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04-24-2024, 05:15 AM
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This is my favorite time of year to fly fish for...
This is my favorite time of year to fly fish for bluegill in ponds.
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04-24-2024, 05:11 AM
Thread: 4’6” Daiwa Trout X Extra Ultralight
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Nice!!! Shorter rods are way too much fun. I...
Nice!!!
Shorter rods are way too much fun. I use a pflueger president combo (4' 8" rod/20 reel) when I fish in a kayak. -
04-05-2024, 04:32 AM
Thread: Lead alloys vs 99% pure lead
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Interesting. I use the same alloy 8/9bhn to...
Interesting.
I use the same alloy 8/9bhn to cast jigs with (smallest 1/32oz) that I use to cast bullets with. Wheel weights are 10bhn.
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Nothing fancy On smaller rods I use the...
Nothing fancy
On smaller rods I use the pflueger president sp20's (+/- 5.7oz).
Longer rods get a diawa reagal 1000 lt (+/- 6.7oz)
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03-06-2024, 07:08 AM
Thread: What brand and size BRAID?
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I do a lot of drop shot fishing, jig fishing is...
I do a lot of drop shot fishing, jig fishing is secondary.
Diawa dark green 8x 8# test. The 2 main lakes I fish have a ton of catfish in them. I target bluegill, perch & crappie and always end up... -
03-04-2024, 05:48 AM
Thread: Which rod to buy?
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Don't know which knots your worried about going...
Don't know which knots your worried about going thru the micro-guides. I use albright, blood, nail & double uni knots without any issues.
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03-03-2024, 12:48 AM
Thread: Which rod to buy?
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I have one of the bass pro panfish elite rods 6'...
I have one of the bass pro panfish elite rods 6' 8", a lot of rod for the $$$. It's been a fantastic rod, well balanced & extremely sensitive. The micro guides have never been an issue for me. But...
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02-18-2024, 08:48 AM
Thread: First time pouring = SUCCESS
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Good looking jigs!!! I have the same mold and...
Good looking jigs!!!
I have the same mold and love it & the jigs it produces.
It always starts with 1 mold :biggrin
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02-08-2024, 06:59 AM
Thread: Lead melting pot
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I'd go with the #20 pot. Your needs might change...
I'd go with the #20 pot. Your needs might change in the future with things like sinkers or larger bait bodies, larger jigs, etc.
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02-05-2024, 06:31 AM
Thread: Most popular all purpose?
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I've always matched the color of the jig to the...
I've always matched the color of the jig to the color of the plastic bait being used. Casting/pouring the 1/64oz to 1/32oz dart headed jigs with #8 hooks or 1/64oz, 1/32oz, 1/8oz round headed jigs...
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01-05-2024, 07:09 AM
Thread: Drop shot rod?
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I use a modified dropshot setup. Nothing fancy,...
I use a modified dropshot setup. Nothing fancy, nothing more than a snelled hook with a splitshot. I attach that to the line using a snap swivel and put a hook on the snap swivel at the same time....
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01-25-2022, 06:18 AM
Thread: Sub-$50 reel for crappie and panfish
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Gosh, I hope I didn't mis-lead anyone. I use a 8'...
Gosh, I hope I didn't mis-lead anyone. I use a 8' ul "dough" rod that is specifically designed for steelhead. The steelhead specific rod is paired with a diawa regal lt 1000d.
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01-24-2022, 08:22 AM
Thread: Sub-$50 reel for crappie and panfish
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The kastking centron you're looking at has been...
The kastking centron you're looking at has been on my buy & try list for awhile now. I want to do head to head testing with the centurion 500 VS diawa regal lt 100. Both reels are pretty much equal...
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05-09-2021, 08:42 AM
Thread: A good, light spinning reel
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That's 1 way of looking at it. I'm sure everyone...
That's 1 way of looking at it. I'm sure everyone sets up a lite large mouth bass setup with 4# line. I'll have to go back and re-read the op's post. Thought they asked about a ul setup that could...
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05-08-2021, 02:49 PM
Thread: A good, light spinning reel
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I'd be taking a hard look at the drags on the ul...
I'd be taking a hard look at the drags on the ul reels if you plan on going after anything that puts up a fight.
I use the pflueger president 20's (2 of them) and the daiwa regal's (2 of them... -
04-06-2021, 04:58 AM
Thread: Test your Sunfish ID skills
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Another victim of the mud sunfish. Never seen 1...
Another victim of the mud sunfish. Never seen 1 before
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04-05-2021, 06:53 AM
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I did switch over to 8# braid. Had to, too many...
I did switch over to 8# braid. Had to, too many catfish when going for panfish in the summer.
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03-10-2021, 11:34 PM
Thread: 4# mono to 4# mono knot?
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alberto is another knot that has a small...
alberto is another knot that has a small footprint. I use it for tying backer line to the line I want to use along with using it to tie leaders. Typically fluorocarbon to braid.
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03-06-2021, 01:15 PM
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Beautiful looking jumbo's!!! Didn't keep a lot...
Beautiful looking jumbo's!!!
Didn't keep a lot of perch this year, 10#+ of fillets. Was targeting crappie and bluegill on inland lakes. This was my biggest perch this year, just under 13", a fish... -
03-04-2021, 10:26 AM
Thread: Who uses Braid
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At least you catch something every time you go...
At least you catch something every time you go out.
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03-03-2021, 06:29 PM
Thread: Who uses Braid
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I like to use the diawa x8 j-braid, 8# test. ...
I like to use the diawa x8 j-braid, 8# test.
I use a 8# fluorocarbon leader and tie it to the braid using a Alberto knot.
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02-19-2021, 08:51 AM
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As kids back in the 1960's we'd catch hundred's...
As kids back in the 1960's we'd catch hundred's of them when they 1st showed up in lake erie & bring them home to put in the garden. Every year 1 row of the garden wouldn't get planted and a trough...
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02-19-2021, 06:34 AM
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Go to the store and buy a box of burgers. Eating...
Go to the store and buy a box of burgers. Eating the burgers would be like eating the yellow perch. Eating the box would be like eating the white perch.
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02-18-2021, 05:46 PM
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Huge difference between the 2 fish. I grew up on...
Huge difference between the 2 fish. I grew up on lake erie smelt and yellow perch.
I keep yellow perch that are 8" or bigger & any white perch I catch.
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11-21-2020, 03:06 AM
Thread: Which dog breed is the best...
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Lane Dog really doesn't care for live fish,...
Lane Dog really doesn't care for live fish, cooked on the other hand. Bluegill is his favorite.
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11-17-2020, 11:35 AM
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In the spring I like to fish the edge of the weed...
In the spring I like to fish the edge of the weed beds in 3' to 6' of water using double jigs.
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Put a pressp20x reel on a B N M 5' dock shooter,...
Put a pressp20x reel on a B N M 5' dock shooter, hard to put the darn thing down. Pflueger president reels paired with B N M rods are a fantastic combo.
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10-16-2020, 05:39 AM
Thread: rod thoughts
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Agreed, nothing wrong with having a shorter rod...
Agreed, nothing wrong with having a shorter rod in the arsenal. They are extremely accurate and you get surprisingly long accurate casts with them.
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10-07-2020, 05:13 AM
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In lakes I typically fish the deeper edges of the...
In lakes I typically fish the deeper edges of the weed beds staying +/- 15yds deeper then the edges & casting into them. I will also drop shot them with crawlers in the same area.
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09-30-2020, 06:52 AM
Thread: light weight spinning reel
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I've been using the diawa regal lt reels (1000 &...
I've been using the diawa regal lt reels (1000 & 2000). The deep spools don't bother me in the least. I put mono backer in them & then fill the rest with braid. I filled both reels with diawa 8x 8#...
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