James Long

I put oil on the bearings. And grease on the gears.

I need some help guys and gals. I recently took apart my lews real to clean, oil and grease it. Well it’s back together and feels as if I cannot cast as far and I have to really tighten my drag all the for it to have no pull. I know it sounds crazy but it doesn’t feel the same. I don’t know if this is normal seeing that this is the first time I have cleaned it or any reel of the matter but I made sure to get decent oil and grease.

So it is worth it? I have never spent that much on any sort of fishing equipment and just want to make sure before I go spending it.

Buddy of mine just bought a shimano curado dc 150 and swears by it. Is it really worth the money or worth getting.

I do get confused I am fairly new to fishing and still trying to learn the ins and out and terminology. What would be the difference between flipping and pitching

Anywhere from 1/4 to 1/2

Looking for a new rod that would be good for flipping,jigging and frogging looking for something around $100. Any advice.

I have a truck so if need be I could use a trailer or a bed extender

I’ve looked at plenary of sit on tops and actually a couple of canoes not really needing to stand up I can fish sitting down. One of my biggest problems is finding something with high enough weight limits You I don’t want to spend to much seeing that it’s my first. But I know with my size it’s going to cost a bit. And people powered is fine but I’m not going to Denise motorized

So recently been looking into getting some type of boat,kayak, Jon boat etc. to go fishing out of. It will be my first purchase and having concerns about my size and stability in them. I’m 6 foot 4 and weigh about 340. Been fishing for about 2 years now and just want something to get into the water with. I have no interest fishing salt water so it’s mainly rivers and lakes I will be. Any help will be appreciated