MN Fisher

You guys got nothing on MN - they pinch you until you're 90. 😠

Considering I'm bound to the shore this year, I'm thrilled when I catch 13-inchers.

I never go on the water without my Bob Smith gap filling CA Some places order it in bulk and put their own home label on it. BSI CA is the best out there no matter what 'flavor' of it you get.

40-45yds is a long cast for me - most of mine are around 30-35yds. That's the main reason I only put 65-70yds of (expensive) mainline on my reels...long cast plus enough extra for reties to last a season...break-offs of course are another matter.

^ Ya, @Catt lives where heavy cover gets real and what I get up here is 'open water' to him.

I'd love to see this get going this year - I kinda miss seeing all your ugly mugs.

Ya - that's not heavy cover - I'd call that moderate. This is closer to heavy, but I've seen it even more full at times.

I'll confirm that - I'm still trying to learn Side-Scan....I don't even want to think about what my learning curve would be for FFS.

Depends on how you rig it - mine was stable enough to stand in for pitching...but I'd mounted outriggers on it.

If he'd retire from You-Tube - I'd raise a drink. I don't care about his tournament status.

I think this is the second time I've seen him (or the second one I've seen) in 38 years of living in this house.

It's gotta be a fluke...you're just not a cranking kind of guy, man Nice catches there, and good luck on Friday.

Out the back door for a cig (I don't smoke in the house) and I noticed that our albino squirrel was back

Well, the only main difference between them is usually JDM reels have aluminum alloy main gears and the USDM reels have brass main gears. JDM reels are lighter for this fact. Otherwise they follow the exact same assembly including virtually all the other parts. Personally - I've been getting more reels JDM through Digitaka. Comparing the internals of a JDM Tatula 100 with a USDM Tatula 100 when I did cleaning...I really can't find a notable difference.

Are you talking made for the US market vs made for the Asian market? Neither manufacturer has facilities here in the states to make reels - they're all made in Malaysia, S. Korea or Japan itself. There is a difference between reels of the same model depending on the market they're designated for...but that holds true for both makers.

Power Hog - mine tops out at 30.

You're staring in a Sci-Fi movie and you have to rent your own (ugly) futuristic vehicle? Wow.... (I'm not joking, I've seen these...things...on the road around here - hate is too mild a term for my thoughts of the aesthetics.)

Had to repeat this as I don't use the Palomar for anything. My knot of choice for terminal is the MK, with a FG or Alberto for mainline-leader joining. Add in the Double-Uni for backing to mainline and an Arbor knot and you've got all the knots I used.

Ya - prop that came with the 25 got dinged up during the 2022 season, so I needed a new one. I got a headache trying to figure out what would work and what wouldn't - so finally just went with the same pitch/blades as the OEM prop...works just fine and I can get up to 25mph - not bad for a 25hp on a 14' 'fishing' boat.

It's like a horse/donkey cross - a mule. Northerns and Muskie are close enough that they can interbreed, but just far enough that the progeny is sterile.

ALF has all Vanford F reels on sale for 25% off - current stock only...get them before they disappear.

Don't know the exact model - but that's a Mobile Radar unit.

My best always seem to happen around the middle of the day...including my avatar bass caught July 31 at around 12:30 on a bright, blue-bird sky day.

A Galaxy's little brother...the 141 Starlifter.