Fat Trout

I don't know what they are called but on my wire rods I have removed the first guide and replaced with the one that has the large spring and a plastic rod interface....see my photo. I have never had one have grooves form in them. I wish I could find a link. Local shops seem to have them. Its an easy install. careful use of a lighter and a needle nose pliers removes the old guide less is more on the heat.....too much heat and the rod blank goes wrong. Not the end....a careful use of a hack saw with fine blade or better a razor knife lets you break a new clean end.. Anything from the rod tip specific stick you can heat and use for "glue"....kind of like hot glue gun stuff works to also plane jane 2 part epoxy. replacing guides isn't super hard but you need some kind of slow turning motor for even epoxy. Like has been implied, I use low cost rods for that service. yeah I had a rods guides get eaten away too. Roller rods obviously can work fine but expensive. I have built a lot of rods. PM me if you want any help on wrapping guides. It seems hard but its really not that hard.

I'm curious what is worse. Lies or completely ignoring topics to act like they never happen because it hurts the narrative. I'm not saying Fox lies or CNN / others ignore fully for your agenda but I am saying don't piss on my back and tell me its raining. We all need to fact check our sources. Oh and yes, lets keep it about fishing please. I actually do agree with that.

@Yankee Trollerdo you still have these? Thinking about it. I have a pair of 5 yo digitroll 10's now and would like the tie in to the X4D.

Sale Pending

Offering my Sphar 1212 centerpin reel. $190 including shipping Spooled with 10# high vis line. No scratches. There is a little egg goo but I'll clean that off.

Yep....don't trust that guy, he's a little nutty. Good luck this weekend Clarke! I'm probably not out this weekend since I'll be up the next month+ of weekends hitting the river or combat zone lake as conditions allow. Post up so I can regret my decision! I was referencing your 26# fish posted earlier but glad I could create some confusion lol.

LOL, your right, it scared me straight on Lake O.....37 years later (not to date myself) I remember it like yesterday. We were close enough to be OK and when we started coming in to the state launch (I think it was) I remember is the dunes sand blasting the boat coming in and the small boat behind us bailing water. Mother nature.....

That Pic takes me back to when I was 12 in a 14'er with my dad out of Fairhaven when we said to each other....thats a weird cloud. Needless to say we learned what that brings.

I loved Saturday's weather and met you on the doc next to Mike's (briefly) before I left in my intent to go back out (ha ha)....sorry didn't realize who you were until I went by your boat lol. I applaud your efforts, posts and small boat game. Not long ago I was out there on days like Saturday in my 13'er. I was fortunate enough to get 4 this Saturday going out morning / evening with my wife...and actually working as a team (this time). Here's a pic of my Saturday evening with a nice dipsy fish I hooked .....with rod in hand when he hit as I was trying reel it in to a shorter length out. Its not as fantastic as your 26 of course lol

All comments were reasonable, yours as well. None sour. just open talk with a few different thoughts.

Mexico when I'm fishing, NJ when I'm not.

I have 2 cabelas depthmaster reels I'm selling together @ $90 shipped. - Depthmaster Gold DMG45 with 1000 ft of 30# mason 7 strand plus enough backing to make the spool full. Wire is 3 years old. The reel is lightly used, it sat in a closet for a while then was put on an extra rig and used once or twice a season the past 3 years as I prefer my braid diver rig. Reel capacity 20#/580yds 25/430 30/330 - Depthmaster II DM30a - New never used reel capacity 15#/510 20/420 25/310 I prefer to sell together. PM me if interested.

How rough and how bad is the over correction?..asking as interested putting something like that on a fishmaster 196. I have to believe some is nature of the beast and to some extent variable turning (within reason) is goos for fishing but not if it messes with your trolling spread of course. Sent from my Pixel 2 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I started running them last year. great reels. I wanted another pair of 40's and just barely managed to find them but i doubt I could come up with a 3rd.