SirSnookalot

You would be hard pressed to see any one wearing a PFD down here in the ocean. Kids by law under 12 need to wear one, seldom do I see that as well.

No for 2 main reasons. I'm too focused on fishing and I may have to drive the boat in case of an emergency.

After that text Shabbot Shalom, I guarantee he will be impressed.

This I got a kick out of as I do know what Shabbos is, it's shows being mis-spelled on here too. Next Friday text back Gut Shabbos, I'm sure that will put a smile on his face.

This is it. A bb swivel will help the leader from twisting up from a lure turning over but line is still being wrapped around a fixed spool. Even braid gets some line twist, the lack of memory makes it's less noticeable. On the fence when I see reels promoting less line twist thru some bail advancement, maybe so..........maybe not, lol.

I can't find anything to disagree with in the article with the exception of a snap swivel, bb or not I don't care for that much hardware near my lure. I'm nothing but a spinning user, I can cast very accurate, I can pitch with a simple backhand flip. Using 15 or 20# braid to pull bass out of heavy cover has never been an issue. There is a rod made to handle all lure types and sizes, never could understanding why I need to label power and finesse fishing. Open water IMO is where I see spinning really shine. Right tool for the right job, for me it's the right spinning outfit to deal with certain elements and species.

From the sounds of it you are loosening your drag, not necessary during an outing. Hook your lure and reel the line so it's perfectly straight with no bend in the rod, there won't be enough tension to harm anything. I don't use the hook keeper, braid sometimes gets hung up on it if it's windy. I attach my lure to the first guide, I don't want to grab a hook by accident if I pick up the rod by the foregrip. If overly concerned about the guide getting nicked, chances are less than slim, hook the lure to the guide foot, not enough tension from the drag to harm the guide.

40 prez on a 7'6 mh rod is good match that will be pretty comfortable, especially throwing lures on the heavier side. I certainly would have bought a 30 but 40 is very doable. That is not a reel I would use in saltwater, the arbor however was (I lost it overboard a couple of weeks ago) one of my favorites for salt.

When I do use them I cut them in half myself. I don't carry a bucket and aerator so I really only want to catch 1 bait at a time.

I agree with Mr. Thornback, as long as I get the message spelling or the wrong context isn't important to me. I'm a poor speller myself, had no affect on my ability to earn a living. Pointing out someone's deficiency of the English language, is intellectual class warfare. On a fishing site?

It isn't stated if it's a charter or private boat, or even the size of the boat. I can understand being a little nervous never doing it before, but don't worry. The only concern is changing weather, a captain or experienced boat owner will be aware of that long before you. Just in the last 10 years I fished off private boats 21-28' 2 times a week, plus charters and head boats which are much larger. My basic training was on the Great Lakes much of it in very small boats. Ocean alone I've been out well over 500 times, only once to my memory was I nervous, and that was short lived. Out with partner in a 21' Polar a squall came up, strong wind with heavy rain, sea got very rough. All we could do was wait it out, that's when the fishing got hot, for nearly an hour we had a king or sailfish on the line at all times, best offshore fishing we ever had. Once it got calm the bite died. Enjoy yourself and don't get spooked.

Noticing the picture of the Vinsetta garage, lots of things happen in the 10 years since I've left home, that was a real garage built in 1919. Located on famous street Woodward Ave, known for street drag racing. No longer dragging but each year there is the Woodward Dream Cruise, if you are a car buff it's a must to see, over a million people attend. Now I see the garage is a restaurant, lots of nostalgia and memories for me.

My freshwater reels never get cleaned, they will get a drop of oil from time to time, these reels get year round usage. My saltwater reels are a little different, they get oiled more often. In the case of sand or getting dunked that merits a good cleaning. I'm one these guys if it ain't broke don't fix it, I use my reels pretty hard and I don't baby them. When I do have a repair it's generally a bail related issue, the line roller bearing IMO does need to be at least oiled. I don't clean them, I replace them with new if there is a problem.

Exceptionally nice looking fish. Not surprised you weren't cut off, species like pike and muskie can have quite a bit of spacing between their teeth, you hit the "sweet spot" in it's mouth.

Believe me you wouldn't be the first to do this but some species cannot be used for live bait, snapper for example. Don't know the laws in your state. You have to be very careful with sharks, they can do a 180 and bite, even the small ones can inflict some serious damage. My partner and I caught 28 one morning over a reef in about 40', nothing bigger than 15#. I handled them quite carefully.

Quantum cabo 40, has the drag and line capacity of a 6000 but at a mere 13 oz, built better than tank. Pflueger trion 20, at about 8 years old it's the smoothest reel I own including the $200 ones.

The reel might be a lemon, take it back for exchange if you can. The reel (any reel for that matter) should be perfectly silent with no play in the handle, nor should it require a washer. Any reel can get those problems over time, 6 trips is way too soon. I have many spinning reels, out of the box none get any additional attention. With usage the only service they get is oil in the handle bearings, oil on the spindle, bail movement and line roller bearing. Being a Shimano use their oil, I had a warranty negated because I used something else. Mine are off warranty, I'm using Boca Bearing's lightening oil on all my reels.

Find out what's running in the area, pier nets are important (good chance someone on the pier has one), select you're target as many piers have a rod limit so there is just so much you can take. Forget shark fishing, unless you have 8' 80# rod, a reel with about 1000 yds of 100# braid, overkill well not in the least bit. It's just a s easy to hook a 300# shark as 10# one, secondly you can't run a fish down on a pier like you can from a boat. Last of all how would land it? Fish for shark, I'd suggest the beach they can be landed there. Check the law, not all sharks are legal and many areas forbid shark fishing.

Yep, same simplistic knots for any line size and fish species. The difference between a 1 # fish and 100 pounder is 99 #, nothing changes.

I have no idea why. I can go out like yesterday and catch nothing over 12-13". Go today fishing the same place at the same time of day I might not catch anything under 18", or maybe nothing at all.

The ones with fins........ All kidding aside a spoon catches any predatory fish in any kind of water, day or night. A thread going on about the most versatile lures, versatile means a variety of species to me. It's a toss up jig or spoon, one would be surprised how popular a crappie jig is in saltwater, certain times of the year they're sold out every place around here. I use them for bass and peas too, I have caught more larger peas (lots of good bass too) on a crappie jig and a gold spoon, along with the real killer the roostertail.

As many here my hand over time moved in front of the reel, nothing planned just happened all by it itself. For me I have no wrist soreness or fatigue. I do feel the rod is a bit better balanced but using a variety of lures the balance changes anyway, I prefer using the term comfort rather balance. No question in my mind I get more leverage to handle fish, appreciate it more so with a larger fish on the line. Not only is my hand forward the reel, not unusual for my hand to be on the rod shaft for even more leverage, pulling a fish out of pylons or from underneath a boat. I'm only interested in owning rods with an ample forgrip, don't care for the tiny ones. Being in South Florida it's pretty easy to find an inshore rod made that way.

Top water (I use braid and leader) is a killer presentation morning, noon and night, both freshwater and salt. Don't really feel one lure is better than another, I use what pleases my eye. Not convinced the fish care as I've been successful using all different brands as well walking vs poppers.

IMO a purchaser of a combo is going to use many different lure types, the balance will always be different. You can try and balance it from the butt, it may not be worth the effort. For that size reel I'd prefer a longer rod.

As far as the auto business goes it's all global, being in the scrap industry I've been in hundreds of auto related plants. Many of these plants use foreign parts for assembly, years ago Japanese steel flooded our market. I service a company that made door hinges, they went to Chrysler of Canada. Had one that made marine inboards, the blocks were Yamaha and the wiring was Yazuki. To the issue, I don't really care who makes what or where it was made. With this buy American logic why take then take them down to Mexico or up to Canada to go fishing lol, you can't catch fish here? I may be going to Los Algondones in the near future, I'll buy a disposable Chinese spinning outfit at Walmart and head down to the Sea of Cortez for a couple of days. Be fair say I don't care who gets my money, I just want to catch fish.