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Huh.... that honestly didnt occur to me. I couldn't find a part number in the parts explosion but I can always call. Thanks.

I have been running a bg2000 all season. It was originally spooled with a little 15lb braid I had leftover (maybe 2/3 full) but a couple weeks ago I spooled fully with brand new 15lb Jbraid x8 and 15lb mono as a backer, now the line is bunched up at the top with a gap at the bottom. To be honest it was probably like that before but I was running the spool so light that it didnt matter. I need to shim the spool but I just checked, there aren't any in the box. Is there a place I can buy new shims? Is material and specific size that big of a deal or can I just kinda find shims from another reel that fit?

My a-ha moment came from confidence fishing. If everyone tells me bait X should catch fish but it doesnt work for me, I'm going to go out and throw nothing else until I figure out how to make it work. I'm limited by a normally fairly short season before the late summer stringy grass blows up in most of my still waters here, it makes fishing a jig almost impossible. But back last year I wanted to force it.... I went out with a heavy rod and pitched a jig until my arm was about to fall off. Once I got the first bite I got 3 more fish in rapid succession and no more until I found another honey hole a little while later. I'm far from an expert but I have a much better understanding of when to throw a jig and how.

To be clear these baits are dramatically stiffer than even regular power baits. Maybe stiffer isn't the right word, less pliable perhaps.

So I got out with the new original powerbait generals today. The bite was horrible for whatever reason but I spent some time throwing around the new baits. I have to say I'm not super impressed. I caught one fish on them all day and the worm got thrown from the hook before I lipped the fish. They dont seem to be any more durable than the maxscent. They feel stiff and rubbery like the maxscent too. The bonus they are still cheaper ? An interesting observation that I need to explore more. Senkos and maxscent generals, when weightless Texas rigged tend to sink nose first with the bait at about a 45 degree pitch and the tail waggling.... these fall much flatter and of course, slower. They act very similar to the strike king shim e stick. Not the worst thing in the world, but the shim e stick is a bit cheaper. The jury is still out.

Gorgeous combos and gorgeous fish bro. I can't wait for the day when I finally have a boat and can upgrade to higher end rods. I refuse now because they get beat up on the kayak. I love my jeep, but I still drool when I pull up next to a Ferrari ?

That's the primary reason that I was excited for the new baits. I dont mind paying big money for plastics, but not for plastics that fly off everytime I catch a fish. I'm excited to try them, maybe in the morning I'll have time. I'm interested to see if they're 1) more durable than the maxscent, 2) of a similar sink rate and 3) if they're more consistent of a performer.

That's exactly what I'm saying. It's a good day my friend.

Those silly rebel micros were a ton of fun and certainly caught fish.... man that takes me back. I might need to go order some

The higher the concentration of salt in the bait, the heavier it is in relation to the water. A salt free or low salt bait will be more cooperative as it's far less dense.

For those unaware, tackle warehouse has started shipping the new ORIGINAL powerbait Generals. I've been waiting on these with baited breath since the max scent version came out. I haven't had a chance to get out on the water with them yet but they look and feel fantastic, just like the original power worm. They smell the same also. Some folks were relieved that the max scent didn't smell, but I love that powerbait odor ? My hopes are that they will be a little more durable than the max scent worms and a little more productive. I found the max scent worms to fall faster than senkos which was nice but it was rare to get more than a couple bass in the boat before I lost the worm. I also found the bite to be more polarized, which is interesting. I would not get a single bite, but then change from June bug to green pumpkin and get walloped. I found with original senkos (and power worms for that matter) you might get a better bite with one color over another but it was never full on or full off. These worms have the traditional powerbait translucent composition so I'm curious to see how it plays out. I'll get back to you guys once ive had them on the water.

Honestly Its the one thing I can always count on. I used to swear by dead-sticking a Carolina rig on the dog days, but this year I had a Texas rig tied on instead. Pumpkin seed 8" power worm, pumpkin seed rib snake or watermelon red rib snake. They produced all year with very few exceptions.

I was pretty sure I read on here that Cabela's rods are all being discontinued as a brand now that bass pro has acquired them. How much are you looking to spend? You don't mention a budget, but at about $130 bucks I throw mine on a Favorite USA Sick Stick 7'2" MH/F or a Favorite USA Defender 7'5" MH/F. In that price range I would also try a Dobyns Fury without question, though I haven't used them personally. Below that in price range there isn't much imagination huge fan of that I'm willing to recommend. The Dobyns colt is well regarded as is the Berkely lightning rod shock. But unless you are rarely throwing anything that heavy, I would beef up to a MH/F for a spinnerbait personally.

@A-Jay I just looked into the Sunline Shooter Defier Armilo Nylon Line... man that stuff is thin by comparison. How is the stretch compared to the thicker monos? I downsized the YZH on my moving bait rig this season from 15lb YZH to 10 because of the high breaking strength but the stretch is pretty significantly increased. I dont want to replace my big game with a rubber band! ? On topic, I've used 15lb big game for 85% of my fishing for 2 seasons now on a baitcaster. Zero regrets. I will say I used KVD L&L for the first few trips to help it get settled in but once I got a couple trips in on it I needed no more.

I've paid down as low as $56 for a shimano sahara... a fuego CT for $54... I'm not sure I see a point in no-name gear. I paid in the 20s once for a last king mela 2.... replaced it once. Both the original and the replacement bent the spool shaft the first time out.