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  1. Tim Kelly
    I think that's his point. Be interesting to see how it works for him.
  2. Tim Kelly
    I know, but a sonar won't hold you on a spot and stop you being blown onto the cover either. There is no right answer, but there is acclear choice. I'd go sonar every time, but I like fishing offshore more than many people.
  3. Tim Kelly
    There's a guy fishing the FLW this year with a tin boat and only very basic sonar. His thinking is that his most consistent success comes fishing shallow, so by limiting himself slightly with boat and electronics he's not tempted to fish offshore and out of his comfort zone. Fishing shallow all the time there's less utility in a sonar and possibly more utility in a power pole. I wouldn't want to limit myself, but it's a logical point of view.
  4. Tim Kelly
    Must be an unusual style of jig. Every swim jig I've seen would hang vertically as the line tie is at the front. Most swim jigs will roll over if they're resting on the bottom as they're not designed to be stable on the bottom like an arkey or football jig would be.
  5. Tim Kelly
    Just one jig or a number of different ones? Might be the jig itself is slightly wonky, maybe the weed guard is not straight? How can you see if it's leaning to one side when it's hanging down from your rod in the water?
  6. Tim Kelly
    Looks about right, you could probably squeeze a bit more on if you wanted to, but it should be easy to control with the line level you have at the moment.
  7. Tim Kelly
    If you fish shallow mostly then the pp may be more useful. If you fish offshore more a good sonar will be an advantage.
  8. Tim Kelly
    A junior hacksaw does the job perfectly well.
  9. Tim Kelly
    You have to amke adjustments to fish properly with any type of line. Going from braid to mono is a big adjustment, but once you've made it they both catch fish and both have advantages.
  10. Tim Kelly
    The matt black Suzuki 115ss would look good with the charcoal......
  11. Tim Kelly
    The new Mercury 115 is supposed to be a bit of a beast and the Suzuki 115 ss is a great motor. Now you've got the Yamaha 115 SHO as well you're in a great position to choose 3 great 4 stroke motors that your dealer can service. I wouldn't even be thinking about the Evinrude. I'm sure it's a fine motor, but the other three are probably even better and your dealer can service them.
  12. Tim Kelly
    They're very similar, though the jika tends to be a finesse presentation and a swing head more of a power presentation. Personally I tend to use "cheburaska" heads with whichever hook is appropriate for either type of presentation.
  13. Tim Kelly
    And not braided!
  14. Tim Kelly
    Cheburashka weights. Some crazy Russian idea that makes it easily possible to make swing head jigs with your favorite hooks. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tungsten-HEADS-Sinkers-Cheburashka-Fishing/dp/B00V9ZFJ9M
  15. Tim Kelly
    Haven't used that particular braid, but a lot of them have a waxy coating on them when they're new. Once you've fished it a few times the coating wears off and the line becomes less stiff and sticky. Could be why it's having trouble with casting a very light weight?
  16. Tim Kelly
    Yes, European perch. The fins aren't really that bright, it's just how the camera recorded them. I think it was trying to match the reel!
  17. Tim Kelly
    I like a rod built on an MHX S842-MHX blank. It's faster than moderate, but not super tippy and bends nicely. Seems to throw half a zinker on a 1/15 shroom very nicely with 6lb mono. So far I can't find anything to dislike about it.
  18. Tim Kelly
    SV 105 looks good to me. SV old style Zillion. What's not to like?
  19. Tim Kelly
    Missed the part about you using casting gear. 10lb is asking for trouble. Lighter than 30lb is risking regular dig ins and braid having very little shock strength will part at the hint of hesitation in the spool.
  20. Tim Kelly
    If you can teach yourself the FG knot it will eliminate the problem of knots catching in the guides almost completely.
  21. Tim Kelly
    You might find that using a small football shaped jig, rather than the mushroom one gives you just a little bit more stability, which may or may not help.
  22. Tim Kelly
    If you're using casting gear you want to have 30lb+ braid to reduce the line digging into itself on the spool. If you have a backlash, get snagged or otherwise put extra pressure on the line it is likely to dig into itself to some extent, o you need to be aware of this and either be sure to pull out enough line to completely undo the dig in, or make a gentle cast next to get to the point where it's digging in, so you can release it. Going for hero casts can result in snap offs too. Too much force in a cast makes it less smooth and causes a backlash, which in turn causes a half mile unattached lure launch. There's a learning curve to braid in the same way there is for fluoro or mono. They each have their own demons and you have to learn how to use each.
  23. Tim Kelly
    The whole season will be about him, like with previous seasons, they follow an angler, or pair of anglers, through the ups and downs of their season. Great series of videos. Definitely makes you think how much you would have to give up to try to be a pro and how slight the difference between success and failure financially.
  24. Tim Kelly
    Looks expensive. Can't see how it could be anything but a cracked head to be doing that.
  25. Tim Kelly
    Not even a bass, but this yellow perch looked like it had been dipped in emerald coloured JJ's! The colour doesn't show as well in the picture, but you can see it in the gill plate and the whole perch was tinted in the same colour.
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