Reply With QuoteNice catches and that is a cool little flower. Thanks for sharing this.
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McIntosh visit
I made a visit to Lake McIntosh this morning.
The plan was to get there a little earlier than usual, but I had to deal with the insurance company about getting my front porch fixed that had a tree fall on it almost four weeks ago.
I took a favorite, a 5’ St Croix Avid ULF paired with a Daiwa Fuego LT 1000d and 6# Daiwa J Braid and 4# Floroclear leader . I’m slowly adapting to the braid .
After trying a good many reels , it’s hard to beat the Fuego LT . Daiwa is changing it this year , I hope they don’t mess it up .
St Croix is changing the Avid this year , the shortest Avid UL rod to be offered will be a couple of seven footers . And it looks like they’re going to mess up the grip and handle , making it more like the Avid Panfish rods .
So if like nice short UL rods , you better grab them while they’re still available.
I didn’t catch any monsters today , but it was a relaxing couple hours messing with my favorite fish , panfish .
I caught 9 gills and 6 crappie total . Caught one of the crappie on a spinner I made , that was fun . Mostly used Bobby Garland Itty bits and micro spinners .
While walking the trail to a section of the lake , I ran across a “ lady slipper” a cool wild flower that grows around here .
“ The bigger the Bend , the Wider the Grin ! “
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Nice catches and that is a cool little flower. Thanks for sharing this.
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Found this one on Monday .Originally Posted by moonrunner
I’ve forgotten what it’s called .
Cool looking little flowers .
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Nice fish. Enjoyed the wildflowers to.
Sorry to hear the news about changes to the Avid line. Hope they're not going to mess with the Premier line too.
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The Premier line was updated about two or three years ago . I say updated, not upgraded because they went to using a cheaper brand of guides . But I haven’t seen any issues with the Kigan Master guides they’re using .
I like and the feel of the traditional grip and handles on these rods , especially the ultralights . Both the Avids and Premier.
I wished they’d left the design of the Avid line alone . I liked the Fuji guides , but an upgrade with more and smaller guides in the tip area would have been nice .
I found another five footer that had been discounted for clearance and jumped on it .
“ The bigger the Bend , the Wider the Grin ! “
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Yes I much prefer the conventional full cork grip. I don't care for a split grip at all. And I prefer to stick with shorter rods as well. I do my on the water fishing in a 12 foot solo canoe and I find a longer rod doesn't handle well for me in my canoe.
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For me a shorter rod is a more accurate caster .
I feel like I have better control over big fish with a shorter rod especially out of a boat .
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Some nice lookin gills bud, and those flowers are pretty too. We have some that grow along the river whose blooms are softball size, and they’re everywhere. I’ll take some pics next time I see em. Weather must’ve been better if you were out for a while.
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