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bajabass
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I agree to agree Cardon Man!! I have a Daiwa Regal 5500 that has caught some very nice fish!! Honestly though, I cast my conventionals, level wind and
not, further than the spinner.
Very frustrating when you see fish chasing bait, just beyond casting range. I've ended up with more than a few of DT's examples trying to get my
lures out to the fish!!!
McFez, my tackle box weighs so much I use it as ballast to trim the ride out on my 17cc. Seems I always wanted that ONE lure I did not bring!!
Keep your eyes on the road, and your hands upon the wheel!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajabass
I agree to agree Cardon Man!! I have a Daiwa Regal 5500 that has caught some very nice fish!! Honestly though, I cast my conventionals, level wind and
not, further than the spinner.
Very frustrating when you see fish chasing bait, just beyond casting range. I've ended up with more than a few of DT's examples trying to get my
lures out to the fish!!!
McFez, my tackle box weighs so much I use it as ballast to trim the ride out on my 17cc. Seems I always wanted that ONE lure I did not bring!! |
Aint that the truth.
Having pack everything for a run last May (?) with my boat......had to wait for 4 days for the winds to die down...waiting off a beach called
"nowhere" :-) Finally....got out there.....hooked real fast, wow. Had to move the boat closer to shore.....did....threw the anchor back out...bad
rope.......lost that anchor......bad language!
So yes...one cant pack everything 
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by dtbushpilot
40# braid, about 20' of 20# flouro top shot, skip the mono.
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I also use this setup for shore fishing. It's worked pretty well for me so far. My rod is a little heavier though, I use a Seeker 12-30lb. My
spinning reel is a Shimano Spheros 5000 with upgraded drags.
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40# braid, 20# flouro topshot....i use uni to uni knot and it works great; always has...better invest a little bit more and get a true saltwater
certified spinner so it lasts you more than 6 months down here...wash off thoroughly after each use even with the certification...i even "saltaway"
mine..
dyslexia is never having to say you\'re yrros.
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This is my "light setup to. I join then together with end loops and haven't had a failure yet. The loop knot I use is super easy and putting a new top
shot is quick. The knots are really small so you don't feel much as it goes thru the guides.
half twist then feed loop thru.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajabass
Maybe, but never for a beach rod! |
Agree to disagree. Not that I own a Stella...but I lust for one badly.
Stella aside...there are more affordable spinning reels that have the drag and capacity to catch big fish from shore. |
[Edited on 7-25-2011 by Russ]
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Old rods
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The Kunnans were one of the first, decent, affordable rods from Asia that I can recall. I've still got one that I use from the mid 80's.
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I always thought they were in South Carolina, made rods and golf shafts, but the factory burned down. Anyway, have four different Kunnans, some Ugly
Sticks, Seekers etc all from yard sales or swapmeets in San Diego. Yard sales in a fishing town keep the costs down..~8^)
EdZ KG6UTS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by EdZeranski
| Quote: | Originally posted by bajabass
The Kunnans were one of the first, decent, affordable rods from Asia that I can recall. I've still got one that I use from the mid 80's.
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I always thought they were in South Carolina, made rods and golf shafts, but the factory burned down. Anyway, have four different Kunnans, some Ugly
Sticks, Seekers etc all from yard sales or swapmeets in San Diego. Yard sales in a fishing town keep the costs down..~8^)
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This is my understanding as well. I got 3 at a g-sale for cheap and then went home and researched them. They are actually pretty sought after by many.
I thought they were cheapies when I got them as part of a huge lot, I was in for a pleasant surprise.
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Thanx everyone, I was out of touch for a while so didn't get to follow this as the posts came in. Everything is making pretty good sense to me
except...Most folks say braid to floro, Im OK with that. But most folks talk about fairly short floro sections, I had envisioned floro the distance
of a cast (to avoid "wind" messes with braid) and braid backing. Someone want to educate me on the short vs long topshot question?Thanx again for all
the input.
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not sure if you know or not but make sure your rod guides are rated for braid. If they are cheap guides, braid under tension will cut a grove into
them, and this grove will cut your braid.
I used to fish braid, but went back to Mono or co-polymer p-line with a flouro leader. The reason is I fish mainly for roosters from the beach. The
lure of choice is a 3 oz ranger, which creates a lot of line speed when cast. Being that I use baitcasters only, it is a matter "when", not "if" a
backlash will occur. Braid has zero stretch, so when a backlash occurs a 3oz ($15) lure goes zinging out to sea, when the backlash stops the spool and
the braid can't absorb the hit being that it has zero stretch, so it either parts or cuts itself. With mono the line stretches rather than breaks,
usually saving me a lure.
Braid also sucks in the abrasion resistance area, and when fishing from the beach 9 times out of 10 there are rocks within "rocking" distance. Not
sure how many big fish(and lures) I have lost when fishing braid and a fish takes you into the rocks, one nick with braid and it's all over. Adios
amigo
Braid also costs way too much. I can buy 3000yds of 40lb p-line for about $80, where braid would cost $450 for the same quantity. I don't see enough
benefits to warrant the cost, that is unless I was bottom fishing 500' down, then the zero stretch would pay off as one could feel the take.
[Edited on 7-25-2011 by classicbajabronco]
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bajabass
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I could very possibly be wrong on country of origin on the Kunnan rods! I was told by the salesman, at Turner's Outdoors in Orange,Ca., that the were
"inexpensive Asian" rods. Love the one I have! I wonder whose blanks they used?
 I watched a 3oz chrome and prism Kroc go at least 100
yards out after a heave and backlash episode at La Ribera yesterday. Dra. Bajabass got a good giggle out of the expletives that followed. 
On my heavy beach rig I have 65lb braid and about a 50 yard topshot of 40 lb mono. The light rods are 15 and 20lb mono. The stretch does help save
most lures from launch, but not all! Usually when the bait/fish are breaking just beyond normal casting range!!! CRAACK!! Adios cien pesos!!
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kunnan used their own blanks. They called it Spiral tech, if you look closely at a kunnan you can see it, the filaments are spun around the rod. Most
graphite rods are rolled carbon sheets.
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