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All my panfish hunting is done with spinning reels - and about 1/3 of my bass hunting as well.

What's Livescope?

I had to scrimp and scrape to afford a Garmin Striker 7CV - not that it helps me when I'm bank fishing.

Far as jigging the lure, I just give very light twitches on semi-slack...

I tried Real Magic - went back to KVD....sorry.

Only Mono or Yo-Zuri Hybrid for me.

That's what I run on my Silverado 1500 - long lasting, never a problem...when they eventually need replacing, I'll go with Cooper again.

I think you'll like it. I upgraded to carbon-fiber on my President 25...a THIN smear of CALS...and it's smooth, low start up, but I know I can get more than the 8# drag specified if I wanted...

Long as you remember to loosen your drag after every trip, oil-felt is fine...gotta watch out for that compression-set though.

Course, a little CALS on the carbon-fiber washer and you have smooth...

The sheets are available on Amazon.
Carbon Fiber Sheets

Or you can order washers from
Smooth Drag
They have kits for many reels, or you can measure and order the exact size.

I did it on all my reels that had oil-felt...including a President XT casting reel - it has made a difference and now I do it to every reel soon as I get it.

It's not difficult to cut your own -...

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And really - how many fish do you need in your freezer anyway...start running low - go get some more.

That's insane - Minnesota inland open water season, you're allowed one rod/reel that has line in the water - ice fishing you can have two tip-ups...that's it.

Minnesota/Wisconsin border (St Croix...

I've never seen a spider-rig - maybe because I've lived in Minnesota since 1974 and it's an illegal technique here.

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My main issue is the cost of all this new technology. I had to scrimp and scrape to afford a Striker 7CV...on discount.

Livescope or it's like? Not anywhere in my budget unless I win the lottery...

Ya - that's less than 1% error...sounds like a low-price winner to me.

Only thing I hate is that it's so far out of my budget that I'll never be able to afford one.

Heck, I had to scrimp to afford a Striker 7CV....

Ya - I'm putting CBs in the F-9 - also using them as the cut-off switches while the boat is on the trailer.

Wire size is determined by the Amperage, not the Voltage. As long as the wire is rated for the number of Amps the new TM draws at max - you shouldn't need to run new wire at all.

If you're...

Ya - they went through iterations.
Avocet R - Also known as the Avocet I - 2 bearing, plastic spool...pretty junky reel, but it was a cheap way to get kids interested
Avocet RZ - Also known as the...

Ya - unfortunately, Mitchell has ceased making anything but the 300 or 300-Pro series...which is how I got the RZTs so cheap. I even wrote them and asked why they discontinued a great reel like the...

See now, I love my Mitchells. Got 3 Avocet RZTs on closeout for $25...I'll put them up against my President or even my President XTs any day of the week.

Currently, all my spinning reels are...

You can skip with just about any rod/reel/line combo out there. Bass guys do it with anything from a ML/F spinning rig with 6# Flourocarbon to a H/F casting rig with 65# braid. It's learning how to...

Ya - and it's main purpose is to treat fungal infestations...it's not a 'reviver'.

Maybe he heard it somewhere - like the guys who still pour soda over a fishes gills despite evidence that it's...

I had the same issues, but from the other side...had a 'souped up' canoe that I was selling to finance a boat. Craigslist had 'wackos' that wanted me to do all kinds of things.

I gave up and went...

Mix it with wood-glue and you've got a great filler - I use that method instead of commercial wood putty or filler.