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How is the diesel with braid? I haven't heard much about their line guides.

I can't speak to higher end reels, but my cheap quantum code performs just barely under the level of my citica 200e. I prefer the way it feels also. The best spinning reel I've ever had is my quantum kinetic pti. I would trust them. If you are spending 150+ on a reel I think it would hard to go wrong, really. I don't know that anyone sells junk. The next reel I buy will probably be a quantum energy, but I've been thinking about a few of the okuma reels also.

I'm a Sufix guy. I use their performance braid rather than the 832, though. Sufix fades, PP bleeds.

I like that color a lot. My personal favorite is Strike King's Dirty Craw color.

At cranking RPM a slightly low float might not create the pressure you need to get the gas to the engine. Cold motors need a richer mixture to start (thats what the choke is for). I would make sure your chokes are working first. At running RPM you would not notice a slightly low float because the pressure is great enough to get the fuel to the engine. You said you cleaned the carbs out, you may have bent the tab on the float a bit accidentally especially if you pulled on the float too much to clean the bowl instead of taking if off the pivot pin (hinge). There is a tab on that hinge that you bend SLIGHTLY to adjust your float level. I really think you need a manual. You will need to measure your float level from the bottom of the bowl and it needs to be where the manufacturer wants it. Adjusting your float level is not a way to compensate for a rich or lean air:gas mixture. Usually, but I cannot say ALWAYS, the float needs to be even with the bowl body WITHOUT the gasket on it. If your float pin is visibly worn you will want to replace the float. If your engine is a 2-stroke I would not spray carb cleaner in it to start it. There is no oil in the carb cleaner to lubricate your pistons. If you need to, pre-mix some gas and oil to use as your starter fluid. Like above though, I would also check the primer bulb, and make sure there is no air leak before the bulb. Also could check your fuel pump and replacing the fuel filter wouldn't hurt. Edit: Some carbs have a window on them so you can see the fuel level in the bowl. If yours doesn't, you can run a clear tube off the the drain on the bottom of the bowl and hold it up next to the bowl to check the fuel level, but this won't help you unless you know where the fuel level should be.

Do your carbs have floats? You could check your float level and the inlet. Those floats do wear out. Had a fourwheeler once that when cold loved the carb cleaner and ended having to change the float even though it looked fine. Some of the gas in your bowl will dissipate fairly quickly as it sits and that is normal. If your float level is too low after the dissipation it will be harder starting. I think this is less likely seeing as how you have two carbs, just tossing an idea out there. Too much gas in the bowl if also a bad thing.

I haven't beat the action on a 5" senko T-Rigged with a 3/0 EWG hook, with or without weight. I fish them SLOW so the only thing that tears them up is bass. After a fish or two the senko will tear in the middle so I'll take the hook out and hook it from the other side. When that gets beat up I'll hook it backwards. Even torn up senkos seem to catch fish. I fish on a budget also but I've made it a rule to always pick up some senkos when I'm at Cabelas so I'm slowly accumulating a decent stockpile. Of course I'm always running out of the chartreuse w/ black flake still. Really need to just buy a crate of those sometime! Edit: I also keep my torn up soft plastics, cut them, and use them as trailers on finesse or small swim jigs. I guess you get a little money back that way, too.

You could also try a ferrite suppressor if moving the transducer doesn't work.

Good luck!

Phew. Now I can quit looking for it!

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I don't usually use a leader. Most of the time I am fishing stained water. I personally prefer 20# braid which is pretty thin, thinner than an 8# leader I think. I might use a leader if I used 50# braid, but I don't feel the need.

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All good points. Barometric pressure no doubt effects shallow water bass more than deep water bass. I think there are a lot of things that come into play like structure, cover, and temperature that control the depth a fish will stay more than pressure. Fish may shut down or become more active due to pressure changes but I do not think that pressure changes will encourage a fish to go up or down in the water. I do not think that bass want to be active. They probably don't mind pressure changes shutting them down until they are hungry.

Sam, The most common thing I've heard about why bass get active when pressure is falling (mainly in shallow waters) is that the weight of the atmosphere is decreasing making the fish feel lighter in the water. It takes less energy for them to move around than prior so they move a lot and are active while they can be. As the pressure levels off they feel normal again. Do you think there is any merit to this?

I say if you are catching fish you are doing it right! Rocks, weeds, wood, whatever when you get hung up a little in front of a fish and are tugging they're probably watching it and you can get a reaction strike when the jig comes flying off the hang up. I'll usually only pop it that hard in the grass though for the sake of my rod; those rocks don't give too much.

+1 on setting the faster and watching the line. I don't like the action using a circle hook with a senko. I usually only use a circle hook on non-moving, or live, baits where the game is waiting.

I use PayPal; they allow you to edit your billing agreements yourself. I have it set up to e-mail me the transactions on everything so I'm always in the loop. If you buy something I think it automatically sets up a billing agreement for you, but after the purchase is complete, you can go into your account and cancel your billing agreement to avoid fraudulent charges by that seller in the future. This saved my rear when my Apple ID account got broken into. I saw the first charge for $25, cancelled my billing agreement with Apple through PayPal, reported the fraud to PayPal who then backcharged Apple for the $25 and then I reported the problem to Apple. Before I could even change my Apple ID password another $200 was charged to my Apple ID account but the charges never hit my bank account because PayPal was not authorized to pay Apple due to me cancelling the billing agreement. Apple understood and took the charges off of my account. This all happened within ~30 minutes of the first purchase; those fraudsters move fast. Never had a problem on eBay but I always go with proven sellers. eBay will also protect your purchases. With the protection from PayPal, eBay, and your bank buying online is pretty safe. I would recommend not using your primary account with PayPal however, because if someone drains your account you could be stranded for a while before the charges are refunded.

This. Although I LOVE braid . I hardly use mono when bass fishing, but I'd have to say to going to braid is probably the cheapest way to increase the sensitivity on your setup. That being said, the rod has a lot to do with it. I voted 70% rod, 30% line. Sensitivity in the blank isn't the only important thing. Watching your rod tip can tell you a lot sometimes even if you aren't feeling much.

I agree it's very convenient! Especially with PM's. I get an email when I get a PM so then I can just go to BR on my phone and reply.

JIG!! Frog, Plastics, and Jig that way.

Have caught on frogs in open water. There doesn't need to be lily pads for there to be frogs in the area.

looking for more opinions on this lol! How much will an individual bass move in depth during a night at 84+ degrees surface water temp during the day?

From what I understand, there is a 'Mayday' channel. There are also other calls to signal distress without using 'Mayday.' I believe that 'Mayday' means the boat is sinking. If your boat lost it's motor but not it's bilge, you would not call 'Mayday.' Hopefully somebody with more experience will respond; I hate to give improper information concerning safety situations. I will do a little research and post tomorrow if someone hasn't beat me to it.

Sorry to hear that! Hope you are back in action soon!