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I believe the next World Record will be caught again in Japan. Manabu Kurita, the man that caught the heaviest fish ever legally taken, has said that he has personally seen bigger fish in Lake Biwa.

As Tywhithay mentioned, the objective is to be able to use the same amount of line you used to fill a single spool to fill two or three.

I have used ceramic hybrid bearings as replacements to bushings and stock bearings in the line roller system but find the improvement to be very minimal and limited to only corrosion resistance. My thinking is this, the inner and outer races as well as the cage assembly of both standard SS bearings and hybrids are typically SS. While the balls of hybrid bearings are made of ceramic and will be impervious to corrosion the remainder of the bearing is still subject. You could further increase the resistance to corrosion by using a bearing similar to the ones sold by Hawgtech that use a polymer cage assembly which would also be impervious to corrosion. The improvements that ceramic balls create in terms of reducing the amount of inertia required to make them spin, will be somewhat negated by the fact that to help prevent corrosion you will need to apply a lubricant and not have the benefit of running them dry. I'm interested in others thoughts.

I was thinking the same, as well as my experience and belief is that if you are going to cast lighter weights you will have much more success with a magnetic based braking system.

I believe that you have mentioned before that you have a background in lubricants. So I am interested in your statement that there is no magic in any of them. What I want to know is how you feel about synthetic lubricants. I was always taught that synthetic lubricants have better lubrication properties based on their molecular structure. The way that it was explained to me was that the molecules that make up synthetic lubricants are all of the same size. Where natural crude lubricants have contaminants such as paraffin and carbon molecules. The difference we be the equivalent of mixing a bunch of different sized ball bearings and placing them on a hard surface and rolling them, this would represent natural lubricants and they would roll very well. The synthetic lubricant would be the equivalent of using ball bearings of all the same size and performing the test on the same hard surface, it is going to be easy to see how uniform the pattern of the bearings of the same size would be and how much smoother they would roll . I hope I have done an adequate job of describing this. To me this is the "magic" of synthetic lubricants, that and their ability to suspend impurities much better than natural lubricants, this gives us the ability to filter them much better. Anyway, just wanted to see what your thoughts are.

Thanks for the reply, sorry I missed your original post of the reel being a C3 4601.

I have played both characters in this story, I can tell that I enjoyed one much more than the other.

My most versatile crankbait rod is a MH/M 7ft graphite rod, let the weight of the baits you are going to throw and the size of the line you intend to use help you decide between Medium and Medium Heavy powered rod, a lot of variance from mfg to mfg.

Sounds interesting, if it comes to fruit I will definitely try it. I am confused about the line diameter as well. I am not sure if it is meant to be compared to Nylon Monofilament in which case it is marginally thinner at the same breaking strength.

I have a couple of goals that I often need to remind myself of. 1.) Make sure to have fun, and enjoy the outing to the fullest. 2.) Learn something/ this is the easy one. 3.) Ask why and then ask why again. Why did I catch that fish? Why did I not catch a fish? Why, Why, Why. 4.) Pay attention to everything, animals to insects, flowers, wind, temperature, water color, clarity. Pay attention. 5.) Remember if all else fails to accomplish goal #1

Put a skirt on it in front of the skinny dipper and give that a go. You might like the results.

magnetic or centrifugal based reel, just curious.

I was kind of thinking more about the response of the league and not so much the action of the officials. Maybe, "All's well that ends well".

Yep, kind of the perfect example of , " no harm, no foul".

I wish, I can only remember things that interest me, other than that, I can just barely recall my own phone number.

Basic history of Shimano, it is on just about every web page that has anything to do with their history. The reels that I remember the best were the B and D series, my brother and I would walk to the local Woolworth Woolco, and spend a lot of time dreaming about someday upgrading our Zebco 202's and 33's to a full fleet of those bad boys.

I forgot about the 1000 that thing was a monster, I have seen picture of it in comparsion to 200 size reels and it was big. I also think that I got it wrong on the 10ex, I think looking at the link Fish Tank provided it was just the model 10. Phoneman what you are asking about is the progression of models over the years, there have been several. The B series I believe introduced the Chronarch and the Super Free Models SF) I believe the Citica was also introduced at this time. There was no C models, The D model came next and was a hefty jump in price over the B, ticked a lot of people off, but it was much more like the reels we use today, a true workhorse of a reel, built with a lot quality. The E series came next and many think that the Curado E may be the best reel of that model they have produced to date. At some point 50 series reels were introduced the MG stands for magnesium frame, the DSV just means it is a D model Salt Water safe version of the reel, the FV indicated Flipping Version. The 50, 100, 200 and 300 are what is used to identify to some degree the size of the reel but more so the spool size. They have also used the letter H to identify high speed reels, and well as the number 7 as in Core MG7. So a reel like a Shimano Core 100MGFV would be a 100 sized spool/reel made of magnesium in a flipping version, and a reel like the 200DHSV would indicate a 200 sized reel/spool, D series, high speed, saltwater safe version. Just a quick down and dirty and other can fill in the many holes I have left.

I can't disagree about Manning and Brady, but most sports implement the rules a little differently for the elite athletes. Does not make it right, and it is frustrating at times, but as long as the human element is involved in officiating sports these things will always be present. Just glad that Foles is OK and didn't suffer any serious injury.

I know just enough to be dangerous, the first reels produced under the Shimano name were the Bantam 100 and 100ex, they were introduced in 1978. The first reels that Shimano produced were for Lew Childre Co., the Lews Speed Spool. The Bantam 100 and 100ex shared a lot in common with these reels. They expanded their line up in 79 and had reels like the 200, 300, 400, 500 and 10ex. Most of these reels were around until the early 1980's and you know the rest of the story.

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soaking and dipping are two different things, but it's your story tell it how you like.

The play is not over because the runner is down, the play is over when the whistle blows. Even in little league football they teach you to keep playing until the whistle blows. This said I think the hit could have been avoided or at least minimized, it did seem like there was a bit of nasty intent. I think Foles put him self at risk and paid the price for it.

I never have, just made a bunch over the years for myself and friends. If you make them yourself, the beads at the front are important, they help keep the blade from flipping over the top of the wire.

Chris I have been making and using these for several years now. They are fantastic when the Whites or Hybrid Bass school up.