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J Francho

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  1. J Francho
    Conversely, a provider will bill insurance more for a service, knowing they will negotiate a lower price. Bill $1000 for a $500 service, and get $750. Who pays? The patient.
  2. J Francho
    Sorry the post was mostly rhetorical. This lake is only a couple miles long - you can fish most of it in a long day. Bigger fish are in there. No one. No one. No one catches them in summer. I don't mean to sound negative, or dismiss your suggestions, but the truth is, this place sucks after June. It just is. I've tried that deep hole, thinking I knew better than most that told me the same as I'm saying now. Go a half hour west, and fish Conesus if you want to catch big fish. Bags approaching 20 and over are not unusual in summer. The crazy thing is it gets more pressure than Honeoye.
  3. J Francho
    Seem so obvious, huh? Every spring, people stick big fish, but come summer, it's huge numbers of 12" fish. You can look at tournament records online and this bears out. It's not a singular struggle. I won't even bother fishing there if I don't have to. Not when Conesus is next door, and typically a monster factory. What ledge would you pick?
  4. J Francho
    When someone can unlock where the monsters go after the spawn, they could clean up in summer tournaments.
  5. J Francho
    Sure, that is going to make it ALL better for everyone. I suggest you look into the mirror. Start thinking about how others perceive your actions instead of how you selfishly focus on others. This probably sounds harsh, but if you focus on helping others to be better instead of taking the self righteous stand that it's others out to get you or a some problem other that yours, you'll get a lot more traction.
  6. J Francho
    As far as the two shoreline scenarios posed above, I'm pretty meh. At least in both cases they were fishing.
  7. J Francho
    This is pretty mild for busy waters up here. It wouldn't even register on my radar, even if any of them were bass boats.
  8. J Francho
    Call him and ask. I used to get $25 + parts, unless it was a really quick fix for locals. I don't do this anymore.
  9. J Francho
    I'm 90% sure it's on a rod in the rack. Whenever I grab it, I'm like what's up with the short handle? Oh yeah, this is that JDM Zillion.
  10. J Francho
    Look over on the right: http://www.delawarevalleytackle.com/ He does rods, too. Price would probably be prohibitive.
  11. J Francho
    Never heard that fused was 4-carrier nor that was braided. I'll take your word for it, tho. It feels and behaves nothing like a braided line. Whatever braid was before Ultra 8 was also an 8 carrier. I haven't use the Ultra 8. I don't care for 8 carrier lines in general. All my knots are sketchy with it, and gets stuck in thick veggies more. If you're a braid only type, then I'd say 8 carrier is probably better for open water and moving baits. Not my jam, tho.
  12. J Francho
    Pics, or didn't happen! Get some pigs!
  13. J Francho
    Last time I had guide work done, is was around $20 + cost of materials per guide. That was 20 years ago, and he's passed away since.
  14. J Francho
    Endorsements, sponsorships, partnerships, coops, all waters are muddy these days. No one does anything without benefit. I could see an angler paying a company to to produce goods with their name on it to boost their own image as well. In the case of these guys, they don't seem like their integrity is in question. I think they recommend solid gear, whether there's some agreement or not.
  15. J Francho
    Answered already. You'd have to feel them both in the store to really see the differences. Based on the fraying, I'd say he was referring to fused line, not a braid.
  16. J Francho
    I often do.
  17. J Francho
    I don't know anyone locally, though there must be someone that can. Maybe @clayton86 is willing? He builds his own.
  18. J Francho
    They aren't even the same category of line. Neither stretch.
  19. J Francho
    In water that deep, a drop shot would be a much more efficient way to fish a small soft plastic.
  20. J Francho
    You think they do it for free?
  21. J Francho
    Sedona
  22. J Francho
    Yes, and sometimes.
  23. J Francho
    I'm having trouble with these
  24. J Francho
    You want: 1. under $50 2. won't fray line 3. lasts forever You can pick two.
  25. J Francho
    I think you need to widen your parameters a bit. Any $50 dollar reel I've bought in the past two decades lasted a few years, depending on use. Some less, some more. In the end, they weren't worth it. I've been using the same $200 reels now for almost a decade, one for almost 20 years. They're mostly Shimano Stradics and Stradic CI4. I have one Pinnacle that retailed for $100 new that is over 5 years old, and serves me well, too.
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