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Very littke experience with the finisher. The KREJ was intended as a FFS bait. Works ok, kinda gimicky. But the KREJ fished as a topwater bait on herring lakes.....AMAZING!!! I fish the chrome 85 size from late spring to mid-fall. The big spots anniahlate it down here. Its very much a take on the Jackall Riser, but casts wayyyy better. The 85 size KREJ is a small profile that I can easily casr 125' to reach the schooling activity.

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I fish Lanier, Keowee, Jocassee, Hartwell, Russell and Clark Hill (I live on Hartwell). I only throw a full chartreuse spinnerbait; always with painted chartreuse blades. Double willow the majority of the time if water is clear and a single painted Colorado blade if water is stained. Down here....chartreuse is the secret sauce for big spotted bass. When 95% of everyone is throwing white, us other 5% is tossin' Chartreuse and sackin' bigs. Spinnerbaits, jerkbaits, flukes, chatterbaits, crankbaits.....chartreuse gets bit.

I have the Tatula SV TW70. I bought it for jerkbaits and hated it. It overbrakes and hinders casting distance. Went with the SV TW 80. Send a jerkbait a mile, even 1/4 & 3/8oz. The 70 and 80 are same frame, 70 is smaller spool and different brake system. 80 is slightly wider and slightly deeper spool with MagZ brake. Another great Diawa to consider that is 80 sized is the Kage SV TW. Phenomenal reel!. I have a like new 70 (8:1)I will happily sell you very reasonable.

I keep stock of #6's and use that 99% of the time mostly because I can NEVER find #5's. The #5 is slightly bigger, but hardly discernible. For the Mavrik, the #5 Hyperlatch is the better fit if you can find them, but I have zero issues with the #6 on the Mavrik. #5 Redline is on the right, #6 Hyperlatch on left in pic. Redline is heavier than Hyperlatch by 1 full grain.

BKK Hyperlatch 70-SS #6 is the most impressive jerkbait hook I've ever used.

Sunline SuperNatural Its thin for its strength and rather low stretch. 330yds fir <$10. I love it. If its a moving bait, its on SuperNatural for me.

Don't need the capacity. Its for 12-15# test max and I run 30# braid for backer. It was enough of a difference in size to me.

Technically yes, as the spool is lighter and smaller and accelerates quicker. I picked up the Metanium 70 DC today before the tariff increase. Had a 20% off coupon too, so made it nice. Its certainly a smaller reel than the standard Metanium and yes, the spool is narrower and shallower. Will try it out tomorrow.

I have several Curado 70's. They are much smaller than 150 size Curados. Same for my Daiwa Tatula 80's, much smaller than 150's. No such thing as a 70 size reel? Hmmm.

Any feedback on the Metanium 70 DC? I love the 70 sized reels. Don't really need or care for the DC, but like the size and weight of the reel and its not available 70size non DC.

I absolutely recommend the Expride. for the money, it is the best rod out there. And $224 is a great price! Yes, they are stiffer than rated. I'd suggest the 6'10" Medium. That rod is sooooo general purpose. I have 3 Medium's and a M/H in the 6'10" and a Medium in 7'2". Love, love, love!!....the Expride!

Your Lancer Pro is already a 40T Toray blank. Gonna be hard pressed to beat it for <$200. The new Level NGX rods are ultra impressive for their cost. I find them more sensitive and better feeling than Shimano's Expride which has been my favorite rod series for going on 10 years and they're $100 less. Your big step up in sensitivity is going to be Loomis NRX or Shimano Poison Adrena and still, not that big of a gain for the massive jump in price.

Just got off Keowee. At about 0930, it started to get busy. When I left, it was just unruly. The scenery is 100x better than Hartwell. Quality of fish is the same. Keowee is 1/3 the size of Hartwell, but it fishes BIG. Its also twice as clear with 12' visibility. I will go to Keowee to escape the bad windy days on Hartwell, but its a tradeoff as the boat traffic is more dense. Jocassee is the hidden gem. Its a 7500acre reservoir just above Keowee. Every fish you'd wanna catch lives there! Water moves multi directional. Pumps back and forth to Keowee and up and down from Bad Creek. Lots of waterfalls. Hidden piece of heaven in the Southeast.

Before I lived near Lanier, I lived in West Georgia. Fished West Point, Wedowee, Logan Martin and Lake Martin for 20 years. They dont compare to the SC chain. NOTHING compares to Lanier for their massive mutated spotted dawg. Lake Keowee just above Hartwell in SC is pretty **** hot and absolutely gorgeous sitting in the foothills.

Lake Lanier - GA, Quality and Quantity (lots of 5+ pounders) BEST SPOTTED BASS FISHING IN THE COUNTRY Lake Hartwell - SC/GA, Quantity Clark Hill - SC/GA, Quantity I used to live 15min from Lanier. Now I live on Hartwell. Been here for almost 4 years. I've caught 2 spots over 4#. I fished Lanier for 4 years religiously. Caught close to 100 over 5# with a 6.33# my PB. Countless 20+ pound bags.

I have the Miravel and Ultegra. Both are same color; a steel blue. I will get pics tomorrow.

SPRO has released their McDart 110, a 1/2oz. 110 sized jerkbait. https://www.spro.com/products/mcdart-110?srsltid=AfmBOoo-w7mWj-BZnG0FSNoQDazUdQ81-s-1zaBta-2m4lRAFaRhEZFA More Megabass inspired body and lip design than their McStick; and some great new MB inspired color options. Seems to be about a buck cheaper than the McStick. I picked up a couple a few weeks ago and wanted to validate they were good to go. I LOVE THEM! They cast great, action is spectacular, hooks are super sticky (Gamakatsu) and it suspends well! And, best test of all.....they eat it! I paid $14.19/each for them at Hammonds. The McStick was $15 and some change. My new go to for now! Hopefully they do a 95/100 size too as the 110jr. is still my all time favorite for the waters I fish.

This is one of those questions that you can ask 20 people and get 40 answers on. I own over 100 rods with half of them being under $200 (just the rod). I've got ALOT that I like, but the one that stands out is the new 13 Fishing "OATH" series. I bought one, liked it so much, I bought 2 more. Its a rod that punches far above its cost. Its the $100 Expride. I highly recommend it. I also have many Exprides, Poison Adrenas, GLX, NRX, Fantasista and Zenons. Lots of variation to compare to, to contribute to my assessment.

I use near boiling water. I heat it with a Jetboil in my shop. I go through every fluke in my pack(s) to identify the deformities. I dip them for about 10-20 seconds depending on the temp of the water and then lay them flat to cool. I then store them in a Plano box instead of their zip lock bags. I do like the heat gun method though for those one-offs that need correction. A straight fluke (soft jerkbait) is critical for proper action as are soft swimbaits.

I am a Jerkbait fanatic. Always on the hunt for a better hook that maintains that delicate balance. I HAVE FOUND THAT HOOK! They are sticky sharp, lightweight, coated and somewhat affordable. The #8 is the perfect replacement for the Megabass 110jr and the #6 is perfect for the regular 110. They match the weights of the stock hooks perfectly.

Sunline SuperNatural has ALMOST replaced fluorocrabon for me lately; its thin, strong, VERY inexpensive, low stretch, low memory, decent abrasion resistance......what's not to like. I like it FAR BETTER than Seaguar Red Label!

Sunline SuperNatural Mono is an AMAZING general purpose low cost line. For mono...its relatively low stretch and low memory. I would not hesitate to use 10# for jerkplugs and topwater.

The Staysee 90 hooks look to be a #5. They weigh 7.2grains/.46 grams each. I am truly enamored with the #6 & #8 BKK Hyperlatch 70SS. They are lightweight and the sharpest hook I have touched, and they keep fish hooked. But too light for the Staysee to suspend. #8 Hyperlatch is 4.7grains/.30gr #6 Hyperlatch is 5.7grains/.36gr For the Staysee 90....the #6 KVD Elite Mustad TripleGrip 2x Short/1xStrong (TG76NP-BN) is same weight and a slightly wider hook gap. I LOVE the 2x Short/1x Stong TripleGrips on jerkplugs.

What do you intend to do with it? Techniques are action specific and those actions tend to be kinda personal. General Purpose? A Loomis GCX 783MBR is hard to beat, but there are many others. I have many brands and many actions....its more about the action/feel of the rod for the intended use than the brand. A good rod can range from $99 to $600.....give us a purpose and target price.