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53 minutes ago, QuaternarySloth said:

I've never seen it obviously but I have this image of a hookset so massive there is no need to reel anything in, the fish comes flying into the boat.

Nah, they stay in the lake. Mostly. 

There's one on YouTube, I think. Lot of folks wouldn't believe you can pound one like that on 6#, but it works. 

Got tired of fish coming off with reel into them sets. 

Posted
1 hour ago, Ham said:

If you're going to spend money to get a lighter blank and better guides, you might want a lighter reel as well. 

We all like what we like. Shimanos bind when wet. And Daiwas are heavy and slow. I've been buying Pfluegers lately. 

Last Arbor I got has big spool and is 8.5 oz vs 10.8 ounces for the Daiwa Lexa 3000 which I heard was on sale at Cabela's. 

my new president weighs in at 7.6oz and it is a 3000 size, loving it so far

Posted
22 minutes ago, dtrs5kprs said:

Nah, they stay in the lake. Mostly. 

There's one on YouTube, I think. Lot of folks wouldn't believe you can pound one like that on 6#, but it works. 

Got tired of fish coming off with reel into them sets. 

there is nothing wrong with setting the hook hard enough to make the fish cross eyed

Posted

Any one read the article about the man and his Ned rig in the January '17 issue of Bassmaster? My largest came in late February on a jerkbait. So many options. Good luck

Posted
16 minutes ago, Quillback said:

Check this guy out.

 

Bet he can't do it on 6# fluoro...

But that's about the idea.

Have come to the conclusion that with the Ned, you are frequently setting into the harder, upper parts of the mouth/jaw/head. First couple of years I lost a ton of fish by trying to reel into them, like with a grub.

 

Posted
2 minutes ago, dtrs5kprs said:

Bet he can't do it on 6# fluoro...

But that's about the idea.

Have come to the conclusion that with the Ned, you are frequently setting into the harder, upper parts of the mouth/jaw/head. First couple of years I lost a ton of fish by trying to reel into them, like with a grub.

 

Yeah, every time a hard puller gets off when I'm fishing the Ned I get mad at myself for not giving it a super hook set.  Probably should start swinging for the fences all the time. 

Posted
24 minutes ago, Quillback said:

Yeah, every time a hard puller gets off when I'm fishing the Ned I get mad at myself for not giving it a super hook set.  Probably should start swinging for the fences all the time. 

Crush them, then back off. 

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