Few questions/help on a rod/reel setup plus lures.

**skeetbum** · 01-12-2018, 07:23 PM

Hellbender, I would like to have you along for a trip in my boat when I was targeting the 'Gills. I never use a weighted float, mine are peanut size or smaller. I had a hard time casting a 1/64 and a small float with 4lb and will be using 2lb with a 4lb leader for this next time out. And when a 2lb LMB latches on it just gets that much better. I've tried weighting things down as you spoke of but find them very hard to cast in tight to the cover I fish. Short casts to make a presentation within 6" of a washed out bank and so on. If you ever get this way please holler and we'll go play.

**Spoonminnow** · 01-17-2018, 09:25 AM

The Shakespeare micro series rods come from 4'6" to 7'6" and will break the bank at $17. I have 5 of these in different lengths and like them every one.

Me Too!

As far as high viz line goes, I use what's rigged in the reel and have a feel for the strike as I retrieve light lures. For me, line watching is optional as is the use of lines heavier than 2 lb test and jigs 1/32 oz or heavier. But I would emphasize is the use of straight tail grubs for the most subtle action at the slowest retrieve when fish aren't chasing lures retrieved at a medium retrieve. Hair and feather would be my next choice but plastics are my bread & butter for any species. Even if you take a curl tail and modify it as shown, I believe you'll get more strikes.

Even cone tails like the Crappie Magnet and the one below, are exceptional:

BTW, you can't target any fish when using small grubs, hair or feather jigs - all species bite them. Using light line on a light action rod allows for the best lure action and the least amount of line bowing which kills strike sensitivity and hook sets.

**Jerry_J316** · 03-26-2018, 12:24 PM

Have you ever used porcupine quill floats....<><

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**Eagle 1** · 03-26-2018, 06:14 PM

My casting set up is : 6'6" ultra-lite , 4 lb. test Stren original(clear blue florescent ) . 1/32 road runners with 1 inch sliders . I do a little slip cork with pan fish magnets 7 ft. lite , 4 or 6 lb. Stren original . Thill Wabble Bobber . I tend to not use 2 lb. even though I think for pan fish it would be great . I have landed some rather large catfish and bass on ultra light with 4 lb. Stren .

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