I've used the Patriarch XT and Curado. The Patriarch is a better reel. It felt smoother and was better built. There was zero backplay in the handle whereas the Curado had a bit of play. The Patriarch is also a better caster for me. I ended up selling the Curado and using the Patriarch as my all-arou...

I like using lighter wire straight shank hooks like the Roboworm Rebarb. EWGs tend to weigh finesse worms down and kill the action.

ESPN2 is supposed to be showing Day 3 of the Bassmaster Classic right now but instead, I'm watching nitro burning funny cars on SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY. It's bad enough that they buried coverage of Days 1 and 2 in the wee hours of the night at 3am.

That last one is huge.

I just suggested Izorline to the guy asking about line for finesse fishing. I've used XXX on my spinning reel for dropshotting and I like it. Going to try Platinum on the baitcaster this year as soon as it warms up.

Does your approach to fishing change with the seasons with regards to style/baits? For example, do you start in spring with smaller baits and a slower technique such as t-rigged plastics...then in summer, go to power fishing with spinnerbaits/swimbaits/crankbaits...then in late summer when the bite ...

I had one of these. Did a review of it but it's now gone because of the server crash. I used it primarily for plastics. It's a good caster and palms very comfortably. The only thing I didn't like about it was the smallish handle grips.

I've been using 6 lb. Izorline XXX for spinning. I just got some Izorline Platinum, which is supposed to be stiffer, to use on my baitcaster this year.

Darn, I'm back at post #1.

Thanks for getting the forum back up. What are the chances that both main server and backup fail?