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Reply With QuoteLooked like a nice day on the water. Good looking fish!
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I have had a rough couple of weeks with no fishing to speak of. So I decided to hit up my local creek with Yamaga Blanks Blue Current TZ Nano 71 with the Daiwa Luvias 2003 spooled with 4lb Sufix Nanobraid with a 4lb Seaguar Fluoro Meister leader. I went to an area of the creek that produced some good Green Sunfish action the first time I found it. I can tell Fall is finally on the way, as the water was definitely cooler than the last time I wade fished. The fishing was a little slow but I did manage to catch some decent fish. I caught some good Green Sunfish, small Bluegill, Longear Sunfish, and Largemouth Bass, and some pretty good Spotted Bass. I also caught a Freshwater Drum that was 3-4 pounds. Overall I am starting to dial in my creek fishing gear. After catch and fighting the drum, I have complete confidence in the Yamaga Blanks rod. It is super sensitive and turned the Drum with no problem. I won’t think twice bringing it the next time I go after smallies in the Ozarks. I have had an issue with my knot connecting the braid to leader. I am using the FG knot. Supposedly it is the best knot for attaching braid and fluorocarbon. On my bigger setup I use 8-lb braid and fluorocarbon and I have no slippage problem with the FG knot. I am wondering if the smaller diameter is leading to slipping. Anyone else have this problem with the FG knot with small diameter braid? I ended up finishing the day directly tying to the braid. The low vis green braid is hard to see anyway. All is all it was a great morning.
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Looked like a nice day on the water. Good looking fish!
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Looked like a good day fishing
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I had to go to 20 turns instead of 10 on my FG knot with some of the slicker braid, like Power Pro "Slick". I ended up using a double uni knot and a shorter leader that doesn't need to pass thru the guides.
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Used a double uni knot to attach braid
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I use the 20 turn with 8-lb Power Pro. I was actually using a 30 turn with the lighter 4-lb line. I tried the double uni but I was using a longer leader and it was dragging on the small diameter guides on the rod. Seemed to be ok without a leader.Originally Posted by jawjatek
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Gr8 report & pics - nice diversity.
How about super glue for the knots???
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Great idea! Why not!
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A great trip, especially the drum. Those a BIG! A gas on light tackle. The others are sure pretty colored.
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Congrats on catching some real pretty fish. Thanks for sharing your adventure with us. Always enjoy picture of smiling faces with fish caught.
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