grimlin

Only reason why i have one....i never fished it yet...

You are absolutely right about it being thicker and stiffer,BPS is .012 thick in 12# test,this stuff i have is 10# test .012 thick.I perferr bass pro line..i can cast that like there's no tommorrow.

daiwa peanut...they have an awesome wobble.They are right up there with LC's action and alot cheaper than the LC as well.

The stuff split like a banana peel when i broke off once...I'm uneasy about the stuff. Some people love this stuff,not me.

I like to trim the skirt down a little bit(even with the end of hook)..a smaller profile bait might help get that hook a little deeper in the mouth.Any slack in the line and that fish can come off pretty quick.I know mono stretches quite a bit.Also the more you play the fish the better the chance of you losing the fish.

Dude i'm laughing hard over here.That's great!

I won't pay over $120 for a rod...simply because i'm hard on my hooksets as well... It's getting about that time i'm gonna need another rod.

you are missing out on not trying the jig x...that knot is easy once you tie it 2 or 3 times.I wouldn't be surprise though the 3 jigs i tossed from bad hooks were probably a booya or strike king.

Jig X is also my favorite,i also use pj's,booya,strike king,eakins and a bunch of homemade from people online who make them. As long as the hook is sharp it's all good.I've thrown 3 jigs away so far from dull hooks,some reason i'm funny about trying to resharpen them.I fish for smallmouths alot of times and those guys have some hard boney mouths,a good sharp hook is a must.

All these cool storys and yet i can't catch a darn thing on senko stickbaits....I was out for 8 hours last week fishing NOTHING but the senkos and stickbaits and had one small 10'' fish to show for.They are not my confidence bait.I'm like muddy man with his confidence in jigs. ;D I really wish i brought my jigs with me that day. I was determined to figure out how to work that senko though...that i did do.I think it's just the lake i fish...seriously.Throw tubes,jigs or some sort of kreature bait and you will be catching the bigger fish.Very few people who fish that lake has figured that out so far.

I got their tournament ZX 7.0:1 reel with the heavy rated rod..so far no problems with them...i got them early this year.I use the reel strictly for spinners,buzzbaits and occasionally burning crankbaits.The rod i use for jigs....i did that on purpose that i needed a jigging rod in heavy action and the reel for another setup.The guy couldn't understand why i wanted a burner reel with a jigging rod...lol.Little did he know i wasn't gonna pair them..i did it because it was alot cheaper to go that way for me.I didn't expect them to last long,gave them quite abuse and they are still holding up.

Found em' sended you a PM They are a hard bait to find...

A United States Marine was attending some college courses between assignments. He had completed missions in Iraq and Afghanistan .One of the courses had a professor who was an avowed atheist and a member of the ACLU. One day the professor shocked the class when he came in.He looked to the ceiling and flatly stated, "God, if you are real, then I want you to knock me off this platform. I'll give you exactly 15 minutes." The lecture room fell silent. You could hear a pin drop. Ten minutes went by and the professor proclaimed, "Here I am God. I'm still waiting." It got down to the last couple of minutes when the Marine got out of his Chair, went up to the professor, and cold-cocked him --knocking him off the platform. The professor was out cold. The Marine went back to his seat and sat there, silently. The other students were shocked and stunned and sat there looking on in silence. The professor eventually came to, noticeably shaken, looked at the Marine and asked, "What the hell is the matter with you? Why did you do that?" The Marine calmly replied, "God was too busy today protecting America's soldiers who are protecting your right to say stupid crap and act like an ahole. So, He sent me."

I second that...i really need to get out to lake erie soon,seems like nothing is biting much around here though.

I can't crank a spinning reel with my left hand in all my years of fishing...i haven't even tried a baitcaster.I'm one of those idiots switching around. I figured if i had a hard time with spinning reel no sense in trying with a baitcaster.

Thanks guys.Got my mind made up i'm getting it soon.

The only bad thing i've heard about quantum is they tend to be a little heavy in weight. I think i'm gonna try it..otherwise i can just sell it here or ebay if i don't like it.

If you can just pull the line out and the backlash goes away..you have a very minimal overrun..basically means you are catching it before you have a worst one.If you have a bad one raul's remedy would probably be needed.So far i've only had to do raul's way 2 times.My worst ones was hitting a thick weed or a small tree branch behind me trying to cast.I never stopped the spool turning,by that time i could only save maybe 1/8 of line on my spool...lol

Anybody have this reel?This reel is getting great reviews just about everywhere that selling them.I'm considering on buying one soon.Quantum gets a bad name by alot of people for being cheap,but this reel seems anything but cheap and seems to have a great price tag for the reviews it gets.

aww man,i shouldn't have seen this thread...baitmonkey is strong right now.

Why is it i'm the only one who hates senkos/stickbaits? For the life of me i can't catch anything over dink size and rarely catch "one" unless i fish it for 3 hours straight moving from spot to spot.I've read on them,watch short youtube films and practice the dang thing for weeks on. And still nothing to show for it. Give me a Jig and a trailer and i'll start reeling in them fish. I'm about ready to go on a trip to one of you guys and see how these senkos/stickbaits actually catch fish.I really want to learn...

Muddy, I think he was coming ON to you... in a twisted, rural Virginia, "Deliverance" sort of way. Just turn him down like every other guy and girl has done and forget about it. I couldn't help myself...now that's funny...

Honestly i almost left myself when somebody mentioned or hinted you gotta have more post counts to be respected in one topic.Just ignore it....i been on far too many internet boards fishing and non fishing related.Believe me if i wanted to i could start an internet war...done it back in my stupid days. For some reason people nowadays get jealous when they don't get the attention other people get. Sometimes people get picked on because they come off cocky sometimes..even when it's was just meant to be all fun and games. Gotta becareful sometimes with newer members. It's all about showing respect,doesn't matter who gives it first,nobody is above nobody.

Anybody fish these?Got my 3rd one this year today...went 26".Anybody who says these fish can't fight gotta be crazy.It almost pulled me in the water on the hook set.I wasn't expecting it to get my jig and trailer.

i thought lions were a protected animal? I was rooting for the lion as well...