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Love my Lew's Tournament Pro, and my Revo STX is a close second.

Lew's or the BPS Carbonlite, you cant go wrong with either one.

12-15lb test. I plan on trying some this year also. I'm thinking about putting 20lb on my jig and heavy t-rig rod, 15 on my light t-rig rod. I have heard nothing but good things about it except for the price.

I would get a 7.1:1 for the topwater, 6,x:1 for the all around setup, and a 5.x:1 for the crankbait setup. I tried using a left handed baitcaster once and that is it for me, I couldnt reel it in smoothly, and lost fish because of that reason. Stick with what you know, if you are comfortable using a right handed reel, use a right handed reel. Why do you want a left handed setup for topwater anyway?

I would go with the Lew's Tournament Pro, like others have said, shop around and you can find them for 150. I have two and they are by far my favorite reels. I also have a Lew's Tournament MG which is very nice if you dont want to spend the money on the pro, you cant go wrong with Lew's.

My ideas were like said above, the RC with winch. Abu revo STX with Powell max H extra fast (jig rod) Lews TP with Abu veritas 7' MHF (t-rig) Lews TP with Abu Villain 6'9" MHF (tube rod) Lews tournament MG with BPS PQ MF (light t-rig 1/8-1/4) Quantum smoke with Abu Villain 7'1" MF (shaky head) Daiwa Zillion with BPS mega tournament MHF (top water/spinnerbait) Shimano citica 200E with St. Croix 6'6" MHF (weightless t-rig) I have two extra reels I need rods for, any suggestions?

I am getting my reels sent off for cleaning this week, and I am thinking about changing some things up with my original setups. How would you guys pair my reels and rods up, and used what what presentation. Here's a list of my gear. Abu revo stx 7.1:1 Lews tournament pro 7.1:1 x2 Lews tournament MG 7.1:1 Quantum smoke SL100HPT-H1 7.0:1 Shimano citica 200E Shimano citica 200D 6.2:1 Daiwa Zillion 6.3:1 Bass pro shop pro qualifier PQX10HD 6.4:1 Bass pro shop rick clunn 5.1:1 Abu Garcia veritas winch vrcw76 medium heavy Abu Garcia veritas vrc70 medium heavy Abu Garcia villain VLC71-5 medium Abu Garcia villain VLC 69-6 medium heavy St. Croix triumph TRC66MHF medium heavy fast Powell max 704 C ex-fast Bass pro shop MT66MHT6'6" Bass pro shop pro qualifier PQX66MT medium fast I'm thinking about buy a Shimano Clarus but not sure what action for one of my spare reels.

Very nice! I would say that's an awesome day on Clinton! My buddy tries to fish for strippers all the time at Clinton with no luck, do you just idle around till you find a school of shad in the middle of the lake and start tossing your swimbait and jigging spoon?

That was my first time ever putting on gloves… If you haven't ever done it before it hard to explain, but all thought and technique go out the window really… It get a lot easier after that because you know what to expect. I did it 9 more times after that and never lost, but ended up with one draw.

That was my cousin that got the rib shot (i was in the blue sleeveless shirt). I talked to the kid about a week after and he said his ribs still hurt. The kid I was boxing got a broken nose, and a cut on his eye. It looked pretty nasty.

. Found a video of my cousin and I "boxing" at a local bar 14 years ago. We are the first ones in, my cousin is the shirtless one and I have the sleeveless shirt on. Its pretty ugly but we got the job done.

I have been to Newton when it was in the low 30's, the ramp was fine.

Looks like my fishing is over for the most part also, unless I take the small boat down to Newton. Its dog hunting time for me now

Got ya, I have never fished that lake before but heard it can be good at times.

What the lake you are talking about, is it near Havana IL?