Maverick2017

Loomis NRX+873 CRR

Daiwa Rebellion 7’3 MH if you can locate one. Alpha Angler Zilla 2.0

I do this after just about every outing in fresh water. Have done it for years without any problems. Always good to take care of things!

Only new and usually from Japan. Used can really be a gamble.

For frogging, I tend to go for a moderate fast tip. That makes up for the lack of give characteristic of braid nicely, keeps them pinned, and doesn’t rip a hole in their mouth.

I’m a bank banger and got out there around 1pm. Very busy, lots of boats out there. By that time it was still cold but quite comfortable. Got skunked but was really just happy to get out and get my reel settings dialed in. The banks on the main lake are super pressured so I didn’t have any expectations. I do much better at the South Units once those are thawed….Hopefully within the next week as temps hit the 60’s

For all of us Northern IL guys around the Chicago Region…Happy Opening Day!!! Heading on out to BWood for giggles…not expecting much though with the air temps right now, but will be nice to get out there! 😎

Question. If a competitive angler reads these forums (such as the Fishing Reports topic), shouldn’t they then technically be subjected to the same decision to self report and resulting reinforcement?

Good on him to self-report but man, the action taken to DQ and fine simply does not match the breach. And honestly, that’s such a stretch of a violation. These rules really need a refresh.

#1 G Loomis #2 Falcon (from personal experience) #3 Halo (from personal experience) My Falcon experience centered around a brand new Cara in which the top 3” of the rod snapped while I was rigging up. Was either a defect or undetected damage. Falcon replaced it immediately. Halo was great also. Had an HFX that looked like it had a hairline crack in the locking nut but wasn’t sure. Halo sent out a replacement right away free of charge and was told to keep the original rod.

Having a code brown right as I get settled at a spot. Similar to what the greeting card aisle does to my 10 year old son when we’re grocery shopping.

The 24’ action is much more crisper. The 18’ version was much more moderate and made a perfect single hook, moving bait rod. The 24’ action is an ideal jig/tx rig action in my personal opinion closely resembling an NRX+ 873CRR action.

Isn’t this just another magnetic braked reel on a slightly different frame from Korea? From experience, should’ve stuck with the Mets, but to each their own.

Accidentally.

Amazing musician. My D18 is looking lonely and may just need an HD-28 with Adirondack top to keep her company 😜