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I’ve seen/heard the Russian “red army” band live and those people were playing on horns that I wouldn’t give 6th graders. Absolute junk. And they were phenomenal. Gonna be honest…just like I doubt most of y’all could tell me the difference between instruments, I couldn’t tell you the difference between expensive rods and not.

Man, I just want to be alone. If my thoughts leave I’m ok with that too.

If you expect you could call if you’d received half and they’d make good…only right to do your part when you got double. Unfortunate that people get so surprised. Good for you.

Yeah I don’t like heavy buzzbaits cause they get really heavy with trailer. Mine are all 3/8oz. Can launch them a mile and cover a lot of water. I have 1 1/2oz toad buzz that I use when it’s stupid windy straight into my face. But I don’t love it.

Chatterbaits I only have white and black/blue. Always very hit or miss for me. Mostly miss. Swim jigs I have white, green pumpkin, and some type of watermelon green pumpkin. I’ve found the size and weight of jig and trailer makes a bigger difference than my choice of color and GP of any type outproduces white in general.

I have some academy brand cranks and wal mart brand cranks that are great. But I also have some name brand as well. All about if I like what I see when I use it. Not like the fish care.

The human body can learn anything you want to teach it. As we age it can be frustratingly slow, but you can definitely learn to cast with your “off” hand. Just don’t expect it to be easy.

Yeah rage x4. They just work. And I think Googans are overpriced just to support the “bros.” Not interested.

I have the 151, the left hand version, and I love it. I use it for spinners/chatterbaits/some swimbaits. It’s a great reel.

Because it’s opinion. But they’re helpful for decision making. I don’t like a moderate action on my cranks, but I’m also never deeper than 6-10’. And to me, the one time I’ve been out trolling at 20’+, that was when the moderate action made a difference.

2 schools of thought: 1. get a slower one so you can reel fast when necessary but keep the bait moving slow (which is harder for most people) when you need to. So like 6.3 or something. 2. get a higher ratio and teach yourself to reel it slowly when necessary. 7.2, 8.1. Along those lines. (Although ratio isn’t everything, you really are more interested in how much line comes in per turn…but ratio is easier to see starting out.) I started at 1 but worked toward 2 over a couple years. Just takes practice. Line I use big game 12lb.

Lol. I still have yet to have someone answer my question: if sports the way we are letting them be done teaches people to be these paragons of humility, integrity, and grace…why do they need refs?

I think this speaks to a bigger issue that because kids think anyone actually gives a crap about their pics of their breakfast, they are now experts in every field. I now prefer the Ron Swanson approach when he’s walking into Lowe’s and the greeter tries to say hi: “I know more than you.”

I’ll also say I think the AirdX is great for moving baits, but I find it to be unresponsive with finesse (bottom contact). Like holding a lightning rod in doors during a sunny day. So good call IMO.

I love mine. I use it for spinners and chatterbaits. Even some top waters occasionally.

Agree. I’m becoming more and more aware that blaming brand is nothing more than gaslighting. Spoiler alert: sometimes it’s hard and you catch little to nothing. If it was easy, you’d never get a spot on the water. But what’s wrong with buying it at Walmart? Saving $1-$2 per bag makes the fish not want them? What if it’s a half off sale at a store of choice? Is that ok? It’s even cheaper…should I…I don’t know…ok I will…cause at least it’s not Walmart ?.

Funny thing is I fished for years with mono before ever hearing any of those terms. Big game was what I could afford, it lasted, and it was dang strong when I got snagged in trees. Rip a branch down before my line would break. Then I’d throw straight in the water without even looking at the line. And it still held when I set the hook lol.

I’m in Texas and water temp is still 80-85. Lot of trolling cranks 15-20 ft right now for hybrids and such. I don’t have a boat, so for me: Spinners/chatterbaits trig/wacky worms jigs (swim and arkie style) I also do a lot of night fishing this time of year. That’s when fish move up shallower to eat I guess.

Yeah actually that’s more me. A moving bait, no. I don’t bother. Anything “finesse” yes.

For the cost conscious, non-pro, mono is awesome. I love 12lb big game. Lol that stuff just works. I recently changed my 12lb floro t rig to 8lb big game and I already like it much better. But I have light braid on 2 spinning setups, and 65lb braid on my frog rod. I think the braid is the answer to spinning reel line memory issues for me. Specially super light rigs. But I have mono on my panfish rods and my kids rods. Just can’t beat it. To each their own.

I went through a phase of exactly this with Trilene knot. I paid closer attention to how tight I was cinching and how much I was cutting off tag end. That solved it for me. The curly line made me think I stretched it hard while tightening the knot. Then it slipped when I set hook or pulled due to not having enough tag to hold onto.

I have never had big enough hands to do it with my casting hand, so I use my left with certain finesse presentations.

I also use smaller circle hooks for wacky and dropshot. Much better hook ups and setting hook is a lot easier/less stressful. Drop shot especially I think is one of the hardest to feel a real bite and get the hook set. I don’t know how people do it with ewg or offset hooks.

Once the water turns cold here you get almost nothing but stripers bank fishing lipless cranks off the rocks. Swimming paddle tails Texas rigged weight or no does it too.

Thought it was a donkey pump…