roadwarrior

Sounds like a great day! 8-)

Launch the boat and fish where others can't go. Senkos and Fat Ika work everywhere. If there are any bass in the pond, you will catch a few. 8-)

Exactly... 8-)

The Palomar Knot, as Burleytog stated in another thread, is solid. Failure is probably due to "burning". The line must be well lubricated (spit) to tighten down without causing structural damage. It is physically impossible for a properly tied Palomar Knot to come un-done! The 16-20 is basically a noose. There are no stress points in the knot, holding pressure is spread out through the loops of the noose. This seems to be more suitable for fluorocarbon lines. 8-)

CONGRATULATIONS!

On the Tennessee River they move upriver until stopped by a dam. Part of it is spawning, part following the baitfish which are also moving upstream to spawn. Hybrids can't reproduce, they are sterile. Striper spawn, but the eggs don't hatch supposedly. I wonder where all those little fish come from? :

Seems like a jig is effective and easily maneuvered. 8-)

Well now...We are going to get a great review from someone we trust. I say, WOO-HOO! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

No doubt... Thanks for the heads-up! ;D ;D ;D

Sixteen-Twenty Knot for fluorocarbon http://206.210.94.83/collaterals/pdf/fhf_knot_sixteen_twenty.pdf San Diego Jam for braid http://www.netknots.com/html/san_diego_jam_knot.html Palomar for Yo-Zuri http://www.animatedknots.com/palomar/index.php Note: Thread the line through the hook, then the tag-end back through. In the animation it appears that they suggest pushing the loop through which is virtually impossible with small hooks. 8-)

Well, I'm always looking for "something new". I still have 10 rods spooled with Hybrid or Ultra Soft and a couple of years worth of reserves! I think Yo-Zuri is an excellent line at a great price. Also, unless you fish gin clear water, I'm not convinced fluorocarbon is necessarily an advantage. The cost seems outrageous and I'm not even fishing the "expensive" stuff! So, it's just an experiment for now and I wanted to post my initial impressions of these Seaguar lines. Both InvizX and AbrazX have exceeded my expectations so far. We'll see as time goes by. p.s. I haven't tried Trilene 100%. 8-)

Ditto...My comments didn't come across as intended either. You live where you have the opportunity to catch much larger striper on a regular basis if you target them. I know the fish seemed huge, but for the species, it's a juvenile and probably not a legal keeper. -Kent a.k.a. roadwarrior

Rico is another I like, too! http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_61276_100005000_100000000_100005000_100-5-0

Repost on the popper thread that's already running, please. -Kent

Fantastic! Nice fish, great pics! 8-)

Isn't that what KVD did at this year's Classic?

Sounds great, but geez...That's a lot of green for 200 yards of line. http://www.***.com/Seaguar_Tatsu_Fluorocarbon_Line/descpage-STFL.html

fish307.com, Cabela's and Bass Pro Shops http://www.fish307.com/yo-zurihybridline.aspx

What about plastic trailers?

I think the "bad stories" are about fishing AbrazX on spinning tackle.

Yes! 8-)

Welcome aboard! 8-)

Welcome aboard! 8-)

Shallow and/ or medium size lures: AVC70MM/ Chronarch (7.0:1) Deep divers: Lamiglas SR705R/ CTE200GT (5.0:1) 8-)

GMAN, If you go there, go all the way. Bite the bullet. Buy her something as nice or nicer than anything you fish with. You lose the whole point if it's just "girl stuff". -Kent