garroyo130

I do have a monomaster for small streams though. Neat little tool for trash line/tag ends

Those types of baits were very productive for me a couple of years ago. I dont use Lucky Crafts but the H2O Xpress Model Ss that i picked up on clearance for like $1.00

4lb yo zuri hybrid. Also get a couple of size 1 mepps spinners (black fury/comet mino), a tiny rat-l-trap and some trout magnets and ez floats.

I just toss them ... i figure with how much of other people's line i take out of the lake, 10-16" dropped for 100ft taken out is a fair trade.

^ Find hard bottom

Its going to come down to what you're throwing. For panfish lures like trout magnets and donkey tails, the Okuma celilo ultralight is a great rod. If you're throwing hard baits like the Rebel Teenies, I'd use the light power you have now.

like @Darth-Baiter, I ain't tying it outside of home. If for no other reason than to me the braid tag end of an FG should be singed and I don't carry a lighter with me. I'm also pretty picky about my FGs ... 20 wraps, rizzuto finish, no overhand knots. I don't think there's much debate that its relatively hard to tie on or off the water for anyone with only 2 hands and average sized fingers.

what lb test? it would make a difference to me. 12/15 I might chance it 8 and under ... no way

If your wife has hijacked your account and is the one posting this question, blink twice

You'll have to remove the handle and crack open the reel. Get a tub of Cals Tan Drag grease and you can use that on both the gears and drag. Find a video of someone doing a teardown or clean and lube and follow that. Make sure to keep track of all parts and take pictures as needed. Or send it over to @Delaware Valley Tackle

The FG is the king of line to line and I'm pretty sure many here agree ... it doesn't get put down. People use easier alternatives but I doubt anyone questions it as a good knot.

she sounds dry

*edit ... this guy tied an albright and passed it off as an FG

Yup this method requires access to both ends of the line being wrapped around, meaning the leader has to be wrapped around the mainline and not the other way around.

Shimano Spheros SW is the best domestically available reel in the $120ish range. It's the cheapest of Shimano's worm gear spinning reels which helps a lot with line lay. Miravel offers light weight but still uses old school oscillation

FG will work with those sizes if you keep things tight.

Always loosen. If it's a rod I'm fishing often, more so because the last thing I want is to accidentally reel while rigged and snap the tip top.

the night before, whatever lure the fish is biting in my imagination before I go to bed is what gets tied on. From there its just trial and error. Then I'll find something that worked once and stick to it for the next 20 outings where I will get skunked on 18 of them.

I agree and I'd also fish that on a MM rod instead

How long does it take to fish 144 to find the magic ones??? By that time, conditions have likely changed ...

I waited for the punchline and around the 1:43 mark, I realized it was me

If we're talking hold value vs increase, my money is on the workhorse reels. Don't own one, but I suspect the SLX XT will hold its value very well.

Things don't always go forward. I think there's more than a few of us here that would take a Curado E over a K at the same price point.

Anything limited or made in collaboration with someone else ... Megabasses, Dream Tackles, etc.

Although I've never personally had a bad experience using regular grease instead of drag grease, I would rather fish the drag dry than with regular grease. I've heard it can cause issues with drag smoothness and is a pain to clean up completely.