MN Fisher

Quantum Nitrous baitcaster - the rod I put it on was alright...the reel sucked.

Back when I had the runabout I'd go fishing with a friend on occasion...but he moved. Then the runabout was sold and I was without a boat for 15 years. The canoe was basically a one-person fishing craft, and Bass Trek is also set up for basically one person, though two could fish out of it in a pinch. Other than that, the only time I've fished with someone else in the last 40 years was the guided trip two weeks ago. I'm a hermit type...enjoy being by myself.

I'd be happy getting a used PowerDrive with remote for a bargain price to replace my Edge

I check every lure/hook I buy...can't tell you how many times I've had to 'dress up' a brand new hook cause it wasn't sharp enough. And as Glenn said, sharpening a hook on the water is just a few second really.

Minnetonka is about as pressured as you can get...and I've caught both bass and pike on WP-90s.

Great overview of both and the reasons to use one over the other, Glenn.

So much for the nay-sayers who say buying Ploppers is a waste of money. Me, I love tossing Ploppers...

I just did a little search and found this nugget of information "Piscifun reels are made in the same factory as Daiwa reels. The Piscifun Carbon X has the same frame and bearings as a Tatula reel." https://tacklevillage.com/where-are-piscifun-reels-made/

Check TH Marine.

Closer to the middle the better - gives the worm a balanced flutter on the drop

Agree with Slone - and given some elbow grease and a few skills, this is what you can turn that 14' 'fishing boat' into.

Is Minnetonka still listed for the Midwest? Last few years it has been.

Depends on the co-poly...I'm going on year 3 with the 12# YZH on my crank rig...still no issues....though I did reverse it this past winter.

^ Not a probably - full clean/relube should be done at least every two years, more often if you get out frequently. The guy who's out 3-4+ times a week...probably a full clean mid-season as well as before the season starts. I'm only out once a week...if that often...and I still do a clean/relube every spring.

I started at age 7 with a cheap casting rig I got from an ad on the back of a comic book. Dad saw how much I loved fishing, but having problems with that reel, so for my 8th birthday got me a Mitchell 320 on a Berkley rod. Had that reel until I couldn't find parts for it anymore...mid-late 80s - no Internet.

Don't feel too bad - next door here...state record is 8lb15oz

Nope - perfectly reasonable actually...if that happened to a new reel of mine, I'd take it up with the manager. Course I spool my own reels, so there is that.

Today is Nora's and my 33rd anniversary - she always gets me a 'cute' t-shirt. This one is apropos - as back in late 1988 we first met online in an AOL chat-room...me in MN, her in FL...met face-to-face about 5 months later...married 15 months after that.

A spool of 17# mono or hybrid on a spinner yields the same results.

Plastic welding kit - if you have prime, you can have it in hand tomorrow - https://www.amazon.com/Plastic-Soldering-Temperature-Indicator-Dashboard/dp/B0BBMDSGMR/ref=sr_1_54?keywords=plastic%2Bwelder&qid=1687526979&sr=8-54&th=1

It's probably the sales manager and finance manager who are using them...you don't take 'company cars' away from upper management.

Believe it or not, the spinning blades help 'clear a path', plus the hook-point is in line with the wire...kinda acts like a weed-guard on a jig.

Oh come on, NB - there's probably someone out there who'd pay.

Those and Skinny Dippers are probably my most used paddletails.