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Good rods, they have a nice build quality and use good components. I did not like the rod for contact baits and use it mostly for moving baits. As others have mentioned they can feel slightly tip heavy, especially when compared to some of the higher end offerings of St. Croix. All in all a solid rod that you will enjoy.

Very good bait I use them often. I have the best luck with the watermelon pepper neon and the pumpkinseed colors. I die the tips of the tentacles chartreuse and fish them either TX or FL rigged. The bait accounted for our largest bass at Amistad last year. There is another thread about the same bait on here somewhere.

I figure anytime I can get out of the house is the ideal time. Honestly, there is no ideal day and time, sure there are days that are better than others, but if you stay at home and try to predict what day is going to be the best, that is exactly what you will end up missing.

spinning or casting? Spinning, the braid to FC leader option works fantastic for me.

Are you cranking the reel without the spool installed?

A long cast for me is somewhere around 40 yards. Lots of variables but day in day out 40 yards is a good cast.

I use a light braid with an FC leader, has been great to fish with.

Yes

Carry on, I thought this thread was about some else entirely...

maybe it has to do with mono lines ability to become saturated with water, and fc not.

interesting topic, something else I seem to recall from school is that instincts can not be overridden. They can not be turned on and off, so a bass striking at a lure will most likely continue to do so regardless the outcome, unless the outcome is a frying pan.

for something to be considered instinctive, it must be performed without prior experience. Your more in the realm of conditioned response, and a bass in the wild is very unlikely to exhibit this.

Try searching for Pavlovian bass. I think your what your doing is a form of anthropomorphism. Bass are not smart.

I think this statement is only partially true, braid transmits no vibration on slack line. If your line is tight it is very good, in my fishing I prefer FC, I think it offers more versatility than braid and also transmits vibration very well.

With that same theory, imagine what a 300 dollar rod with braid on it feels like.

Not trying to be rude, but why would you buy/trade for a bunch of rods and reels if you don't know what technique you are going to use them for? How did you make your choice on rods? How do you have them setup now?

If it ends up being anything like our is Wichita, prepare for disappointment, unless you are a fan of the Gander Mountain brand.

You can fish with whatever you have available, but, a ratchet and socket, open end wrench, box end wrench, pliers, and a crescent wrench will all take a nut off a bolt, but one will usually get the job done a little better in a given situation.

spinning - braid to fc, casting - fc much for the same reasons already mentioned.

Medium and Medium Heavy are powers not actions, but I'm sure everyone knew what you were getting at. My most versatile rod in that range would be a Dobyns 734C, classified as a heavy power but much closer to an actual Medium Heavy in my opinion.

Thanks, I was happy to get them, thanks for the great deal.

Very versatile rod, one of my favorite Falcons as well. The rod that the Sol is on is a full cork version of the Finesse Jig model as well. The 6'10 length makes for a nice jerkbait rod.

A couple that I have been working on for a while now. Almost have them finished, a few more details to take care of.

Remove the handle, the dragstar will come off once the handle is removed and you should be able to see the drag nut exposed now. Apply some penetrating oil to help loosen the nut if it has rust and corrosion. Find a wrench or deep well socket and ratchet, something that will allow you to apply more leverage and carefully loosen the nut. Don't apply too much pressure as you could damage the anti reverse bearing, or other internal components, be patient and let the penetrating oil do its job.

Take a look at Academy Sports and their H2O brand of crank and jerkbaits, great value to cost on these. The finish is good, hooks that you can fish without having to change immediately, and a whole range of baits to cover every depth. Most of them run 4.99 - 5.99 and are on sale all of the time for 2.99.