roadwarrior

Custom rod around $350 Shimano Stella $400 Tatsu $40 Keep in mind, my stable has been collected one at a time for over thirty years. I have a substantial amount of money invested in rods & reels and twice that in tackle. Way cheaper than collecting cars, guns... or women!

Well, to me it's all ab out presentation. For soft plastics especially weightless, I prefer spinning tackle. For "moving" baits it's baitcasting tackle.

That's a problem...

Last year we had two blizzards in Tennessee. One of these storms dumped neatly 1/4" of snow!

Cold and wet doesn't work for me.

Regardless of the knot you chose, just remember this: If it ain't perfect, it ain't good enough.

Come on guys, start a new thread. Several posts have been removed because they are off topic. Hijacking is just rude and besides, new threads are free!

The big winners for me are a weightless Senko or Fat Ika. T-rigged without a sinker?

Welcome aboard!

Welcome aboard!

Old technology...No reason to buy this except for kids and people that rarely fish.

I was a BIG hunter and the expense was WAY higher than fishing gear. My https://www.leupold.com/ Cost a ton!

Simple solution Spinning tackle: #6 Tatsu Baitcasting: #12 Tatsu

I was a BIG hunter and the expense was WAY higher than fishing gear.

Do the best you can to protect your gear, but pooh-pooh happens.