03-12-2011, 07:51 AM
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i'm more or less 100% whatever it is i'm doing. i can remember putting everything i had into trying to find a bass from behind a 1/2 sunk refrigerator or car tires at a screwed up little pond i saw from the highway, or crawling along rabbit trails just to access 'unfished' crystal clear water at loch raven, or,...
but most of my fishing is entirely normal. casting from community pier for the white perch, drfiting/jigging on the bay mostly unsuccessful, putting worms on hooks for kids, etc.. but among my more normal and mainstream goals this year, i want to go out on cold gray, rainy, windy day by myself and troll up a big fish. and be 100% into it while i'm doing it.
and on another day, be spooled up with the 10# power pro of course. 100%
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03-12-2011, 08:20 AM
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10# braid How would I ever get those abandoned crab pots to the boat with 10# .
As I said before, I used 80# because that's all I had for trolling and I wound some on my reel for Pete's trips, when I felt the 30# braid at Clyde's, I thought I was going to break it trying a knot .
I'm headed to some water in a few minutes to see how far I can cast this outfit and try to pick up some perch (C/R).
5th (Marty)
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03-12-2011, 10:54 AM
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Put the fairy wand down ASAP.
Put your " Jaws " video in and watch it while holding a 4/0 reel.
Come back to the dark side - resist the pull of LTJ
Congrats on a fine custom rod.
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03-12-2011, 11:53 AM
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Marty, I have 2 of Steve's rods. They are good for jigging, live lining, chumming and catching bait. I have a Stradic 3000 on one and a 4000 on the other. Wayne Morgan said he caught a 50 pound drum on his. Enjoy it............Gary
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03-13-2011, 04:26 AM
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Marty..the 10# braid makes a huge difference...your line will get down faster to the strike zone and it has way better feel...when you are drifting on a pod of fish and you mark them..it will get you down fast...It can handle any fish in the bay...including a 50# drum...which is like pulling in an anchor..
I have caught 50# Rock on the 10#..
Once you've caught a few quality fish on it, you will laugh at trolling...
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03-13-2011, 06:58 AM
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i guess my mentality has always been to use the lightest test that will do the job. and still believe that.
and then i see freshwater bass fishermen using 65# power pro to catch 2-8# bass . blows me away! the explanation isn't the fish in their case, it's pulling them out of heavy cover. the heavy line lets them cast places i would consider suicidal for 10-12# test and just plain hoss in the fish, sticks, lily pads, grass and anything else the fish wraps around.
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03-14-2011, 07:22 PM
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10 lb braid is way easier(and safer) to work with ! there was a guy last year at one of the winter warm water spots using 65lb braid and cutting it off AT THE REEL every time he got snagged ...I wanted to puke !
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03-14-2011, 07:35 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jumbo1
Marty..the 10# braid makes a huge difference...your line will get down faster to the strike zone and it has way better feel...:
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Well I took the rod out for a test spin . I was really happy with the way it cast. The 30# braid flew through the eyes.
Steve said the blank he uses makes feeling the slightest tick from a bite noticeable. I don't know how it would respond to 10# braid, but I think I detected a fish that farted close to my bait today .
I'll be trolling Thursday and Friday this week. I don't want to lose my touch with the broomsticks .
5th (Marty)
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03-14-2011, 08:47 PM
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Good luck on the troling, I am sure you will do well...lots of fish out there right now...
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