Steveo-1969

Tough as braid but as translucent as fluorocarbon or mono? I don't know who "they" are but that is not my personal experience. I used 24# Gliss on a spinning rod for about 3 months and stopped using it because it started fraying just by running through the rod guides. In this way it reminded me of Nanofil. A week ago I went back to Sufix 832, Gliss experiment over... If you search BR for "Gliss line" you will find a bunch of threads with other member's reviews and feedback.

I rediscovered fishing in 2010 and started over with rods/reels/tackle, and I was definitely THAT guy. But I think it was important for me to figure out what gear and techniques I enjoyed the most. Over the past 6 years I've accumulated stuff that I saw on TV, read about, saw in a store that I had to have... then never used it or used it once, didn't catch a fish and haven't touched since. But I'm gradually narrowing it down to what I need for the way I like to fish in my particular river. And it's becoming pretty simple. I still like to pick one new bait or technique to try for an upcoming season (while always trying to get better with what I already use), but it's usually some variation of a technique I already enjoy. With that being said, the Bait Monkey never sleeps and I always have to be looking over my shoulder!

Thanks for the reminder Avalon. I live about 35 minutes away and have peeked in the windows after they closed but have never stopped in. I don't get to Winchester often as I live 10 minutes from Hagerstown but I need to get down to Jake's and check it out. When I do drive to Winchester for fishing items it's always to Gander Mountain and I agree with you, the fishing department is going downhill there...

Thanks Avalon, I forgot all about this place! This is about 35 minutes from me and I don't get to Winchester often but I definitely need to stop in and visit them.

Man, do I feel old. I had no idea what "vaping" was when I opened this thread........

I assume you are talking about Tommy Sanders? I've never been able to find confirmation that these two are related?

Superstition - only one is to be wearing my camo Chicago Bears hat. No confidence without it! Ritual - I always say "Thanks buddy" out loud to each fish I catch before gently placing them back in the water.

Welcome to BR FluffChucker from a WI transplant and a BEARS fan. Glad to hear you aren't a Packer fan, we have enough of those...

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I saw this thread last week and didn't open it because I hadn't watched the Feb. 14 episode yet and I was afraid of spoilers... ha-ha. Finally caught up now. Count me in as another TWD addict!! For the first 20 minutes of last week's episode I couldn't figure out why everyone was talking about it being such a great episode, and then the group of motorcycles exploded and Daryl walked around the truck with the RPG over his shoulder. "Sorry it took so long, he was tougher than he looked!" WOW!!!!!

I've never owned one, but FWIW I was at a sports show a couple weeks ago and the rep in the Carrot Stix booth told me something similar. He said the breakage problems came from guide threading being put on too tightly by a machine. He said the new owner has since fixed this problem and the company is now trying to repair their bad reputation that was caused by rod breakage and poor customer service.

Tackle-wise I haven't really bought anything new, just replenished a few things. But... I did add a baitcasting combo! 1) G. Loomis NRX MBR 842C 2) Abu Garcia Revo LTX I actually got the rod in October and the reel in late December. I caught a couple smallies with the rod in October and some walleyes with the rod/reel in December. Can't wait to give it a real workout this spring!!

I've been using Strike King Bitsy Bug jigs for the last couple years with no complaints. I usually use a SK Baby Rage Craw as a trailer (and bite off the first 2 segments). With that said I'm going to order some Sniper and Finesse jigs from Seibert this year. They are only about $.30 more and I will get a better hook, more color selections and better overall quality.

Wait... A St. Croix rep told you the new Mojo Bass and the Legend Tournament rods are built on the exact same blank? Or did you mean a BPS employee told you that?

Thanks. "Rocky, fast moving rivers with lots of cover" (read ROCKS) is exactly what I fish. I'll be ordering some of these!

Thank you young man. You are using their "Draggin' Head" for this?

What bait are you using that has floating claws that is the same size as a Baby Rage Craw?

I'm going with YOUR prediction. Screw that other Dave and his snowstorms, we've had enough snow this year........

Welcome to BR Edwin! I put mono backing on my spinning reels for two reasons: 1) I either don't have (or don't trust) "braid-ready" spools. So I put mono backing on to keep the braid from slipping on the spool. 2) I fill the first half of the spool with mono so I use less braid. I can normally fill 2 spinning reels with a 150yd. spool of braid.

Welcome to BR and thank you for your service! I'm on my way to your beautiful state at the end of March to visit my daughter and sister who both live in the Phoenix area. And I watch Fishing with Johnny Johnson religiously, if nothing else just for the look on my girlfriend's face when she hears him laugh!

My goal for 2016 isn't to catch more fish or bigger fish or set a PB (although all of those would be nice!) My goal is just to fish as much as possible. For me the enjoyment is the act of fishing itself, and the catching is the icing on the cake. Oh, and maybe I'll finally tie on a Ned rig this year and try that out...

Welcome to BR Austin!

Welcome to Bass Resource Lefty!

I haven't used the Swimmin' Dinger as a jig trailer, but it was my son's confidence bait last summer t-rigged. The Swimmin' Dinger doesn't have a hook slot like the Dinger does though.

Normally my only available fishing days are Saturday and/or Sunday and the only thing that keeps me from fishing (other than family obligations) is if the river is flooding and unfishable. I haven't been out since January 17th because of our 36" of snow and subsequent flooding when it melted, but this Sunday is looking pretty good. YAY!!!