Rod Caster

Nice canoe walleye!

Nice trip! I'll consider that place for my trip in August

Sturgeon Falls of course.

Welcome Mrs. Misfish!

scary stuff when the waders start filling up with water! That was a nice write-up ...thx

those are some mean-looking bruisers. Great report.

Success! And I thought, by your last posts, that you'd have trouble finding the fish... Boy was I wrong! That's one heck of an opener.

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Way to suck it up. Now go assume the fetal position.

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That's the problem with the braid specific spool...it's so shallow to start with, i don't want to load it with a mere 90yrds. I'll try underfilling the regular spool to see if that reduces the looping. Typically i would back it with mono to take up space and bring the braid closer to the spool edges, since it casts smoother and longer. The bottom eye could be an issue since I've had to bend it back a few times...maybe it's misaligned. Harrison: definitly my retrieval style is causing the looping with my setup, I'd rather adjust my equipment to my style, then vice versa. A bit a trial and error and I'm sure I'll find a happy medium. I really like the strenght and direct contact you get with braid and i don't want to give it up.

That sounds like a good way to neutralize the twists..thx I agree that its probably not the line, but my own stop-and-go, lift n drop style of retrieve, where the line goes limp then tight, reel and repeat. I'll try using the regular spool to see if that one works smoother for me... I seriously get loops every 20th or so cast... I've never had troubles like this before. Thanks for the replies so far.

yes it has the rubber bushings on it, I find it funny how it's so shallow that I can only fit Max 125yrd, I'll cast 100yrds with a Len Thompson and see the rubber bushings through the line. 98% of the time I'll close the bail by hand and I definitly loaded the line on with proper tension... Maybe this type of spool is designed for a different style of fishing; shorter casts, pitching, casting hardbodies etc?? Anybody else using these spools, and why did you choose it over another style/size of spinning reel spool? I'm going to load up my other spool with braid and mono backing (I have two other spools of line I may as well us it) and see if it's the spool, or if mono better suits my fishing style.

What??? Ok time for me to stop crying about the cup and get back into the game. Only 3mths to go!! Edit: Just read about it.... Carter for Jakub Voracek and a 2011 1st & 3rd pick sounds like a good deal, as long as they draft well in this year's "decent" pool of youngsters. Richards for Braydon Shenn, Wayne Simmonds and a 2012 2nd....I'd rather Richards.

Funny, I used XL exclusively up until a couple years ago. I still like the stuff, but I find braid with fluoro leader works best as a cover - all method. Unfortunately with the braid spool, it is much shallower and won't even hold an entire 150yrds of 20lbs PP

Hey guys, Since I picked up my Abu Soron STX20 with the "braid spool", I've had consistent problems with my line looping out of the gate, grabbing several layers of line and getting knotted up during my casts. I use power pro 20lbs, and found it even worse with Suffix. I never had this issue with my Cardinal. Maybe its my retrieval style of large swoops and hopping and stop and go, or maybe the braid spools, because they hold less line and are shallower, contribute to this issue. Also note that I've tried less line on the spool and had the same problem. I'm thinking of putting the regular spool back on and backing my braid with mono... Any suggestions or anecdotes?

Nice work Joey! I wonder if that's the same spot I fish from?? Are there other people fishing in that spot or are you in a quieter spot?

"I have a bad feeling about this" hahah, you can sense the nervousness of trying to lift that big girl without injuring the fish and the fisher. I've had some bad experiences with 40+inch pike with no gloves.... well done guys.

Mid day walleye action! Perfect. you are one lucky b word

x2 on barbless hooks. Lion: There's no bug spray for swarms of horse/deer fly's! I'm not sure it's the same spot. That was 35kms away from anything on a trail that stole 2 of my hard plastic mud flaps. Now my truck has 50% more mud whip.

Old woman is easily my favorite spot on the north shore. My gf won't believe her eyes this summer, she's never been further north than temagami. Great trip you guys had. Bonus with the free lodging!

Good numbers... 2 lakes, several fish and three generations of fishermen

A well used day off. Fish and peacefulness go together.

haha two fister=instant ModQ I've seen better prices, you should have been "moderately priced tackle"

That made me laugh. Good story! Nipfisher: eventually I'll turn you into nipsmithnostemagottertomikoetcfisher