Sherlock 60

I have a Victory Marshall rod and the glue failed at the lug nut in front of the reel. I called St. Croix regarding a replacement, and they offered me a new rod for $50 and I could keep the old one rather than ship it back. I re-glued the rod I had and now have two. I'm happy!

Weightless Texas Rig, 5"senko on a 3/0 Gamakatsu EWG or a Spro popping frog. 20# braid with the Senko and 50# with the frog.

Mangrove sun gloves. They dry very quickly and I don't even know I have them on.

I've been using the Uni knot almost exclusively for years and have never had any problems with flouro (I only use Invizx), mono, braid or hybrid lines. I originally decided to try the Uni because the Palomar was a pain with spinnerbaits and crankbaits. I still try the Palomar occasionally but always go back to the Uni.

I use 15# Suffix Siege mono with this rod.

I have this rod and use it all the time for spinnerbaits, single hook swimbaits, chatterbaits and even for medium sized topwaters.

Smoke Pearl Blue is my best producer. Watermelon with either black or red flake is #2.

I tried to make the Twistlock Owner work for 2 years and it seemed like I couldn't land anything. When I went back to 3/0 Gamakatsu EWG all was right in the world. I then tried the VMC 3/0 Long Shank EWG and, again, couldn't land a bass. I'm back to the Gammy EWG forever.

For a light spinning rod like the Victory 7'1" MF should it be paired with a very light reel or would something like a Stradic be appropriate?

It took less than an hour to get a "your order has shipped" confirmation from Thorne Bros! Wow! That's the rod I ordered. I'll be looking for your video.

Just ordered the 7'1" MF Finesse spinning rod online from Thorne Bros. All the Indiana suppliers were sold out of everything, but they were all local shops (which was my first choice). I was going to wait a while but Thorne Bros website said the out of stock rods wouldn't be available till August 1st! I couldn't wait that long. ?

I'll be there.

Last year I got new prescription sunglasses with all the UV and anti glare features and the blue mirror finish. My previous pair was the same but had a grey tint. The new ones have an amber tint and the difference is amazing! The amber tint gives everything more definition and I can see through the water much better.

I've been following the St Croix Victory Rod roll out and some of the technique names are confusing. I have a pretty good idea what most of them mean but am not sure about "Max-Tactical." And I'll admit that "The Marshall" has me puzzled. ?

I probably should have mentioned I throw it weightless Texas Rig style the vast majority of the time. Most likely I'll do more wacky this summer but probably not enough to go with a wacky-specific rod.