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Old 01-06-09, 06:57 PM   #26
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BTW...thanks a lot Jig Fisherman. Now I find myself looking at BPS, Cabellea, and tacklewarehouse.....the force is strong in th ebait monkey today
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Old 01-06-09, 07:04 PM   #27
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BTW...thanks a lot Jig Fisherman. Now I find myself looking at BPS, Cabellea, and tacklewarehouse.....the force is strong in th ebait monkey today
Be strong Cass, remember, Gucci Monkey
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Old 01-06-09, 07:07 PM   #28
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Be strong Cass, remember, Gucci Monkey

I am well aware Woody. But I got my my check from one of my fantasy football leagues yesterday. So now I have $210 in a my pocket and immediate internet access to so many fishing sites.
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Some good reels in a decent price range are the Revo S, SX, pretty much any daiwa, Shimano Curado.

Hang in there Cassidyta, the baitmonkey will soon realize you can withstand it's efforts... but then it will be back, stronger than ever, willing you to spend more and more money... Soo.... you should probably just give in now.



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Old 01-06-09, 07:13 PM   #30
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The biggest problem is that I got a decent reel for Christmas. Johhny Morris Elite. Other than my older shimano that I love, this is my first one that was not part of a Sports Authority combo. My old reels never bothered me before, but now I find myself disappointed when I use them.
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I am well aware Woody. But I got my my check from one of my fantasy football leagues yesterday. So now I have $210 in a my pocket and immediate internet access to so many fishing sites.
Cass as you well know "what see doesnt know wont hurt her" whats happens on Bassfishin.com stays on Bassfishin.com!
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Old 01-06-09, 07:35 PM   #32
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fenwicks are a great rod they don't cost out the but like some with great feel and back bone. i tend to be bais since i own 30+ of them..

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zooker which model are you using because cassidyta said the opposite

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Old 01-07-09, 06:19 PM   #34
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also, what line do you recommend,I wil be fishing lakes with 4-8 ft. of visibility
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Old 01-10-09, 04:32 PM   #35
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I think that i'm going to get the fenwick hmx in medium heavy,I think 7 foot
As for reel still not sure but i do like those revos so maybe I'll be buying one of them
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Old 01-10-09, 07:58 PM   #36
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The reel i use for plastics, jigs, and light pitching and flipping is a 7' MH Fenwick Eagle GT Rod. This rod fishes more like a Heavy action rod though... alot of power in this rod. I have it matched with a Cabela's Prodigy baitcaster spooled with 15lb. P-Line florolcear. The Prodigy is made by Daiwa, and has been one of my smoothest and consistent reels for $100. It also has a rock solid drag system. It has been a good combo so far, i like it.

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Old 01-11-09, 04:50 PM   #37
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Has anybody used the shimano cardiff or team diawa tierra h ?
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Old 01-11-09, 08:24 PM   #38
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I used to use the round abu's but although they worked they took up too much line.
I was a beginner then but I have found that on average Diawa low profile reel hold more line than shimano's. I use the old TDA HST153 for c-rigs. I had a round reel itch and settled on the calcutta GT TE 100 by shimano. I use it for s/b on a loomis 812. Its great
and easily palmable. I have seen some flip with this reel. It was a great investment for me and I love it.
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Old 01-12-09, 04:44 PM   #39
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how much power/drag do I need on a reel to pull fish away from pads and logs?
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Old 01-12-09, 05:24 PM   #40
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In some cases as much as you can muster and then some. Keep in mind that there will be times that you have to let the fish swim free of stuff and there is no way that you will just muscle it out.
I use an older shimano bantam that has 14lbs drag. At least it used to, i would guess it closer to 12 now.
There are times that I need more than that but have only lost two fish because they got to places where I could not get them out.
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As far as drag goes, I don't thint its a big deal. Most reels have at least 8 lbs of drag. The revo have 24 lbs for most of them I believe.

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Old 01-12-09, 05:40 PM   #42
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A couple of ideas come to mind, the drag is put on the reel for a reason, to let out some resistance line wise and to keep the line from breaking off.
I usually test the drag every time I go out and put out about a foot of line and see how much resistance I feel.
Another way to control it is by your thumb for a baitcaster and you can use thumb or fingers for a spinning reel to slow down the amount of line that a big fish is pulling off the spool.
Even with braid I'd never crank down the drag all the way, and on the opposite end of the spectrem, when you are fishing crankbaits you want a drag that lets out more line than one thats set up for flipping. Big fish will peel line off your spool and your need some drag to let that happen with out damaging your reel or breaking your off.
A big bass can take a lunge and shake his head and if your drag isnt letting line out the line snaps pretty easy.
For pads I'd have it set where you can feel some reisistance pulling the line out for a test, but a tad firmer would be suggested if you are using heavy line.
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Old 01-12-09, 05:55 PM   #43
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well a reel i found has about 8 or 9 lbs. of drag so i hope thats enough,but like cassidyta said i can always put my hand on the drag and i don't think that I need to be worried about fish over 6 lbs since the possibility of one of them is very slim for me
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