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Depends. I think Eagles and Elite Techs do. HMGs run heavier.

As much fish as I catch, I can't complain when she picks up a different rod.

Right! This thing didn't do multiple skips. No. It straight up smacked the water and skipped off of it into the moon and back down again a hemisphere over.

Fatality. Savage.

I am not the best at skipping with casting gear. However today I was kind of doing a roll cast, side arm kind of thing to get under some branches, and boy I sure did. I accidentally smacked the water with my squarebill and watched as it skipped a mile with no backlash. It was like I threw it out there or something. I didn't want to try on purpose after that because time was limited and I didn't want to waste it picking.

Mostly true. But one of his retrieves is a hop retrieve which you will feel and that's how we do it in the rivers for SMB. Not much of a choice when: A. We have to use a heavier head for current. B. Weedguards are a must and the lightest ZMan finesse head is 1/10oz (with the weedguards that is)

I'm a sinner and fish the Ned a lot like a shakeyhead. River Smallies don't complain lol. Both ML. Both spooled with 4lb YZH. To be even more clear I love Fenwick and I don't think the HMG is a bad or cheap rod at all. Just very stunning that she was able to tell a difference. Same bait, same line, same location. Just a different rod.

I would throw baits you a don't mind losing. Use leaders so you can break off.

All open water in my part of Illinois. Problem is everything is terribly flooded.

Yeah man my only point is is that I've always been in the camp that if you don't know much you won't tell a difference in rods. My wife fishes sometimes but not enough to know much. I guide her a lot, but she's getting better. Anyways she could tell the difference between a $20 price point today. Pretty impressive. Maybe we should recommend better to the inexperienced. IDK

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Daiwa Aird X rod with a Daiwa Fuego reel. Comes in under budget and leaves room for the line.

I've been of the opinion that the ladies who don't fish a whole lot or any other newbie doesn't need really expensive rods because they wouldn't be able to tell the difference in sensitivity between a cheaper rod and more expensive rod anymore than the average person can tell the difference between cheaper wine and more expensive wine. Well my wife and I went fishing for a little bit this afternoon. We had an HMG and a Fury spinning rod on us for finesse. The HMG didn't have anything rigged up on it but the Fury had a Ned Rig. (I was throwing chatterbaits). She fished the Ned on the Fury for awhile until she broke off. I said well we might as well tie one on to your HMG now that neither of them have anything on them. So after a little while she asked if I put a different Ned jighead on. I said no and asked why. She said because before she could feel everything she touched and now I don't feel nearly as much. I said well I don't know, it's the same stuff. A few seconds pass and it dawned on me and I said, ah you're using the HMG now.

Well he's not

I feel like ranking pro bass fishermen is a lot harder and not the same as ranking NFL QBs or something. I really like Brian Latimer but he isn't the best.

There's virtually no way you could know.

That's my favorite way to fish lol

Yes

I bought a couple of those exact crankbaits last year because they were super cheap so I thought what the heck. They are absolutely garbage. Didn't run right for me either.

What I meant was, if you think taking your dog fishing is going to be a danger to your dog and the only corrective action you can come up with is inflicting pain, your dog doesn't need to go fishing. IMO

A dog doesn't need to be shocked to learn. The dog doesn't need to go fishing. You want the dog to go fishing. Key word being: you. If you feel you need to inflict pain, no matter how minimal it is, on the dog, the dog doesn't need to be there. My opinion only.

It's best to do research before purchasing something. No way would you want line that thin on a baitcaster if you knew better. If you have a spinning rod that needs line, keep it. If not, return it for 40lb and put that on the baitcaster.

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That's the way I do it too. I let it sink and then give it a few good jerks. The erratic darting produces more strikes than the lift and fall method.

But that's not junk fishing.