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I agree with the OP, its to the point I dont even consider the new lines of AG rods when they come out. Same stiff rod with no tip across all the models. Not always a bad thing, but some varying tapers would be nice. Even theyre winch rods are like that. And would it kill them to make a spinning rod that wont double as a flipping stick? The Medium Lights are stouter than most companys Medium's. Dont get me wrong I like the veritas (6'9" MH is a great large spook rod) but I dont understand the logic of theyre product line.

Some of the modulars (again not a trailer) are actually built stouter with double studs, heavier duty lag bolts tie straps, etc. due to the need for transport. My uncle put up a two story modular with a full basement, walk in vault, etc and it looks like a 300k house. If you're able to finish it yourself, its a great way to get some "bones" to work with.

Ive never heard anyone else mention it, but they make some darn good jigs too. I like the vertical line ties and head shape on the "boo" and "A" jigs.

They work great. I paid $25 a pop for a few years ago and loved them. But rogues and rc stx's load the boat in theyre own right when the time is right and at a fraction of the price. The megastrikes are a shameless copy, but as a consumer Im not complaining. They are very good baits. I havent had any hardware hiccups, theyve suspending good and just get crushed.

It may have its place. There aren't many baits with a "thump" that you can freeze in it's tracks. At worst its still going to do a little better in cover than a jerkbait.

In my opinion the luckycraft's are worth it. Nothing wrong with using the luckystrikes, they catch fish. I really like the rc stx jerkbait and its as blatant a knockoff as there is. For me casting is a big deal. The smallest rick clunn is 1\4oz (.05 model) . The same RC is .15oz (series 1). Very big difference on a bait that grabs air like a crank when cast. Thats also the difference between being used on a casting rod and a spinning rod, not to mention improved accuracy.

Ive found that among luckycraft's many squarebills (RC, BDS, skeet shallow, GDS, fat mini, etc. they are as good as it gets and worth the $. They cast great, have a ton of different colors, profiles, and actions based on your needs. The classic Rick Clunn and Takahiro (sp?) cranks sold at BPS in a basic baitfish color are a great starting point. I can certainly understand the sticker shock, but Ive found I manage to keep squarebills for a long time. Factoring in Ive got over a 100 fish on a couple RC's I'd say theyre well worth it.

I bet that model will send a rattle bait into orbit goose. Im waiting for the 7' Med spinning rod to arrive myself. Went with the M sight unseen as I'd seen ML daiwa spinning rods be more on the "light" side (1st gen cielo when they were high end). After I ordered it I got to handle the ML tatula and it feels stouter than I expected. So I hope the medium isnt too much rod for my needs.

Theres a mod fast falcon bucoo that is perfect for your needs. I use mine throwing 1/8-1/4 cranks at the smallies and its perfect. Very light, sensitive, comfortable and made in america.

The "leather" part of the rabbit legs on mine contracted and shriveled into knots. I used it and caught a fish or two, theyre nothing special in my eyes.

12lb yozuri hybrid or 30lb braid work for most of my topwater. I use 20lb hybrid for my big pencil baits and walking baits.

Big mop style jigs with large trailer. I made a mold of the old soft plastic bill dance craw crankbait and pour a about a 5 1/2" trailer. I picked up about a dozen bottles of liquid powerbait a few years back and marinate the trailers in that. I like to use them any place there are likely to hold a big fish, not really a blind search bait. From cover like docks and laydowns to open water humps and points. I also like a few large topwaters like lunker plunkers, rapala x-walk 13's, and big pencil baits. The bigger baits can bring a bass from a long, long way and make fish do some crazy things. If Im on the river and chasing smallies, a sammy 85 while only 4" or so catches a football sized smallies. My most rewarding bait is a single blade 3/8 buzzbait. Brand doesnt matter as long as it has a good hook and planes right. Theres is nothing more rewarding than hearing the bloop, bloop, BOOM of a good fish. I also seem to cast buzzbaits more accurately than most other styles of lures. Some may not feel the same way, maybe its just a repetively learned thing but I can put a buzzbait under limbs and into little pockets on command. Not always the case with other lures.

Defense still wins championships. Congrats Seattle!

Lots of good ones out there. Safe to say it its a lucky craft squarebill regardless of model its very, very good. I like how their smaller cranks like the skeet mini have some weight to them. The LC Rick Clunn .05's were listed at 1/4oz and cast great on any baitcaster with a Medium rod....The luckystrike version is 1/8 oz but the same size I like the strike kings alot for the price. But the lucky craft clunns have just outfished everything in my experience. I just adjust rod tip for depth and switch between the different sizes. I have a setup with 7' M avid and 10lb hybrid that handles most squarebills, and an older gen 6'6" MH fenwick HMG paired with 17lb suffix seige when I throw bigger baits and need to lean on a fish because of cover.

Zell Pop gets the nod most of the time. I've never felt the need to try anything higher end, the zell pop just works when I use it. Another very fun little bait that "serious" fisherman seem to ignore is the rebel crick hopper popper. They can be amazing when the bugs are doing their thing in the summer. Definitely change the hooks, especially if your gonna use braid as they bend out quite easily.

There very good rods. I feel their about as good as it gets in their price range . Among the competitors; I've owned a mojo 7' M fast (tip heavy and "dead feeling), falcon bucco 7' H (comfortable, lite weight and sensitive, just a little too slow action for single hooks), and a veritas ( light weight, just too stiff and not comfortable for me). I feel the carbonlite suits my tastes the best. However I'm not a fan of the micro guide models as I had issues losing inserts and feel they offered no tangible advantage to the regular guides.

I love this style of jigs and my favorite combo is the booyah A-jig (vertical line tie and a head similar to grass stalker) they come through anything and have good hooks. Trailer for these is the larger paca craws as the pinchers flare up and they have a few two tone colors I dig.

Over the next few months tackleshops everywhere will be clearancing older product to accomodate the new stuff. Shop around and be patient, you may get a much nicer rod for your money.

They are definetely raking money in hand over fist and then dumping it into the networks. I build cell sites and the revenue being spent is insane. Literally 300-400k just to get Ethernet to sites. The next gen of LTE scope will basically tear down everything that we just put up on 1000's of sites and put up new equipment. Many towers will fail structural analysis and require a brand new tower itself just to upgrade equipment.

Your not getting the phone for free or even cheap snook, roughly $20 of the average $100 monthly smartphone bill pays for the phone. T-Mobile actually offers a much cheaper monthly rate if you don't opt for the phone promo. No free lunches as they say.

As tomustang said, start at the citica and go up from there. The "D"s were tanks and the E's were far better than anything in they're price range. Don't know anything about the G, other than its going away and is based on the caenan platform. They can be had brand new for $60 right now. Much has been said about the curado's. There's a reason the "greenies" (CU-200s) are still on boat decks everywhere. Traditionally chronarchs were special reels. I have a 12 year old all original SF purchased from a buddy that used it on several tournament tours years ago. I can get that spool going with less effort than any reel I own (its a pitching beast). Another thing to consider is resale value. It's like buying a car. If you plan on keeping it for a long time, maybe the Hyundai (pure fishing) and its 100K warranty and bells and whistles at a better sticker price are worth it, to you. A comparable Honda or Toyota (shimano/daiwa) SUV may lack a few gadgets here and there, but will bring a lot more when you part with it because of the name/reputation.

I'm really on the fence with this game. Usually I'd look for a good defense trumping a good offense but Manning has SO many options that can beat you. The Denver D looked pretty good in their own right last week. If Denver makes it a 2-3 possession lead can Seattle make that up? On the other hand that's an elite Seattle secondary and Manning has layed quite a few eggs in the playoffs over the years. I'm picking Seattle based on that D and overall team toughness.

Your missing the point....By informing the OP that there is a great deal of grey area and marketing involved with what an actual copolymer is he has more options available. Regardless of what the box says or magazine ads state every nylon line or mono has multiple resins to give it specific properties. I understand there are nylon lines with minute amounts of flouro called copolymers, but there are also several straight up nylon lines called coploys. There are lines called mono and copolys that fish exactly the same, because they are the same thing chemically.

Almost all monofiliments are "copolymers" and fish like a nylon line. Trilene XT was briefly called a copoly. There are different recipes with moderately different behaviors but they all act like a nylon based line. I love hybrid but there are lines that fish with similar characteristics that arent labed a "copoly" on the box. Generally better abrasion resistance = more memory (hybrid, CXX, suffix seige, trilene xt), better handling= nicks up easier and sometimes more stretch (trilene xl, suffix seige, stren easy cast, etc.) with diameters playing a big role regardless of lb test. Seeing people say they like copolymers for this and mono for that is laughable. Bottom line most all nylon based lines are pretty cheap and its no big deal to try a few til you find what you like.

Check the different lamiglass lines. They probably have something for other species (maybe the king salmon rods) that will work.