Eyefull

Welcome to the site guys. I think you guys are somehow friends with me on FB, small world.

Welcome Shawn. I fish out of Quanicassee most of the time, but get up to Sebewing a few times each year, mostly for the very cool fun tournys they run over there, great time. From anywheres on that side you can reach most of the really good East side hotspots with a manageable run. Early on, the lower end of the slot will be very hot. As the water warms, typically the fish move out past the outer bar and into the deeper water. That whole deep basin from 1 & 2 to the slot is always good fishing, so you will do fine out of Sebewing. Give me a shout, I always give up the goods, lots of fish to go around.

If I could get out in the shop and off the lazy boy, I would help you out by the foot. Like others have said, I would think that most full service tackle shops would spool you up by the foot.

I am going to be trialing some Torpedo tips shortly. They are very similiar to the Aftco tip, with one very neat improvement. With the Aftco, the tip can swivel as the rod tip twists and the wire can still find its way off the roller with inexperienced anglers. The Torpedo tip has a small guide on the incoming side of the roller, and the same type of after roller arm guide. It will be tough for the wire to get out of that tip roller, even with rod tip twist. It is also priced much more reasonable than the Aftco.

Good stuff again as usual guys.

I booked a trip with Captain Chris for Thursday. Hoping to get some video of my son hooking up on a Mosquito Lagoon Red. So far, the bass have been a blast behind our rental house. Whacky Rigs Rule!

Awesome Terry, man I am jealous of you guys down there!

The two at the show are sold and gone. Shimano does set the MSRP pricing and you are not able to advertise a price lower than that. You can do things in house to get the price down. In store coupons, combo deals, line deals, etc... are ways to lower the end price of the reel.

I have booked a trip with Capt. Chris for April 5th or 6th. Can't wait and will certainly report with pictures when home.

$65 is my price and there is only one model available from Okuma.

Lubber's Leap

Welcome Tom, we're almost neighbors, I live just the other side of Reese.

Good catch Nick.

Bud, take a close look at the 2nd-4h guides as well, that is where the serious stress is located. Those are fairly easy to replace as well and much cheaper than a new rod. I am always happy to talk guys through fixing their own rods, so don't hesitate to get ahold of me if you get stumped.

There are no easy answers for taming wire. Historically, roller rods were the way to go. Recently there have been a couple of ringed guides built just for wire. They aren't much cheaper than the rollers though. You can use a standard dipsy rod for a while. Depending on the ring material, it may last 5 trips or 30 on wire. The resistance that many speak of is the friction of the wire against a rough surface. With conventional standard guides (aluminum oxide, hardloy, silicon carbide) you get real nice performance when they are brand new. As the wire erodes away the highly polished surface over time, what you end up with is your expensive wire running across rough carbide stones. Not only do you have lots of friction and resistance, your actually degrading your wire. So the hardloy, at the bottom of the hardness scale will begin to fail quite quick vs. say the silicon carbides, but eventually with enough use, they will all degrade and even groove out. The new Silicon Nitride rings are wire bullet proof, and the tool grade carbides also are doing well for some. I have Silicon Nitride ringed rods in their 4th season aboard hard use Ludington charter boats, even under magnification, the rings still look fine. So, like others have said, you can use what you have and see how long it gets you by, nothing to lose other than the tip you choose to use. Keep an eye on the guide rings and change before they begin to damage your wire. Tips are a very controversial topic with wire. It is simply a matter of preferrence. The roller tips, twilly tips, and even the swivel roller tips all have their pros and cons. Quite honestly, in head to head comparisons, a standard Silicon Nitride ringed tip vs. a swivel roller tip will produce negligable difference in curlys, hardly worth debating. Keeping the line tight at all times, trimming off a couple feet of curly line every so often has more to do in the long run than the individual tips from what I have seen. It comes down to your budget and what your comfortable fishing with.

Amen brother, at least we attend a support group here:thumb: Remember, never admit you/we have a problem, they say that is half way to curing it.

Looking forward to it. I'll be there all day on Saturday.

Peggy: "Frank, you inspire me.......$40!"

Frank, did you ever get to speak with "Peggy"? Sorry, couldn't resist.

Grant stopped over to deliver a package of tackle for the fund raiser event for the Reese Out-Of-Doors club. My favorite times in the shop are when fellow fishermen stop in to kick the sand. Thanks Grant, and nice meeting you,

Nick, congratulations on the new crew. Good times ahead for sure.

Warm welcome.

Welcome to the site! Lots of good fellas here and great discussion.

Name: Tony Childs Age: 42 Residence Location: Frankenmuth, MI Area(s) Most Often Fished: Saginaw Bay, Ludington Years of Experience: 32 years Boat Size and Info: 19' Striper Walkaround Boat Name: Eyefull Rigging: 2 Cannon Mag10's, Big Jon doubles, arch, 10 scottys for walleye Rods: Vast array of my customs, most stuff doesn't match, mostly scraps from spec rods Reels: Mostly cheap Okuma Mags for walleye, Diawa Accudepths for salmon. Really would be ecstatic for someone to fully outfit/sponsor me decent reels like Satlists or Tekotas:thumb: Bio: I grew up fishing Saginaw Bay, since I am guessing from the time I was around 10 or so. Been fishing it ever since. I took up salmon fishing about 8 years ago now to better understand my customers needs. That was the best move I have ever made, been hooked on them to the point of obsession. Building custom rods started about 10 years ago, just messing around in the offseason, and now it is job #2.