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Brian11719

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    Between 6-7 lbs
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    Largemouth

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  1. Glad to see I'm not the only one with a spreadsheet Models Poison Adrena PAD267MLA Legend Xtreme XFS610MLXF Poison Adrena PAD2611MHA Sierra SA704SF Victory VTC73MHF Victory VTC74HF Kaden KD6104CB Kaden KD735CB Sierra 766FLIP
  2. btw if anyone is wondering what i meant by punching nasty stuff like Roland Martin on Okeechobee: 'that big old bass broke my dang gum rod' ^ I'd argue this guy is one of the best of all time and this video inspired me to throw my lures into crap I used to be afraid to throw them into (although I still have yet to snap a rod like he did).
  3. yeah pretty sure he made a decision by now...
  4. Not sure if you pulled the trigger yet but this question stood out to me as I found myself in a similar spot a while back. Long story short I'd personally argue you need both but it depends on what you want to do. In my case here's what I'd do w/ these 2: 7'4 H -> frogs, flipping and pitching into all but the nastiest lake okeechobee roland martin type stuff...heavier spinnerbaits and heavier jigs...maybe like a 6" magdraft or a mini a-rig but that would be about it 7’3 XH -> if you want to get into swimbaits more this would be the starting point as you could start looking at stuff like a 6" shadtron, bigger a-rigs or a 5" bacca burrito...probably also better for an actual 'punching rod' where you are pulling them out of really nasty stuff. If I didn't own either I'd start w/ the 7'4 H...that would get you most of the way there and you could still throw smaller swimbaits on it and decide if you want to branch out.
  5. Yeah that's what they reminded me of as well. I'm betting the crankbait and frog rod might do ok since you don't need a ton of sensitivity for that type of thing anyway and you would get what seems to look like a decent option for $80 and potentially less if DSG ever puts them on sale / clearance...
  6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I84h_I3GMWU TLDR Spinning Models 6103SF 704SF Casting Models 705CB 735C 702C 703C $79.99ea / DSG exclusive Not on either company website yet and no mention of the type of blank, components or warranty in the video but they do have a cork handle which you typically had to go up to the Fury line for. I'm probably not going to be getting any of these as I typically go for something a little more expensive but thought it was cool to offer this many options in a rod series at this price point and it seems like they might be a pretty good value (again don't have enough info to confirm that yet) so figured I'd share...
  7. Funny I found myself in a similar boat today (I fish a lot around grass and have been noticing more line breaks recently) and looking at leader alternatives. I did see a lot of people have suggested Seaguar Gold on this site and I realize you probably get you pay for (at least to some extent) when it comes to this stuff...but that said getting 1.5yards of leader per dollar I spend seems a bit pricey to me. FWIW I had been using InvizX 10lb and while it's a decent line and seems to hold up ok in open water I'm realizing it's just not enough for a couple of the spots I fish the most. Seaguar blue label seems a little less expensive but even that is still about 2.5 yards per dollar which still seems high to me. Other alternatives I'm looking into are Daiwa J-Fluoro (based on some comments I found in a post from a couple of years ago), Spro Gouken and Strike King Tour Grade. The last 2 aren't leader lines but the price on them is much better (6-8 yards of line per dollar) and I am considering those based on a video I remembered that Tyler Berger posted in his channel a while back here. I actually thought this was a pretty cool video in terms of the tests he came up with and the thoroughness of them. That said I don't have any experience with using either Strike King Tour Grade or Spro Gouken as a leader (yet) but this video did get me to try 15lb YGK G-Soul (as well as a couple of other lines) and I ended up really liking that one as a main line on my casting setups. Also considered that one for a leader candidate but the Strike King, Spro and Daiwa lines look like they might be a bit better in terms of abrasion resistance and line strength in general which is what I'm after at the moment. Think I might end up trying Strike King to start out with...might try to remember this post and come back to it when I've had some time with it but that could be a while...
  8. None. Can't say I prefer a bait with eyes that just immediately fall out when I look at them after taking it out of the package and before I even throw it into a pond...
  9. 4/0 ewg (whatever your favorite brand it) 3/16 or 1/8 bullet weight w/ a stopper Zoom mag 2 15lb braid w/ a 10lb fluoro leader Tough call between the mag 2 or the ultravibe speed worm since I go back and forth between the 2...but I like them both for the versatility since you can swim them or bounce them off the bottom depending on what they seem to want that day.
  10. Academy sent out a 65% off clearance email earlier today. Stopped by my local store and ended up getting a few Thunder Crickets for $7.67 ea. Also found a Strike King Tour Grade Spinnerbait for $4.17 and a couple of packs of blue craw rage bugs for $4.17 ea. Ton of other stuff in the clearance bin as well including some 6th sense, Yamamoto and Big Bite Baits items. I feel like they were running a slightly better deal last year but still a pretty good haul for some stuff I already use anyway.
  11. 'Need' is a subjective term. I like to weigh all my lures (fully rigged) and to give you an idea my 'a-rig' setup is a 3 blade 3 wire rig w/ 3 1/8oz jig heads and 4" easy shiners on it. The total weight comes out to just about 1.5oz. Given that, I ended up picking up a Dobyns Sierra 766 FLIP. The action on it is pretty good and it's got a full cork handle and rated up to 2oz which is about as much as I'll throw on it. If I wanted to spend more I would have probably gone with something like a 7'6 Expride or even an IMX Swimbait rod, but got the idea of using a flipping rod from Roland Martin's youtube channel and it's been working out pretty good for me as a punching / light swimbait rod. Having said that I guess my point is I'd weigh the lures you want to throw then aim for something with a max weight that's a little higher than that. So for example if you were to get the tatula TTU741HFB that one is rated up to 2oz. So if you want a shorter rod but still want to throw stuff like that a-rig I mentioned or a 6" bass mafia daingerous loaded both of those come in right around 1.5oz and would probably do well on a rod like that. On the other hand I'm not sure something like the one you mentioned with a 5/8oz rating would do very well and using those lures with that rod would probably get old pretty quickly...
  12. I actually prefer a weighted hook with some flukes. For example a zoom super fluke is a little lighter than some of the others I throw, so for that one my preference is a 4/0 1/16oz gamakatsu weighted spring lock hook. On the other hand if I'm throwing something like a yamamoto d shad or a strike king caffeine shad I prefer a weightless hook as both of those are already heavier lures and already have a bit more of a wobbling sink action. So to answer your question yes a weighted fluke works but like everything else it comes down to personal preference and what the bass are in the mood for that day, and as you add weight the action changes a bit and it takes on more of a tube like action. Flukes can work year round but with the weather as cold as it's been lately if it's not working then it might be worth going with something you can fish very slowly on the bottom (eg. a ned rig or drop shot).
  13. In terms of shakey head type worms that consistently stand up off the bottom when they are still X Zone is the closest I've found in terms of stuff that isn't elaztech...for a ned style bait I'd go w/ their ned zone or ned neko zone.
  14. Not quite sure what you mean by not overly expensive but the closest that I was able to find and would actually consider for drop shotting would be the phoenix feather 2 piece or the dobyns kaden travel rod. Neither of these is exactly those specs but either of them would probably work pretty good for drop shotting.
  15. Same thing w/ St Croix apparently...didn't see it discounted in the cart but saw your comment so put in my credit card info and it showed up on the order summary and email confirmation...picked up a new Victory full contact...was taking a serious look at that Expride 7' heavy since that seems to be double discounted at this point, but I usually sit in a kayak or throw frogs from the bank so that extra length is going to make a difference. Plus I already have their Marshall rod and like it (and their customer service) enough to go w/ this one...but that 7' Expride for $150 and change is not a bad deal at all...
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