webertime

Jaime Hartman Lee Wulff

I was born in St Thomas usvi sooooo. Either my brother or I... (mic drop) Vermont... Bill Spence won many big events as a Boater and Co. Gilbert Gagner is the only guy to win the TBF National championship as a boater and a co.

Feel in my hand when a spooled reel is attached. Company reputation for standing behind their products. That's it. I've got a $100 discontinued Lamiglas rod that is nicer (to me) than a current Dobyns Champion in the same configuration. Is it "technically" better than the Dobyns? Heck no but I love it. Just like any tool or piece of equipment, it's the relationship you have with it that determines how "good" it is.

Roboworm Fat Keitech Easy Shaker

Nilsmaster? Bagley?

Ika

I regularly threw 168s on a Fury 735. Great rod for it.

You can go a little lighter on line at that weight range

I had wind knot issues with my BG2000's until I added bearings.

Flipping on windy days.

The best!

Rip Stops work too.

Keitech Swing Impact 3" X-Zone slammer 309 Yum Money Shot

You did ok. Now fish the heck out of it.

They are quality items. No issues with any of their products.

Testify!

Tat HD Monster Curado K or B

No mention of a Shower Blow 105? Insane.

Go ABEC 5 stainless. 99% performance, 0% noise and 50% cost of ceramic.

Dont do a bobber stop. The fish need to be able to pull the bait a bit. They'll feel the weight if a stop is there. Lob the whole thing, watch a video on how guys cast big swimbaits, it's the same sort of motion. A long rod definitely helps too.

4 Vision 110's for 75 shipped a good deal, compared to what is out there today?

I drag Champlain/Vermont. Lots of sandstone and granite on the bottom up here. Line: Seaguar Abrazx 20lb Swivel: Spro 50lb Bead: don't care, glass can break, plastic does fine, either work. Weight: 5/8 or 1oz Phenix finesse (more gravel weedy bottom) or Phenix Rockcrawler in the same weights when it gets boney on the bottom. 5/8 for light wind 10 to 20ft. 1 oz for winds over 10mph or 20+ ft. Tried tungsten and it was almost too much going on in the rocks. Leader: Mono 12-17lb either Suffix Siege, YZH or Big Game whatever I grab first. Length is 2-6ft (seriously) Hook: Offset worm or straight shank only

Dobyns Colt ~$64 @ tw during the sale. Fishes identically to the Fury. Berkeley Lightning Rod Shock is good in the medium power for $40 on sale.

It'll work, watch the ipt with a reel that big.

Jigging lakers the hot technique is a 6" Keitech and 1oz head thrown in 80-100 ft and stroked 10-30 ft off the bottom. Rainbows, Browns, Brookies: Rooster Tails, Mepps, Panther Martin's (in that order deepest running to shallowest). 65 and 78 sized Pointers Hair jig like Feider fishes 3" and thin senkos Split shot rigged tiny tubes.