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San Diego jam? I pull it tight with my tongue on the line/knot.

Floating Rapala Creek Chub Creme worm

Seriously consider a St Croix 7ft mh rod. Perfect for that kind of bait.

Carpets, noodles and foam all will catch dirt/dust and can scratch the paint it's inevitable. Invest in a rack and save your car. Racks can be sold later on and you can recoup most of your money.

Time to start messing with the scammer...

If you are a righty, you can score a Daiwa Exceler for $60 then look for a Daiwa Tatula 7'6" H around $100.

DVT could probably hook you up.

While you have it broken down that far... If you haven't already, go ahead and throw in a Smooth Drag too.

Way stiffer than Sniper (Gander Mtn), the diameters make it closer to Super FC.

Following...

Paperclip also works.

Keep an eye on the local craigslist (NH, VT, Western Mass, Plattsburgh) for 17' Trackers, they pop up all the time for $1000-$4000. That boat will handle Hosmer, Curtis, Peacham, Waterbury, Iroquois, Hortonia, St Catherine and the likes with little problem.

If you fish big water (Champlain) or windy areas (most everywhere in VT), you'll appreciate glass because you won't be blown around as much. That being said... a ratted out glass boat won't be worth a nicer tin one. What are you looking at?

Sell both TM's and get a Battery and a 70lb thrust model. You can cut down a TM shaft, depending upon how handy you are with wiring things it could be considered simple up to "I'll just buy a new one."

Daddy Issues

Any of the above listed.

Tourney trail is an im8 rod. The bps is a lower grade imho.

Dicks clearance section often has a few random pointers for ~$9.97. buy enough to use their $10 off $50 coupon and it makes them even cheaper. Used Pointers are often sold for $6-9. Aside from those the Rapala's mentioned above are great.

5 Lucky Craft Pointer 100's in Chartruese/Blue Crack, in one hour... Deps Buzzjet got sniped as well.

None whatsoever, I do tend to swing for the fences when fishing them on a swimbait hook though and use deeper gapped hooks. Always a Damiki (2/0), Eagle Claw Laser (4/0), Davis or Gammy (6/0).

2.8's on a Keitech jig or Carolina rigged on a 1 EWG. 3.8 on a 2/0 EWG swimbait hook (screw lock, Damiki is the only common one I can find) or a swimjig. 4.8 on a 4/0 or 5/0 screw lock swimbait hook, chatterbait, Carolina Rigged on a 4/0. 5.8 on a 7/0 Swimbait hook. These have been my most successful riggings.

Anyone fish jerkbaits on a Dobyns 663 model?

Anything bright or obnoxious. Bonus points if it's expensive or rare, they love that stuff... (weeping)

Ratt'l Trap Pointer SP100 Slow Rolled Keitech or Spinnerbait Chatterbait Spybait Square Bill Flatside Crankbait

I've owned all the major brands and I keep coming back to Daiwa and Shimano (Zillion/Fuego/TDZ variants and Citica E's). I still have one Quantum on a Frog/4th string flipping rod and an Abu Royal Express on my swimbait rod and they are fine for those purposes. I love the consistency Shimano and Daiwa products have, if I get one I feel confident there won't be an issue.