Spinning - What I use and why I use it

Blikkiesvis

Sealiner
NielG!!! Fantastic post, this is really informative and absolutely awesome... I also remember reading your original post a couple of years back and based most of my lure purchases on your recommendations. Thank you!

I used to throw lures all the time, but got a bit lazy when I started fishing with live bait. Suppose its time to dust off the "spinners" again!

If you could only take 5 lures what would they be? It mos works that way, when you catch a fish on a particular lure it becomes your GO TO and you fish it all the time. Until by some supernatural intervention you catch something on another lure and then that one becomes your newest best lure...

With my limited experience, if I had to take 5 it would be (in no particular order):

* 3/4oz Seal Point white, the long one (not the fat short one)
* Strike Pro Thai Stick
* 1oz McArthy paddle tail in pink, purple & orange


I haven't caught one fish on a bucktail... But I know they work! Its just that I run out of patience after a couple of casts and then go sit by my "livie" rod... (I know its frowned upon by the die hard lure fishermen ;) )
 

victorius

Member
Respect to NeilG for a very Informative, precise and well written Post. May you reap the rewards for your kindness and willingness to share.((goodp_((goodp_::respekt:::respekt:
 

soutie18

New member
Howzit i have a 8ft LOOMIS SHOCKWAVE 2.0z paired with Shimano Sienna 4000 with 20lb gyro braid with double x 0.30mm about 30ms backing I management to get 90MS of line on it would this be enough . to do light spinning and scratching or would i get spooled
 

JPG

New member
Why not spool the whole reel with braid? You might be in trouble if a bigger fish picks you up immediately after you've cast a spoon some distance
 

Ant86

Sealiner
soutie18 wrote:
Howzit i have a 8ft LOOMIS SHOCKWAVE 2.0z paired with Shimano Sienna 4000 with 20lb gyro braid with double x 0.30mm about 30ms backing I management to get 90MS of line on it would this be enough . to do light spinning and scratching or would i get spooled

90m in total? This doesn't sound right, I get around 220m of 20lb J-braid with a few turns of mono on the bottom of the spool, on my 4000 stradic which is the same size spool
 
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