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I’ll give that a try. Neve thought of doing that but the trd’s are super durable

Never even heard of it. I’ll have to give that a try no, the salt is impregnated in the plastic bait I don’t remove the baits because I super glue them to the jighead, otherwise they constantly slide down.

I never use “leader material” my leader material is off a regular spool of mono. Berkley big gam or trilene xl

What’s comparable out there? I like the zman finesse shroomz heads, but the hook rusts from the salt in the zman trd’s right on the bend of the hook where the hook exits the plastic. This causes snapped hooks and lost fish. Unacceptable

Alberto knot or 35lb spro swivel

12-15lb mono. I use big game

If you haven’t fished it since you retied how could it weaken? I’ve left the same frog on my frog rod all season and only retied when the line look frayed.

Spooled up with 40lb 832 because the local shop was out of power pro. After fishing I noticed the line has a “twisted” look to it. The line was behaving fine and had no issues but the look of it looks strange Never had this issue with power pro. Something to worry about?

I don’t use fluoro, it has poor knot strength and poor manageability on spinning reels. Some guys like it I don’t. But yes I would prefer a single filament line (mono or fluoro) over braid for Texas rigging aslong as I’m not fishing in heavy grass. i fish 15lb berkley big game for Texas rigs and 50lb braid in heavy grass

No more than 8, preferably 6. I personally would be fishing 6-8lb mono if I wasn’t fishing braid

Nothing good comes out of a spool filled all the way to the top

Use mono backing

Why not return it to the place you bought it from?

It won’t affect anything, your rod will just smell better now

1/20 and 1/15 is what I use most but my lakes on average are 3-4’ deep

I use clear or green doesn’t matter

I would not use a leader I personally would fish 15lb big game mono or 50lb braid if I’m around a lot of grass

I use the Alberto knot for all of my line to line connections. It’s small, passes through the guides easy and it’s easy to tie. Never had problems with it

Improved clinch on all my mono, Palomar for braid. I don’t use fluoro

Loosen the spool tension knob. It’s located on the same side of the reel as the handle

I think most guys go too heavy with their rods they also fish weights that are too heavy. I also don’t peg nearly as often as most and I believe that’s part of the reason why I get more bites and rarely lose a fish pitching and flipping. I’ve lost fish that I shouldn’t have with a heavy weight pegged to the bait. The only time I peg is when I’m punching grass or flipping nasty wood. As far as line goes I fish 15lb berkley big game mono whenever I can, but by mid June-early July most of the lakes I fish are choked out with grass which forces me to fish 50lb braid.

Yup Dobyns 702 is what you’re looking for. Soft tip but backbone

Line only rubs the ceramic insert, you will be fine. Many of my rods have scratches and nicks on the guide and tip top frame. This happens from transport and also leaning rods up against things

I’ve felt a few they seemed heavy and out of balance. For the same price you could get a Dobyns fury which is a much better rod IMO

I agree but the devils horse has its time and place, specifically the way captain Phil describes how to fish it