dollarbill

You can also try a home made formula that someone on the walmart bfl tour told me about. Get your soft plastics and put them into a zip lock bag. Then mix in olive oil, vinegar and minced garlic. Shake it up a little bit and let it sit in the ziplock bag until you are going to use it.

The reel I am using I bought 2 months ago. Granted it's not the best one out there. It is a daiwa procaster. I want to get better at using baitcasters before I spend the money on a high end one. I have been adjusting the knobs, but maybe I am not doing it right.

I've got a 7 foot MH rod that I am using for carolina rigging as well as heavier jigs and worms. I have 17 pound line on the baitcast reel. I am having trouble casting the reel or getting any line to come off at all. Somebody told me that the reel might not be able to handle the 17 pound line and I should switch to lighter line. Do baitcasters have a limitation on maximum line weight to use? I am confused why this is happening.

I've been using the bite me ball head jigs for this with zoom worms. The only concern I have with these are the worm needs to be big enough to fit around the top(the little part that comes out to hold it in place). Other wise you will go through a few worms because the top gets torn open where you can't use them anymore. If you're looking for a color, try watermelon green.

Has anybody ever used worms from a company called worm king?

My vote is for the worst line ever made..TRILENE. Guaranteed to break when you hook a fish.

I shipped my rods down to NC with UPS and they made it there with no problem at all....

Do these high end lures really make a difference?

I just recently bought the daiwa exceler 2500 and it is a very nice reel for the price. It also comes with an extra spool. I got it for 59.99. Check it out..

I hear what you're saying about the person using the equipent instead of the equipment itself, but my opinion comes from experience. I have only used 2 baitcasters, a shimano I had last summer and a daiwa I have now. I have used both of them. When I had my shimano I backlashed it just about every 5 casts, then spent the next 30 minutes picking out the mess. The daiwa I have now I have cast well over 100 times and have not backlashed it once. That tells me that in this scenario it might have a little more to do with the equipment than the person using it.

I am going to lake wylie in 2 weeks and I was going to ship my rods down there with UPS. They wanted over 70 bucks just to ship 3 rods. I also wasn't sure how safe it would be. Today, I decided to buy a plano airliner telescoping rod case and take that with me to the airport. I will be flying out of newark, nj. Hopefully nothing bad will happen. It is supposed to be airline approved, but someone told me I will not be able to lock it.

The spinning reel i was thinking about is the daiwa exceler, model number exc2500. Any thoughts on this reel?

Thanks for the replies. Sounds like I should stay away from the johnny morris reel. This past christmas someone gave me a st. croix premier fiberglass crankbait rod(6'6") with a daiwa triforce 150i reel. I have tried it several times and love the reel and rod. Have not backlashed it once(knock on wood). I like the magforce magnetic braking system. I think I might try another daiwa reel then. Anybody have any feedback on the procaster 6+1 series(model number pr100-h). I am hesitant to buy a shimano reel. I bought one last summer and backlashed every couple of casts. I ended up taking an aluminum bat to it and smashing it to pieces. As far as the all star rod, I don't have the model number. It is a 7 foot, fast action, medium heavy rod. It said all star select. I looked on all star's website and it was not listed. There was a success story on the site from one person who won a tournament with it. I found it at dick's sporting goods store. I looked on their website and it was not listed there. I'm also looking for a spinning rod and reel.

Hello everybody..I have been a long time fly fisher and have recently started bass fishing. I was hoping to get some advice on equipment. I was looking to buy some rods and a reel. Here is what I was looking at: All star select rod..$60 dollars(a few of these rods said coastal select..what does that mean) Johnny Morris 10 BB baitcasting reel for $79.88(normally $150 dollars) I don't want to cheap out, but at the same time do not want to break the bank. I am going to lake wylie in a few weeks to visit my brother and do some fishing. I also plan on moving down there by the end of the year. Any help would be appreciated..