ItsallabouttheBass

I've always used straight Flouro, Trilene 100%. Just recently switched to Power Pro 30LB braid with a 3Ft flouro leader to give it a shot. Straight flouro does, IMHO, give you much better feedback to bites then a braid/leader combo. There is no wrong line to use for senkos. I have used Mono, Flouro, and braid...all with varying degrees of success. Good luck in your search for a good senko line!

This was basically the reason I strung Flouro up on the reel. I wanted to kill two birds with one stone. I will say though that up to this point working with the flouro on a baitcaster has been awesome! I ran some 10lb flouro on my spinning reels once and HATED it in every imaginable way!! I guess I picked up the baitcaster technique rather quick because I havent had a single issue with backlashing yet...maybe because I run my brakes fairly high as stated in original post. I am very pleased with my decision to go to baitcasters with flouro! Thanks for the input Aqualkinbush!

I appreciate the thought for starting with Mono as I have already debated this but decided just to string up Flouro instead. I am not having any issues with backlashes yet, this instance that I started the thread about was a freak thing that happened. Like others have said, sometimes things like this just happen! I apparently released the spool while pulling on the line and will make darn sure never to do that again!!!

Way to go! Great Fish!

No backlash from the cast at all, but I agree with the other folks...I think I may have disengaged the spool accidentally while trying to free up the lure. That makes the most sense to me. Thanks for everyones input! Greatly appreciated!

Hey everyone! So today I was out with my new baitcasters which are BPS PQ on Carbonlite MH Rods and I got my first backlash. But the problem is that it wasnt on a cast. . What happenend was I was fishing a chatterbait near the bottom and got the hook snagged on a log about 15 yards out from shore. I pulled on the line and when it released I looked down at my reel and I have the worst birdsnest I have ever seen. I am not sure what happened? I definately dont want this to happen again as I had to cut my line and start fresh. Coudnt get the backlash out with the drag lock and thumb trick. I would love some suggestions as to why this happened! I am new to baitcasters and believe everything was set up correctly with the reel. BPS PQ 6.4:1 Centrifugal brakes were 4 on, magnetics at 5, 15lb flouro on a 6'9 MH Carbonlite. Lure was able to drop without the spool continuing to spin prior to fishing the chatterbait. That was my setup if it helps you folks help me! Thanks!!

Hey everyone! I just recently moved to the Joliet area from Massachusetts and dont know the fishing here at all. Any good spots for bank fishing for Large or Smallmouth around here?? I heard Heidicke was decent but Ive only been fishing the retention ponds in the neighborhood so far. Anybody that wants to point me towards a great spot I would appreciate it! Thanks!

Hey everyone! Just joined recently so I could learn some stuff from you seasoned fishermen/women! I have only been fishing for over a year and have been getting more serious about it in the last couple of months. I am just curious if there are any ideas/recomendations that could be made to my current setup to make my angling more productive? I have been focusing almost exclusively on soft plastics to learn to fish those well and effectively. All of my fishing is done with the following gear:(I know its all budget gear but I wanted to make sure I enjoyed it before reaching deeper into my pockets!) 6.5" Daiwa Laguna Rod Medium with Fast Tip/Pflueger President 6940x/ Lined with Trilene XL 12LB Mono for all my plastics and Jigs. 7" Ugly stik Gx2 Medium/Shimano Sedona 2500FD/ Lined with Seguar Senshi 10LB for all my topwater bait (poppers,rapala's etc..) 6.5" Ugly Stik Gx2 Medium/Shimano Sedona 2500FD/ Lined with Seguar Senshi 10lb as a generic pole for spinners, spinnerbaits etc...I dont use these baits too much though. I already understand that Flourocarbon may be better for my plastics rod but I tried 12lb Spiderwire Flouro and hated it. The memory was real bad and the line was tough to handle. I decided to switch back to Mono this season and give that a go. Does anyone have any suggestions or ideas that would help me out? Thanks a ton!

My favorite, and really one I ever knew of, was Charlie Moore Outdoors when I lived in Massachusetts. The guy was awesome! Fisherman first, comedian second! The cool thing about that show was that local celebraties and were on his show fishing with him all the time. Players from the Celtics, Bruins, Red Sox and Patriots were always on his show and most of them never fished before filming. It was a fun watch!

Thanks everyone!!

Thats perfect! Thanks for sharing!

Hey everyone! Been a lurker here for a little bit and decided to finally sign up so all you experience guys/gals could help me become a better fisherman! Ive only been fishing for a little over a year and LOVE IT!! I hope to learn a ton here and one day maybe I could chime in and help out other folks. See you all around!