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They've worked for me the past few years. I've been toying around with the idea of using a treble hook with them. Should improve the hookup ratio.

Make that 5...

I've caught crappies on some crazy stuff, but never a worm. Poppers, jerkbaits, fish head spins with a 4" swimbait, DT10's. Never on a big worm.

No. After I make my knot and it's ready to be cinched down, I'll dip the entire thing in the water and then cinch everything down. Works great for me.

I've always said that people are more likely to complain about a bad service than they are to talk about a good experience. Seeing things like this makes me happy.

I'll always try again, but I've never had any luck getting bit again if I actually had the fish bite and hooked. Wayne Gretzsky once said "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take". To elaborate further, if a fish bit a bait and I swung and missed, I've never been able to get another bite. Same goes with having hooked a fish, fought it for a little, and then it came off. On the other had, I've had fish smack at lures before like a topwater bait or a swimbait, and I have caught them with a follow up bait like a tube or a Senko.

Seth Duffy Pittsburgh, PA Which do you enjoy doing more? Fishing tournaments or hosting your tv show?

Do you care about catching fish or what he posts on social media? Sounds like he's got a good fishing hole. I'd lean more towards the first opinion.

Mono - Trilene knot Fluoro - SD Jam for almost everything, Palomar for worm hooks Braid - Palomar most of the time, Trilene for certain applications Leader knot - Alberto or Seaguar knot

They've already closed down 3 stores here in Pittsburgh months ago. Those 20% prices will soon become 30-40-50-60-75%. The thing is the selection gets smaller and smaller as that discount gets bigger. And no returns either, so don't think you'll buy at 20% off and then swap it out once it's at 75%.

Not exactly what I was looking for while I was trying to fill my limit during my tournament on Sunday, but it was my first spotted muskie that I've ever caught, so I was pretty proud of it.

I've picked him twice this year and got burned both times too...

Lots of chatter and trout fishing... I'm sure you'll find much more information on here for bass fishing.

I have been running the 15 and 17lb. on my Chronarch MGL's for about 2 months now. I've bought 6 more spools of it because of the sale and it seemed to be performing pretty well thus far. After spending a fair bit of time with it, I will say that it's a bit stiffer than my Sniper FC that I normally run, but it's still manageable with the help of some KVD L&L conditioner. The diameter of this stuff is a fair bit thicker when compared to Sniper FC. The 20lb. Sniper FC is a smaller diameter than the Tactical 17lb. This factor alone is probably why I find it a bit stiffer. Overall, I've had no issues with break offs or knot tying. It's certainly a great deal at the BOGO deal.

Given what your price range looks like, I'd recommend finding a used Chronarch E5. If you're dead set on one of those three, then I'd go with the Orra Winch.

Welcome! I believe I've seen you on the PAFisherman forums, no?

My entire team is between 39th and 61st currently. Hopefully a few of those guys find some nice fish this afternoon.

Most crankbaits are weighed without hooks and split rings. So those will add on a marginal weight difference.

I use 12lb. Sniper FC for 95% of my cranking needs. DT6's dont' really ever get me much more than 6 feet deep. A DT10 I can get down to 12-13'. With Suffix 832 in 40lb. test, I can get a DT10 down around 10-11'.

Fish head spin Blade bait (silver buddy style) Jigging spoon Preacher jigs

Trigger reset is not bad at all on the new LCP II. I'm telling you guys, go to your local shop and check out this thing. There's a few holster companies making nice little IWB holsters for the LCP too. Check out Vedder Holsters and Windhill Holsters. I'm not saying the LCP II is the perfect pocket sized gun, but I'm really impressed with mine. I've shot the 938 and I did not like the super long double action trigger pull. I couldn't hit anything with it. I'm not too bad with my PX4 Storm or 686 in double action, but that 938 pull was very hard for me to shoot.

Thanks for sharing this. I'm going to share this with a few friends.

You want us to guess how big a fish was that you never saw out of the water?

I don't know why you would want to break your brand new reel... However applying the brakes is usually a good idea. If you read your manual, it will explain how the braking system works. My three Chronarch MGL's all came with all 4 brakes on. Turning a brake on or off is as easy as pushing the brake tab in towards the center or pulling it out away from the center. There's an external adjustment wheel to fine tune from 1-6, but it is only for making very subtle braking adjustments. Those internal brakes are what makes the big difference.

The 105 would be a good choice. I was throwing a 1/16 tex-style rigged 2.8" Keitech on mine with 10lb. fluoro without issues. I'm sure it could handle a 3/16-1/4oz popper without issue. On the Shimano side, I'd say the Curado 70, Aldebaran, or Stile would be a good choice depending on your budget. My Stile will sling a 3/16oz. Shad Rap on a Medium cranking rod a pretty fair distance, so it should throw a popper that has no bill without issue.