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Have you called and asked? Can’t hurt. Maybe that’ll be all it takes.

Anything you like where typical bass baits are concerned and you're not using large diameter mono or fluoro for bomb casting.

Is it tank-top belly-shirt Tuesday again, and the Macarena too?

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Yes, this upcoming week. No problem with a 3/8oz chatterbait with a bulky trailer which comes in at just under an ounce altogether. It handles 3.5 ounces perfectly fine. It's getting pushed a tad at 4 ounces. Yous guyz are no fun?

Always meant to get me one of those gizmos, but I'm kinda thrifty.

To expand on @MN Fisher's advice, I do this to really optimize the spool of line, especially pricey fluoro: With a 200 yd spool, walk off, or measure off, 65 yards or whatever you like, then mark it and rewind it back on to the filler spool. A cordless drill gun and a nut-bolt for an arbor works well here. Now tie your mainline to the spool, wind the line on up to your mark, then cut it. Make a connection knot to your backing, then wind it on until the spool is filled. Use a spare filler spool and the cordless drill/nut-bolt arbor trick and remove all the line from the spool. You'll need another filler spool to reverse the line onto one more time so that the backing can be tied to the arbor. Do that, then wind the line onto the spool. This isn't as laborious as it sounds, and you'll have 3 fills of mainline from one 200 yard spool plus a bit of leader material left over to play with if you like. This isn't only for spinning reels. My bait casters with plastic/fluoro mainline get the same treatment. Personally I use braid for backer because I got a 1500 yard spool of Okuma 50 lb 8 strand for peanuts.

That's the spirit! Soft plastic lines only weather. It buys some time at least. With braid that throws spray and a little wind in the mix, even where temps were just above freezing, I've had worm gears freeze up and totally lock the reel.

With BF sale discounts about $280 out the door if he chooses free shipping. The Jr. Swim Bait is a very light, versatile rod that has the backbone to throw the Deeper's weight and a tip that'll allow him to throw so much more. It is very much a "do-various-things rod", which is what he asked for. What makes it even better is that its handle length is pretty conventional, so unlike a standard swim bait rod with a 2 foot long-ish handle, it handles like a regular bass rod where typical swim bait rods don't. The iRod will do what he needs it to do with regard to the Deeper Pro, but will also open up opportunities for throwing baits just above a typical 4-5 power MH. This is a good budget suggestion for throwing the Deeper, but unless he wants to throw swim baits weighing at least 2 1/2 ounces somewhere down the line, it won't have many practical uses compared to the Jr Swimbait. Not even close. I've owned all the DXs listed on that page, so my opinion is first-hand, but it's still just an opinion.

iRod Jr Swimbait 7'8" MH 1-4 oz $149. You can do a lot with this rod from 1/2oz chatterbaits to nearly 4oz treble swim baits. Tatula 200 $169. 20 lb Big Game mono. Wait for the BF sale next week and save $. I wouldn't use braid, but if you must up it to 85 lb, for when you backlash you'll break it off with anything less. This is highly unlikely with 20lb Big Game though, and you'll still be able to chuck that thing farther than you'll able to chuck most bass baits on this setup. https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/iROD_Genesis_III_Series_Casting_Rods/descpage-IRGCT.html

If you're one who has no issue with slowing down when you should, you'll be fine. Isn't a problem for me, but others struggle with modifying their cranking pace.

Don't wear a deer suit.

So true.?

Really? He posted the link at 7:38 am on Wednesday morning, which was 9:38 pm Wednesday night in Japan. Then you paid intergalactic shipping costs, received it and the MGL when you were capped at spending $200 in your thread starter, then did a casting battle on a reservoir in near freezing temps with high winds sometime the very next day on Thursday all before darkness fell at 5pm? Was it sent by rocket? Particle beam transporter? Uh huh... Right. Is that you, Jeffrey?

37* and blowing 10mph. Forgot my electric underwear, so I froze my dingaling off for an hour, then tapped out. Brrrr. One bite. One bass. No drama. No skunk!

That was fast. Overnight shipping from Japan? Pricey.

'k' is a sound that is present in many languages. However, for the Japanese language, 'k' can be mistaken for 'g' if the voice box in your throat is vibrating when you feel it . You can tell when it is voicing by placing your fingers in the area of the larynx as you pronounce the sound.

No. The reel in the link you posted is very good, but it's not a Zillion 1000 which is what people are thinking about when they mention the new Zillion.

Slipped in a quick 1/2 hour before wicked cold rain whipped in. Kinda crappy?

Yes! Itself. If you like stress-free casting reels, this is it. It has no quirks. It's not touchy. It won't do anything wonky out of the blue like many reels seem to occasionally. It delivers on the promise of SV (stress free/versatile), and without the distance penalty of the original SV types. It's great, and I seriously doubt hardcore fans of any other brand would deny that if they fished with it. I could replace every reel in my arsenal with these and not miss them. First time I can say that and mean it. If your testosterone levels are such that a 6.3-6.7 ounce reel isn't too much to bear, you'll be as happy as a clam.

I'm sorta dumb too, but you know that already. Stick a 2 oz sinker on the bill of your cap without the band being set pretty tight, then wade and walk trails and the weight will drag down said cap which is annoying to me. I can't control movement induced by gravity and weight on the end of a lever, and can do without a headache from a too-tight hat. And let's not forget about traction alopecia! I'm vain and I'd like to keep what I have, if you don't mind. Me either. I let it rip when I re-tie, or if I'm moving through sketchy terrain. I agreed with you here, so I'm not sure what you're talking about, ole' chum.

The good thing about this hobby is that you can play it however you like. For several reasons, with some of those being high-minded, certain people like keeping things simple. Whatever works... For me, fishing isn't just about catching fish, because a fish catch typically lasts mere seconds. It's partly about the gadgets too, and lots of them, but I've always been this way regardless of which hobby I was into. However, in my mind this really isn't about excess and quantity, but nuance, like a Goldilocks thing, and the process of winnowing choices down to what might work best where and when I'm fishing. It's somewhat inefficient at first, but serves the cause of efficiency in the end. More importantly, playing it this way makes me happy and keeps things interesting, and isn't that the entire point? If the apocalypse comes I'll wipe out my local lakes with night crawlers from my garden, and sustain myself and mine on bass sandwiches for as long as possible. In the meantime, I'll try every new, shiny object that makes sense to me and catches my eye. There's a lot I miss about the old days, but not where fishing toys are concerned, even where they're just variations of an old timey theme. Line 'em up...

Does that mean you superglue it to your dome?

My HX4 weighs 1.8ozs and it still drags my bill down. Do you velcro your hat to your head or something? Double sided tape? I'm usually wading. I need to keep a light attached to me at all times, especially when I'm walking through trails to get to my next spot. Trip on a root and I might lose a tooth. Me either. I let it rip when I re-tie, or if I'm moving through sketchy terrain. Otherwise the red light is usually good enough, especially if it's calm out and I think they're spooky.

Don't walk. Run, Forrest, run!