Raul

My brain and body work quite similarly, except that I require beer, not batteries! ;D What you think the guys are doing while the reel is jigging ? ---> charging up their batteries.

Computerized reels are big in Japan for vertical jigging in the sea, you program the reel to the depth you want to jig, program the intervals between reeling up/releasing line to maintain the bait jigging at the depth, they beep when you catch something, all you gotta do is reel in and fight the fish, land the fish, rig the bait and the reel does it 's job all over again. I 've seen those reels at work in NHK, interesting concept, you see the angler dropping the line and forgettting about the rig until the time comes.

That would make a good medium/deep diving crankbait, slow rolling spinnerbait reel.

You don 't work a jerkbait with the reel, you work it with the rod; so "slow down" means you lengthen the time between twitches. High speed reels are better suited for baits you work with the rod: soft plastics, jerkbaits, jigs, topwaters ( with the exception of wobblers ), etc.; to pick up the slack line fast.

I 've caught the same fish twice within a 10 min time frame with the same bait, caught it, released it, 3 casts later I hooked it again in the same spot. You might ask how do I know it 's the same fish ? I don 't think that two fish can have the same mouth deformity.

With my left hand, nope, I ain 't left handed.

That would depend greatly on how heavy is the jighead.

That 's exactly what your rod is for.

My wife went ----> :, when she saw me watching it. Don 't know why she wanted to have more kids whe she already has me. ;D

Intersting concept, but after you get the hang of it you can tie the hook and keep it in horizontal position, you can achieve the same with an R bend hook and with those you can rig the bait T-exposed for dropshotting in heavy cover.

Nonsense.

There 's no such thing as "average casting distance", casting distance depends on a lot of variables like rod length, rod power and action, lure weight, lure profile, line diameter, type of reel, casting technique, wind direction and strength, air humidity and the list can go on. Catt can enlighten us even more, he 's been into casting distance competitions and knows how all those variables affect your casting distance.

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I said: "and the list goes on and on" , but if that makes you happy: Johnson 's Beetle Spin Rooster Tail Mepps Aglia Mepps Comet Mepps Black Fury How can any of us southern boys can forget to mention the ole venerable 7.5 inch Culprit Ribbontail worm, no southern boy 's arsenal is complete without a few hundred packs of those, if you are southern and don 't have them you ain 't southern enuff. Culprit 's Jerkworm Lunker City Slugo There are tons of old baits that continue to produce.

Look at it this way: No matter how, you are getting a 270 dollars reel for 187, that 's a 70+ dollars savings. You get a cold forged handle, not stamped metal. You get a super tough and durable finish, not paint and clear coat. I 've got 2 Metanium XTs ( JDM version of the Chronarch ), I was about to purchase a Curado ----> BaitMonkey whispered in my ear and now I 'm the proud owner of a Chronarch ( arrived today ) :.

The Chronarch is a better reel in all aspects but one -----> weight.

Oh yeah, the MBR782 is truely a sweet rod and paired to the Chronarch Mg it 's even sweeter. What line test you are planning to spool ?

Mann 's Jelly Worm Mann 's Jelly Waggler worm Mann 's Augertail worm Mann 's Mannipulator Worm Heddon 's Zara Spook, Spook II, Puppy, Pooch Heddon 's Crazy Crawler Heddon 's Sonic & Super Sonic Arbogast Hula Popper Arbogast Sputterbuzz Arbogast Jitterbug Rapala Foating Minnow Rapala Shad Rap Rapala Fat & Shallow Fat Rap Bill Lewis Rat L-Trap Bomber Rattling RRR Heddon 's Bayou Boogie Bagley 's B 's Heddon 's Torpedo, Baby Torpedo, Tiny Torpedo Whopper Stopper Hellbender And the list goes on and on, got all those baits, some are no longer in use and form part of the collection but if I take them out I know they will catch fish .... which only proves that bass are the same after decades.

Reels wear out if you don 't take care of them ( no greasing, no oiling, no cleaning, keeping the drag tightened up during storage ) if you take care of them on a regular basis they last a long, long, long time before they even show signs of wear. Being said that my old Abu XLT PLus Series are more than 20 years old and they are in excellent condition.

With baits like those, including the senko, I don 't think it 's the tail waggling what cause the fish to bite, I 'm positive it 's the way the bait drifts from one side to the other as it sinks, they catch it on the fall, either on the initial cast or after you lift the bait from the bottom and let it sink again.

Gollllyyy mollllyyy !!!!, now that 's what I call a big perch.

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Gear helps but the pus is where it 's always been ---> behind the rod handle.

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Yeah, right, look who 's talkin '. :