My SS Air is very capable with 1/16 oz and up. I use it exclusively for small cranks, so I changed it out to 6.3 gears, but it came with 8.1 gears originally.

Tried it, it will not work. The rivet that serves as a spacer is smaller than the inner tube of the diawa knob, so when you fit it in without a bearing, the knob rattles. I've had a handle that did that before. Assuming this handle is the same and that bottom part is also shorter than a comparable ...

I have a few of those small Slide Swimmers. They do catch fish!

Most of my customs and a few of my factory rods are counterbalanced.

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Do you stick the buzzbait outside of your car window while driving?

I did when I was a kid. It sort of mesmerized me at that time.

My vote is for the spook/sammy style bait. I like the explosive strikes you get on any topwater, but walking the dog with short or long pauses, trying to figure out a cadence that will make fish react on any particular day is what makes those the most fun, to me anyway.

Both the 893 and the 894 are very top-heavy, but the 894 is worse.

Matt, I have eight concept Z reels. One of them, that I just put on a frog rod, doesn't go back into gear when I turn the handle sometimes. The thumb bar seems to rise up a little and not engage, unless I hold it down hard until the end of the cast. And, even then, it sometimes doesn't re engage th...

Free-spool isnt a good indicator of a spool's performance, especially given that your spool has a fixed inductor.

We might get down your way in October. I'll let you know in advance this time! :lol: Well, doesn’t look like that’s gonna happen now :( We took a pretty good hit on this one. Luckily it was no Ivan (Sally made landfall on the same exact date, in the same exact location at almost the exact time Ivan...

Most suspending baits are designed to suspend in 50-60* water. Most sp baits will float at higher water temps.

If you go with single-foot micros, the wraps are so small as to mitigate any changes in deflection characteristics. I do know that double foot guides stiffen a rod up. A couple of my customs have doubles up to where the blank really begins to flex, then singles on out. This gives a light tip for cas...

So I woke the wife up to have a serious conversation. This usually works to my agenda. But not this time 😂 she was not sleep As I suspected she said “okay, let’s talk I’m all ears”! My approach was good though. I said hello my beloved help Meet ! However I think it sounded the alarm in her mind. Ne...

Some swear by the sound of a squeaky blade or a blade tapping the head. I have some old buzzbaits that actually have a metal flap on the upright part of the wire. It hits the blade as it spins. I've caught fish on both types, but I dont have a preference on them and fish dont seem to, either.

If you like a low profile reel, the Tatula 200HD is a great option. It holds enough heavy mono or heavy braid for 4 oz baits.