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| 1044.1 | BTW, haven't received my (paid-for) '89 BP yet! | SA1794::CUZZONES | Satanic Nurses ... | Tue Mar 21 1989 15:49 | 8 |
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Bandit,
I think the soft-tip rod is just what the "Doctah" ordered for the
lures you're talking about. BTW, I don't know the BP price but
KMart has the BBM III (Beastmaster 2 speed) for $89.97 through 4/15.
-SSS-
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| 1044.2 | NOW TO SPEND SOME BUCKS!!!! | PACKER::BACZKO | Gone Fishin' | Tue Mar 21 1989 15:59 | 3 |
| I got My 89 Bass Pro catalog yesterday,
Les
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| 1044.3 | Did you pop for it? | CPDW::OTA | | Tue Jan 09 1990 16:10 | 12 |
| YO Bandit
Did you get the two speed beastmaster or what? If so can you give me a
rundown of how it is? Is it worth the $100. I am getting ready to pop
for a good baitcaster and was seriously looking at this one. Also what
rod type did you end up with? I think on this one I was planning on
going with the matched beastmaster Magnum Cast Med Heavy rod. If I am
going baitcasting its to arm up for the buffolo sized cranks and
spinners. I am also going for tiger muskie this year. As a backup to
this note I am going to put a similar one in note 590.
The bassassissn
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| 1044.4 | The Answer is Yes | CLSTR1::VARLEY | The Skoal Bandit | Wed Jan 10 1990 10:20 | 20 |
| Yeah, I got the 2 speed Shimano, and I LOVE it. In fact, soon all
my baitcasting reels will be 2 speeds; but don't do anything until
you see the new Garcia 2 speed. I'm gonna check it out at the Centrum.
I use the Shimano on an "All Star" 3/8-3/4 oz. pitchin' stick,
and it's a great combo. I fell in love (if i use the "L" word one
more time, I'm gonna sound like Phil &*^%$ Donahue - yukkk) with
"All Star's" last year and now have 3, with one more probably in
the future. For the dough, a Bionic Blade is tough to beat, but
for Muskies, I'd look for a 2 handed rod at least 6' rated minimum
1/2 to 1 oz. If BassPro has a "Power Hump" rod like that, it will
have more guts than a "'Blade".
As for a reel, I'd look at a Garcia 5500C - MINIMUM! It'll hold
a lot of heavy line, and BPro has 'em on sale now; but if you're
fishing for BIG muskies, a 6500C might be better. Both probably
have heavier duty drags than the Shimano. On second thought, the
6500C might be better suited to the St. Lawrence or the Chippewa
Flowage, where fish get over 50 lbs. Hope this helps>
--The Skoal Bandit
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| 1044.5 | Birdnests? | CPDW::OTA | | Wed Jan 10 1990 13:49 | 6 |
| My brother has the Bantam Super Speedmaster which is the reel right
below yours. His is in constant birdnest condition. He is using it
off a med heavy Browning 7' rod. Is this birdnesting a common trait
with Shimano's or is it simply his skill at creating interesting knots.
Bassassin
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| 1044.6 | Help is on the Way... | CLSTR1::VARLEY | The Skoal Bandit | Wed Jan 10 1990 14:50 | 19 |
| It's his skill. However, there are a lot of factors involved, many
of which have been discussed elsewhere in these notes (DonMac, any
idea which notes ?). If he's using a heavy rod, and lures under
1/2 oz., or throwing into the wind a lot (which is generally a good
but difficult way to fish), he's gonna initially have problems.
But if he sets the spool control so that when the reel is in free
spool a hanging lure falls from the rod tip to the water WITHOUT
BACKLASHING WHEN IT HITS (!), and if he plays with the magnet setting
(turns it up when casting into the wind, and as a rule of thumb
sets it at about 30-40% of "max" adjustment, he should be o.k.
I'd also recommend that he keep the reel handles UP (toward the
sky, if he's right handed) as he casts. Sometimes too, if you keep
the rod tip up when you feel a backlash while casting, you can let
it run out; just takes a little practice...
Whatever Wayne Hunter uses pike fishing in Colorado would probably
suit you perfectly. He catches some "Hogs", and in real garbage!
Wayne ???
--The Skoal Bandit
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| 1044.7 | Note 590 | CPDW::OTA | | Wed Jan 10 1990 16:55 | 5 |
| The note is 590 which I mailed to my brother. I plan on talking alot
to the Shimano, Abu and Dawai folks at the show about this stuff.
Thanks for the info
Bassassin
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| 1044.8 | DON'T TELL ON ME, THOUGH!!! :-) | GENRAL::HUNTER | from SUNNY Colorado, Wayne | Thu Jan 11 1990 15:22 | 18 |
| OK, I'll fess up (IF no-one tells ABU). My set-up last year was an
ABU LITE+ reel on a Southbend 6'6" Pitchin' stick with 12# Trilene XT
and a minimum of 12 inches of 30# braided camo steel tippet. Since I
snapped the Southbend cheapie on a bass this fall (Seems graphite
doesn't like getting horsed full bore at 20 degree temperatures with a
cheap blank), I upgraded the rod to a Conlon 900 series 6'6" heavy
trigger stick from Bass Pro. Same reel. NOW, the one thing I do EVERY
year is send the LITE+ back to ABU and get the drag rebuilt. (Might
have something to do with why the free-floating levelwind feature on
the first LITE+ didn't work real well at the end of 2 seasons of use,
too.) Anyway, I have been thinking of upgrading the reel to a 521, but
can't bring myself to spring for the bucks. So, it is a LITE+ on a
Conlon 900 flippin' stick for next season for the Pike. (Besides,
aren't you supposed to fight the fish with the ROD and not the
reel????) Only feature I wish I had on the LITE+ would be an
anti-reverse switch so that I could back-reel when I get those horses up
beside the boat rather than having to try to play with the drag
setting. Other than that, I can't complain about the set-up.
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