getting for $150 is a 8ft Lifetime kayak. I would be afraid of my fat ass sinking it as I exceed the weight capacity. You'll want a few extra dollars for a PFD.

My fiancee got me The 6CD Frank Zappa Halloween 81 box set A fishing scale that I can keep in my kayak A large water bottle that will hold a lot of water and ice that I can take kayaking in the summer A wall mounted rod rack that I will have to find a place to mount to hold my longer rods that don't fit on my floor rack due to hitting the ceiling A bunch of hot sauce

^10.

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My first thought is that I would do the same thing (MH/F baitcaster). I could fish most things and I would say at least 85% or more of the same lakes and spots I fish. But now that I'm thinking about it, I might skip out on a few lakes and spots and go with a M/F rod, probably a spinning rod. We have a lot of clear water. I can catch a lot of fish on a drop shot, smaller weightless soft plastics, cranks, inline spinners. I don't even own a quality M/F spinning rod, although I plan to add one for 2021. And I don't even always bring out my spinning rod. But in places I spent the majority of my time, I would be able to adjust and still be nearly as successful.

The main concern for myself with air temperature is really more for my comfort than the fish. 65-75 degrees is perfect

I will post it in about 35-40 minutes or so. Just to keep the crawlers from picking it up.

It depends if I got the fish or not. If I got the fish, and it feels big I usually focus on landing the fish. If I lost the fish, you may hear me saying various profanities or just "Jumanji"

The Daiwa BG is the first to come to mind. It's a pretty solid aluminum reel with a very smooth drag and while it retails for $100, I paid $40 or $45 for mine. They also have a wider diameter reel than many reels so they don't lose loops. As far as the baitcaster, I struggled with it for a little while when I first learned but when I got it, it set in quickly.