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8# Mr crappie camo line is excellent stuff. All lines made here are overrated. A 10lb mono (actually 10.2lbs) should be 0.10in. 12lb should be 0.11in 15lb should be 0.13in

I just use Lew's Speed Cast on mine with a microfiber towel. Cleans it off nicely. I don't like the feel of cork after putting u-40 on it, and the speed cast stuff works beautifully to clean off the grit and grime.

Go shallow.

Thinner line isn't less visible....it's less noticeable. There's a distinct and important difference there. To be less visible, the line has to be more transparent or camouflaged. I personally like using speckled mono in super finesse situations. Covers both bases. I usually choose a clear brown base with green specks due to the color of water I usually fish in.

My thoughts exactly.

Pulling bass off spawn beds is for noobs imo.

I use Hercules no fade 8 carrier braid in moss green. JDM thin braid, never fades out, and hasn't let me down yet.

Here's the answer guys and gals: RT4 and RT5 rods from BPS are both IM9 85 million modulus graphite. The difference is the resin and scrim material, which makes RT5 lighter and more responsive. The Johnny Morris Signature USA Made rods, the Patriot USA rods, and the upcoming new platinum signature rods are all RT5 graphite, made in the United States by North Fork Composites.

Best rod I own as far as sensitivity goes is an Abu Garcia Fantasista X. 7', MH/XF.

Yep..and I paid $139 lol

Thats a sexy fishing pole

I wonder why so many manufacturers have decided to downgrade insert material...pad their profit margins perhaps?

I do too for the most part. How do you like the Evo?

Ive read it. While it does contain some good info, to suggest that high modulus graphite isn't the best predictor of a rod's potential is a tad disingenuous. To say a rod made of 24T graphite can potentially be as sensitive and light as a 40T graphite rod, and that "other factors" can make up the difference...is downright false.

That's my plan for the three rods I bought. Carbonlite frog rod= frogs and heavy jigs/punching rigs Carbonlite mh/XF = 3/16oz Texas rigs Jm signature mh/XF = 3/16 - 1/8oz general finesse presentations. I've had the CarbonLite technique rod the longest, and I can vouch for the sensitivity despite being a frogging rod....not to the degree of say my Fantasista X or veritas TE rods, but it was more sensitive than I expected it to be, which was a nice surprise.