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Color graphs: Worth the Investment or Hype?

What were the top few threads from the first year?

So there's no detriment to fishing strength or rod durability by using an extension? Oh, ok that's a rod. I am looking for a blank, but thanks for trying!

Was it a blank or a rod?

For extensions, does that need to be done over a full grip? I was planning to use a split grip on this build.

Where did you end up @NorthernBasser? My previous punching reel just died on me. Any runners up to the Curado MGL? I don't want to drop that much on a reel that's only used part of the season.

Graphite gets fewer sucker bites according to the father in law, so it must be fiberglass. Also for durability, he's a barbarian when it comes to rods,?. Yeah, 5wt seems about right, just need to find one in the price range.

Fantastic!!

If your bulb isn't firming then the little valve inside it might be trash.

My friend's father in law broke his favorite rod (allegedly death by raccoons) and these were basically the specs. As a present, we're trying to recreate it because it was discontinued. It was a Berkley Trout Dough rod. Fiberglass was the original material and will be used for bluegill, sucker, and carp fishing lol.

My money is on a bird but I never discount turtles.

Looks like a lot of my swim jigs. ?

For a special project, I am trying to find an 8' ultralight/light 5/6wt 2 piece fiberglass blank with moderate action around or under $50. I found one at Jann's Netcraft but it's backordered until it isn't, lol. So anyone know of another blank that fits this bill?

When the fish are pressured but I have to cover water, I turn to tiny jigs. Working cover or swimming them along.

I'm not saying "don't", but I have three X-rays and I wouldn't even consider a fourth if I was building a Spybait rod. Finesse jigs, sure, but not Spybait, or really any kind of moving bait.

I don't have enough money to treat my gear like it doesn't matter so I am very careful with it. But I also don't have enough money to buy stuff I am not going to use. So I treat it nice but use it fully.

First fish of 2021. Got a very nice Longnose Sucker!

Seagar Smackdown is my preferred for spinning.

Thanks for the data! Collecting and compiling this kind of thing is not glamorous but I appreciate that you did it.

I'm glad this is standard now. A runaway boat can make a bad situation a lot worse.

I'm expecting 2021 to be similar to 2020 as far as gear availability so this doesn't shock me.

Jackall Archelon

Use one of the thread bobber stops at the desired depth and set your bobber to slide on the line.

My bass boat is loaded with stuff but my kayak is a simple affair. Two rods, a tray of lures, and a container of soft plastics. I like both experiences for different reasons.

I like tungsten jigs quite a bit. Much less variety for getting just the heads though. At least for me.