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I don't do braid to leader on any of my regular casting rigs, but I do on spinning. However, I opted for braid to leader on both my SLX and ARK BFS reels. I just found it to be more predictable and consistent, especially with lighter or wind-catching baits. YMMV.

Almost divorced over it. However, I'm sure I wouldn't have survived the past year and a half without her. But who knows? Maybe she did that only to Munchausen by proxy me somehow. I'll start worrying when she demands that I put lotion on my skin. She hates Fava beans, so maybe I'll get to keep my liver at least.

Exactly!

You're not happy with the Stratus?

Eric, Try an alberto with 3 half hitches to finish. Then use Loon UV to smooth out the leading edge of the knot over the tag. I used a loupe to shape the glue then quickly hit it with a UV light. Good sun will do the same. Line goes through pretty well.

How so?

Absolutely. This was the hook I was using in the ned. 1/16oz 1/0. Sharp as a M...The hook's point curves down into the plastic which naturally skin hooks it. Decoy VJ-36 Decibo Darter Offset Jig Head - Tackle Warehouse

Finally got it out this past Sunday, but true to form the wind was blasting again. I only threw a 2 3/4" finesse terd on a 1/16oz Decoy VJ-36 Decibo darter head as I needed something that wouldn't catch wind and wouldn't snag algae. The amount of growth this place had already in the middle of April was something else. I thought the rod's sensitivity was really good. Caught a ton of dinkers and chunky gills. I really thought that I felt everything on the bottom while dragging the bait. They wanted it moved very slowly. Line was PE 0.8 to a 10lb Blue Label leader. I don't feel like this setup will win a casting distance contest with say a 3000 size spinner on a similar rod with the same line in open water. However, fishing from a boat as I was, I was able to cast precisely against a line of reeds growing out of the water from about 60' away. It seemed as if most of the fish were staged in them. Dropping the bait right there at the edge then dragging it just a bit and soaking it seemed to be the formula for the moment. I know that doesn't answer your question regarding treble baits, but I know it'll be just fine with them. Personally, I'm not going about this to split hairs. This will be a universal setup for me for any baits up to 6 grams I'd say.

I assumed 2earlye was using this: Daiwa 26 Silver Wolf CT SV TW PE Special, 2026- PE braid special version Steez CT, now in stock!Availability: In stock Silver Wolf CT SV TW PE Special is the diversified version of Steez CT to be used better with thin braided lines of from #0.4 to #1.0. Modifications are mainly at spool and level winder. 30mm dia SS SV PE Special spool is optimized to cast with thin PE braid lines for wide range of rigs from very light 1/8oz to regular 1/2oz. The usdm ones I own or have tried are whether rated ML or L.

Froze my tuchus off last night for about two hours before checking out. Each time I turned my light on I was surrounded by endless 6-8" stocker trout which made the whole endeavor pretty fruitless. I imagined every bass in the zone stuffed with dumb farm trout. By some miracle I somehow managed 4 bites and misses on swimbaits. How they missed the trebles on the Bucca, who knows?

With mine it was over which direction the toilet paper comes out of the holder.

I believe you'll need to approach your casting stroke in a new way. These small diameter spool reels, lighter whippier rods, and braid require a certain touch. It's easy to overpower the cast. It takes time and reps to feel a given bait load the rod and for you to calibrate the amount of energy to put into the cast and your release point. It's not quite like typical low profile setups. Similar in some ways yet quite different. Start with less lure drop from the tip than usual and release a tad earlier than usual if you're doing and overhead cast. All nice and smooth until you self calibrate.

Describe your rig. Rod, reel, line, lure.

TATULAXT731HFB 7'3" Heavy Fast 12-25lb 3/8-1 1/2oz 8+Tip 15-1/4" Cast B Buy Now Daiwa Tatula XT Casting Rods - Tackle Warehouse

Dat's right. Won't be going back there.

Well, OK. What do I know? How bout we let the Fabulous Fashionista himself @gim decide. What say you, gim? Dinks or not dinks?

I am the DinkMan, Coo Coo Kachu. On the way to one of our favorite lakes, I spotted a body of water through the tree line that neither my brother nor I had any idea was there. We had to divert to see it. There was no signage or anything to indicate what it was, just an overgrown path between two houses in a cul-de-sac. From the road it looked to be about 40 acres. I'd made a set of wheels for our Jon boat 'cause carrying that sucka loaded with gear into these off-the-beaten path places was getting to be a hassle for two older guys, so we strapped them on and began the trek. Must've been about 1000' long trail ending near a small dam. I found out later after a little research that this place was once a cranberry bog many moons ago. About half of the place was only about a foot and a half deep, and the remainder was maybe 3' deep in spots. It was already almost topped out in coontail in the deeper water. I imagine that the shallow section froze right to the bottom this past winter as many similar places had 15" of ice on them. If better fish ever flourished here, I can't see how they survived that. However, plenty of dinks did, and they appeared to be starving. Some guy and his kid showed up and caught dink after dink from the dam on bobbers and worms, and they couldn't have been happier. We got to play BFS fishing, so it is what it is. On to the next...

Mine's 5 years old and doesn't have a mark on it and I'm often walking the banks from spot to spot with 5-7 rods sat on a shoulder like one would while carrying a stack of 2X4s. Reel covers take seconds to put on and if there aren't trees nearby to lean a rod against, poking a rod holder into the ground is easy.

I've never met your full furry and hope to God I never do.

BOOM! 💪

And just like that, she's back!

Improved clinch for braid. I simply increase turns for lower diameter line. SDJ for all plastic lines. It's been at least 5 years since I've been broken off, and that was my fault.

Do you own a caliper? If so, measure all of the dimensions of the original set, then those of the slx you have before winging it.

I'll pm you a copy in a few hours.

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