Tim Ford Posted April 30, 2009 Posted April 30, 2009 7' Abu Garcia Conolon Premier Rod (Medium)Abu Garcia Silver Max Bait Caster ReelAbu Garcia Cardinal 102 Spinning Reel10 lb Berkley Vanish Line12 lb Spiderwire Super Monofilament Line20 lb Power Pro Braid Line2 packs of Berkley Powerbait Critterbugs2 packs of Zoom Baby Brush Hogs3 packs of Yum Tubes1 pack of Zoom Horny Toad Hooks4 Bass Pro Shops XPS topwater poppers2 Rapala Original Floating Minnow F-112 StrikeKing Red Eye Lipless Crankbaits2 Yum Dancin' Eels I feel good about these purchases Quote
Super User MALTESE FALCON Posted April 30, 2009 Super User Posted April 30, 2009 Alot of good stuff there. Now go use it all, and tell us how you did. Good luck, Falcon Quote
Sfritr Posted April 30, 2009 Posted April 30, 2009 Yeah please post a report on the Dancin EEL. Mr. Dance seems to do well with them in loaded ponds but I am curious to see how they do on actual fish. Quote
heathen Posted April 30, 2009 Posted April 30, 2009 Nice purchase, no go enjoy the stuff on the water ;D Quote
BassAssasin2 Posted April 30, 2009 Posted April 30, 2009 Sounds like you got pretty good gear. Hopefully it will work out for you. Your bound to catch something. If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of poles Quote
mase088 Posted April 30, 2009 Posted April 30, 2009 Looks like the Dancin' Eel has caught yet another fisherman. Quote
moby bass Posted April 30, 2009 Posted April 30, 2009 You'll like the Conolon rods. I have 2, a bc and spinning. For the money, I thought they were quite good. Quote
mrlitetackle Posted April 30, 2009 Posted April 30, 2009 sounds like a quick trip to the store, hope you didn't forget the milk in the car ..............my old lady would have my head for a trip like that....not to say it hasn't happened, its just hard to hide it all on the way in the door 8-) Quote
Super User SoFlaBassAddict Posted April 30, 2009 Super User Posted April 30, 2009 Darned bait monkey shows itself again... Nice chunk of stuff you picked up. Good luck with those dancin eels. I think I've caught a single tiny little LM on one. They look really nice in the water, but thats about it. Thankfully they're cheap. Quote
Tim Ford Posted May 1, 2009 Author Posted May 1, 2009 The only reason I bought the dancin' eels is because I'm taking a trip to Mobile for Mother's Day, and I'll be fishing in the brackish water of the bay. The last time I went, I threw the dancin' eel one time, and it got BLASTED by something, and it took off, never to be seen again. I'm assuming it was a huge Red. Anyway, that's the only reason I bought 'em. Quote
Tim Ford Posted May 1, 2009 Author Posted May 1, 2009 You'll like the Conolon rods. I have 2, a bc and spinning. For the money, I thought they were quite good. Yeah, I rigged it up for cranking. I casted it out in my front yard with the 10 lb Vanish, and I loved it. Very impressive smoothness to the reel and the rod is nice and light. I look forward to fishing with it. Quote
Tim Ford Posted May 1, 2009 Author Posted May 1, 2009 ..............my old lady would have my head for a trip like that....not to say it hasn't happened, its just hard to hide it all on the way in the door 8-) my wife loves to fish. I called her and said, "do you care if I get a new rod and reel?" she said, "no, not as long as you'll use it." I said, "you know I'll use it." She said, "you need to get another spinning reel for that rod in the closet." (one of my old reels got stepped on, but the rod is still perfectly fine) I love my wife. Quote
BigBassGuy Posted May 1, 2009 Posted May 1, 2009 That looks like my weekly reciept from Gander or Tackle Warehouse...minus the Dancin' Eels ;D Quote
rubba bubba Posted May 1, 2009 Posted May 1, 2009 Nice list but return the Vanish ASAP. Get the Trilene Fluoro - Vanish is terrible. Search here for Vanish and you'll see. Quote
Super User firefightn15 Posted May 1, 2009 Super User Posted May 1, 2009 Yup, definately a nice list. If you end up taking that Vanish back grab a few packs of RageTails too. Toads, Shads, Anaconda, Craws, Space Monkies 8-) Don't try and explain the Space Monkeys to your wife, just tell her the proof is in the pudding. Quote
Tim Ford Posted May 1, 2009 Author Posted May 1, 2009 Yup, definately a nice list. If you end up taking that Vanish back grab a few packs of RageTails too. Toads, Shads, Anaconda, Craws, Space Monkies 8-) Don't try and explain the Space Monkeys to your wife, just tell her the proof is in the pudding. I already have a bunch of rage tail shads and craws. Maybe I haven't given them a fair chance, but I haven't had much luck with them at all. Quote
Tim Ford Posted May 1, 2009 Author Posted May 1, 2009 Nice list but return the Vanish ASAP. Get the Trilene Fluoro - Vanish is terrible. Search here for Vanish and you'll see. I'm going to give the Vanish a shot. I just did a search, and I didn't see anything to convince me not to. If I have a problem with it, I'll change it in a heartbeat, and I'll let everyone hear know all about it. Quote
rubba bubba Posted May 1, 2009 Posted May 1, 2009 I used to use it but learned the hard way it won't hold a knot anywhere close to the rated line strength. Using it as a leader was a complete fail as it wouldn't hold the uni knot for crap; for tying lures, the palomar was better but not by much. I switched to XPS that I had and all those problems went away. Quote
STK001 Posted May 1, 2009 Posted May 1, 2009 Those poor Dancin' Eels take a pounding..mostly from people I will admit to owning one and have to say it does look pretty darned good in the water! Never caught a fish on it but never took the time either. I would like to hear of someone loading the boat with it though! I did see it on a show once (other than Bill Dance AND they weren't plugging the thing shamelessly) and they did catch a lot of bass.....hmmmm. Verdict is still out. Good luck! Quote
Super User SirSnookalot Posted May 1, 2009 Super User Posted May 1, 2009 I haven't tried the eel as yet, but I would. I have yet to buy a lure of any kind that I didn't catch something on, granted some are better than others. The major mfg co spend lot's of money in research and development , not to mention all the field testing that's done. They would rather P & L the lure than take it to market if didn't produce. I'm excluding infomercials but that stuff probably works too. Quote
greg516 Posted May 2, 2009 Posted May 2, 2009 I've personally never had a problem with Vanish. Caught my biggest bass on the line! Quote
Tim Ford Posted May 2, 2009 Author Posted May 2, 2009 I caught an 8 pound carp (accidentally) on the 10 lb Vanish line. It gave me a heck of a fight, and the whole time I had this thread in the back of my mind. I actually did end up catching the carp, but I set the hook on a bass earlier in the morning and the line broke. I don't know what happened there. Quote
tritz18 Posted May 2, 2009 Posted May 2, 2009 Looks like the Dancin' Eel has caught yet another fisherman. haha, interesting to see how they do for you Quote
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