"Perhaps no single review in recent TackleTour history has garnered as much attention and received as much comment as our March 2007 article comparing some of the more popular and well known fluorocarbon lines on the market today." TT Kinda seems like a no brainer. Of course, no brainer is right up ...

Do you balance your rods?
If so, how do you do it?
I do, and use the rubber chair leg caps from Ace Hdwe, and lead weights inserted into them and held on with electrical tape.

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Thu Mar 14, 2019 12:50 pm

Predator baits has VERY good wart blanks IMO. I've used a few and I really like them.

I agree.

If I scratch a reel I sell it at a considerable discounted price and re buy the reel. One way to look at it- would u pay $25 or even $50 not to have the scratches on it? I had a new conquest 100hg fresh from japan- dropped it and put two very tiny blemishes on it- I couldn’t live with it so I showe...

I will just have to learn to deal with it, it seems. It is a battle scar as far as I'm concerned. I learned a valuable lesson. It's kind of a bummer that it scratches so easily though. If you're a shore fisherman, you will scratch/beat up your equipment. It is inevitable, like slipping and falling....

Send it to me, and I'll nurse it back to health. It is a long, slow process, so don't expect it back for at least a year, maybe even longer. These things take time.

Maybe just interviews with some of the materials engineers who design the different fluoros, to see what has changed in the last 10 years.

I would to see break strength tests with different terminal knots. Like the palomar and san deigo jam knot i was thinking about this the other day, and can't remember the last time i have broke off. it used to happen a lot, but i started inserting the tungsten i use, plus started using what i think...

Cal,
Covering ICAST looks like a lot of hard work. If you ever need someone to carry your bags, let me know.

Every baitcaster I've ever owned has had it's own unique quirks, but they were all designed to be cast with a full spool. By cutting so much of the line off the reel, you've effectively reduced the amount of line that comes off on each revolution of the spool, so it's coming off more slowly and with...

A used and new part just don't play well together. Go ahead, ask me how I know...... ](*,) I was told by a major brand that it'd work only by changing just the main gear - this was a very long time ago when I was still young and a "believe it" mentality... Well the original pinion remained in this ...

Have you tried coating your spool with an automotive clear coat, like KBS Diamond Coat, before you use it?

Proper spacing for the pawl inside the level wind is critical. If there are too many shims the cap will not tighten correctly. Without seeing the reel it's hard to say what is going on. More than likely it is a simple fix. The clicking could be an issue with something that was stuck in the worm sha...

If it's new, take/send it back to where you bought it, and let them fix it. It should be under warranty.

Not to sure this is the correct place to post this... I have a tatula 7'7" MR that has the open hook hanger on the left side. For some reason the line keeps on catching on it . What is the best way to take it off without damaging the rod? thanks for any help. john If a hook hanger is in the "wrong"...