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rod and line play more of a part imo. If I use braid with a trebled hard bait on and xh rod, I tend to loose more fish than on my mh with same line. The mh absorbs more of the shock than the xh, so the hooks stay pinned. Using mono also helps times because of the stretch. There needs to be some give or the hook will either tear or pull out. Same reason why you use parabolic rods for crank baits, you need something to absorb the thrashing fish and keep the hook pinned to the fish, with a xh there isn't enough play(unless you are fishing heavy baits like 5oz+) to keep the fish pinned. I use the xh for my single hook baits like hudds. I always keep my drag locked on the hook set, I may back it off while fishing if I can't get the fish back to the boat because it's a beast, then I will let the drag do it's work. However, if you are fishing veg, laydowns or rock, you need to be able to keep the fish out of where he is hiding and prevent him from wrapping you up.

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good wright up on the shimano trinidad http://fishingreelsyouin.blogspot.com/2014/02/shimano-trinidad-16n-maxi-musky-reel.html

you could try a piece of a nail weigh in the middle or slightly more towards the middle front (experiment till it swims how you like it) and slightly off centered to the opposite side of the direction in rolls too. It works with a rising son.

Donations sent. Sorry to hear about your friend's situation; I pray your co worker's wife makes a full recovery.

Nice, that is awesome customer service right there. I always wondered what would happen in a situation like yours, good to hear the builder took care of you. Those sticks look dope btw.

When you received the rod, the tip was broken and the blank was repaired instead of replaced? Has anyone used Sato custom rods? I have seen his work online and it looks great. I believe he makes some of the custom rods for Hard Merchandise on the show Wicked Tuna.

Yeah, Kimber covered the cost of a replacement but it sucked to have to wait 6 weeks for it. Especially since almost every online gun store had them in stock.

The purpose/theory is that it eliminates the torque on your wrist and rod twist while fighting a fish and it keeps the line off the rod. Here is an article that goes into details about spiral wrapped rods: http://www.captneilf.com/intro4.htm

yeah, I definitely have some buyers remorse, it was 1200$. The gun looks and feels great. I love the trigger and I find it to be very accurate, but f man, I don't like the issues I have had, especially for something I am using to defend my life with. The 3rd time at the range, the guide rod that holds the recoil spring in place ejected from the pistol. I didn't notice it when it happened. When I got home and went to clean it, I was like wtf, where is my guide rod. I went back to the range and found it in two pieces, the rounded head sheared off the rod. Kimber replaced it but they didn't have any in stock for 6 weeks. I asked the guy if he could pull one out of a new production gun they had in their inventory and he laughed then said no.

it doesn't matter which direction the spiral goes. Personally though, I hate spiral wrapped rods, the guides are more vulnerable to breaking as they always make contact with the surface the are laid down on. With a standard setup, all your guides rest freely upright with out making surface contact when laid down. Also, they suck to store in rod lockers, again the guides are vulnerable to breaking when storing and removing them from the locker. As far as casting goes, I don't see a difference nor do I feel it's better for fighting fish, it seems like a gimmick to me.

I have and HK USP .40 for the house and carry a kimber ultra carry .45. I like the kimber but it will probably get sold for another HK. I only have a 1000 rounds down the kimber and had some feed failures and ejection problems. My HK has over 5K rounds and not a single hiccup, it will shoot any ammo, the kimber is choosey. I like the XD's too, cheap and super reliable.

that dude has better timing than my windshield wipers.

I swim it slow in the middle of the water column or drag it on the bottom, it works well both ways. I like the 6" or >

That happened to the 3 I own too, I have 2 100's and a 300, they all started to do that with in a year. the more I used them, the more frequent it became. I lost a few good baits and now I don't fish them. I loved that reel for the first 6 months, then the problems started. It sucks because it's such a affordable reel, just not built to last imo. I press the button down hard as hell and it still happens, definitely a defect in the reel, not the user imo.