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surfrat59

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  1. Octane rating and fuel efficiency are not directly related. In simple terms octane rating is resistance to burn. High heat, heavy load, high compression racing engines require higher octane fuel to prevent pre-ignition and detonation. You wouldn't see any MPG increase with higher octane fuels, todays vehicles don't have the compression ratio to require it, and in cold weather could actually lead to flooding and hard starting in a passenger car.

  2. Even crazier here in NY Jim, a station is not allowed to sell gas unless ther is a certified handler on premises, yet most now are all self serve, the "cerified handler" sells cigarettes and candy in the convenience store and the untrained motorists pump their own gas completely unattended! Usually also as you said little to no knowledge of the english language wink.gif

  3. Brian, for years I've fished only 705's and 707's, this year I'm fishing a VS250. It's a solid reel, well built, with all the little refinements we wished Penn would have introduced on the Z series reels. But IMO it won't do all that much more than I've done with a 705Z, and when you factor in the cost of both, well... the choice is yours. Either reel gives you great reliability in adverse surf conditions, it comes down to how badly you want one or how you prioritize your fishing budget wink.gif

  4. The one you want is the Rio DC versatip system with the 26ft heads...the more common offerings with the 15ft heads are useless. It's available with an intermediate running line. Purchased one this year for my 8wt, it's phenomenal.The running line shoots and handles very well, and while one of the 3 sinking heads it came with was way too heavy for the 8wt, it flies on the 10 wt. Gonna outfit the spare spools of all the other outfits with one this winter. icon14.gif

  5. Haven't fished in a week and a half...since I broke a toe on my right foot redface.gif

    Squeezing into a bootfoot wader is out of the question for awhile, but it is too damn hot right now anyway!

  6. Brian, if you're not certain about putting braid on then try one of the new copolymer lines, best ones I've used are Suffix Tritanium and Suffix Seige, they are very limp with little memory, they give up very little in casting distance to braid. And they spool and handle like traditional mono. I've never liked handling braid and never liked the way any of em spool up or cast on my 705's so I stay with the Suffix for the bulk of my reels...no complaints.

  7. The ASRS100M2 is the Avid series, the best blank they make for plugging is the 3SRS100M, 10ft 1piece on the upgraded SC4 graphite...it's rated 3/4 oz thru 4oz but IMO 3oz is the upper limit for leaning on it hard. I have two and like the action better than the 10ft Lami's, but the blank will cost you just as much as a 10ft Lami if you can find it and it's nowheres near as strong as a 1201M, if bigger plugs are your thing, a 1201M, otherwise it's a great blank.

  8. Light first coat just to penetrate and position the materials, while still tacky crease and add the eyes, gill markings, best time to add a single strand of flash or material as a lateral line while tacky, light 2nd coat also, much easier to manipulate the shape. Experiment with different body shapes to get different movement in the water, ie a bulbous head gives it a jigging action like a clouser, an hour glass shape when viewed from the top gives it a slight wiggle on a slow steady strip. The possibilities are endless wink.gif

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