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i told you them LT rods look beast!!!

i saw these and i was wondering: what are they for what do they do do they simulate a single hook (like a worm hook) so that fish dont come unbuttoned as often? what would happen if i replaced the trebels on my crank with small wide gap worm hooks? would i be able to use a stiffer rod with it?

thank you tyrius. : yea i have a pack of 7" yum dingers and my dad has caught some pretty nice fish on those...i dont like them tho...but he has more patience than me (must be an old timey thing :) j/k. here are some fish he caught on the 7" worm, i think they were both around 18": that second one was a little bigger and that thing fought like no tomorrow. when he hooked it it fought for a little and then just hunkered down to the bottom. his rod was at a steady bend all the way to the middle and the line was dead still. I thought he was snagged but he insisted it was a fish. he wasnt doing anything and niether was the fish. it was like that for about 30seconds. then i grabbed his line with my finger and gave it a little tug and it tugged back HARD then the fish slowly tired out and was landed.

on this page for daiwa rods (and practically every other rod they make) some of the rods have the action and its letter is R. what is this? ive heard of like F, EF, MF M, MS, S but never R. anyone have a clue? http://daiwa.com/Rod/detail.aspx?ID=81

thanks everybody. its weird, we'll be fishing in the same boat with similar lures, and he can never catch anything...he always gets frustrated and today he said he didnt want to fish anymore till spring unless he catches some bass next time we go. im gonna take him to the farm pond for some action....

its like theyre biting, and "chewing", trying to smash the prey so it dies. or sometimes they take it in, spit it out, take in it, spit it out.

hahah that was too good. his version of a "hookset" is reeling the line tight....lol. im gonna go look up that lure and see how it is. at 5:05 does he say "bitchin'"?

rubber skirted bass jigs ususaly imitate crawfish or something else tasty on the bottom, bucktail jigs usually imitate something along the lines of a minnow, so do float n' fly jigs. if you dont know what a float n fly jig is, its a small light jig (as pictured) that you put under a bobber and fish suspended in the water colomn. then there are bare jig heads where its just a hook w/ a lead head. you usually put somekind of soft plastic on these (curly tail jig, small minnow lookin thing, crawfish soft plastic...) and you just use the jig for casting weight and to sink the bait to desired depth.

they pretty much covered it on the reels. if its a crankbait rod, use it for stuff w/ trebel hooks. for stuff with a single hook, get a stiffer rod.

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ok i figured it would be the right one. is it just me or do M powers on casting rods seem stiffer than a M power on a spinning rod? my jigs arent heavy, i like strike kings baby boo.

13 to 2? really? wow! thats a strong vote. i think im gonna go with the daiwa though. is the m/f daiwa moderate enough for cranks?

well i got lots of fishing in this weekend. yesterday i talked my mom and dad into taking me to the park for some fishing. my dad only caught one bass and i caught 4. the biggest being 10" the smallest being 7". That 7 incher is my new personal best smallest bass so anyway that day wasnt great. but today got out this morning in the boat and i caught a 14"er, on a jointed rapala, then i caught this monster 19.5" 3.5lb bass on a DT6 ticking the tops of weeds. after that i caught one about 8" trolling to a new location, and at the location i caught another bass about 10" my dad caught nothing. so all in all i guess it was an OK weekend. that 3.5lber made it worth while. that was one of the hardest fighting bass ive had.

is a M power with F action casting rod good for weightless plastics, mainly senkos, jigs, and spinnerbaits? the ratings on it are 1/8-1 ounce.

is there a way i can check on the poll results? anyway, i think im gonna go with the daiwa. i will mainly be using weightless soft plastics and small jigs on it. so i would get a 7' M witha Fast tip.

that is exactly what i was talking about. the point isnt in line w/ the rest of the hook. those are for live baits? i had a pack that had the offset thing at the eye to hold on a plastic worm. i didnt like those hooks too much...

great! i was just gonna ask if powerpro comes in bulk spools. i really like powerpro but i have to use some more different lines before i go buying bulk spools, to make sure its the line i really like.

im not sure but i think i like the daiwa more. i like the wider range of casting abilities (lure weights) that it can cast. the all star has a real narrow casting weight. which do you guys think has better craftsmanship?

rowland im havin some difficulties! : i like em both. i do like the hump grip on the daiwa, ive never used one but it looks comfortable. maybe i should just go with the team allstar.....

i like the looks of yum crawbugs they are the most real looking craws out their besides the huddlebug, but i havent gotten anything on them. i have a set of the pre riged ones and i dont fish em alot. maybe i'll fish them this suday since the fall fishing should be picking up here shortly.

x2 cast, reel, catch!

ok thanks for the input. what was it you didnt like about the daiwa?

that is a big ole bass man!!!! i wish i could get big fish on senkos. i catch lots, but nothing big.

long and skinny im gonna say just under 5

Which rod would you buy and why? thanks everyone.