Delaware Valley Tackle

Dry fit an Aero in up locking position to see if you like that. I use them both ways.

Lenny, we’re good, hope you are as well. Lews has more models than I can keep track of. I’ve had ABUs on the same platform though. Mechanically there’s not a lot of difference. It boils down to the features that appeal to you personally, feel in hand and the deal. Hope that helps even though not definitive

Chartreuse and other neon colors appear white to bass.

We’ll trip over each other to take them off your hands.

Good buy if you like the platform

That’s just because they trim the threads, which I do on every custom build. Yes , reel feet vary. Seat the foot and tighten the nut you’ll be fine.

That blank is toast. For what you have in it, trying WRBs idea might get a little use out of it.

Whenever a customer asks me if I can duplicate a production rod I scream into a pillow until the homicidal rage subsides. Then, I’ll quote a price that eases the pain. 99% of the time they’re the tire kickers.

Shallow and relatively clear water. Lower the light , darker the color.

Could be, I never paid that much attention just remember seeing that number. I don’t know how they’d get accurate info anyway with so many variables.

Then again, the average angler isn’t targeting musky. I’ve seen 1.5/hr referenced by DEC here across species.

Why ask after the fact? Lol No, you’re fine. Fish on.

Lol it’s fine. You’re not pressing and I’m not giving you the run around. Lol I get the tech part to, but so much is anecdotal and/intuition, instead of spitting hairs I wing it. For black, light, sensitive, today I’d say a G2 bushido. Tomorrow you could ask me the same thing and it might well be a black Winn grip.

I wouldn’t be quite that black and white I don’t stress over it. Depends on the application, my mood, if I’m experimenting, which I do a lot. I’ve used cork, composite cork, burl, carbon skinned, carbon tubes, Eva, Winn and wood. I’d use any again in a given circumstance but would be hard pressed to say definitively what those circumstances would be without it in front of me.

I play around a lot with grips. I’m doing a light Ned rig/trout spinning rod that will have an up locking vss or more likely a seat tbd with only cork checks and a small fighting butt. I’ve been into motorcycles and custom cars so I like the “go fast” look and vibe of carbon fiber.

I’ve been doing some reading regarding bass vision and colors. My take away has been that white, bright and light colors all look white to them, black and blue look the same to them. They see mostly red and green but red is the first to fade under water (30 Ft under crystal clear conditions with no ripple) typically at about 10’. I’m trying combos of red, green, black or blue and white. Brown is a shade of orange so I won’t rule that out especially in shallower settings.

There’s a good article in the BassResource.com library about a guide that fishes 3/4 oz rattle traps almost exclusively. That’s a good read to go with this.

99% of the benefit of micro guides is weight savings in the tip leading to increased sensitivity. The resulting crispness probably aids casting to a degree but it’s an ancillary benefit. I don’t buy the line slap theory and “micros” of all but the smallest size will pass a good leader knot. You have to weigh the variables in your application.

Thank you guys

In theory, that’s the idea. In practice...eh. 90% of my grip is on the seat, so that’s where I concentrate. Grip material to me is mostly aesthetic.

Winn grips would have a similar feel and less work. Another option is the G2 with Bushido finish (matt black)

For fresh water applications titanium is overkill, looks cool though. Alconite is best bang for the buck. Plenty hard and pretty light. Using the smallest guides you can get away with saves the most weight.

Any downside? I’ve read that weedless props vibrate in open water.

That would help. Lol. The min Kota on my heritage tracker and another Minkota 55# Endura max

Looking for opinions, recommendations and tips on weedless props.