Drew03cmc

Heavier, meaning physically heavier. It's getting a 5.3oz reel is why weight is important.

For spinnerbaits and bladed jigs? Isn't it a heavier rod?

I have thought about the Levante, but I don't know. I'm gonna run to a local shop tomorrow morning and see what they have.

Hey all, I just got a screaming deal on a Steez LTD SV TN edition 6.3:1 and am wanting a rod that'll throw bladed jigs, spinnerbaits and maybe finesse jigs well. I will be using 14# Seaguar R18 on this reel. Is there anything similar to a Diablo Spec R in the $200 range? I felt an Orochi XX Spec R tonight and it felt really nice. Just wondering if I could find anything similar, maybe a Falcon 6'10" MH finesse jig rod (the old Eakins taper) or anything similar. Has anyone used the Rebellion from Daiwa?

Which over the glasses or clip ons? I need to get some badly.

Smackdown is my least favorite braid. I like that Dura Braid better. Smackdown is also super, super limp and can cause wind knots pretty easily, especially in 20# and under.

Looking to pick up a used Alphas 103 or SV105SH. It can need some work, need a handle, spool, side cover, etc. Trade or purchase, let me know.

Honestly, I love either Daiwa Samurai J Fluoro or Seaguar R18 LTD Hard.

Lighten up. I've gone to 1/8oz shaky heads, 2.7-3.5g finesse jigs and 1/16 oz flick shake/ned rig/neko. They don't wedge into the rocks.

I have gone to Daiwa Alphas almost exclusively. I have a Tatula and Zillion also, but the Alphas have gotten 95% of my use the last month due to weight and how dang fun they are to fish. As for switching hands...let's not. I am so uncoordinated that I look like 50 Cent did on that first pitch he had.

I have been using a roll cast where it can be applied, and you're correct, it requires no shoulder movement. I prefer a roll cast for normal situations.

Simply put, yes. A better question is why?

I am glad you both have improved. I hope I can as well, eventually. I've got 2 Alphas CT and 1 Alphas Ito coming to have rebuilt. Might just have to focus on finesse casting tackle. Here comes another expensive rabbit hole. Haha.

I see the Dr a week from Monday. It's not the fishing I'm terribly worried about, it's work, the kids, etc. I am a trash truck mechanic and my job is very physically demanding some days. There are a few movements I know that are trouble for me. The use of lighter gear has made me able to fish, but the pain isn't going away by itself. The spinning rod pain/numbness is primarily from the angle my wrist is at when holding the rod and I can handle that when I need to use a spinning rod, but I am quickly learning the effectiveness of finesse fishing in most situations, due to need, versus want. Heck, I caught a dozen crappie on a walking bait yesterday evening.

Hey all, I've got an injured right shoulder, likely needing surgery, but I am an avid angler and Kayak fisherman. I've noticed myself gravitating to physically lighter rods and reels due to less strain on it. I have noticed that using a spinning rod has become problematic also due to the nerve from my shoulder down to my hand being messed up. My hand goes numb while using a spinning rod. I've been using, almost exclusively, an Alphas CT SV 70SH and a Tatula Elite 6'9 ML with smaller baits like the 3.5g Egu Dama Level, Pop X, Level Crank, X Nanahan, etc. Has anyone else had to do this and found you prefer it? I spent a few weeks earlier this month tossing around chatterbaits and after a day of that, I was done for a day or two.

The action is similar, in my mind, to the Mojo Bass 7' MHMF.

I found a Tactical 7'3 MH for $79.99 at my local Scheels and, so far, love it for chatterbaits, spinnerbaits and anything similar. I have a 16 Zillion SV TW on it with 15# Invizx.

First fish was a dink, second was better. Back to back casts on a Oneten +1 Jr on an Ozark river.

I have a quick question. Is the TALT3000-CXH frame the same as the TALT3000D-CXH? Is the difference the spool?

My primary jerkbaits are smaller, X Nanahan, Oneten Jr, Pointer 78, etc. As such, I use the Tatula Elite 6'9" ML casting rod with an Alphas CT SV 70SH with 8lb fluoro in colder water, but will be on 20lb braid to a 10lb fluoro leader on the same reel. I can sling baits to 1/2oz comfortably on this setup.

I have a package of the 7g in chi gill. I like how they swim.

I was just going to say this. I prefer fishing them around grass, but our bigger lakes tend to be pretty devoid of grass, so smaller waters, definitely!

I have two Alphas CT SV 70, 1 JDM Zillion SV TW and a Fuego CT. The Alphas are the BEST casting reels I've used. They are light and cast lighter line incredibly. The Zillion is a banging chatterbait reel. I use the Fuego for jigs, 4.8 Keitechs and weightless Senkos.

You're not wrong, but Tom wrote off photoperiod as being the primary determining factor for spawning. Water temperature doesn't have to be 65 degrees even though we have been told that forever.

Photoperiod has zero effect on water warming. You check water temperature, the bass do not. They spawn the same time every year here, regardless of actual water temperature. I would wager a guess that your lakes are the same way. The fish in Big Bear spawn on the same moon cycle, same time of year, every year. It's unlikely that they will go to pull up on May 1st and, because water is only 55 degrees, retreat and try again later. Nope, their biological clock tells them it's go time and they go. Temperature is a distant second in importance.