"I sold some of yer old junk"
DeeJay wrote:
I also tried braid when it first came out, I also hated it. At that time the individual fibwrs in braid was larger than now, I flipped and pitched a lot in brush and trees. Whenever I had line hanging over a limb the rough texrure would vibrate the line, sounded like a banjo string. Now the better lines have a smaller fiber producing a smoother line. This helps in casting distance and control. I use braid on spinning reels with a florocarbon leader and alberto knot to connect. Flipping I still use mono or floro, 20- 30 lb test. Look for the smaller fiber in the braid you choose, whatever the brand. Carry good scissors or a sharp knife to cut braid with. Don't throw the waste into the water, it will get into prop shafts and destroy the seals, gas or electric . Keep fishing. DEEJAY
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Mono does the same thing but melts into a hard plastic disc that will ruin the shaft too.Inboards it will cut into the cutlass bearings and ruin them AND the shaft.
I can see braid and mono in water, don't know if it matters , but I use 3-6 feet of flouro for a leader, I don't buy using mono for a "stretch leader" at all. use circle hooks and u don't have to set the hook, and is much better for the fish if u catch and release.
Yup, takes practice. u can get filler rods for plastic that makes the process more like gas welding.
Xtfwrench wrote:
I use JB plastic epoxy. Hasn't failed me yet. Good preperation is always a needed ingredient .
Good luck
A lot of plastics need to be "flamed" google that, to remove the surface oils.Even for high performance epoxies like West System Flex. A lot can be welded with A reg soldering iron. that will work on ATV fenders and bike plaStic parts. lo oks ugly but if you do it on the back, it's not too bad.
Kinda depends on what you are replacing and why,what fish you target, what size line, how far you have to cast out,what pole you are using, and how deep are yer pockets.
Fredfish wrote:
A little over your price, Diawa BG 3500-$120, or Penn Spinfisher 3000-$140. Either would last the rest of your life with proper care. If your under $100 is cast in stone, both brands have quality,lower priced models.
Yup,I got a diawa eliminator, very rugged, seems the only dif is aluminum body vs carbon
agatemaggot wrote:
I have used a guides gear occasionally but prefer my own as I usually fish with spinning gear with the drag screwed down as tight as it will go. I back reel to play my fish, it is more reliable than using a drag setting as the more line you have out the more tension you have on the line because of the smaller spool diameter. Bait casters I set drag fairly tight so I get a better hook set rather than slippage when I cross their eyes. Anti reverse is for keeping line secure when rods are stored not when you are playing fish close to the boat and need to back off the pressure instantly !
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I have read this 6 times and still don't get the logic behind it. I'm always up for looking at a new fishing technique .Maybe the kind of fish you target and pole you are using would help. I have seen those fiberglass loooong flexible poles like a cane pole,used for catching little pan fish.Maybe you are using the reels as a line holder? You certainly aren't going to tell me you can back reel as fast as a fish running 30 yards or 100plus yards in a few seconds ! I used to fish with an old portugese man that had a humongous Penn reel and a short Penn rod for catching aircraft carriers, loaded with maybe 100 pound tarred nylon line, he free spooled to the bottom put the rod on the floor of the boat and everything after that was handlining. We at the time were catching halibut and whale cod. He would catch at least as many as we would and watching him hand over hand a BIG fish up from 100 feet was a hoot,( think Spencer Tracy) He hands were a blur, and he could get a fish planing on the surface. Sounds like you might be doing a modified version of that. If so, hats off to you, it's a lost art.
My fav punishment music is 300 bagpipers and 200 drummers playing Scotland the Brave on a endless loop, loud enough to kill rats. I trip after that my son stopped with his rap and bs music that was hurting my ears. never did it again.
No idea what it tastes like, I hate them, they are invasive species here, ! of our best trout/ salmon lakes"Sebago" is overun with them.Pike are related to baracuda are an ambush predator, and will eat anything it can fit down it's sizable throat, small 1s eat the same things as trout and salmon, and big 1s eat salmon and trout . Nothing is safe, from ducks, loons, turtles, best to catch them, cut them up and use them for lobster and crab bait,most lakes/ponds that have them are no limit and no size restrictions.
I have used those little bobbers to lift a chunk bait off the sea bed when crabs are stealing the bait,big sinker, 6 foot leader bobber to hold the bait up a few feet.
When a brook feeding the pond, or a waterfall freezes solid, the pond is safe.
A longer rod is better for everything, he prolly won't be twitching lures and all that stuff, cast out and wait. A 2 piece ugly(10 feet minimum) 12 feet long will fit in most cars easily, get 1 that will cast 8 onces minimum chunk bait and sinker combined, don't worry too much what it weighs cause it wil l spend most of the time in a pound in the ground rod holder. I easily cast 100- 150 yards with a 12 foot ugly and a Fin-Nor reel
a cheap swiss army short steak knife that fits in yer tackle box get a few you will drop them. maybe 2 bucks, a goo d fillet knife, I like dexters, you will find both on every professional fishing boat !!!
Go to where u want to fish when ppl are fishing, if noone ever fishes there, there are no fish.When u see a fisherman, look and watch what he does and has, then shop online.