fishballer06

You're looking at 2 different rods for these applications. I have the Fury 795SB and it's definitely a swimbait rod. It's got a much stiffer tip than I would want for throwing big cranks. However, I think it's great for throwing large, heavy swimbaits like a big Huddleston, Gantarel, or the likes of. The Veritas model you speak of looks to be a cranking rod rated to 2.5 ounces, which the 10xd pushes the limits of. I suppose this rod would work for the 10xd. I use my Dobyns Champion 806CB for this bait and other oversized squarebills. However, a heavy umbrella rig or big swimbait would be too much for this rod. If you're on a budget and can only afford one rod, I would ask myself which rod will I use more? If you can afford both, I would be buying both and using each for its intended purpose.

On the first morning, Evers was working a walkway that went from the land out to a bunch of boat slips. He was throwing a Senko and he got it wrapped around the cross bracing between the walkway and the railing. He tried wiggling it off there, but he ended having to take his boat over underneath the walkway and putting one foot up on the platform and unraveling the line from the bracing. This bait was easily 5-6 feet above the water and Evers knew it was there because he had been fishing this spot for quite a while. This just goes to show that these guys are humans, just like the rest of us.

The faster the ratio, the quicker you will bring that bait in. If you're trying to keep a bait lower in the water column, a fast ratio is not what you want.

Found all of these on Saturday at a local lake: Z Man chatterbait with trailer on it (hanging on the garbage can at the ramp, still in fishable condition) Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap 1/4oz. in Chrome/Blue (friend snagged some line while fishing a crankbait and brought it up, hooks were starting to rust but overall in great shape) 1/4oz. lead bullet sinker (I snagged a big clump of line while fishing a crankbait, this was attached to said line)

I've tried all the big one's. Zoom Toad, Rage Toad, Keitech Noisy Flapper. They've all worked well for me. I've also thrown the Zoom Z-Craw as a toad bait as well and it's worked well too.

While I can't comment on Kast King products, I can say this. Don't put all your faith into the quality of a reel just off of the amount of bearings in a reel. A prime example is the $200 Shimano Curado. This reel only comes with 5 bearings in it. On the other hand, the $79 Abu Garcia Orra SX comes with 7 bearings in it. Anyone who has ever held and compared these two reels would have no problem telling you that the Curado is the superior reel between the two. In the long run, you're better off doing research like you are doing and seeing what real world users are experiencing. The opinion of those people is far more important that what a bearing count of a reel is. I'm sure others will chime in here and voice their experience for you. In the mean time, best of luck in your search for a new reel.

I normally use 14-17 lb. fluoro, because that's what a majority of my reels are spooled with an it works well. If I'm fishing around heavy weeds or lily pads, I'll go to braid because I find it necessary to rip it through that stuff (or rip weeds off the hook). I've experimented with 12 lb. fluoro, and I feel like it's too weak for chatterbait fishing. I was either unable to rip it through grass, or I wasn't getting good hooksets. I'd get a lot of fish to the boat and the fish would either A. come off, or B. I'd net the fish and the lure would fall out of the fishes mouth. This tells me that I wasn't getting the hook driven into the fishes mouth well enough. Probably because the thin 12 lb. line and the stretch wasn't driving with much force whenever I was out at the end of a long cast.

Owner Stinger's (36 or 41) or I'll also use the Gamakatsu 2x's.

The wrinkles are spot on

My Avid 7' Medium with a fast tip feels like it was made for a keel weighted Keitech. I love that rod for Keitech's.

A paper clip is a perfect way to organize by hook size without spending $50 on a Bass Mafia box.

I believe it is actually. I remember seeing a clip of Ike over the webcast saying to his marshall "2 and 3/4.... nah, tell them 2 and a half".

I'll be needing some of those. This size works great on a fish head spin in the summer.

The real question is "Is Jacob a member on here?"

Phone was lost 6 days ago and has been underwater ever since. That thing is a goner, even if he does somehow still recover it.

I want to say it's around 8-9 pounds.

13.2 pounds on the SV103

SS SV is a smaller/finesse type reel, SV103 is an all around work horse type reel.

Say what you want about TW, but daddy just picked up an SV103 for $202.

Interesting morning so far. There are guys throwing cranks, jerks, spinnerbaits, carolina rigs, and sight fishing.

I've got 3 of the top 5 right now. I hope this can keep up!

3 ci4's and 3 Chronarch MGL's and none of them have ever given me a single issue. I know people dislike the oncoming of composite materials replacing metal, but the fact of the matter is that companies are using these materials because they see an advantage to using these materials. A big company like Shimano would not use a chincy material that they know they would have to warranty out and put a bad taste in their customer's mouths.

Combs Lucas Lane Zaldain Jones Jr. Just saw it's a 16" size limit. Wow, that will make it tough if you're having a rough day.

The Classic doesn't start until tomorrow

I live a 1/4 mile from the original F&S that ever opened... My bait monkey is pleased every time I drive to/from work.