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Comment on Shop by southernswimbait

southernswimbait — Tue, 29 May 2012 02:25:52 +0000

Thank you Moe! We appreciate anytime you click thru us to place your orders with Tackle Warehouse. It helps us out tremendously and we appreciate your support.

Comment on Swim Signatures: The Huddleston Deluxe Weedless Shad by Eric

Eric — Sat, 19 May 2012 01:23:59 +0000

Hey Matt – cool video work! Neat to see how the bait looks from the fish’s view. As far as the leader or no leader debate, I like to use a leader with my braid as I fish a lot of clear open water. I use mono, not fluoro, as fluoro has the same amount of stretch as mono combined with lesser knot strength (see the two part research data on Tackle Tour.com). I’ve tried most of the recommended knots and have settled on the Bob Sands Knot. It looks a little complicated at first, but it really isn’t that bad. The “Bob Sands Fishing Tackle” website is currently down right now, but found the same pictures here: http://www.noreast.com/discussion/viewTopic.cfm?topic_ID=152880 . Scroll half way down to find.

Eric

Comment on Shop by Maurice Perrmann

Maurice Perrmann — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 02:19:44 +0000

Just ordered a bunch of stuff through Tacklewarehouse and then found this little do diddy. Sorry I wish I would have known the steps to take before I placed the order. Next time. Moe.

Comment on The G-Loomis 966 BBR — The BigBait Rod by Maurice Perrmann

Maurice Perrmann — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:03:56 +0000

Thanks for the info. I will send some pics of riging and leader once I get it out on the water, hopefully some fish too. In process of putting new carpet in boat as we speek and will order Hud rod reel this evening. Hunting Turkeys and putting carpet in boat this weekend. Next weekend will try out the new outfit! Can I throw 6in Huds as well with this set up effectivly? Nothing but Brown Bass in the lake I will be hitting first off but would think they would hit a 8in Hud or a 6in. After all we are after Big fish right? Water temp is still in low to mid 40′s in the high mt lake I wiill be fishing in Southern Colorado. Should at least catch some Pike. Will see how bad they tear up the soft bait. Have been fishing only hard baits out there untill this point. Cant wait to hook up with a toad! Thanks again.

Comment on The G-Loomis 966 BBR — The BigBait Rod by southernswimbait

southernswimbait — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:49:47 +0000

Leaders are fine. In fact, they quite often make a bait runner better/truer. I highly encourage you to use leaders and report back. I think they help a Hudd track thru the water even more better at times. You can really get a good swim on it with heavy leader. Send us some pictures of how you rig it and set it up. I’d love to see how you do your main line to leader and leader to bait, because I’m messing with stuff like that, braid to other lines, especially right now too.

Comment on The G-Loomis 966 BBR — The BigBait Rod by southernswimbait

southernswimbait — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:47:36 +0000

You want the 7’11 H. I’m assuming you are wanting to throw 8″ Hudds, hanging trebled baits like Triple Trouts and Slammers? That is the problem with rods and manufactures. The rating systems are a bit arbitrary and rods are rods. I mean, so many variations and actions and material changes and things so, it’s hard to read a rating system and take it as gospel. But yeah, the H is a good rod, but it also depends on how you like to fish. I like the 966 because it is a meat stick, and I like having the over power, but it is very finesse and soft as needed too. Okuma’s meat sticks, can be complete ‘meat sticks’. I mean, the XH 7’6″ rod could probably stop 300 pound bluefin tuna digging under the boat. But that isn’t a bad thing, it’s just an understanding of actions of rods that are out there. I think Okuma makes fine rods and I enjoy their rods for certain things. I just like the 966 for Hudds, and I have a lot of them, and I use them and continue to use them all the time. It’s one of those, no doubt in my mind you buy this rod for this application, you’ll be happy. I cannot say that very often.

Comment on The G-Loomis 966 BBR — The BigBait Rod by Maurice Perrmann

Maurice Perrmann — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:52:22 +0000

Also another quick Q. We have alot of Pike in our waters and I use #40 floro leader mat instead of steel. Do you think #40 floro leader will effect the way the 8″ ROF 5 and 12 will behave?? I think I should be OK maybe not with ROF 0 though?

Comment on The G-Loomis 966 BBR — The BigBait Rod by Maurice Perrmann

Maurice Perrmann — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:39:35 +0000

Thanks Matt for info but before I order the budget version of the 966 I want to make sure I am getting the right Okuma. From what I see on the Tacklewarehouse site the 7’11″ H looks like it specks out closer to the 946 and the Okuma 7’11″ XH specks out closer to the 966. However I dont think I will be throwing much over 6oz to start out with any way. So to be clear do I want the OK 7’11″ H or XH ?? I am going with the Cardiff 400. Will probably get a GL wth Calcuta later but need something afforadable to start out with. Thanks for the help!

Comment on The G-Loomis 966 BBR — The BigBait Rod by southernswimbait

southernswimbait — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:34:19 +0000

Maurice:

Bass Pro Shop is good for some things, but swimbaits and bigbaits are not their strength. The budget version of the 966 BBR and the Calcutta 400 TE is the Okuma 7’11″ H and Cardiff 400 reel. Both available and in stock at Tacklewarehouse.com. I am not familiar with any of the rods, except the Crucial you mention, and the Crucial is way far different than the 966 BBR, even at the heaviest beefiest one they make.

Comment on The G-Loomis 966 BBR — The BigBait Rod by Maurice Perrmann

Maurice Perrmann — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:09:21 +0000

I am about to embark on a journey in to the BIG BAIT world. I live in SW Colorado and there are alot of Trout eaters out there. Not only that we have Kokenee Salmon in alot of our lakes that the division of wildlife stocks!! Southern Colorado Trout eaters and Southern Colorado Kokeheads!! Any way I need a hud rig and I want a combo to start with that will do all the things of the 966 BBR and Cuta 400TE on a budget. I am in my home state of Ga. at the moment visiting family and went down to Lawernceville to the BPS to check out some Big Bait rigs. What I have in mind is a Cardiff 400 paired with either a C2 Wild Black, Shamino Crucial, or St Croix Mojo Bass. Kind of leaning tward the St Croix Mojo Bass. Of course they did not have any of those items in stock but I figured I would order them from Tackle WareHouse anyway. Just wanted to get a feel of the rods. Any suguestions? Thanks. Moe. nadiaandmoe@msn.com