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I pulled the trigger last week on one of these...shipped yesterday.

Must use a trailer on a swimjig, it gives the lure secondary action. The skirt and trailer make up the total action. Keitech Fat Impact are my favorite trailer. I use craw a baitfish colors. I knocked em dead last year on a Dirty Jigs swimjig with Ghost Trout Keitech trailer.

Me too. Smoking deal.

wow

Cygnus X-1 is like 15 times the mass of the sun, Sag-A is 2.6 million times the mass of the sun... Cygnus X-1 is an excellent Rush song...

Once you start heading down that hole, you can't get back out, think Sagittarius A Star (super massive black hole).

Yozuri Hybrid is what I use, except for jerkbaits, I use Invisx. For big swimbaits, I use Big Game.

I would spend a little more and get the Tatula XT 7'6" H or 8' H for $89.99 at Sportsmansoutfitters.

I have 3 Carbon-Lite 2.0 rods, one is the 7' MF. They are very good rods, but the Tatulas are significantly better IMO. I paid $79 each for my Carbon-Lites and $99 each on many of my Tatulas.

There are 2 listed at 7'1" MHF, but I am sure that is a mistake, the one I have is 7'1" MHxF model TTU711MHXB

Yeah, the website shows 2 that are 7'1" MHF. If you buy from SportsmansOutfitters, they have the MHxF rod in stock.

7'1" MHxF I was speaking about was a Tatula. They also make a 7'1" MHF, which I do not have. The 7'1" HF is a Tatula that I was also talking about above.

For frogs, jigs, I would get the Heavy. I throw the smallest S-waver on it fine. For the 6’10” MH I use 10-12 lb flouro. For the 7’1” H, I use 12-14 lb flouro.

Those look nice, to keep my glasses from fogging, I use dawn dishwashing soap to wash my glasses. It keeps fog to a minimum.

It's going to be heavier than a MF rod for sure. I also have the 7'1" MHxF Tatula, it is rated the same as the 6'10" but has a real fast taper. Nice tip on that rod. It throws 1/4 fine too. I use it mostly for light texas rigs, small jigs, and flukes at times.

Kastking has been pretty good to me. Huk makes a good one, Aftco etc. At Aftco, you buy 1, they make 1 for the medical field. AFTCO

My favorite rod in the Tatula line is the 6'10" MHF or the 7'1" HF. I would say the 6'10" is close to its rating. I throw 1/4 ounce baits no problem. I have that rod paired with a Tatula SV TW for skipping docks.

The stuff just works. I spray it on after I spool fresh line. It works best on flouro and I apply it before every trip. I want to buy a gallon, but they don't give the stuff away.

Tatula for sure. They can be had for around $100 if you look around. Best bang for the buck rod IMO. I own 12 Tatula or Tatula XT rods. All of my bottom contact, specialty technique, multi-purpose rods are Tatulas, treble hook lures I use XT.

3 mid-range set-ups should cover almost any situation: MHF casting MF casting MF spinning And add this for heavier applications: HF casting

For the money, the Fuego CT is hard to beat. I have 5 of them. They cast a mile, smooth as butter, good drag, take abuse and keep working. If I had to choose between the Tatula 100 and Shimano SLX, I would not hesitate on the Tatula. I have 2 100s and 3 SLXs, the 100 is a better reel IMO. I also own a Tatula 150 and 200. I like the 100s better. I use the larger reels for deep cranking and frogging.

Will do. I installed a 5 inch Humminbird, YakAttack accessories, and a few other odds and ends. My landing gear arrives on Friday, I might get that done this weekend too. I really love the 106 PDL.

working, setting up my new Top Water PDL 106, setting up my Smokercraft, digging trenches for water intrusion into garage at lakehouse, yard work at non-lakehouse, getting truck camper ready for the spring, and generally getting lots of small projects completed. in washington state, we can start fishing as of today!!! I will be out fishing this week and weekend! Thank God.

PBJ, jerky, water, gatoraid, mized nuts, mini-snickers, potato chips at times.

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