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EWG's will work, however, these are what you want ultimately. These hooks also work well for drop shotting too.

Check out the Berkley Shakey Snake. It has quickly become one of my favorite plastic baits. It's great for my wacky/neko/Shakey needs.

My Wal Mart doesn't have a big selection, but they have the best prices around on Senkos, Ochos, and Zoom plastics.

1/4oz black Cavitron with a red blade. If I want it heavier, I'll take a piece of an old Senko and put it on the shank of the hook to add weight. I prefer the smaller profile of the 1/4 Cavitron over the larger 3/8-1/2oz models.

I prefer a heavy powered rod for my large chatterbaits and spinnerbaits. If you take a 1/2oz to 3/4oz chatterbait and add on a 3.8-4.3" Keitech SIF trailer, you're easily at an ounce or more.

I've got to disagree here. All four of my Chronarch MGL's outcast my 13 Metanium's. Both are very smooth performing reels, but I'm getting a lot better distance with the new ChMGL's over my 13's.

Does anyone here own any of the new 2017 IMX Pro rods? I'm wondering how they compare to the previous model IMX. I'd love to handle one in person, but unfortunately no where around me carries these.

I own 4 Chronarch MGL's and 1 Metanium MGL. Honestly, my Chronarch's cast better and further. If I could only afford one and had to choose, I'd probably pick the Chronarch and put that extra money I saved towards a bulk spool of quality fluorocarbon. What are you planning on using the reel for?

That Dobyns is a good choice. The new Shimano Expride would be another good choice. And I'd say the IMX Pro is a solid choice as well.

I'll second this.

If you search this website for Chronarch MGL, you'll see that I've been a big fan of this reel ever since it was released. I've now got 4 of them and I love this reel. Probably the best all around performing reel I've ever owned.

Touching back on this subject with the Eco Pro Tungsten wacky rigs, I hit up a local pond last night. After 5 fish, this happened. Bait ripped in half but was still attached to the weight. It's impossible for the weight to come off with a fish on, because the weight/bait slides up the line, but it can't fly off over the hook tip because the fish would prevent that.

Good luck

Tackle Trap posted earlier this week that they got a shipment in.

My vote goes to the Chronarch MGL. I love these reels.

There's a few bills in that setup. Nice looking reel, rippin.

Usually they'll tear in half before they get ripped off. I guess if I was frugal I could mend them back together. No, I have yet to lose a weight, but that's not to say that it couldn't happen.

I've been using these from Eco Pro with great success in terms of durability and hookups. I've had Senkos last me around 6 fish.

Right here checking in, using my left handed reels. My tournament partner is just like Dave. Left handed and uses right handed reels. OP - There are literally 100's of thread's exactly the same as this on here and every other online fishing forum. Don't worry, you're not weird.

Shimano does not currently produce any reels with magnetic brakes...

A lot of good baits posted above, but I would like to add in a watermelon colored Fluke to the mix as well.

So today is only the second business day since you placed an order? I would be a little more patient and check back later in the week.

We caught them on Keitechs, rat-l-traps, baby 1-, and jerkbaits whenever I was up 3 weeks ago @Scarborough817. Good luck out there!

As a person who fishes as a co-angler, I'm in full understanding before ever getting on someone boat that I am not going to get clean water unless I fish the side of the boat that the boater isn't fishing. It's just a fact of the situation. Anyone who feels entitled to clean water from the back seat is just wrong.