Nelson Delaney

I use a falcon lowrider med mod. Launches the baits a mile & keeps em hooked up. It is a bit slow for heavy weeds tho.

Can’t offer opinion on the quantum, but the avid-x is an exceptional rod for the price.

I currently have 2 batteries I use for trolling motor. One is an older Cabelas that came with boat & the other I bought last season. I do a lot of trolling for trout &salmon so I run them down quickly. At the moment I have to disconnect the cables to switch batteries and do the same to charge both. Is there a switch I can buy to hook up to avoid changing cables all the time?

St croix legend glass 7’11” heavy with a Abu Garcia 4601 C4 winch 3.8:1 with 15 lb fluoro

On a lake in Maine my best day ever included northern pike, large & smallmouth, brown, rainbow, brook trout. Perch & crappie.....and a mystery that was either a large sucker or a fallfish. All caught on leadcore trolling sunken islands.

Pack a few wire leaders & see if you can find some large pike that roam those waters

For me balance is more important than weight. I try to use the biggest spinning reel that will balance the out the set up.

Patience patience patience. Esox fishing is not for everyone. You are probably not doing anything wrong.

First nice bass of the year

What’s your budget?

What’s your budget? I can suggest hundreds of rods

St croix legend glass 7’11” heavy will cover both needs

St croix avid x 7’4” heavy. Reel varies

Shimano Stella fj 3000 Loomis NRX 902s

Try pushing in/out the spool release button when you put the side plate on. I have this problem when cleaning my Abu round reels.

Check out the lews custom lite. So far a really solid reel for me

Pretty easy to catch. Use 1 dollar bills as bait

St croix avid 7’6” medlite fast action. I have one and use for all sorts of stuff. Ned’s, tubes & steelhead

Daredevils

I’ve caught a ton of stocked trout & a handful of small pike. I haven’t gone bass fishing yet this spring.

Thanks. I got a shimano Stella 3000 on the way for the NRX 902s. I was gonna use the old pfluger supreme.

Loomis nrx 802c 853c 894c and just added a 902s for some finesse. Haven’t had it out yet. The nrx is the most sensitive rod I have used.

Put on the waders & chased trout all day

Ha. Like my ex-wife

Mass stocks some nice trout