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First, a reel produces no power. You do. The reels is a transmission. It "transmits" power, supplied by you, to whatever is at the end of your line. So the most common statement made, in this context, is buy a lower ratio reel because it has more power. Nonsense. you said "define power". OK, power is work over time. One horsepower = 33000 ft/lbs per minutes. Move 33000 pounds one foot, in one minute, and you have used one horsepower. Another way to look at it; if the force increases, the distance and time remain the same, horsepower is increased. If force and distance remain the same and speed decreases, power is reduced. To make this relate to the topic at hand, consider this. When you reel in a crank bait you are supplying power to move a bait a certain distance. The force part of the equation is the resistance of the bait plus some friction. That force applied over the distance is the work. Factor in the time it takes to get it all the way back, and you get the power required. if you retrieve the same bait the same distance in the same time, the required power output power from the reel is the same. Gear ratio has nothing to do with it. Now, let us look at input power; the part you supply by turning your crank. Using the same bait, moving the same distance, at the same speed. When using a 4:1 ratio reel, you will turn the crank X number of times. Using an 8:1 ratio reel you will turn the crank X/2 times, half as many revolutions. Each revolution requires you to move your hand a certain distance. The force required to turn the crank will be different. The 8:1 reel will require twice the force of the 4:1 reel. The 4:1 reel will move the bait half as far as the 8:1 reel. So, twice as many turns at half the force, versus half as much force at twice the turns, gives you an identical amount of work. The last piece of this puzzle, is then the speed. If you move the bait at the exact same speed with both reels, the power required is identical. Now, stop obsessing over it, use whatever reel you have, and go fish.

If? IF? If your aunt had balls, she'd be your uncle.

My power wrapper has a drier motor as well as a larger wrapping motor. I use that most times, but I have a separate dryer setup. Moving from wrapper to the separate dryer is no real problem. I grab the rod between the stripper and the seat. I have yet to screw up the epoxy doing this. I probably should not have said that.

I don't use a motor when applying epoxy. I do a much better job turning by hand.

This was an amazing game. The best SB I can recall.

For short roll casts, you'll want a short handle. Start at 8" from butt to the back of the reel seat. Dry fit the grip and seat with tape, them mount a reel and see how it feels. Then make it shorter. Repeat until you think it's too short. i have a butt grip, rear grip and reels seat that are over-sized ID. I use foam rubber inserts to allow fitting them to any size blank at any location. Without a setup like that you will have to start at a longer handle than you think you want, then test at that length. Them ream the grip out to move it further down the blank and test again. Lather, rinse, repeat.

I have a box of Booyah baits they sent me, that I can't wait to try out. Jigs, spinnerbaits, frogs, and lipless. All I can say now is they all look good. The water at my local lakes is frigid chocolate milk. Very cold, but not iced over, and extremely dirty. Lots of rain this winter.

That's my only use for braid.

Welcome home. It's been a while.

I like to cook, and do most of the cooing at our house. Almost all, now that I have become semi-retired. Most of what I cook comes out OK. Baking is something I've just started getting into.

I found that if I give the dryer chuck a twist in the right direction while flipping the switch, it will start in the preferred direction almost every time.

Brain damage? Dont think it would make much difference to those two morons.

I had one. It was a great casting reel until I took it apart. I had a guide on Lake of the Ozarks tell me he had never seen anybody throw a DD22 that far. The side plate was soft, and had to be pried off. It was never the same after that. If the one you have works, use it. Don't try to service it. Use it until it pukes.

Send a resume to any local community colleges. They are all looking for adjunct professors. No teaching degree required.

Looks like an ice fishing bait.

Uh, I'll take the Fifth on this one.

All three sizes of Rage craws, and chigger craws.

Another vote for the Gammy skipgap jighead, 1/8oz. I also use the Shaky2.

If I'm bass fishing, I will always have at least one rod with a T-rig.

I use a back to back uni knot, and my leader is about 75 yards long.

And I will respectfully disagree with you. I have several Td-Z, Fuego and Alphas reels from Diawa, all over ten years old, and all going strong. Buy good gear and maintain it. It will last.

I am a bit brand loyal in some things. With one exception, all my casting reels are Diawa. I just prefer their centrifugally activated magnetic braking system. It works for me, so I've stuck with it. The odd man out is an Abu Record 50. A good friend of mine gave it to me, and it is my beast mode reel for anything big. Spinning reels are Diawa and Pfleuger. Rods, several each Diawa, St Croix and Setyr, with a few one-offs. It wont be too long and all my rods will be one brand. Mine. When I get my planned quiver of my own builds finished, I will be selling off most of my existing factory sticks. Line, it used to be exclusively Trilene XL. But, when they screwed up the formula a few years ago, I started looking for a replacement. Have yet to make that decision. Plastics, Rage Tail, and GYCB far outnumber all others, but I have a few items from other brands I continue to use. Crankbaits are a totally mixed bag. More Rapala than any other. Jerkbaits are all either X-Raps or Pointers. Spinnerbaits are a mixed bag with a strong preference for Sieberts double willow. Love those things. Terminal tackle is a mixed bag. More Gammy and Owner than any others. The one and only Megastrike.

The one I don't have.

Lead metals at about 620 F. Tungsten, over 6000 F. Dont think we will be seeing any independent tackle makers molding their own tungsten products anytime soon. Bismuth melts at a slightly lower temp than lead. Is this where we're going?

No problem when my upper wisdom teeth were pulled, but I didn't do anything that day or the next. The lowers were something different. They were growing in almost horizontally facing forward. They knocked me out and removed them with hammer and chisel. Really. When I woke up I had to hang out at the office for quite a while. I had an old Harley at the time, and tried to ride it home. Made it all of three blocks before getting pulled over. Apparently I was a bit wobbly. After confirming that I'd been at the dentist, and not in a bar, the cop took me home. Probably saved my life. I was in no condition to ride.