Recent content by QueDawg

Gamakatsu for me. I used to be partial to Owner, but I didn't like the size of the hole that the cutting edge opened in the fish. I also broke a few them in tournament situations. I have tried the BPS Extreme hooks with success.

Agreed. I switched hands for quite a few years. Once I made the switch all I could do was wonder why I did it in the first place.

I can tell you this, I have mono and flouro on separate rods and the flouro is much more sensitive. In fact, I have each line type on the same model of rod and each of those rods has the same model of reel. The flouro wins hands down for sensitivity.

There is some debate on both sides of that issue out there. The stretch debate aside. Flouro has greater sensitivity than mono, which is really my point.

I don't use a leader with braid. I've tried it both ways and I can't detect any difference in the amount of bites that I get. When I did use a leader, I always used flourocarbon. I didn't want to invest in braid and then use stretchy mono, that is not very abrasion resistant and isn't...

One tip with backlashes, strip off some line, put pressure on the spool with your thumbnail and reel in some line. Some times it takes a few rounds of doing this, but it works very well for me.

I fish bait casters more than I do spinning reels. They are just another tool to get the job done with. The advice to buy a quality one is excellent. The cheap models won't have spools that rotate freely and the braking systems are kinda all or nothing. I am a Shimano guy, but there are plenty...

I changed from Shimano to Daiwa a number of years ago and had nothing but problems with the Team Daiwa baitcasters. I constantly had to replace the infinite anti reverse assembly in them. The spinning reels were just poorly designed and built at that time. It didn't take me too long to move...

I have nowhere to store a glass boat, I won't pay to store one and I love to fish ponds.

I am a Shimano guy as well. I typically go with the Symetre for spinning and the Citica for casting. Both are fantastic reels for the money are very durable. Unless you are spending a serious amount days on the water a year these reels should suit you fine.

I have 7 rods that I load out with. I don't always take them all though. What I bring depends on what I am going to be fishing. 1 6' 8" medium light shakey head/finesse spinning rod. 2 6' 10" medium tube/drop shot spinning rods. 1 7' heavy flipping/pitching casting rod. 1 7' medium heavy...

That's a tall order. To cover the ground you listed, 3 rods are really what you are talking about in my mind. A medium weight spinning rod somewhere between 6' 6" and 7', a medium weight casting rod between 6' 6" and 7' and a medium heavy weight casting rod 7' long. If I had to choose...

Thanks so much. The punch sounds like the ticket. I was wondering how I was going to accomplish hitting the flat side consistently without hitting the ribs. I would prefer to avoid replacing them if I can, mainly because I have never done anything like that, and I am not equipped with an air...

Hello all, I have a 14 ft jon boat that has some leaking rivets. Since I don't use the boat with an outboard or in rough conditions, I thought I would try to rebuck the leaky rivets before taking the next step to replace them. My question is what works well on the back side of the rivet to...