JediAmoeba

If pond hopping I usually have 10 in my car...but what I take as I walk around: A new pond - I will take 3 Ponds I know - 1 or 2 Pond fishing is pretty simple, you know you are going to catch fish, you just have to decide what flavor you want to catch them on that day.

20 seconds to get to the bottom? You must be using lightweight jigs? I am usually running 3/4 oz+ for bottom contact and skipping.

I only catch small fish.

You need to work on your casting - sidearm it in there and while controlling the rod tip and line it will just lightly land in the water without much of a splash. Sometimes you want to overhand it and have them hear it but most of the time you want to just lightly put the lure in there. Basically the same way to cast large swimbaits.

I called Daiwa USA with the part number back in December and got 2 of them with a bunch of other parts for reels I was working on...

I will say if you have never used a cranking rod for cranking, you probably won't like it. They take some getting used to but do pin fish better and you get a better hook-up to landing percentage.

Bluff walls are where the big girls are

Probably 10 years. Maybe more

I will still go up and knock - never hurts to talk to people. I don't care that times have changed, just be respectful and courteous.

I have a bunch. I know. You can get them much cheaper direct than online. I got replacement SV spools from Daiwa for 35 bucks...

I don't know about Shimano but Daiwa sells their stock handle assembly for around 30 bucks. It's crazy to me how expensive handles and knobs are...

And it's really good. I am liking it - using it on my BFS rod and a couple moving bait rods now

Magnum Rage Bug

I use a lot of the high vis for lighter line techniques so you can see the line move. For any moving baits and heavy bottom contact stuff I use dark green or black if it is an option. Ever since I used copoly I have really liked it. I am a big Gamma fan - I can't remember the line failing me. Copoly is thinner for the strength and I like to push the limits on line diameter.

Is that a rabbit hole I see? Better check it out... I run braid to leader on everything but there are so many different leaders to use for the situation. On my spinning reels I run 10 to 15# braid main line. On my bait casters I run 10# to 80# braid - mostly JBraid, smackdown and suffix 131; A few have maxquatro and spiderwire and all my swimbait rods have 50# silent flip. For leaders - Dropshot, hairjigs and Ned's- 5 or 6# fluoro. Jerkbaits- 8 or 10# fluoro Crankbaits - 8-10# fluoro or copoly maybe the occasional 12# fluoro Spinnerbaits and chatterbaits - 10 - 12# copoly. Wakebaits(swimbaits up to 6oz) - 17lb P-Line Topwater Gliders(swimbaits up to 6oz) - depending on the sink rate I want 15# -17# fluoro or 15-17# copoly. Swimbaits 3/4 oz to 1.5 oz - 12# fluoro or copoly depending on sink rate desired Texas rigs and jigs 1/2 or less - 10-15# fluoro Texas rigs and jigs over 1/2oz - 15#-20# fluoro Frogs- 50-80# straight braid Flipping sparse cover - 17# copoly Small topwaters - 10# copoly Buzzbaits- 12# copoly

I use leader but I change it almost every time I go fishing.

Gajo Spirit Shad, both sizes 4.5" to 6" Robo Worm

Could be one of the factors - also, take the spool completely off the reel and soak it in very hot water for a few minutes. This will help erase the memory from when you put it on.

There are many banned running shoes - the shoes have to conform to standards depending on the event and sport. You can't use a baseball cleat to play soccer...

The pawl and the channel that the pawl rides in will wear out long before a bushing. It's better to have a good bushing than a junk bearing for the worm shaft - most of the 4×7×2.5 bearings on the market are cheap ones. I say this but have ball bearings in mine. I take one of the retainer rings off on each one and point the opening towards the outside of the reelin in case it gets dunked so it drains easier. I have never noticed an improvement from bushings to ball bearings.

Gimmick unless you like your handles spinning for eternity. I do it on most of mine just because I tear them apart all the time but I pack each bearing with grease to keep them smooth and not spin freely. It's really a preference thing for freshwater fish imo.

The MB Jr's are notorious for that IMO. Of the dozen or so I have all of them were floaters out of the box.

It lasts me for years. I change my leaders every time I go out and I retie a lot. I haven't had a failure in a long time...