Angry John

Rivers I use 1/4 a lot Lakes I fish 3/8 arkie most. I go with simple colors in the jig brown, black and green pumpkin. If you need some flair then use the trailer to add color.

Owner- trebles and twist lock weighted swimbait hooks Mustad Denny Brower flipping hooks. Gammy all other types of hooks.

I love my sol's and alphas. I would not use them for a jig rod due to the amount of drag even with the smooth drag installed unless you were in open water. The fuego and the TDZ are great and the TDZ would be my top choice if you could find one in budget. I also use and enjoy the daiwa 153 htsl. You can find them very cheap on fleabay and I use mine for frog and jig fishing. Another great choice would be the zillion. I have and enjoy many versions of this reel.

I use the owner snaps. the middle size is best on normal size cranks and the smallest ones are great for trout fishing.

ugly sticks are heavy and have a very slow action. With the black friday sales coming you may be able to get into a much better rod. I like fenwick as a budget rod and you might be able to grab an elite in your budget during black friday.

what type of breaking or how it feels in your hand. Which shape fits your hand. They are both the best companies and do you want to drive honda or toyota.

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There are great places to fish in ct. I lived in the new London area and know the lakes and rivers a lot better in that area. I would recommend candlewood if you can get a boat its the small mouth heaven of the area. The CTfishfinder * has my reviews of CT lakes and threw the years has had a lot of active members giving good reviews.

I think you can use small plastic swimbaits and find the colors and sizes that work in your area. I love the swimjig but have only been successful with the keitech trailers. When I was fishing the kitsap area earlier this year the 4" shad impacts in ayu were getting bites and the 3" while drop shooting was getting me a mix of trout and bass. I use a serbertoutdoors 1/4 or 3/8 swimjig in a color he made to match the ayu trailer. It is also working well here in TN. I was fishing the jig very slow in both states to get hookups, fast or burning it produced nothing.

You should now be looking for the black Friday sales. I use TW a lot and they run a good sale. I would use the time now to be sure which unit you want so when the sales hit you can pull the trigger.

Handling for me. I like 40 for jigs and single hooks and I have cast off baits with 20. just what I like on a baitcaster. I run 20 on a spinning rig.

If you have a boat and two fast action rods I would grab a 7'6"cranking rod 4 or 5 power depending on size and depth of baits you use. I have the dobyns 764rm rod and it's great.

i have and enjoy 2000 series daiwa reels. Most bass fishermen like 2500 but the reel weighs so much more. Using fluorocarbon is what would drive me to a larger size but i use braid and a leader so i am just fine.

How about some good professional reviews. a used sol or the advantage. TT does great reviews give them a read

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I learned on a daiwa 153htsl. they can be found cheap and still a great reel today

Same line I use 10

I use a fenwick elite bass ml/xf for dropshot and weightless plastics. I love the rod and as long as i am on the water i think it works great. Bank fishing i would like a little more horsepower to keep them coming my direction away from structer.

if you decide to build a custom rod do a lot of reading at anglers resource * about the diffrent guide systems and guide trains. spinning rods benifit the most from a custom build IMO.

I would grab a used Daiwa advantage hts/htsl and a used dobyns dx 795 and call it a day. You might be able to pick up a lamiglas excel 735 which I also use for punching and frogs. The older orange blank is a decent stick if you can find it and normally very cheap.

This is my first year here so trying to figure out how the weather is affecting the fishing is a little of a mystery. It is nice to be able to go outside and enjoy time with the kids in my yak though

I like 30 on a baitcaster so i can deal with a backlash or not have missiles in orbit when i do. I think its a great size and works well for me.

There are some very cool reels out there that you may want to check out. The AOI reels are nice, an ITO, the spinning ITO's are supper nice and fun to look at. Want a round reel check out a monoblock. My personal goal is to own a millionaire IZE http://japantackle.com/reel-archives/casting-reel-archives/daiwa-millionaire-light.html

one option would be to use a set of cutters and then use a small file to clean it up. The hand tool option reduces risk a lot. If you don't have a file then your girls emery board might work in a pinch.

.333 moa is about as good as it gets. you may eek out a little but the cost is going to go up a lotttttt. Some great information can be found on 6mmbr.com with loads bullets and other recommendations and information.