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    leaders, crimps, snaps and such.....

    in Musky, Tiger Musky & Pike (ESOX)

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    I've heard through other internet discussions (take this as you will) that due to the properties of titanium, repetitious bending can cause breakage/failure with no warning. Steel that sees the same bending will show kinks/deformation and you know it needs attention/replacement. I'm not sure how true that is but it was enough to scare me off from titanium...

    I'd rather see bends and kinks in the steel after contact so I know if the leader has any life left in it, I'd hate to forget how much action a leader has and have a failure.

    Sk8man- using them in saltwater and for pike, have you seen this with titanium at all?


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    Lamoka Lake Tournament?

    in Musky, Tiger Musky & Pike (ESOX)

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    Call me crazy but this is completely changing the convo up a bit but I always thought it would be fun to have a tournament through musky inc for one day where everyone can fish their favorite musky waters and compete for biggest fish of that day and figure a way out to enter results to one person with video/pics etc. It would allow guys that live far away to compete with everyone for one day that normally can't make it for whatever reason even if it is just for fun. Plus it would make for a good article in the magazine. Just a thought lol


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    I really like this idea! I would like to attend all the tourneys but the distance really limits which ones I can fish (usually 0 or 1 tourneys).

    What does everyone else think about this?


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    Lamoka Lake Tournament?

    in Musky, Tiger Musky & Pike (ESOX)

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    I do think a team should somehow be rewarded for catching more than 3 fish.

    Say team "A" catches 10 fish with their three biggest being 40, 40, 40.

    Team "B" catches 3 fish, a 40, 40, 41.

    Although team A caught 7 more fish (which is amazing when you talk about muskie) they would lose out to team B because of 1".

    I would say giving a point or half point for each fish over your 3 fish limit could be a way to "compensate" a team for catching a lot of fish.

    Or we could say....too bad, 3-fish is the rule...

    Either way, I like the team format and we could try the 3 fish rule for 1 tourney or an entire season and see how everyone likes it. If it doesn't work out, we could always revert back.



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    Lamoka Lake Tournament?

    in Musky, Tiger Musky & Pike (ESOX)

    Posted

    Do they have weekly bass tourneys there? I remember my first trip to waneta on opening day I had to park 1/4 mile up the road from the launch....

    As for the team tourney, I think it's a great idea, it'll prevent any suspicions of who caught which fish....
    The only possible downfall is if someone is casting alone, they would be at a disadvantage up against a boat of casters or two trollers with 6 rods out.


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    Lamoka Lake Tournament?

    in Musky, Tiger Musky & Pike (ESOX)

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    I know this is probably way too early but would they stagger stocking between Lamoka and Waneta (every other year), split the current Waneta stocking 50/50 between the two lakes.... basically, will they take fingerlings away from Waneta or leave Waneta stocking as is and add to Lamoka?

     

    I've fished Lamoka twice. Both times were for less than an hour during a mid-day lull. Like Tiger Stalker, I only get to Waneta a few times a year (100 miles one way) so I tend to fish the spots I know produce but Lamoka does have some nice looking water.

    LEXA HD-400 Series Musky Reels

    in Musky, Tiger Musky & Pike (ESOX)

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    Chad- here's my experience with my Lexa HD....

    I bought it the week it came out. I was playing with it before I put line on and it had a slight rough spot every time the handle would get to a certain position. Once I put braid on it, you couldn't tell where the spot was anymore.

    On my fourth trip with it, the line guide started getting stuck to one side rendering it useless. Sent it to daiwa and they replaced a bearing and a few parts. I got it back and started putting line on it.... Line guide stuck again! Sent it back, this time daiwa fronted for next day shipping because I wasn't super pleased about the situation.

    I got it back and now the reel screams when you cast. From what I've read it is just a dry bearing....but super annoying....

    As for the actual reel performance, I love it! It's very comfortable to handle, feels solid, I love the big handle/knob. I like a fast reel and this is the only option for a lefty (until the tranx 301/401 comes out).

    After my trip next week I'll be sending it out to get serviced, sell it, and pick up a tranx in the spring. Heck, maybe I'll keep it, I do like it now that all the kinks are worked out.


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