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Member Fishing Reports and Photos / Re: 5/13/24 Report
Last post by Reeltyme - Today at 11:42:29 PMGive a man a fish,,, teach a man to fish and he makes the rest of us jealous! Nice!
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Photo Gallery / may 14, international Chihuahu...
Last post by steelfish - Today at 11:41:33 PMI have my Chihuahua, where is yours?
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Member Fishing Reports and Photos / Re: Lake Erie Catfishing 2024
Last post by Reeltyme - Today at 11:40:15 PMMike, those fatties look like a nice pull for sure. I don't think they are blues or flatheads, lord knows I could be wrong. What kind are they? Besides fun to catch!
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D.A.M. Quick / Re: 220 Bearing Size?
Last post by quang tran - Today at 11:21:12 PMQuote from: jgp12000 on Today at 02:39:37 PMThanks guys well,on rainy days I do things like buy Fasteddy ceramic bearingsThere is no need for ceramic bearings for rotor ,If you only use for fresh water the original bearings in DamQuick reel will last all you need is clean and oil .I try ceramic bearings on bait casting reel ,it's good but too much noise ,try the hybrib on bicycle wheel it work reel good.I have only tried his SS BB in the past and have been pleased.I ordered 1ea-6x19x6 & 8x22x7.I been fishing one of my 265s lately and it's one of my favs,I was just curious and also one of my 220s wanted one
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Member Fishing Reports and Photos / Re: Lake Erie Catfishing 2024
Last post by jurelometer - Today at 11:20:32 PMSweet!
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Member Fishing Reports and Photos / Re: 5/13/24 Report
Last post by foakes - Today at 11:02:19 PMGood report, Lee!
Congratulations!
Best, Fred
Congratulations!
Best, Fred
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Member Fishing Reports and Photos / 5/13/24 Report
Last post by Keta - Today at 10:53:50 PMIntrepid 5/12-5/15.
On the first nigh we got into very hungry BFT in the 25-150 pound range and landed 130. I slept through 1/2 of the bite and my 3 were all sub 50#, I pulled hooks on one and got cut off on another larger fish. The next day zero fish until dark then a less agressive but good bite with a larger average fish, nothing under 100#.
I managed to get my 3rd cow BFT and so far the largest fish caught on this trip.
On the first nigh we got into very hungry BFT in the 25-150 pound range and landed 130. I slept through 1/2 of the bite and my 3 were all sub 50#, I pulled hooks on one and got cut off on another larger fish. The next day zero fish until dark then a less agressive but good bite with a larger average fish, nothing under 100#.
I managed to get my 3rd cow BFT and so far the largest fish caught on this trip.
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Okuma Tutorials and Questions / Re: New Okuma Makaira 80 II SE...
Last post by MexicanGulf - Today at 10:31:09 PMHi Crew, I am officially in love with this reel!!!
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Penn 99/Jigmaster/SurfMaster/Squidder Tutorials and Questions / Modernizing a jigmaster
Last post by Maxed Out - Today at 09:59:14 PM One of Sal's favorite reels is a jigmaster. He still inspires me to this day. Tom at CortezConversions makes it easy to dream up your own build with all his available options. Randy Pauly sent me a few spools, so I built a few jigmaster 500 reels around those spools. If I can do it, anyone can !!
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Member Fishing Reports and Photos / Re: Lake Erie Catfishing 2024
Last post by mo65 - Today at 09:21:02 PM Thanks guys! And no...we usually don't eat catfish. I'm not a fan of them on the table. They are more fun to fish for than walleye or perch, so we fish cats the whole time and then buy walleye and perch fillets at the fish market on the way out of town. There is always someone else around when fishing the public access areas, and we always end up giving the cats to them.
The place we fished is along the channel the big ferry boats use to take folks from Port Clinton to the islands. It's all concrete and rip rap...nowhere to push in a spike or rod holder...so using a reel with a clicker is a must unless you're wanting to get rid of your rod!
I used my Surfmaster 100, a Monofil 26, and my Mag 10. The zebra mussel beds were treacherous this trip, had to replace leaders a lot. One of those big 20+ pounders gave the little Monofil 26 a real workout stripping drag on several runs. I was worried the fancy aftermarket handle might fail...but it worked flawlessly. The Mag 10 has an extra drag washer, larger drag star, and a 112H handle. the Surfmaster 100 is tricked out with a 5 stack drag, steel main gear and sleeve, aluminum bars, stand, and spool. It has a 24-12LT and larger drag star. We used shrimp for bait, it seems to be the local favorite. Next time we are going to try baits we use at home on the river...cut bluegill and shad.
The place we fished is along the channel the big ferry boats use to take folks from Port Clinton to the islands. It's all concrete and rip rap...nowhere to push in a spike or rod holder...so using a reel with a clicker is a must unless you're wanting to get rid of your rod!
I used my Surfmaster 100, a Monofil 26, and my Mag 10. The zebra mussel beds were treacherous this trip, had to replace leaders a lot. One of those big 20+ pounders gave the little Monofil 26 a real workout stripping drag on several runs. I was worried the fancy aftermarket handle might fail...but it worked flawlessly. The Mag 10 has an extra drag washer, larger drag star, and a 112H handle. the Surfmaster 100 is tricked out with a 5 stack drag, steel main gear and sleeve, aluminum bars, stand, and spool. It has a 24-12LT and larger drag star. We used shrimp for bait, it seems to be the local favorite. Next time we are going to try baits we use at home on the river...cut bluegill and shad.