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Thanks Randy , for your insight on the subject.
I thought it was strange that some outfits seemed to handle the braid just fine , where others would exhibit the line slap .
I’m kinda weird in...

I’ve been playing with braid again for several months.
I love the advantage of being able to lift fish without worry of breaking off and being able to fish around cover .
But I don’t like the way...

Congrats Tim , glad it showed up early for you.
Wish I were there to see the bend when you properly slim it !

They are a little different! I thought I’d caught the same fish twice .

For a comparison, here’s the pics of both hybrids

I got in a couple of hours this morning at Lake McIntosh with my 4’10” Magor Craft Finetail glass rod paired with a Shimano Stradic 1000 and Daiwa braid .
I used a .5g tungsten jig and 1” Mister...

I admit I fell the hype .
All of this casting light lures ACCURATELY .
I used to use a baitcaster back when I targeted bass . I used them for crankbaits , buzzbaits and spinnerbaits.
Great tool...

:Rofl. I don’t know why I even try .
Maybe I should say bi-annual , because once or sometimes twice a year I’ll get out one of my , so designated, BFS combos and give it another try .
Today it was...

Great fish and pics !
Glad you figured out the issue .
I especially like the nice warmouth!

Hope you get Betty sorted out soon !
Looks like you had a good morning.
Was that Mr bowfin that paid you a visit ?
The little green sunfish has some pretty stripes .
I still can’t get over...

Yes , the last fish is a cracker/bluegill hybrid . Those hybrids fight like a cracker .
The second rod is my newest . The Major Craft 5’4” Finetail Mountain Stream rod . I’m liking it better than...

Forgot to mention.
This was a comparison trip to see which length rod I liked the most .
It was kinda inconclusive.
I liked fishing with all three . :)

My leave time got delayed this morning by a rain shower and the threat of another .
But , I was able to get to lake McIntosh a little after eleven and fished until 2pm .
Rods used today
4’6” St...

Congrats!

I thinking of gluing my 1” curly tails onto my tungsten jigheads .
They seem to get pulled down the hook more than trout magnets do .
Thinking of wrapping the shank with tying thread and adding a...

If I fish out of my boat , I’ll sometimes have a rod setup to do both . Maybe a float rig also .
Swimming used to be my go to method until I started fishing a Trout Magnet.
Pausing a swimming jig...

Just curious.
Do you primarily twitch your jigs or swim them back ?
I love twitching a trout magnet but recently I’ve been somewhat successful swimming a 1” curly tail.
I go through phases .

I received my new Major Craft Finetail X Mountain Stream 54UL rod late yesterday.
The package , this time , looked even worse than before .
Major. Raft must make durable rods , as both of mine...

No comment.

I’ll be trying it with some 2# Floroclear next time I take it out .
Tomorrow I’ve got a Major Craft Mountain steam that came today that needs a good slimming.

Fished for about an hour this morning.
Caught eleven. One decent one , the rest were dinks .
6’3” Abu Garcia MB3 rod with a Shimano Symetre 500 reel and J-braid .
The biggest and the prettiest.

Ouch ! Nice UL cat !
Pretty colors on those redear hybrids.

Picked up my brother this morning and took him to the WMA (Wildlife Management Area) that has a shooting range and PFA (Public Fishing Area) .
Got to shoot my Ruger Single Nine and my 4 7/8”...

Sure got some pretty fish .

Dropped my wife off for PT and drove over to the boat ramp at lake Kedron through a light rain shower .
Showed up at 11:00 with of and on light rain showers .
I took my 5’5” Daiwa Tsukiza Beauty...

Sounds like it’s going take a couple days to get that smile off your face. :)
Some nice ones too !

My new rod arrived yesterday around noon . About four days earlier than the delivery estimate. I’m not complaining :) .
I mounted up a Shimano Soare XR 500spg spooled up with Daiwa Island Blue...

Let me add , I’m not against folks taking home a mess of fish .
I’ve been thinking of bringing a few home myself ,
I talking about the boats with two guys taking home a limit (100 fish) , and...

You’re correct! The shallow beds are easily found and get wiped out .
Now days folks using modern electronics can locate the deeper beds and they clean them out too .
It’s taken a local reservoir...

If you’re fishing public waters, somebody has probably cleaned them out .
They do that around here .
With modern electronics it’s gotten worse .
I hate bedding season .

I prefer to fish for...