Post your Latest Purchase.

  • Thread starter Thread starter I.B
  • Start date Start date
  • Featured
in 176.

957649906143908efb3c1e14cbc9055b.jpeg
 
Nice work, you'll love them, they catch everything. Do try to find the texposer hooks though, they really are the best by far, the flat hoook end sits so nice and weedless and I probably only missed 2-3 hookests in the past several years on them, the gama hooks work well but not quite as good. Also I've had by far the best luck with the rainbow trout color slug-gos. I use it primarily with a 4lb smoke fireline in my ultralight, the line really gives great feel for the jerking, is tits for hooksets and you can cast to Tibet. Yes, I tend to ramble about these sorts of things lol... I love topwater fishing. The surface breaches are so awesome, it's like mini sharks or something.

If you ever make it down to the Quabbin, let me know.
 
I'm sorry I know this is all opinion and don't want to get into a debate, but for using plastics fluorocarbon really is the best line. Virtually invisible and I have never had a knot slip or break.

Imo, fireline sucks ass. It's a pain in the ass if you do not get it on your spool tight enough because it will just jump off. Also using it for casting is not a good idea because it can wear grooves into your eyelits. Then when you decide to switch to a different line those grooves will fray your line and you will lose a fish. If you are going to use fireline you might as well use braided, its 100x better at everything (except visibility) and its cheaper.
 
Oh dude it's cool. Everybody has stuff they like, no worries.

I''m not anywhere near as huge fisherman as many out there but I do enjoy the hell out of it. I prefer braided or fireline for jerkbaits though because of the lack of elasticity, how tough it is and the smaller diameter. I'm just not big on flouro, I know it's supposedly better for some things, I just don't like it as much personally. I've had the best luck with fireline, but I'm not married to it by any means. Was just saying that for topwater jerkbaits (which I primarily use), it's my go-to because it fits my style of action perfectly and around here, it's really tough to find braid under 15lb test- and I like to fondle line before buying- I'm just one of those guys I guess. Never had a problem with it jumping the bail, but I know it has the potential to happen. Also never had problems with the grooves, but then again I don't have a big money setup either so I'm not too worried even if I did have to replace the rod someday.

 
Do trades count as purchases? Fuck it, my level 1 ten year 3xl, for a xxl raspberry flannel and a xxl brown swipes shirt
 
I'm using 12 lb mono which works great for the 2-3 lb pike i usually catch, but just the other day my friend and I lost a 10-15 lb pike due to the line breaking while trying to get him out of the water (our net was too small). Been thinking about picking up some 20 lb braided. Good/bad idea?
 
Braided is good for topwater, fast moving baits, and in very thick weeds. Not so good for a slow deliberate presentation because it is easy for the fish to see the line then. So it all depends on what lure/presentation you are using.
 
Yup have it on all but 2 of my rods. One that i use for jigs in super thick weeds, and the other for cranks/spinnerbaits
 
layering ha. but i do really like futura and the resell on their shit always justifies the initial purchase. plus that phrase has a double meaning in the design world

 
imo 20lb braid is overkill- too big and heavy a line. It'd be like fishing with rope unless your tackle and rod/reel are all huge. Normally when going fireline or braid, the test lb rating is conservative, whereas I find mono to be generous with their ratings. Mono is a much smoother line but I personally am not a fan.

Do me a fav. Get some 8lb smoke fireline. Fish jerkbait with it and report back. I bet you don't break anything as long as you discard the portion that frays near the hook when you re-tie if it's looking a little dusty (you'll see) and those slug-gos dance like never before. Diameter is much smaller than braid or mono, with less elasticity and I've literally never had a line break during fishing with it and I've hauled in largemouth as big as 7lbs+ on a 4lb test line (also a 5lb smallmouth in river current with 4lb line) with the little guy slug-gos and that's saying something if you ask me.

another trick to do with your slug-gos is to get the red ones, take ONE out of the package and put it in with the baby bass and alewife ones you got (i think) the red will run to the others and it will look like it's bleeding to add to the "dying minnow" presentation. Just pay attention or they'll all just turn red though.

K.wags could be completely right- you might not like it. I'm willing to bet you will enjoy it for that application though. Can't hurt to try. Best of luck and post pics if you catch something cool!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top