The Next KVD

I'm all over the board in ratio. One thing though is my rod is atleast going to be $100. I'm a big fan of Abu Veritas rods but I also have a few custom made St.Croix Legend Elites, G-Loomis IMX and a Kistler Helium that run in the $200+. I'm also a diehard fan of the Shimano Citica E's but I have 4 very special Shimano Chronarch B's that I use. I tend to use my more expesive reels on the expensive rods and the $120 reels on the $100 rods.

I prefer the Veritas. I own 5 Veritas and 2 Vendettas but The Vendettas do have a few different powers in the lengths the Veritas offeres in one power lower such as the case with the 7'3" H Vendetta and the 7'3" MH Veritas. I don't care for the trigger on the Vendetta very much either.

I have yet to get a Core but I don't think I will seeing as how my Chronarchs feel soooo good. I own one D series but I actually prefer the older and heavier B series. They just seem to feel extraordinary solid and smooth to me.

KVD Lind and Lure is the real deal. Buy the gallon and you won't have to restock for quite some time.

I've been meaning to get the 7' 11" Veritas for quite some time now, just haven't gotten around to it. I also own a 7'10" XH Duckett along with the 7'6" XH and the 7'6" definately has more backbone than the 7' 10". Just wish one of the dealers around me kept a 7' 11" Veritas on hand to play with b4 I go and buy it.

Not only that but its more abrasion resistant when "wet". Yes, they both stretch about the same but the difference is the fluoro is denser and in most cases with quality fluoro is much stiffer than a mono which helpstransmitt vibrations up the line better and thats why you can feel the baits vibration or a fish picking up a bait off the bottom easier than say a mono or copoly.

I'm with you on this one. I still use a graphite rod but one with a medium-heavy power with a moderate-fast action and use fluoro exclusively for cranking. Not only do I still got the feel but I still got some line stretch. The major misconception is that fluorocarbon does not stretch but in reality it does stretch just as much mono. This is something I've tested and found true and if you have not read tackletours fluorocarbon showdown articles I suggest you do because they found this to be the case as well.

Can't get much better than a Abu Garcia Veritas 7'6" MH if money is an issue otherwise I like my Duckett 7'6" XH just as much. Both are LIGHT and SENSATIVE but got GUTS to haul fish out of thick cover. Plus they won't wear you down throughout the day.

Can't go wrong with a Abu Garcia Veritas Winch. at a $100 its pretty easy to swallow.

I have an issue buying rods and reels all the time even though I don't really need them. I can't pass up good deals on ebay on Chronarchs especially if they are the B series. I MUST HAVE THEM because they are my ABSOLUTE ALL TIME FAVORITE REEL!! And if I walk into a tackleshop, I feel bad about not spending any money.

Go over to Japan. Its nothing for them to spool 2lb test on a baitcaster. 10lb is the lighest I go on a baitcaster. That is for crankbaits and Texas Rig worms 7" and smaller. Anything less than 10lb line goes onto spinning reels

I've tried alot of fluoros and I'll admit, I like the regular Vicious Fluorocarbon. It does have more memory than some others but alittle KVD L&LC takes care of it, just got to apply it more often though. Of all the fluoros that I've tried it is in the top 3 MOST Sensative fluoros I've used. Excellent price especially when you get it in the 500 or 800 yard spools. Although I'm still using P-Line 100%Fluoro for the majority of my fishing.

Palomor knot is the way to go. I VERY seldom use any other knot and never had a problem with a Palamor.

Can't say that I've fished a black crankbait, but worms, buzzbaits, and jigs in black all the time even in clear water and during the day. But than again we do things a bit different up in the North Country.

Never tried any of the Seaguar. Heard lots of good things about the Sunline and unfortunately I'm going to have to wait till Saturday to see what its got. Lots of people love the BPS especially when they can get it on sale. Toray, probably the leading manufacture of fluorocarbons makes it for them. Trilene 100% haven't tried but with some of the promotions that is currently offered I wouldn't hesitate to try it.

The main advantage to flouro is the fact that it sinks and is less visible than mono but not by much. Fluoro is also more dense thus for the reason for it to sink but also it transmit vibrations better. The trade-off however is that it is stiffer but a thats what you want in a good fluoro in my mind and if its too stiff you can use a line conditionor like the KVD Line & Lure. It also is more abrasion resistant than mono except something like Trilene Big Game. Because it sinks you get a much more direct contact with the bait (epecially bottom bouncing lures such as jigs, t-rigs, c-rigs, dropshot, ect.)which in turns helps with the transmition of vibration to your hand. The only fluoro that I know of off hand that has a tint to it is the Trilene 100% and the vanish crap, but you shouldn't need to see the line to see the bite, you'll feel it first. I've been using P-Line 100% for years now and it is top notch. I did recently get a spool of Sunline FC Sniper to try out but its a tad more expensive per yard of line. I've also tried the Vicious and its not bad but its on a lower level in quality in my mind.

I would reccomend the Shimano Cardiff A 300. It maybe a round reel but it holds alot of line and is cheap at $109. If you want a low profile reel, I would go with a Shimano Curado 300E but thats $249. You need the line capacity to throw big baits a long ways and a standard lowprofile reel just doesn't have what it takes to throw 8"+ baits. NOT saying they won't, just that they're better reels out there to do the same job.

Get a 7' 3" MH Veritas. Most versitile rod in the series. Has enough lenght and more than enough backbone to flip/pitch, but also handles frogs, spinnerbaits, T-Rigs, and C-Rigs with ease.

50lb PowerPro. Anything less you may as well not fish a frog. Also, line color does not matter in this presentation mainly because most froggin is down around heavy cover and slop so the fish don't even see it. Same goes for the color of the frog for the most part as they are honeing in on the vibration of the bait throw the mats. When working them around areas with not as much cover than color may matter but I stick with only two White and Black.

None of my Curados, Citicas, or Chronarchs have a serial number, no company that I know of does that. Raul is correct on the dates. Parts are still available for these reels and I'm sure they'll be available for along time due to the popularity of the B Series. Steve Kennedy still uses the B Series reels on tour. The B Curados were built like tanks, they just keep going and going and going year after year.

I don't think you'd like it for topwater, rod tip is too stiff in my mind. It would be okay for frogs though. It will handle jigs down to 1/4oz. up to 3/4oz. with ease.

I guess where it failed for me was it doesn't seem to sink as fast as I would've liked. It sinks don't get me wrong just not as fast as a straight fluorocarbon. Its somewhere between fluoro and mono. I still would use it because the smaller diameter would help cranks dive deeper quicker and you can still feel while using finesse lures. I personally would use a straight fluoro such as P-line 100%. Like I said earlier, I really expected it to sink just as fast as a straight fluoro. Just my opinion though.

Yes. I have. Not my favorite nor my first choice, probably down towards the bottom of the list but of the two he had listed I'd take it over the YoZuri.

Fluorobraid. Small diameter, excellent sensativity, and it sinks. Teamed up with that ML rod you plan on using and you shouldn't lose many if any fish. Only thing is I wouldn't reccomend it if you were going to fish topwaters due to its ability to sink.

x2. Much cheaper than a kit from bass pro shops and works just as well if not better.