Cgrinder

832 may not float. Sunline SX2 does not float (great line otherwise). Power Pro floats nicely; I walk baits with the 50 lb and the results are great.

Also, as someone who looked up that song/video thanks to this post, I'd recommend maybe avoiding it. It'll leave you bummed out for one reason or another.

Yeah, that was alright. I mean, I can't listen to death metal all day.

Needs more Priest and/or Maiden.

I'm experimenting with it. If you trim the weedguard, it becomes stiffer so you need to offset that by removing a few fibers, which is a pain in the behind. On a related note, I am considering cutting the weedguard completely off on some of my finesse-y swim jigs.

Fluoro does not necessarily have low stretch. Fluoro coating supposedly adds abrasion and UV resistance and usually makes the line slowly sink. P-line CXX is a good copolymer and it's in my rotation, but for the most part I don't see any point in using copoly over pure Fluorocarbon unless you have to save money.

I didn't have memory issues but I didn't go above 12 lb.

I think Dick's sells 330 yd.-ish spools of Sufix for like $7, if you have one of those in the area. Siege is a monster but it runs a bit thick diameter-wise (.356mm to XL's .33mm in 12 lb. test).

8 lb. Fluoro with the stock spool. I have a 105H spool in it now that will be getting 6 lb. as soon as the ice melts. So, June.

What did you get?!

It depends a lot on the weather. Southeast Lower Michigan is usually a May spawn. Northern Lower Michigan can be weird; I caught some Largemouth outside of Gaylord last year that still had eggs in June. Experiences will vary depending on lake and location. For Smallmouth, you can't beat Grand Traverse Bay.

The 2014 Conquest is a spinnerbait/chatterbait machine that will also crank deep and slow-roll swim jigs with a big paddletail. The 2013 Metanium is a fantastic all-rounder that comes in a variety of retreives. If you want to jig, worm, or frog, this one has the high speed ratios to match. I'd go with one of those depending on need.

Not even a little bit. They ugly.

I have a lot of fun with a Blue Fleck KVD Finesse Worm rigged on a size 1 O'Shaughnessy (had to look that one up!) and a 1/8 oz Siebert tungsten.

You keep saying this, but I don't lose fish with trebles and braid. If you're tearing holes in their mouths, you're horsing them in or your drag's too tight.

I have a couple reels that someone could consider "the one" but for fun's sake I'll keep it hypothetical (and sub $1000). Zillion Type R on an X4 Destruction. I figure I could do everything with that, get some style points while I'm at it, and find another just like it if I dropped it in the lake or the Terrier Army got hold of it.

Yeah, don't pay retail. I believe it's also price-efficient to order direct from Japan if you're buying a number of them at once.

Straight braid is amazing for walking baits. The near-zero stretch helps get a good hookset at long distance. I use Carbontex drag and I do not lose fish.

Keep in mind that TW has %15 off sales and 10% off gift card sales several times throughout the year. You likely won't be paying $200 for these unless you need one now.

Nice. I've been looking at those.

Yeah if it's graphite, I'd consider keeping it. Moderate action with braided line is legit.

You might be happy. The seat is comfortable to me and the lack of a locking nut and exposed threads above the reel is something I wish everyone would change to.

Good, good. My girlfriend is obsessed with Keitech baits so I'll be ordering some when we have soft water.

Yeah, 7:1 is definitely good for spooks and flukes. The problem is I would want a floating line for the spooks and a sinking line with some slack-line sensitivity for the flukes. I'm going to echo some earlier posters and recommend a quality nylon mono.

I hold reels with three or four fingers in front of the trigger so they work for me. If you like to cast with one finger in front of the trigger, don't buy them. You will be sad.