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Well, to be honest I got it in late November, and here in Indiana the winter hasn't been too kind to us so I haven't been able to really put it to the test. That said, I was able to take it out and cast it, in to a uncommonly high river around here, but I was able to get out for a bit just to see how it worked and felt with my also new Crucial rod, spooled with 50lb PP. I also applied a good amount of KVD L&L. It seems to cast like a bullet. I've used a couple of my buddy's Curado's in the past and they're great. On the forums here it seems the Curado G gets a bit of bad rap, apparently it's not built quite as solid as the Curado's from years past, but the reel seems very solid so I'm confident that it'll do well for me. I'm more of a 1-2 times a week kind of fisherman, maybe 5hrs a week average, so I'm definitely not beating it to death, and my buddy hasn't had any issues with his whatsoever and he's a tournament angler, usually one a week during summer months. I'd say go for it, I have a couple others and it's every bit as good, if not better than the other comparably priced ones I have. I didn't get mine during any sales, I picked mine up from an Amazon.com sale for about $120 with free shipping.

I had Abrazx on a 100 size reel last year.....didn't take me long to realize my mistake. I am going to give it a shot on a 2500 Sahara this year, but I'm not crossing my fingers. In my experience, nothing can beat Power Pro Super 8 Slick on a spinning reel. No memory, bullet casting, it's a no brainer. I have 15lb test and use a 5ft flouro leader if need be.

I was actually asking myself this same question the other day. Just got a new Curado setup and spooled it with PP 50lb. I've used both in the past for heavy cover frogging, and never had a break off.....not once. I did find the 65lb was a bit easier to pick out backlashes though, which in my case still happen more frequently than I'd like

A family friend of ours are the Kelly family. They make several varities of annealed worms. I have used them in the past, since they gave me a bunch for free, and had some good luck fishing them as one would fish a texas rig. I have particularly good success with them in the retention pond behind my aunt's house. They seem to love the purple with red stripe version. My wife seems to be really good at fishing them too because she's so patient. We've both caught a few in the 4lb range on them. Anyone else ever use them?

That's hilarious. Does anyone know where I can find the video of the guy who drops his rod in the water and goes in after it? I recall that it looked like maybe he was in FL? I searched nearly every combination of fall-in-the-water-drops-rod-in-water-goes-in-after-it combiniation on YouTube but I can't find it. I saw it in a post on here a while back but I can't find that either.

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I've got a Carbonlite casting rod. It's a superb rod. Extremely light and outstandingly sensitive (in my hands at least). Has great backbone too. I've got a Crucial, Claurs, Lightning Rod, and I've used several St. Croix rods......I have no problem saying this rod is right up there with em'

Excellent help guys thanks. If you've not had the chance, get ya some Siebert jigs. I've had several kinds in the past, but the quality and craftsmanship of the Sieberts are a cut above!

Hey guys, I just ordered a couple of new Drege Brush jigs (1/2oz) from Siebert. I'm very excited to use them this spring, I just had a quick question. The colors I got are a bluegill pattern and a white chartuse color. Typically I get colors that will mimic a crawfish, but these are the first ones I have purchased that aren't black/blue or green pumpkin derivative. So how do I fish them? In attempting to mimic a craw I normally fish them heavy on the bottom, but how would you fish these colors?

I always thought with a baitcaster there'd be a general rule kind of thing like a spinning reel, where you fill it to within about 1/8in of the spool lip. Nothing like that for baitcasters?

Yea I always though it was interesting to see how much detail lure makers put into the top half of a topwater bait, you know....the part that fish can't see. I wonder if that's to catch ME? The bottom color though it probably significant, although in clear enough water with a pastel sky the lure would be silhouetted against the sky. That said, my lures are usually white/bone colored on the bottom.

I thought of that route but my laptop, which is from work and IS monitored for non-work related activity, doesn't have an HDMI output. I'd have to get some kind of converter-whoop-dee-do cord and who knows how much that'd cost since this is a Mac. But the thought crossed my mind. We were already looking at cutting the cord, so the Roku just made sense for us. That's my next purchase. I'm starting to get some screen burn on this 7-year old LCD of mine. My next will probably be a 50" LED Smart TV.

I often fish in the tiny little pond in front of our local Home Depot when I'm bored. It's the size of about 10 average swimming pools, but it's teeming with 10-12 inch largemouth. They're nothing huge, but it's fun to just go and catch one after another. I have yet to see anyone else fish it. In Indiana we have a DNR regulation that any publicly accessible body of water must be stocked to better control mosquito population (or so I have heard from one), so nearly every body of water has SOME kind of fish in it. I get some interesting looks though fishing there.....HA!

Yea Glenn, I heard that, but when I bought this Roku, there was no such thing as a Chromecast I hear Chromecast is pretty sweet too. Either way, it's saving me a bundle over cable, and I still get to watch fishing vids on the TV, along with any other YouTube video. The other nice thing about Twonky is I've not found very many sites that it WON'T stream. So I can watch videos not just from YouTube but Wimp.com and other video sites. Pretty much any streaming video will work.

So I found a new way to watch fishing videos, on my TV, from YouTube. This means virtually any video you find on YouTube can be played on your TV. You need to have a Roku, which is a device that lets you stream content from the internet to your TV. You can buy them for under $100, and all you need is a high-speed internet connection and a TV. Once you've got that you can subscribe to Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon Prime, and a plethora of other streaming services. I did this to "cut the cord" from my TV provider since I was paying about $80/mo to watch about 6 channels, now I pay $14/mo and have more TV and movies to watch than I can shake a stick at ......anyways..... Once you've got the Roku and it's all hooked up, download an app on your iPhone/Android and also on your Roku called "Twonky." Yea it's a weird name, but basically Twonky takes the video that's playing on your phone and beams it to your TV......it sounds too good to be true, but it's no lie! PM me if you have any other questions about the setup, I'll be glad to help in any way I can (other than coming over and installing it)

I use the Missle Baits Warlock head. Seems to be a good head, stands up well and has a nice screw lock on it. Along with Sam I use the Zoom baits trick worm in green pumpkin. You get a lot in a pack and they seem to be pretty durable.

I'm no average fisherman, I'd say I'm a bit below average because I've not been doing this very long, I'm still a rookie However I am a pretty avid and what I could consider "above average" cyclist. I've done some races, especially in my late teens and early 20's, I never did much good, and now I'm in my early 30's and only ride for personal enjoyment. I've been able to ride with olympic caliber riders and nationally sponsored riders, and let me tell you it was eye opening. While the physical differences were as expected (they blow everyone's doors off), the most impressive thing was their mentality. Even when conditions seemed awful for riding a bike, they never once complained, instead they got down to the business of riding. Their work ethic was one of total concentration and focus on the job at hand. That caused their preparation and training to be impeccable - they never had dirty bikes, they never wore dirty clothes, their bikes were silent and in perfect mechanical order, their form on the bike was flawless, and since their mechanics weren't around, I knew it was of their own preparation. Every single tweak-able aspect of their involvement in cycling was improved upon and improved upon until seemingly there was nothing more they could do to improve it, however, they weren't even "big time" riders, they were somewhat nationally successful, but never rode the Tour de France or any major European races (the standard by which all is measured), imagine what the true pros are like. I can't even imagine their drive and focus. I think that aspect is one applied to about any sport. Just the consistent self-improvement of EVERY aspect of your involvement in the sport - from equipment, to boating skills, to mentality, lure techniques, your sacrifice (time and money), your self-exposure (get out there and compete), all of it adds up. It's what I like to call marginal gains. Slight improvements here and there in every single part of your hobby will soon add up to much bigger gains. Sure your a bit better this year at weightless plastics, but you're also a bit better at topwater, and you got a better rod, and learned some new boating techniques that will get you in better casting position, oh yea you also got some new electronics for the boat.......you see, everything will start to add up and soon your slight gains will start to become big advantages once they're all added up. I once heard a guy who was on the olympic cycling coaching staff in the 90's say this, "The performance gap between you and the guys at the Tour De France is closer than the performance gap between a non-rider and you", which is a neat concept to think about. Is it possible that Bass Resource harbors the next FLW champ they just don't know it yet? There are probably more than a few guys here that are closer than you'd think, it's just ticking over that final hurdle and it'll be done......I think it'd be cool to see a Bass Resource logo on a pro's jersey and they be able to tell folks that he/she started here. This place is great!

Hey! Nice rig. I've got the Clarus with a Sahara 2500FD......excellent combo. It was my go-to rig for everything was until I split the workload between it and my Curado/Crucial combo. Now it's my finesse rig. Can't go wrong with that outfit, it's a winner

Yes......this. It's pretty much preferential.....I like a heavy tip. I don't feel like I have as much trouble casting since the heaviness results in inertia for the forward part of the cast. But as you know....it's up to you. Try one out, it'll make your mind up.

I think this thread took a smelly turn Seems to me it could be good for anything you want water to repel from. Here's some ideas I thought up here at work (pretty boring day) Maybe take your reel apart and coat the exposed portions of the case/frame with it, watch the water from braid bead right off. Screen of electronics - protect from water and any bird missles Windscreens/shields on boat - water flies right off while you're running the lake, see above about bird missles Rod guides - water which carries dirt/debris would just bead off, which would I presume make your guides stay clean for much longer Lures - maybe.....it'd be interesting to spray the skirt of a jig and see what the behavior of the skirt looks like underwater after that, probably not much change Boat seats - no more sitting on a wet boat seat So far I've seen that it's unadvised to use it on glass or products requiring clear glass (car windshields, mirrors, etc) since it dries to a chalky or coated mist.....much like a matte finish photograph. I might pick up a kit at Home Depot this weekend and experiment with it. I'll let you all know what kind of results I get.

Oh line guides, I never thought about that. Although I've heard it's not very durable to wear (yet), so it's more ideal for static surfaces, not something that will be constantly rubbed. Like a windshield as you suggested. But hey, I'd be willing to try it on one of my more inexpensive setups!

I've been following this product for a couple of years, from it's initial *** (they had a website with a few videos and "coming soon" info), until now when it's now being sold and distributed by Rustoleum. It's called Neverwet. It puts a hydrophobic coating on darn near anything that can be sprayed with a can. Has a two-application process - the initial coating, then a sort of sealcoating second. Seems pretty simple to apply and doesn't require a masters in engineering to figure out. While the practical possibilites are pretty much limitless, I wonder what you guys here in the forums might see as advantageous to use for fishing gear, tackle, boats, etc. What are your ideas? http://www.neverwet.com/ *I'm not in any way, shape, or form associated with Neverwet, Rustoleum, or anyone in business relations with either company, I'm not trying to plug their product. I'm just looking for cool ideas, and mainly to justify to myself spending $20 on something

I have 2 Shimano rods, a Clarus and a Crucial.....excellent rods in my opinion. I've loved these rods, they're sensitive, and not just in my hand. I've had a couple of friends try them out and they all say the same, that it's very sensitive. They don't seem to be any heavier than other rods I have, the Crucial is a bit lighter than my Clarus. Additionally, they have a lifetime warranty, which in my book is great because I know my penchant for breaking things AFTER the warranty is over As for being tip heavy, I don't notice that they are. I think my reels balance it out nicely, but if you could get to a Bass Pro, Cabelas, or any other store that has them you could try your reels on one to see how it balances. But out of the box it does feel a bit forward heavy, until the reel's on.

Happy Birthday Mike! The fishing world is a better place with your jigs in them! I got mine for Christmas and I'm impressed! I don't get paid until Friday or I'd probably get a couple more....I may anyways, just don't tell the wife UPDATE - got a couple of 1/2oz Dredge jigs ordered. Got them in Shad and Bluegill colors..... I've used mostly only black/blue and brown/green pumpkin colors, so these colors are kind of out of the box for me.......do I fish them essentially the same way as any other color? Thanks Mike and again congrats and happy birthday!