All, appreciate the comments. I got the fishing bug last summer and I've been pond hopping with my Ugly Stik GX2 cheapy combo. 90% of the time I'm throwing a wacky rig senko. As mentioned, I've never owned a baitcaster and I had the itch to buy one, so so I did. I bought some 14# Trilene XL Smooth Casting that I'm going to spool up for now. Once I get more comfortable with it I'd like to run braid with a fluoro leader. 2 questions to leave ya'll with.
#1: Is using an o-ring on your wacky rig senkos a MUST when using a baitcaster?
- I first spooled up some left over 8# mono I had. My first cast in the street backlashed (oops). Luckily not very bad at all. Fixed it and then threw it 20 more times no issues. I took it down the pond and all was well until I made a cast and the senko went flying off the hook and that turned into a bad backlash.
#2: Power Pro - What would you suggest for good all around braid? 30# or 40#?
- When I bought the Mach 2 I did buy 30# Power Pro. As far as what I would like to use this setup for, a little of everything. I'd like to throw crankbaits, jigs, clickbaits with braid tied to a fluoro leader. I'd like to be able to remove the fluoro leader to throw some of my topwater frogs. I don't know of any ponds around me with lilly pads. Most of the vegetation I see at my local ponds is only a few feet off shoreline. For any reference, I'm in the Midwest.
Thanks
