MN Fisher

Shhh...don't let 'them' know it's underpriced...they'll jack it up and put it out of reach of us budget anglers. Ya, a good review would be nice...I've got three rods I want to upgrade and while I'm definitely a Dobyns fan-boy, I could be persuaded to look at something else.

Got a little time to go out today - not enough to launch/land the boat...so some shore fishing. At least they're getting bigger.

I'm a little far from salt to need a heavier reel - IPT on my reel is 31, which is plenty. I do jerks and cranks on spinning occasionally...so I'm not gonna diss you for that.

I just loop my pinkie under the line by the roller and lift a loop off - repeat as needed until you got the length you want.

If I'm skipping my spinnerbait - I'm right there with you. 2500 size reel, 20# 832, MH/F spinning rod.

My Strike King Tour Grade swim jigs seem to just brush aside milfoil and pondweed.

I run 4# YZH on a 1000 reel - my ML/MF rig You could run 6# on a 2000/2500 reel with no issues 8# I'd want a 3000 or 4000 reel for.

Yep, line up...get some momentum going, kill the motor, glide up...a few cranks and it's done.

Ya, I'm the same way with the VMC SpinShots - they even have an Off-Set Wide Gap version for creature baits.

Even back in the 90s when I had the runabout and water was at or even a little above normal level it was that way...it's a VERY short concrete ramp.

Guess you never launched at Phelps...they got just a few lengths of concrete (12"wide, 12' long) laid down, If you want at least 1/2 the hull touching water, your trailer tires are going beyond them...and that's with my 14'.

Well, the latest Tournament on my lake (which I've been fishing for 30+ years) had the top seven teams getting 20#+ bags (winner had 24#7oz) and my best day in the last 5 years was 12#....

Without trailer - a rod rated to 1oz (MH for most, H for Dobyns) With trailer - a rod rated to 1-1/4 to 1-1/2oz (H or MagHeavy Dobyns) 17#-20# Mono/FC or 30# braid

This is what I've been using for 50+ years...hasn't let me down yet.

4WD, hook the trailer to a winch and keep the truck on dry pavement, or find a different ramp. Lake I fish has close to a dozen ramps scattered across it for 14,000 acres.

Ya - well when their boats and equipment let them FIND the fish while I'm tooting around TRYING to find the fish....I can cast all day, but if the fish aren't when I am... 14' Modified Alumacraft, 25hp electric-start Evinrude, 45# Edge, Striker Plus 7cv, and an anchor. That's what I'd be using against guys who spent more on their sonars alone than I did on my whole boat. There's confidence, then there's being so far outclassed by the other rigs that it's not even a contest.

If I remember correctly, @A-Jay put a set under his Lund and loves them. Let's see if he'll pop in and review again.

A-Jay is correct...some batteries say 'Starting', some say 'Deep Cycle' - those you should only use for that specific purpose...but there are those that are 'Dual Purpose' and you can use them for both starting and TM/Electronics. Only downside is if you drain them too much, you better hope you got a pull-cord on that motor.

I hate to disagree - but I clip 6# and 8# mono without issues.

That clip is for storing the line when you don't have a lure on to hook through the keeper. I take all lures, clips, hooks, etc off my reels after a trip. With my casting reels, I put a line-keeper on and reel up to the tip-top With my spinning reels, I bring the line down from the tip-top and clip it into 'that' clip. I do use it like DB stated but the only time I un-guide the line is if I'm moving the reel to a different rod, or taking it off to store it. I wish casting reels had the clip

Power Pro IS a good line...but I've moved up a step to Sufix 832 PP is a 4-carrier braid - meaning 4 strands braided together 832 is an 8-carrier braid - with one of those being Goretex...it's smoother and resists abrasion better.

You could always rebuild that V-hull....that's what I did.

I'd rather be safe than sorry - I ran 12awg Ancor from house battery to circuit breaker, then from there to the fuse box. 16awg is what I used from the fuse box to...where-ever (pumps, sonar, lights, etc)

I think you'll like it - I got an AM/24 last fall when I started the F-9 project. Like the mesh-vest in the canoe, I wear it the entire time I'm on the water...fairly comfy, and if I get tossed from the deck by a passing wake boat, I'm 'safe'.

This isn't new - one of the channels I follow (for my scale modeling) has been hit with that off-and-on for over a year.