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J Francho

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  1. J Francho
    I also disagree. You sure can develop patterns. I'll challenge your knowledge of what pattern fishing means. I catch two fish in an open pocket in the slop on shallow flat on a yellow frog, I can use that to locate another spot that features all of this to replicate the pattern and catch another fish. What does the vessel have to do with that? Nothing.
  2. J Francho
    I still disagree. Junk fishing isn't dependent upon nor influenced by the manner of craft. It just exists as an option. You can junk fish from shore, a kayak, a dock, a boat, etc.
  3. J Francho
    Yes, it was highly updated. I like that the threads are covered on the reel seat.
  4. J Francho
    Heights, spiders, my ex-wife.
  5. J Francho
    Loved that show. Fox used to show reruns.
  6. J Francho
    These two deals are usually on the same rods. I run MLXF and MXF power based on weight. You should be good.
  7. J Francho
    Junk fishing is rotating through multiple baits, literally a few casts at a time, to get any kind of bite. Sometimes a pattern emerges, sometimes not. I don't see an inherent link at all.
  8. J Francho
    Eight units? Jeez.
  9. J Francho
    Yep, I have one and compared to my older LTB they are crisper and lighter.
  10. J Francho
    I use a fast wrist snap set. It's not very hard, but lightning fast. For hooks it's whatever size fits the bait you're using. So that could mean as small as a #4 or as large as a 2/0. Most often I use #2 Owner Mosquito.
  11. J Francho
    It's just like the ocean.
  12. J Francho
    Not really, Lake Ontario is 4.7 MILLION acres. There's only so much exploring, and you basically just start around 20' and work deeper in summer.
  13. J Francho
    I fish Lake Ontario for smallies from a kayak. My spots are about 1/4 from shore and I use one or two baits on a drop short, or a jigging spoon. Maybe that's a outlier, but it isn't junk fishing.
  14. J Francho
    Not really sure.
  15. J Francho
    LIKE AND DESCRIBE!!!
  16. J Francho
    Those Bantams were smaller and much lighter than the Shimano built Lew's reels of the time.
  17. J Francho
    Ardent tried to market that idea over a decade ago with their XS line of US made reels. They were very heavy and used a dated form factor that just didn't appeal.
  18. J Francho
    Everything in threes. My grandfather stressed this point. It's all over anything natural.
  19. J Francho
    Leader material is tougher than reel fill line. It's preferred because it doesn't limit the action of the baits like steel.
  20. J Francho
    There have been a few recent reels. I'm have a Pinnacle from a few years ago that has a similar feature. It a button on the top that you press to renegade the gears. Fairway had hopping bars up to a few years ago on reels that did this. I have a couple TD-X HSDL flipping reels from 15 or so years ago that are meant for pitching.
  21. J Francho
    Take a look at St. Croix Victory series.
  22. J Francho
    I would not want to use any kind of moderate action for those baits. Something 7' M/F or XF would be better for that style hook. I use a SC Bass X 7-1 MF.
  23. J Francho
    That makes sense. Ok, so that probably means the spool reengages the gears when you let off the thumb bar.
  24. J Francho
    I think we're good here.
  25. J Francho
    It likely engages/disengages the anti reverse.
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