Lucky Craft Man

The funny thing is that I like to use the so called clear line, because it is easier for me to see above the water (which is important for line watching type applications). I have trouble seeing the green line above water. So to answer your question why people even use clear line anymore, that would be my reason why.

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I currently use the G Loomis BSR852 GLX for my shakyhead fishing, but I also like to throw 4" Senkos on this rod. It becomes a nuisance to switch back and forth to a shakyhead jig head from an EWG hook and vice versa all day. So, I was wondering how well the SHR822S GLX performs and for those who may have used the BSR852 GLX, does it fish the shakyhead worm as good or better? Thanks for your help in advance.

My friend caught this gar while we were bass fishing in Erie and we didn't know if it was a Longnose Gar or a Spotted Gar. They are both in Erie and from my research, it looks like it could either be a Longnose Gar with a little more spots than usual or a Spotted Ger with a little less spots than usual. Thanks for your help!

Interesting topic...When I first started using Lucky Craft products, I thought I would so angry if I lost one. Well, the first one I lost was in a Muskies mouth and for some reason, I wasn't angry at all. I have since lost or broken many LC lures and I have yet to be upset about it. I guess I know that's the price you pay if you want to catch fish.

I bought a Viento when they first came out several years ago. I have tried it on many different rods. I first had it on my worm rod, then my jig rod, then my Senko rod, and really liked the reel, but found I didn't use the twiching bar much at all & I liked to control the bait with my rod and not my reel for those applications. Then I found the Viento a home...on my frog rod. If you rapidly twich the bar, that little frog comes to life across the lilly pads or slop. I feel my success with the frog has increased since using the twiching bar in retrieving my frogs. Overall, it is a great reel and you will just need to find what application you will utilize the twiching bar most for.

It is worth it...the Supreme is around 2.5 ounces lighter and has a higher gear ratio (6.2:1 as oppoed ti 5.2:1). I just switched all my Presidents over to Supremes and I am very pleased with them so far.

This is an easy one ... G Loomis GLX BCR853 or BCR854. These rods were made for 1/2 oz. Jigs.

I have the G Loomis GLX CBR855 and I paired it with a Daiwa Sol. It is one Bad @ss set-up. I think you will be very pleased with the rod.

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Yup, I'm sure some of those guys did suck at fishing, but not all of em..Look, I'm not sayin a good rod and reel won't help, in fact I agree they do to a certian point, i.e. you fish alot, are a tourny pro ect..all I'm sayin is you can catch bass on a less expensive rig..btw, I have never bought any gear from wally world.. Just for reference, I've been at lakes where bass tourny's are goin on, I'm out there with my inexpensive gear, but well maintained, and in a rental boat..I catch a limit of bass..at the end of the day, I check the weigh in..winner was 22 lbs..I didn't "offically" weigh mine, but would have finished in the $$$$$ where at least 8 boats didn't..not bragging, juts giving an example re: less expensive gear. Ya know, maybe it's my inexpensive gear that's keeping me from catching that "lunker"..? I wouldn't doubt you are a good fisherman, but I bet if I gave you "more sensitive" equipment from what you use now, you might have caught a few more fish that would have had you not only "unofficially" finish in the money, but you may have "unofficially" won the tourny. I think the OP was wondering if having a more sensitive rod helps in catching fish and in my opinion it does, no matter what technique or lure you are fishing. This isn't a "high end" vs "low end" equipment debate, but a "more sensitive" question.

I always love guys who say they outfish guys who use $300 rods with their $20 Walmart special and this is justification as to why high end gear is a waste. The reality is that those guys they outfished who have the $300 gear probably suck at fishing and if the guy with the $20 Walmart gear had the $300 gear, they probably would have caught even more fish. I'm sure KVD would outfish me with a cane pole and worm no matter what I use. Though, I know from my experience, having a sensitive rod doesn't not hurt (unless we are talking about the same rod Muddy is talking about). I don't ever remember hearing someone say that they didn't catch fish, because their fishing rod was just too sensitive. Again, you do not need a high end or sensitive fishing rod to catch fish, but if you have the money to get it, it won't hurt you in any way. Also, I am not talking about $300+ rods exclusively, but whatever rod feels sensitive to you will help your fishing success in one way or another. Disclaimer: This is just my humble opinion based off my personal experience.

Well, I can agree with you guys to a certain extent. But, I do have the GLX crankbait rod and I do notice one difference in it with my old crankbait rod. That difference is not is in sensing bites, but with the GLX, I can actually tell what type of cover I an hitting my lure off of. I don't know how to explain it, but I can tell the difference between wood, sand, weeds, and rocks, which I wasn't exactly able to do before with my other crankbait rod. I am also able to detect the absolute slightest piece of grass or other item on the lure with this rod, where before I wasn't able to determine that slight piece of moss on my hook until the lure got back to the boat. Now, as soon as I feel that very slight piece of debris that might get on the hook, I hopefully rip it free and not waste the whole cast. So, I agree, you don't need a sensitive crankbait rod, but there is a very slight advantage to having one, which may translate into maybe just one extra fish. With that being said, if you have money for just one very sensitive rod, I would get it for a more finesse technique, but if you can afford a very sensitive rod for every technique, I would do it, because it certainly can't hurt your fishing success.

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Only 40 bucks? By limiting yourself to only that much, you shouldn't even torture yourself by going to Bass Pro, because you will see a lot of stuff that you won't be able to buy. With that much, instead goto Walmart and load up on Wave Worm Tiki Sticks (which are much cheaper at WalMart than Bass Pro). They are half the price of Senkos and last twice (if not more) as long. I think they work just as well, but that's another debate on another thread.

I was in the same thinking as you were. I wanted a longer rod to cast my lure a little farther, but a I didn't like using a 7' rod for jerkbaits and topwater baits. I found what I feel is the perfect rod for topwater, jerkbaits, and shallow to medium running crankbaits, which is the G Loomis SMR814C-CB. It is 6'9" in length (a little longer than the 6'6" rod I was using), but it is not too long that I find twitching baits with it cumbersome. I am very pleased with this rod (I actually own 2) and I think it is a very good treble bait rod.

Imagine paying $355 for a custom rod only to have a misspelling on it. Click on the link below and look at the 2 rod down on the right. I assume it is supposed to be "Worm Rod" http://davidvancefishing.com/DavidVance/products.aspx?CID=1 I'm sure Long Mike would love that rod.

When I started fishing Fat Ikas, I had the exact same problem as you. I use the same hook and rig it the same way as you described. Though, I modified one small thing, which seemed to increase my hook up rate tremendously. I bend part of the EWG hook so that the tip of the hook is at the same angle as the side of the Fat Ika (I attached a diagram below to hopefully help explain what I do). The hook point, once bent, lies right under the skin of the Fat Ika making what I feel an easier hook up. When I used to rig it without bending the hook point, I would set the hook into more plastic of the lure and not the fish. I am sure it is probably not recommended to bend a hook, but I only bend it slightly and it sures seems to have helped.

I own 12 of these rods and have been fishing with these rods for 3 years now. I am more than pleased with them and think they are well worth the money at $69.99. I would pick up a balancing kit if you really would like they rod to feel weightless in your hand. Cabela's has a great warranty on these rods. My nephew stepped on and broke the top eyelet of one of my XML's. I went to Cabela's looking for a replacement tip and the guy asked me what rod I was looking to repair. When I told him it was an XML, he said just bring it back and they'll replace it. So I did and that is exactly what they did. No questions asked, I just went back, picked up a replacement off the rack, did the exchange at customer service and was then on my way.

Thanks guys for easing my concerns. This will really help me out and my storage issue (you never really think about where you are going to store a 7'11" rod when you order it)

As said before, if you learn this technique, you will never have to leave a hook in a fish again. Very easy to do and is extremely effective.

Timmy Horton

I saw in the latest Bassmasters Mag. an idea of using a PVC pipe for storing your rods horizontal (Below I recreated a drawing of what the article was referencing). This seems like a good idea since I have several rods over 7' long that I can't store vertically in my garage. Can storing rods horizontal using this system be detrimental to the rod (i.e., can the weight of the tip cause any permanent bend in the rod)? Thanks in advance.

Boy Bassbum, you wear your emotions on your sleeve. From looking at your face in those pictures, you seem a little angry that you caught such nice smallmouth.