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P-Line
Fishing Line
Submitted By: Bubba
Guidry
Whatever you do, don't buy
P-Line. Even if the
salesman offers to throw in an all expense paid trip to Paradise for
the
purchase of one spool, that'd just be a trip I'd have to miss! That
stuff's
not worth the time it takes to read the box it comes in!
I went fishing with this
line, and was far from
impressed. To begin with, when spooling my reel the night before, I was
able to bite through the line with ease....that told me a whole lot
about
its "abrasion resistance" right there. I took it fishing the next
day, and after a few hours of breaking off here and there, and cutting
and
retying several times because of 'nicks' in the line, I decided to
retire
that reel for the day....I can't afford to lose all my tackle to
underwater
structure because my line can't remotely handle moderate
pressure.....PRESSURE
= what the "P" in P-Line evidently DOESN'T stand for. Later that
day, as I was fishing, I decided to give it another try, as I believe
in
offering ALL able-bodied poles when catfishing....If I go into an
explanation
of the line's 'performace' on the catfish, I'd have to start taking
blood
pressure medicine! So I'll leave it at that. And YES I've catfished
with
other monos MANY times before, and YES, they all worked
fine......except
P-Line!
The box reads this....
P-Line's clear
fluorescent CX Premium copolymer
line is fluorocarbon coated delivering greater abrasion resistance (as
compared
to what!!??) , lower visibility in the water and higher visibility to
the
angler. Its low memory and extra limpness improves castability, and
it's
low stretch allows you to react quickly to the most subtle strikes. All
this combines with incredible toughness to handle the worst situations
fishing
offers
So, judging from that last
statement, I guess snagging
a lure on a stump would be considered a catastrophic or a down-right
unimaginable
situation to the good folks at P-Line huh?
If you use it, have had success with it, and like it, well, that's
great!
I personally, won't be guilty of ever buying another spool of the
stuff.
P-Line
Submitted By Mike
Covington
P-Line really stinks, worse
than Trilene XT or
XL, and I did not think anything could be worse than those lines.
CountryKatfishing
Live Bait
Rod
Submitted by Mike
Covington
CountryKatfishing
can be found at www.countrykatfishing.com
I received one of the
CountryKat "Live Bait"
Rods and have been using it for about three weeks now.
The rod is 7' long. I don't
really know how to
describe the action, because this is unlike any rod I've ever owned.
The
last 16" of the tip is soft as a ML action bass rod, but the first
three feet of the backbone is stiff as any Ugly Stick or Cranking Stick
I ever owned. In my opinion, for tight line fishing kitties, this is
the
finest action anyone could ever wish to use. They will move the tip
twice
as far as they will a MH bass rod tip, before they will have a clue.
I was immediately impressed
with the rod construction.
The rod blank has performed exactly as CountryKat said it would from
day
one. The handle is a cork wrap tape which I had never before seen, and
it
virtually stick to your hands, which is important after three or four
slimy
kitties!
At first the size of the rod
(since this is a saltwater
rod blank) concerned me. But, after using it with a reel mounted on it,
I can tell you the overall weight and balance is light enough to hold
in
your hands all day. Unlike many other large saltwater E-Glass type rods
I've used in the past.
All of this said is nice,
but two things happened
at the ACAT tournament this last Saturday on Richland-Chambers which
really
tells the story about this rod.
Because the rod is dang near
twice the diameter
right at the reel seat as most bass rods I have tried to us in the
past,
I experienced something it took just a bit to get used to, but when I
did,
it really gave me an advantage over the kitties. When a kitty would
begin
to suck on my punch bait. Long before there was any visible indication
in
the rod tip, there would be a tiny reverberation in the reel seat you
could
feel in your hand, like you were dragging the rod tip across a tile
floor
or something?? But, once I figured out this was always the pre-warning
of
a kitty about to take my bait, I would be ready the very moment the tip
of the rod flexed to set the hook. Did I pull air a few times....sure I
did. But, far fewer times than my partner.
Secondly, we were catching
some fairly large channels.
Anywhere from three up to four and a half pounds, and I had perhaps a
foot
or two at the most to horse them out of the structure before they could
wrap us.
This is where the solid
backbone in this rod really
paid off. My partner who did not have a CountryKat rod experienced this
at least twice in the same area where I had pulled several nice kitties
from without getting wrapped even once. He and I were fishing the exact
same water, using the exact same bait, and I commented to him about all
I could attribute the disparity in the kitties we were catching was
this
CountryKat rod.
Send Jim an email and
describe to him what you
have always wished you could get in a rod. Sure he has some fairly
expensive
rods, but this rod is very reasonably priced for the performance I have
already gotten out of it.
Bobber
With a Brain
Submitted By: Chad
Ferguson
Big Ten Tackle cen
be found at www.bigtentackle.com
The bobber with a brain is
marketed as the worlds
first and only automatic slip bobber. I was a little leary of this
product
on initialing seeing the advertisement, and was still not convinced
when
I received it.
The first time I used the
product however I was
sold. The bobber works exactly as the manufacturer says it does, and is
a great product.
It is a little awkward to
cast at first but within
two or three casts I had a comfort level with thr bobber. In fishing
situations
that warrant use of a slip bobber, I will use the bobber with a brain
from
this point forward. It eliminates the need to use a bobber stop as the
bobber
automatically sets to the appropriate depth you are fishing.
I have also used it at night
with a light stick,
and it was very easy to see during the dark night.
I would say this product is
a must have for those
that use slip bobbers on a regular basis and this is an essential for
any
bank fisherman. This product would have made my bank fishing days much
easier
because it greatly helps in keeping from getting snagged.
To view/order this product,
or just to learn more,
visit Big
Ten Tackle.
Maverick
Trotline Holder
Submitted By Chad
Ferguson
Last year I purchased a
product that seemed like
a simple enough idea but I was very unsure of, I figured for the price
it
was not that big of deal, so I went ahead and purchased a few.
The product is a trotline
holder made by Maverick Manufacturing
Company.
This is a small plastic tube
that enables you to
feed trotline hooks into it and then snap a cap on the end, keeping
your
trotline from getting tangled and messed up during transport.
I had always used a big
piece of styrofoam to transport
my trotlines but this little invention is my new tool for my trotlines,
it wins the race hands down.
The best feature of this
little invention is the
ease in setting a trotline out. You tie one end up, pop the cap off the
trotline holder and with a few quick bursts of the trolling motor your
line
is in the water easily and tangle free, It drastically cuts down on the
time it takes to get a line in the water and eliminates tangles.
You can find the product on
the internet through
Maverick
Manufacturing Company, the trotline holders run $3.50 each if
you order
two or more, and in my opinion, you will save that much time and
frustration
with tangled lines the first time you use them.
Bass
Pro Shops Graphite Series
Rods
Submitted By: Ron Jones of
Fish Tales Guide Service
Looking for a Good Rod?
Then look no further than
Bass Pro Shops. Several
years back, I was
looking for some good cat rods at a reasonable price. That's a pretty
tall order in this day and time. The good folks at Bass Pro Shops have a
rod called the Graphite Series. They come in both casting , and spinning
rods. I chose four of the 7 foot medium heavy , and two of the 7 foot
heavy action rods. The medium heavy is rated to throw 3/8 to 1 1/2
ounces of lead . It is rated for 10 to 20 pound test line. ( I use 30 on
mine.)
I have found these rods to
be of excellent quality
, and very durable.
The Price? $ 24.95 ! You
heard me right, $ 24.95
! I have seen them on sale for $
19.99 !
Unfortunatly Bass Pro Shops
has discontinued the
heavy action rod. Oh!
you fish for those big Blues , or maybe mean , and nasty Flatheads in
cover ! No Problem !
They also have this in a 6'
3" muskie rod
rated for 40 pound test and
up to 4 ounces of lead. It is the same $ 24.95 ! I have been using mine
for several years now. They have never let me down. If you are rod
shopping
, I highly reccomend these rods. You won't go wrong with them. For those
of you who do not have a Bass Pro Shops in your back yard, have no fear.
They are in the catalog!
Good Fishing!
Ron Jones
Fish-Tales Guide Service
