Lefty2215

Ok so I wasn’t just going crazy. I looked like 3 or 4 days ago I believe and everything was up. Few things on clearance but not much, only oddball colors for the most part. Then went to look yesterday and basically nothing. Tried chatting but it said they were experiencing a higher volume than normal. Wonder if everyone else was thinking the same thing as me lol

I use this one. It works well for me and for like $7 it’s hard to go wrong. I use it in conjunction with the rapala lip gripper and run the scale hook through the split ring. Has worked well for me so far. https://www.amazon.com/MANGO-SPOT-Electronic-Killogram-Batteries/dp/B00B301MPI/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1540108737&sr=8-4&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=mango+spot&dpPl=1&dpID=41-IIxayGYL&ref=plSrch

I'm 22 so it was before my time and I would love to but it was a customers reel. Shoulda asked to borrow it. Still seemed pretty smooth. Could've used some tlc though

So this dinosaur came into my work today to get re-spooled. Never actually seen something like this before. Pretty interesting

What I usually do if I have some new stuff I want to try is take one maybe two 3700s of stuff I know will work for the most part and the rest the stuff I want to try. That way, if the stuff you want to try doesn't work out or you haven't perfected the technique yet, you know you have something in your arsenal that should catch some fish to keep you from getting skunked. But more tackle is never a bad thing

I was wondering the same thing. It doesn't say which brands are off limits which would be good to know so I don't post them lol

So glad I found this thread. I'm bank fish about 95% of the time and I've been adding and taking out things from my bag. I use an Outdoor Products Traverse backpack. It was like $10 from Walmart and has plenty of room while keeping me from taking every piece of equipment I own. Rods: BC with 12# Spinning with 8# Backpack: It has 3 pockets with the largest having a sleeve against the back to hold a hydration system which holds my soft plastics. The pocket itself holds 3 3700s but I only have 2 which leaves room for a light jacket or something else. A smaller pocket which has small pockets on the inside which holds scissors, wacky tool, knife, pliers, etc.The pocket itself is perfect for a scale, first aid kit, extra spool and line, sunscreen, extra face shield, etc. And a small pocket in the front which could hold any other sort of accessory you need or phone, wallet, keys, snacks and stuff like that. Also has a water bottle holder on either side which I usually put 2 half frozen, half water bottles which will thaw throughout the day. nothing special but I feel it works better for my use than having a backpack that I can just weigh down with 30 pounds of gear. Word from experience: bring a change of clothes just in case it rains or you just end up getting wet during the day. Never under-estimate the value of a dry pair of socks for an hour drive home.