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You have a lot of good answers on here. One thing I want to add is that, in general, the smaller the bait gets the less it takes to bring out its action. In both glide and lip in mode it does not take too much force to work the bait, however the lip in glide is much more resilient. I really don’t believe you need to modify the bait with weights to be able to fish it, though there is some fine tuning you can do. I have some friends who started throwing glides, and basically had the approach that if it didn’t swim well with half handle turns then it wasn’t a good bait. Of course this is flawed considering gear ratio, line cap, rod action etc. All that to say, approach each bait like it’s a brand new technique you’re trying to learn.

I’ve become a big fan of the baitsanity explorer gill. Very smooth glide and comes with multiple tails to make it more versatile. They are cheap, durable, and readily available, though the paint is not ultra realistic light you might find on other options.

30lb pline or izorline copoly, San Diego jam knot, never fails

I think the hooks were just a side quest for drt. The outwards barbs will nick your line on erratic hardbaits.

OG slide swimmers or new style deps baits shot with foam can be mounted with cheek hooks and fished on bottom

Yessir, super hard to find any of the classic ambassadeurs for lefty’s. Good luck man, they are so worth it!

Have you spent time throwing the 300 sized reels? I really don’t think you need big hands at all for them to be comfortable. That being said, the revo beast is somewhere in between a 200 and 300 sized reel. According to @TTCal on tackle tour the line cap is 14/205. I recommend you read his review, particularly the design & ergonomics section. https://www.tackletour.com/reviewabugarciarevo4beast.html

Pretty cool how if the WCZ board wasn’t there, you wouldn’t be able to see him at all lol

I forgot to mention that the foam on the handle is already a little bit messed up. Definitely need to wrap it.

Was able to get out and stick a few fish bushwacking with the TK and Legit Design SOC 66XH+ today. Nothing big but it be like that, it’s tough here in north ID and ice out was like 2 weeks ago. I share these fish though because they both ate maybe 3-4 feet away from the bank. My biggest concern with the short rod was that it wouldnt be diverse enough to cast up to its weight rating while also being soft enough to keep fish from throwing hooks. I’m happy to say that the short hookset was beautiful with this rod and the fish were completely pinned. Granted, I’m using mono (15lb big game). Just a few data points in the very short amount of time I’ve had this rod, but I think it’s worth sharing. Hopefully more good news with bigger fish soon

Costco still undefeated

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Yes to 1&2. For 3, are you running top shot? I wouldn’t want to do that with this reel, not only because of the levelwind, but in my opinion spool capacity is pretty much its biggest weakness. Braid on the spool and a wingspan of leader should be good enough

I used one all last season and just had to replace it because it was leaking. Got my new one in a few days ago, had a dink pike thrash it around on the dock, and I can hear water sloshing around inside of it now…. Wanted to like this bait so badly lol, back to TK Both of them have water coming in at the line tie