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- Wed Feb 28, 2018 7:29 am
- Forum: TT Reviews
- Topic: Living up to the Hype? The Zero Ball Bearing Concept Z from 13 Fishing
- Replies: 12
- Views: 13088
Re: Living up to the Hype? The Zero Ball Bearing Concept Z from 13 Fishing
I thought it was a very good review and summary, warts and all. If nothing else, what this "zero ball bearing" reel might do is provide help for "salty" angling where maintenance becomes an even bigger issue. If these new reels can be simply sprayed off with water and not much else, that will be a s...
- Fri Feb 23, 2018 7:01 am
- Forum: Ultralight and BFS Fishing
- Topic: Favourite Nanofil leader knot
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8519
Re: Favourite Nanofil leader knot
Adam, Most people I know and have watched don't fish Nanofil with a leader. The crappie/white bass/ panfish guys love it when they are making longer casts. One of the issues with its design is since it is not braided, but straight lines of Dyneema fused together, if you were to look under a microsco...
- Thu Feb 22, 2018 7:05 pm
- Forum: Ultralight and BFS Fishing
- Topic: Favourite Nanofil leader knot
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8519
Re: Favourite Nanofil leader knot
Adam, I've had good luck with just the Alberto/Albright type knot, too, for a junction knot between braid and fluoro . . . including Nanofil in the past. With Nanofil having sort of a slippery feel to it, I might suggest using an FG knot just to be on the safe side. I know Nanofil is popular with th...
- Tue Feb 20, 2018 5:43 am
- Forum: Ultralight and BFS Fishing
- Topic: What new baits will you be tying on this year ?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4626
Re: What new baits will you be tying on this year ?
A tiny #0 Mepps Plain Aglia would be one you should all try. I recorded my crazy weekend fishing experience using a slightly larger #2, but I own and plan to use the #0 for panfish later in the spring. It would be a killer on ultralight tackle. This little lure should be in everyone's tackle box. St...
- Fri Feb 16, 2018 6:17 pm
- Forum: Kayak Fishing
- Topic: Titan 10.5 vs Hobie PA12
- Replies: 6
- Views: 12367
Re: Titan 10.5 vs Hobie PA12
Like I mentioned, you really can't go wrong here.
Yes, you need to get in each of them. You'll be able to determine which one feels the best, speed, stability and more. These things vary from person to person.
Two great kayaks from, arguably, two of the top 5 brands in the industry.
Brad
Yes, you need to get in each of them. You'll be able to determine which one feels the best, speed, stability and more. These things vary from person to person.
Two great kayaks from, arguably, two of the top 5 brands in the industry.
Brad
- Fri Feb 16, 2018 5:51 am
- Forum: Kayak Fishing
- Topic: Titan 10.5 vs Hobie PA12
- Replies: 6
- Views: 12367
Re: Titan 10.5 vs Hobie PA12
Both are great kayaks. Great to know that you can't make a bad decision here. Just to give a nod in the other direction, I'd buy the Titan 10.5 over the PA 12. First, it is almost $1000 cheaper leaving you room to add a few really important after-market add-ons. The most important in my opinion woul...
- Thu Feb 15, 2018 5:30 pm
- Forum: Freshwater
- Topic: purchase a new kayak
- Replies: 0
- Views: 6806
Re: purchase a new kayak
Dolores, The larger kayak. The 9 footer would be a bit short for serious fishing, looks more like a recreational kayak. I didn't check prices for those two, but if you want a really light kayak, an Eddyline Caribbean 12 weighs 45 lbs. and most men and women would be able to move it around with ease,...
- Thu Feb 15, 2018 5:25 pm
- Forum: Kayak Fishing
- Topic: Kayak paddles
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7650
Re: Kayak paddles
250 cm is a good general length. The wider the beam, the more length you will need to clear the gunwales on your strokes. And, as you know there are two general stroke patterns: one more vertical, the other with the paddle splayed out farther. That will often require a different length. On my big Sp...
- Wed Feb 14, 2018 5:01 pm
- Forum: Ultralight and BFS Fishing
- Topic: Your lightest Ultralight combo
- Replies: 24
- Views: 17913
Re: Your lightest Ultralight combo
I have the 5 ft. PFS St Croix Rod, PFS for pan fish series. I love it, have it matched up with a Shimano Ci4+ and 2 lbs. Sufix Nanobraid. Biggest catch on this tiny set-up was a 4 lbs. bass, and about the same weight catfish. It works great fishing from a kayak and pulling right up to docks and vari...
- Wed Feb 14, 2018 5:15 am
- Forum: Rods
- Topic: Shimano Loomis Conquest rods
- Replies: 238
- Views: 154102
Re: Shimano Loomis Conquest rods
bronzefly makes a good point about balance, what "tip heavy" means. All that I would add here is whether a perfect balance in the stem location, or thereabouts, is really optimal. For almost all fishing presentations, we are either working with a taut or semi-taut line; so, when we are just more or ...
- Tue Feb 13, 2018 5:12 am
- Forum: Plastics
- Topic: Favorite paddletails?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 32326
Re: Favorite paddletails?
I think I have had a few issues with the Keitech Easy Shiners, too, where I lose the paddle tail, reel back in a paraplegic. But, one that I will NOT fish around bluegills, if they are present, is a Yamamoto Single Tail Grub in a smaller size. It has the best swimming action of any such grub I have ...
- Sun Feb 11, 2018 8:50 am
- Forum: Jigs/Spinner/Buzzbaits
- Topic: Favorite Spinnerbait
- Replies: 81
- Views: 88369
Re: Favorite Spinnerbait
I don't recall seeing anyone mention Rick Clunn's spinnerbaits. Any observations? Clunn would be, arguably, one of the greatest current users and experts on a lure that has fallen away a bit over the last several decades it seems. That, and he learned how to use them from a couple of guys who were c...
- Sun Feb 11, 2018 8:39 am
- Forum: Rods
- Topic: $300 spinning rod for bottom contact techniques
- Replies: 15
- Views: 14907
Re: $300 spinning rod for bottom contact techniques
The St Croix spinning rods are among my very favorites. I own more of these than any other brand partly because they have great panfish rods and I also like a source for shorter stout rods for kayak fishing. The latter is often overlooked: short rods are great on small boats for finesse. One of my f...
- Fri Feb 09, 2018 11:13 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: New Ideas (Wobble Head)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4670
Re: New Ideas (Wobble Head)
Good topic on great ideas, how to get them in front of a big brand name without being pirated. I have several ideas I'd pursue, too. Maybe, I'll find time this year. Mine relate more to kayaks. On what you are describing, is it similar to the Owner Pivot Head??? Brad http://img.tacklewarehouse.com/w...
- Wed Feb 07, 2018 6:54 am
- Forum: Rods
- Topic: What’s your Finesse spinning rod?
- Replies: 97
- Views: 54076
Re: What’s your Finesse spinning rod?
The one I tend to pick up the most often? A St. Croix PS56MF. Premium series, 5'6" , M, F, 1/4 to 5/8s ozs., 6 to 12 lbs. line. I use a Shimano Ci4+, 10 lbs. braid to an 8 lbs. fluoro leader. 5'6" ? Well, I fish from either a kayak or a canoe and the general shortness greatly enhances the accuracy i...