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PaulVE64

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  1. I like all the st C 7'6" MLXF rods ice tried. From avid to the legends
  2. Get youself a 10' weighted S3 leader if you want to get depth. My 6wt PB is just over #3 smallie. For a leader i normally start with 4 ft of #20 mono, 2ft of #17 and 2 ft of #12 mono. I will add 2 ft #6 fluoro if im throwing small flies
  3. When my river is really cold mot soft plastics form ice while casting. At my most finesse im throwing the deadly black marabou jig. I tie it in 1/8 to 1/32 oz and sometimes i throw on some chartruese ice dubbing. Edit - while fishing i often add a stub of a senko for wt
  4. 20" resident that creek run to spawn. There fat, mean and aggressive EDIT - i find creek smallies after the first heavy thaw/flood. The heavier flow in bigger rivers seems to trigger resident bass. Im on the Great Lakes basin.
  5. My river is over the banks at flood.
  6. I miss river smallies. I still have 2 ft of snow
  7. Its true, theyre done
  8. A dark rock in light pebbles about 5 ft deep near adeep pool on your local river likely does well on a sunny day when its cold
  9. My favorite bass are river smallies, they tend to be mean and lean
  10. My back spasm started at about 17. Too much wrestling.
  11. Lipless crank. Rip and sit
  12. River fishing and usually off the bank with plenty branches around. Ocassionally your backcast will catch something and you'll snap a tip (5 or 6 times)
  13. If the blower jets activate and the ignighter seems to be lighting it up then its likely the thermcouple. Or something else.
  14. You dont think its the igniter?
  15. My river had some mushy ice packs today after a day of near freezing rain and frost most nights.
  16. The 76 mml rod is amazing. Theyre both amazing but the 76 does so much for river smallies.
  17. Yes, for some jig presentations it will work. What kind of presentations do you use them for? And what is the embroidery from? Cotton thread wont work for anything
  18. Check the igniter/pilot and then the blower motor, you want to know which step is failing.
  19. First thing is to clean it. Then run a cycle and see whats what. Start with the simple stuff first.
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