I am by no means a great fisher, but I enjoy doing it. Catch and release is extremely fun to me. I also like spending time outside by the lake water, listening to birds, frogs, insects and fish flop...and I'm obsessive when I do something I enjoy. I have a few rods and reels, nothing really spectacular as fishing gear can get really expensive really quick. I have a two light set-ups - a BPS jigger and BPS baitcaster for panfish/crappie/etc. A couple medium set-ups for bass/trout/etc. - a Shimano spinner and Abu Garcia spincaster. And a couple set-ups for catfish - a Shakespeare Tiger and Zebco 808. I even keep all of my tackle segregated depending on what I'm going after. That way I can travel light and be mobile since I only shore and dock fish.
I've been lusting after either an Abu Garcia Ambassodore or one of the Quantum casters, but the prices are steep compared to what I normally fish with, paying for the brand and the better quality. Well I found a deal on a Quantum 1310 I could not pass up...but I did pass it up since I had to save up. In my quest to find that deal again, I stumbled upon a deal for a Quantum 1420mg with an Affinity rod for the same price as the 1310. So I snagged it this time around. My first foray into upper scale gear. Of course the sky is the limit when bass fishing, if you can afford it, but a dependible Quantum will suit me and my budget just fine. Pic of a 1420mg above. I also have some new mono-line and salt injected tubes, I'm ready to go.
Found a neat fishing weight estimater...
Fish Calculator
Looks like the 27 inch long catfish I caught, was around 11 lbs.
-A
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