I think the differences are minor. Some of the ice lines are coated wth a hydrophobic coating which helps reduce ice up. I think it wears off over time, tho. I've tried most of them. My personal preference is fireline crystal ice for superline. The coating wears off over time, but it's still very st...

cool colors on those big fish!

bringing back this older thread..... i tried the Cabela's Sweet Pea....cool little bait. it's listed at 1/6 oz.....it's actually more like 1/16 oz. i think it's just a typo. still casts OK. i didn't get to fish mine very long before a pickerel cut me off. the other one has stayed in the box until i ...

PancakeFace22 wrote:I just happened to think about this thread when I was fishing this past weekend and decided to take a picture for it. The lure is a Lucky Craft Bevy Shad MkII 50SP in Lake Biwa Bluegill.

I'll have to try 1 of those!

Cool thread, guys! Thx!

i know this is probably too late & you've already got a trout rod for your Dad, but.....

i think a Daiwa Presso 7' is hard to beat! 2-piece or 4-piece. Both are great rods for the money.

by the way, what did you end up getting?

i don't think they make ultra soft anymore? it's listed on Amazon at outrageous prices, but not on the Yo Zuri website. they still make regular hybrid and a new line called Top Knot that I haven't tried. i fished it briefly for schoolie stripers when it first came out. i thought it was fine, but not...

I'm sure many remember this reel, but... in the mid 90's you could get this reel with a rod in a blister pack at the Navy Exchange. It was an impressively balanced combo for the price. Anyone remember the rod that used to come with? Or, if you have recommendations on a decent rod with an accommodat...

i don't have a Patriarch, but I have some Supreme and Supreme XT's in the 25 size. The newer ones have a "slow oscillation" gearing which helps with the line lay. Still not as good as Shimano worm gear, but better than before. the problem of stacking high or low can be fixed by adding or removing sp...

I tested my combo last week , unfortunately I didn't caught any panfish , but I had 16" walleye , 20 " + cat and 25" + carp , lol , all on Chartreuse Black Chartreuse 1/16 oz Road Runner Original Marabou Jig , It was a pleasure to use this gear , very light , I enjoyed it for most of the day . soun...

like others have said, Daiwa 2000 size reel will be too heavy for a true UL. you could upsize the rod out of the UL category to something like a 7' medium-light or downsize the reel. you mentioned that you didn't want to pay CI4+ prices for a UL reel. there's a few choices in that <$50 category. Shi...

nice 1!

For those of you using superlines, I'm curious what your reasons are for going with something like 2/6 Fireline over 2/10 Power Pro? Does it fish better on the smaller 500/1000 size spools despite having the same diameter? Does the Fireline have superior abrasion resistance? Personal preference of ...

I also have the ET RR 6'9" UL. It doesn't cast as well as some of my other rods, but it's a good stick for fishing vertically. If you were planning on jigging crappie from a brushpile, it would be fine. It has tiny running guides on the last 1/3 of the rod which I think limit distance in casting. No...

4 lb Nanofil with a 3-4 lb fluoro leader. I know some people hate the stuff, but I've had very good luck with it. It's very slick so you need to figure out some good knots or add a tiny drop of superglue to keep it from slipping out. It also hates any kind of abrasion (rocks, wood, sticks, sharp wee...

can't comment on the JDM stuff, but the Presso is a great mid-line rod - especially for the $. I've got a 7' 4-piece pack rod and recently picked up a 7' 2-piece rod. The minima guides are fine - maybe a little loud depending on your choice of line. (i'd recommend some kind of thin, slick superline....