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Post by chillydigits on Jun 24, 2017 7:32:46 GMT -5
I can't help with th 7000 comparisons, as I am a fan of Penn and Okuma reels. I believe the Swedish made 7000s are 7000B not C.. Good luck in your search, any of the 7000 series reels with a little maintenance can be generational reels.
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Post by chillydigits on Jun 23, 2017 20:58:10 GMT -5
Jordan that is interesting on the clear having less memory.. I will have to pick up a spool to try
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Post by chillydigits on Jun 23, 2017 19:04:25 GMT -5
Hi Seas Grand slam yellow or Pline yellow is what I use on my reels. I use Hi Seas Quattro for my leaders.. I usually buy my line from David at Bottom Dwellers.
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Post by chillydigits on Jun 22, 2017 21:20:36 GMT -5
Mono I use Pline and HiSeas..... Braid I like Sufix and generic braid from eBay.. I am happy with them
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Post by chillydigits on Jun 21, 2017 5:13:51 GMT -5
I hope the rain missed you guys last night... Sounds like a sweet spot, other then the poison ivy of course... Looking forward to a report of fish caught
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Post by chillydigits on Jun 20, 2017 17:05:25 GMT -5
I am using them in my local lake, the DEEPER shows some crud growing on the lake bottom now. I use the floats to hold the goldfish and bluegills off the bottom above the mystery funk. I think the float forces the bait to swim more hopefully with more noise. So far no tangles I am using 50lb mono for my hook leaders.
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Post by chillydigits on Jun 19, 2017 18:23:00 GMT -5
I can't take credit for this idea, I saw some painted demon dragons, and thought it was an interesting idea. Soooo 10 Chinese ZaraSpook bodies with rattles cost 8 bucks shipped... I couldn't justify an airbrush purchase for such a small project.. Stumbled across a package of jigskinz in the clearance bin at a local outdoor store.. I think they turned out ok
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Post by chillydigits on Jun 18, 2017 20:36:43 GMT -5
Jordan, hope the weather improves and you guys get into them tonight! I am working on a 29 hr biteless streak... good luck!
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Post by chillydigits on Jun 18, 2017 17:32:59 GMT -5
With the hot weather, I have noticed the water temps have risen in the couple lakes I do my fishing on. I am dangerously close to passing by fishing and moving into sitting on the bank looking stupid.. Yes it has been that long between hits. Has anyone else seen a sudden dramatic drop off in activity? Or do I just stink? LoL
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Post by chillydigits on Jun 11, 2017 12:08:49 GMT -5
Jordan, I have gotten to try it and I have no idea how I bank fished this long without it! The only down side, Deeper is working on an update for IPhone IPad apps to allow all the feature to work. It will still record the bottom in GPS mode and give you fish finder readings you just can't upload your data to Deepers cloud. I "borrowed" our grandsons old Android device so problem solved! It can show mud, gravel or hard bottom, veggation shows up green. It will show shad and bait schools. You can choose between generic fish icons with depth or the crescents that will give an idea of size. I have mapped out all my bank spots at Knox, with a few surprises. I am going to work on a couple channel spots at Aum this week. I am off work the week of July 4th and plan to head over to Clendening and Salt Fork to map a few spots there.. I have used it on the kokosing and let it drift down with the current to map pools below riffles. The hard part for me is to remember to point the rod tip down so the DEEPER stays level in the water as you retrieve it. It's slightly smaller then a tennis ball weighs 3.5 ozs., has 5 sonar transponders that are duel cone either Narrow or Wide Scan, has an Ice fishing flasher function, generates its own WIFI hot spot so you can cast it 100 yards and has GPS built it! Deeper is based in Lithuania so can you say "borrowed" Russian technology?
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Post by chillydigits on Jun 9, 2017 16:02:51 GMT -5
That seems like a lot to ask from a 7000 Abu... Penn Fathoms with their bronze main gearing and 30lbs of drag might be a better starting point. If you have your heart set on an Abu, an older Abu Alphamar (the black and blue ones) in the 16 or 20 size again would be a stronger reel then a 7000.
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Post by chillydigits on Jun 5, 2017 16:16:38 GMT -5
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Post by chillydigits on May 29, 2017 10:45:53 GMT -5
Jordan I should be able to give an in field report by the end of the week, I am picking one up Weds and heading up to Knox to test it before road tripping to Clendening and Salt Fork. I am anxious to try it on the Muskingum as well.
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Post by chillydigits on May 29, 2017 10:41:53 GMT -5
Thanks, somehow I missed that post, I am off this week so I hope to build a couple new rod holders
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Post by chillydigits on May 28, 2017 10:28:34 GMT -5
Has anyone used these castable fish finders? Being shore bound for the foreseeable future I am looking at picking one up. It connects through wifi to your iPad or iPhone and can be cast 100yards. It can show bottom contour, but the feature that has me interested is the ability to download a lake map and using the GPS in the Deeper you can cast and create an actual bottom contour map of your fishing spot .
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