With braid it really pays off to have something other than Moss Green when fishing in a crowd. Knots are MUCH easier to clear when you can figure out who's line is doing what. I love the high viz lines.
6.5 ft Spinner Shark, from pier
43 in Redfish, from pier
28 3/4 in Largemouth Bass (while in Michigan)
The longer the rod the greater the advantage for the shark.
Diawa 7HTMag also gets my approval, but it does have a pretty long learning curve. I've used bait casters for many years and found that tuning in the 7 HTMag was a real chore, but the end result is totally worth it.
Sometimes I gotta be a hater. Headlamps totally blow night vision. I fish on a pier and get headlamp blinded all the time.A little light is a great thing, but todays headlamps are absolute overkill> Looking in a tackle box does not require a ton of lumens. I guess my main gripe is the overuse of headlamps which are overpower and under controlled. A splash of light on the water just freakes the fish and I see an absolute light show from people who have headlamps on when its not necessary.
2 poles, a chair and some cigars ... sounds perfect.
You could have bearings with issues. Clean and lube lightly, might fix that issue. Good luck.
charlykilo wrote:
Deport me to Tahiti.
Tahiti sounds great to me. Pack shark rods ahead of time. Get a local Tattoo.
Go to Michigan and do the St. Claire River.
Be sure to use some FishBites. Since they are made here Think the fish have an expectation for them.
I rarely ever use a snap. Exception being at the bottom of a hand tied rig. Gotta really be careful at the pound rateing as when casting with power all numbers are too low ...gotta go much bigger.
Fishun' for big fish with teeth and dragging leader on sandy bottom both call for heavier leader. Also
in surfishing we may be throwing out 7 ounces of lead and only needing a 15 pound (snood) leader.
Gotta Watch Out. ...not was tech out