What is the best brand of fishing line, and what is the best lb. test?
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Berkley and Berkley Trilene have a wide variety to choose from depending on what and where you fish. There is no "one size fits all" line. I use different tests of Berkley Fireline which is easy for me to cast, super strong and has yet to give me a "birds nest". I also like Berkley Trilene XT in different tests for rivers and streams because the rocks won't tear it up as bad and it doesn't seem to stretch or twist up so much. As far as a best lb. test for everyday use, something in the 6-10 lb. range should do. It's easy to use and ties good knots.
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If you are using live bait, for bass I would say either minnows, or crayfish.  If you are using artificial, the #1 best bait to use would be the plastic worm.  Cast the worm near any form of cover, let it sink, and hold on!  I prefer the YUM dinger in the 4 inch length, in the watermelon seed color.YUM makes 3,4,5,6,7 and a 9 inch split tail model of the dinger.  I have drastically improved my catch ratio with the YUM dinger. It is best to have at least 3-4 different colors of each size of dinger that you have, just in case. The second best bait for bass are spinnerbaits.  I prefer darker colors like black and blue.  Only get smaller single blade spinnerbaits, because they catch more fish.  The larger tandem blades do catch bass, but not nearly as many as the smaller ones do.  It is a statistical fact.  Try different retrieves with the spinnerbaits, at different depths. Like I said, I prefer darker colors, but I have a wide assortment of colors, because you never know what color they will bite.  As for perch, I don't know to much about perch.  But I have a Rapala shad rap in a perch pattern, that I have caught alot of perch on. Here are a couple sites to help you out some.   Have fun and tight lines.
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The best times and places depend upon the species being pursued.  There is good fishing somewhere all year in Colorado.  Many tackle shops have a blackboard listing fishing conditions in nearby lakes and streams and generally are a good source for this type of information.
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I simply Googled "hand tied fishing lures" and there are tons of sites!  Here are just 3:\n\nSince 1888, Percy's Fly Fishing Flies has earned a worldwide reputation for producing the highest quality hand tied fishing flies at the absolute lowest prices. Our fly fishing customers not only get bargain pricing, they also get our world renowned quality flies. No one else has the selection of trout flies, the quality of our hand tied flies, or our top notch service.  We have been offering quality discount fishing flies for over a century. Our slogan isn't just hype, it's true...\nHand Tied Lures:  Through a special arrangement, we are proud to be able to offer our customers hand tied lures by Lewis Jones.  You get four Gamakatsu brand jig/worm/treble hooks hand tied by Lewis Jones.  Order # LRJ-101 for $20.00\n\nFor more info, email us at owners@redoakfarm.com\n\nEAGLE SPORTS\nfly fishing flies \n      Your complete freshwater and saltwater fly fishing outfitters\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n baker's dozen fly boxes\n(all photos lead to larger models) \n\n Eagle Sports \nfly fishing flies \nOur famous "Bakers Dozen" fly box offer. This is a selection of flies hand tied by our master fly tier Dave Rhyner. In each case Dave has selected his favorite 13 flies for a specific season or fish. They are an excellent bargain with the boxes, and represent a great starter for a new angler or a great addition for the experienced angler. The boxes are stackable for convenience.\nBaker's Dozen fly boxes\n** this page **\nSPRING ASSORTMENT\nNYMPH ASSORTMENT\nBAITFISH ASSORTMENT\nWET ASSORTMENT\nPANFISH ASSORTMENT\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nTo order these Baker's Dozen fly boxes and flies, follow the "Add to Cart" button under any fishing reel. Once in the Eagle Sports Center "Shopping Cart", follow the instructions at the top of the page. Once you are finished shopping, the "Shopping Cart" page has a "Checkout" button near the bottom. Follow this to the Eagle Sports Center "Checkout Counter". Fill out all the requested information to facilitate your order . . . don't forget to enter your size/color option at the "Checkout Counter".\nShould you prefer,\norder your fly boxes\nTOLL-FREE . . . 1-877-837-4333\n(TOLL-FREE number is order only)\nShould you wish to contact us for other reasons, our helpful staff will take your call at: (715) 479-8804\n\n\n\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n  Eagle Sports\nSPRING ASSORTMENT\nfly box\n$23.99
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There is a brand of weights called Florida Rigs...they have a small screw that goes into the head of whichever plastic bait you are using...I'm guesiing you're refering to bass fishing as it's most popular with plastic baits. For a beginner start with a 7" plastic worm or lizard in either black or dark purple. Use a Florida rig in 1/8 oz. size and do what is called a Texas rig to hook the bait on (look it up on any bass site). Throw your worm/lizard out and experiment with the retrieve until you find what the fish like best ie: hopping the bait, crawl the bait slowly on the bottom, swim the bait (late season technique) etc. When you feel a tap or resistance reel down and set the hook hard. This is important as you have to break thru the plastic to set the hook into the fishes mouth. Tight Lines!!\nPS: Have confidence in these baits....I can outfish any thrower of live bait any day with artificials...it's why the pros don't use live bait.
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the best all around lure is an one eighth oz brown rooster tail with gold blades.you wont come home empty handed if you use this bait.even though i use other lures when it gets down to nothing working i break out the rooster tail and use a ultralight rod and reel
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Cabela's fish eagle rods are on sale .They are usually 139.99 now are 99.99.These are high quality XML blanks with sensitive tips and strong butt section.Some are designed for bottom bouncing check them out.@ Cabela's.com
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in order to fly fish properly and have fun casting you need: backing, fly line, leader connection, leader and tippet.\n\nBacking basically fills up your reel so the fly line rests perfectly, and also keeps the fly line from being tightly wound around the spool and developing memory. Your fly line is essential for casting. You need a leader because you cannot tie on a fly to a big fat fly line. you need a leader connector so you can remove the leader when it gets too short. Tippet is tied on at the end of your leader so you can use your leader for a long time and still replace flies.\n\nall fly line comes in weights, and you your line has got to match the weight of your rod. so if, for example you're putting this new reel on a 7'6" 4wt rod, you need 4wt (wt=weight) line. If you over or under weight your rod by more than 1wt, your rod will not cast the line nicely. An exact match is ideal. If your rod is a spit weight (ie 5/6wt) than either 5 or 6wt would work for you.\n\nAll fly lines come in tapers. The most common and easiest to cast, and most versatile is "weight forward", anything else if for casting specific types of flies or for special water needs.\n\nEach fly line is sold by code, so if your rod is a 4wt, you will be shopping for a line with the following code: WF 4WT (weight forward, 4 weight). Also, choose floating.\n\nfly line runs from $15 to $60 - you get what you pay for.\n\nBacking is typically dacron line, let the fly shop suggest it for you. Backing basically fills up the reel for you so your fly line fits perfectly on the reel. Backing is also used for battling big fish (big big fish).\n\nYou will need to connect your leader to your fly line. Have the fly shop put on a connector (sleeve or mono-tie in). The connector allows you to put a leader on your fly line without having to tie a knot. The connector will also allow you to replace the leader when it gets beat without having to undo knots or chop off part of your expensive fly line.\n\nyou can buy leaders for about $4 each. get knotless tapered ones, 7' 5 or 4x is good for trout.\n\nfinally, tippet is clear thin line that you tie to the end of your leader so you dont have to tie your fly to your leader. Every time you tie on a new fly, you end up wasting a piece of your line. Since leaders are tapered, there is only about 1' of material at the end that is fine enough to put through the eye of a fly hook. Tying on a piece of tippet gives you an extra diposable length of line to waste changing flies, and you always have line that will fit nicely in the hook eye. If you use tippet, you'll be able to keep your leader for several months. tippet comes in 30' spools, appx $4-8 per spool, and you should tie on appx 2' each time you tie on a length. \n\nThe weights of tippet come in X's, which if you read the tippet label, correspond to breaking strenght. the higher the # the lighter and more fragile the weight.\n\nso for example, if you buy a leader that is 7' 5x, that means the lightest section of the leader is equal to 5x tippet. You should buy 5x or 6x tippet to match. If you try to tie a really light tippet to a heavy leader (ie 3x leader, and 8x tippet) the diameter of the lines will be so different that your knot will have a hard time holding and you'll loose a fish.\n\nhope this helps. good luck.
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ummm try a fishing shop
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Ask the people at the site below (Tel No' on left side as you scroll down), they seem to specialise in Bob Church fishing equipment\n\nhttp://www.bosfish.co.uk/PRODUCTS/BRANDS/Bob%20Church.htm
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You should call Bass Pro Shops (1-800-BASS PRO) they'll send you a catalog with the deepest running cranbaits, jointed plugs etc...for every type of situation known to fishermen. Storm and Mann are good Manufacturers but they are old school compared to some of these new Yamamoto or Excalibur companies that have specialization in certain fishing niches like deep diving plugs. They even have a special offshore catalog. Tight Lines!!
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I prefer 2 lures for BIG BASS.  The jig and pig or jig and craw both are proven time and time again as BIG BASS catchers.  Also try any lures that are larger than you'd usually use.  Try a Heddon Zara Spook.  Use the walk the dog method on choppy water for great results! Almost anything that's too big for a smaller bass will attract the BIG BOYS.  Try any soft plastic worms that are 10 inches or more.  I like YUM worms due to the fact that they hold together very well.  I have caught several bass on 1 single worm, as opposed to say a senko that when used can usually only land 1 bass, maybe 2 if your lucky.  You can use a larger size original floater by Rapala to get larger bass also.  It is more knowing where the big boys are hiding while paying attention to conditions such as water temp, clarity, air temp, your retrieval speed, your techniques, etc...  You can catch a lunker on a finesse jig, or an 8 inch crankbait.  You have to learn how bass think before you can understand how they feed. Here is a good site you can use to learn about bass and their habits alittle more.  You can learn all sorts of good stuff at this site.  I know for sure that it helped me a great deal.  Keep your line tight and you bait wet,  BASS Fisherman
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I prefer FLW other than bass masters. FLW is a better chance for an everyday fisherman to have fun and be able to fish against some of the best. As far as bass masters being better fisherman, the best fisherman fish both.I think what did it for me was when bass dropped Ranger Boats and went with Triton. Also starting out with FLW you fish tournaments against other pros or amateurs . Bass you join a club , real crappy way to do it. That is a long story on how that works , more complicated.
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I always use a black bullet weight.  I don't know if it works any better than the other ones because I've never tried any other ones except regular lead color and it does work better than that. \n\nAll those flashy colors are a good idea, and after reading your question, I had an idea.  Paint the weight colors that match the bottom of the area you're fishing.  That way the weight blends in and all the fish sees is the soft plastic.  I'm gonna go buy a couple things of bullet weights and start painting.
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http://users.1st.net/basslures/\nhttp://bassresource.com/fish/tipsindex.html\n\nTry these 2 sites, they are a big help.  I read both and applied them this past weekend, and caught some nice Bass. They are equally great and both offer free info about all sorts of topics.  You have to look alittle to find exactly what you want.  Try the second link first. I recently got a book called Bass Wisdom by Homer Circle. I got it at Border's books for about 20 dollars.  It has alot of very good techniques and tactis for fishing everything from crankbaits, to tubes, to jigs, to grubs, anything you can possibly fish with. As well as some tips on rigs to atract bigger bass.  Have fun!
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Well, word of mouth is a good start.  Go to bait stores, sporting stores, tackle shops.  You will find valuable answers there!
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try plenty of fish .com