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| Robert
drags this beautiful fall 4lb+ smallmouth all
the way through a Class II rapid before bringing
it to thumb. Robert was using a Loomis SJR723
MH rod spooled with Power Pro 20/6 braid line
and commented afterward, "I never had that
much control over a fish!" |
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| Britt's
Setups..... |
| After
many hours of fishing the New, the following setups
have proven time and time again to be extremely
effective in hooking and consistenly landing citation-sized
smallmouth. I don't like whimpy gear, and for
those who ask about what to bring, I suggest the
following setups or some slight variation thereof. |
| For
spin fishing, I utilize the 6' medium GLX SJR722
Loomis series rod for crankbaits and jerkbaits.
I use a 2500 series reel on these rods spooled
with Power Pro 20/6 braided line. I tie a size
#2 or #3 BPS duo-lock to the line with a Palamor
knot and then clip the duo-lock directly to the
hard bait. |
| For
tubes, jig-n-pigs, other soft plastics, spinner
baits, and some topwater baits, I use the IMX
6' medium heavy rod. (SJR723 series). I use a
2500 series reel on this rod spooled with Power
Pro 20/6 braided line. I then tie a 5' to 7' long
leader to the braid using a uni-to-uni knot and
co-poly 10 lb. test line or 100% flourocarbon
12 lb. test line depending on the conditions.
I complete the setup by tieing to a BPS, VMC,
or Gamakatsu extra wide gap hook (3/0 to 5/0 depending
on the presentation), or inserted tube head using
a Palamor knot. |
| For
my fly fanatics, I carry an 8-wieght GLX (FR1088)
and 7-weight GLX (FR1087). I use a Loomis Venture
7 on the 8-weight and a Ross Rhythm 3.5 reel on
the 7-weight both spooled with a Wulff Bass taper
8-weight floating fly line. I use at least 2x
or 3x tapered leaders (prefer 10') and 8 - 10
lb. test tippet. I initially tie all leaders to
the fly line with a nail knot. After using the
leader, I trim it to w/in 6-8 inches of the fly
line and then utilize the perfection loop from
there on with any additional leaders and tippet. |
| Note:
For tips on using Power Pro braided line including
knot instructions, click the logo at left. |
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