Big Bait Fishing

it should work , it's all about the stop and go of feathering the spool .

you have to remember that big fish have thicker jaw structure than 2-5 lb. bass , if you get a good hook penatration through cartilidge , you can boat flip them but i usually lip them , i guess you got a lesson learned . sorry to hear you lost a good fish

been wanting to get some thread to match a Phenix Ultra 707 ML blank , so far i've been having black thread wraps on my rods but would like to match the blank color , so far i have been looking at Pro-Wrap color fast #850 - Storm Cloud . plus i might have my St.Croix Big nasty 9' swimbait rod re-wrapped with that color thread . opinions please ( i do not want anything but the best color thread to blend with the blank !! ) thanks !!

aren't you using the threaded barrel for these hoods and they should fit unless i'm missing something

not true at all , just sinks slowly like most all mono and coploymer lines

for the record - handle length does NOTHING to change gear ratio ............

95mm is perect for me , even on my swimbait reel .

never thought some one would want a reel you had to oil every other trip or it would make noise , good luck with it .

get ahold of Sonny at Abu Garcia

double post , sorry ........

thanks for the response ! i was afraid they might be really stiff , causing blank scratching when trying to attatch lures , think i'll stick to alps open drop shot hangers ..

why would they call it an eel when it more resembles a tadpole ??

i think because they are a west coast company that isn't in the big box stores back east . Phenix makes some great rods and that they sell blanks makes it extremely good for custom rod builders !!! i foresee only using their blanks for all my custom rods ( St.Croix blanks for my custom swimbait rod needs) Phenix makes some awesome rods and their customer service is excelllent !!!

what the heck !! oiling it every other trip ????

my choice for guides are American Tackle Artus Heavy Duty Micro guides , excellent rings , i love the thick neck on them as they are very durable .

tatsu 20 lb. is .37 & breaks at 20.9 lbs. - Gamma copolymer 14 lb. is .36 & breaks at 23 lbs . as you know line sizes are ALL over the place !!!! i imagine Sunline Sniper rates up there in line strength , strongest flouro i've ever used ...

not to sound rude or snobish but i fish only customs , i couldn't deal with a handle that short !!

try some Gamma copolymer moss green

another chart of 10 lb. line tensile strength -- The Really Important Results...Lines Rated By Tensile Strength Brand/Model............................................. ...Avg strength.......................................... ..Lbs Sq Inch/dry P Line Evolution......................................... ....13.912........................................ .....146,382.064 P Line CXX extra strong, Flor Green.......................21.836................ .............................141,846.656 Stren Magnathin .011.......................................13.14.. .............................................138,3 53.778 Stren Magnathin .011, reliability double check..........13.139............................. ................138,248.558 P Line CXX extra strong, crystal clear .0145.............22.737.......................... ...................137,695.272 Gamma Copolymer Competition Grade .013.............18.249........................... ..................137,469.717 Stren Extra Strength .......................................15.25...... ........................................134,825.25 Sufix Tritanium Plus 0.013.................................17.337...... .......................................130,599.621 Sufix Seige .012...........................................14. 744.............................................13 0,351.704 Izorline XXX Super Copolymer .012........................14.501................ .............................128,203.341 Izorline Platinum .012......................................14.357.. ...........................................126,930 .237 Trilene Maxx .013...........................................16. 832.............................................12 6,795.456 Trilene XT .0135............................................. 18.101............................................ .126,453.586 Seaguar Fluoro 100% leader .01.............................9.888............. .................................125,894.016 Sufix Elite .012.............................................. .14.182........................................... ..125,383.062 Yozuri Hybrid .0125.........................................15.0 8..............................................123 ,067.88 Big Game clear .012.........................................13.77 ...............................................121 793.616 Berkely Big Game Hi Test Electric Green .014............17.676............................ .................114,823.296 P Line CFX 100% Floro leader .012........................12.649................ .............................111,829.809 P Line Floroclear Copolymer .012..........................12.618.............. ...............................111,555.738 Cabela's Pro Line Low Vis Green .012....................12.445.................... .........................110,026.245 Cajun Red .012.............................................1 2.107............................................. 107,037.987 Maxima Ultragreen 8 pound, 0.012........................12.101............... ..............................106,984.941 Stren Original .013..........................................13.9 43.............................................105 ,032.619 Danielson Plus 7 .012.......................................11.699. ............................................103,43 0.859 Maxima Chameleon 8 pound, 0 .012......................11.462.................. ...........................101,335.542 Makima Ultragreen 0.014...................................15.519.... .........................................100,811.4 24 Ande green .012.............................................. .11.142........................................... ..98,506.422 Maxima Chameleon .014.....................................15.019... ..........................................97,563.4 24

this is a chart for 20 lb. braid --

this is a chart for 20 lb. line ---

Gamma Co- Poly 6 # breaks at 13 lbs.

just looking at their colors , i would get the Ghost shad color . should work for low light stained water and sunny clearer water conditions ..

are you using the Owner double frog hook ??? you should be