LI_Angler

Solo. Having company I guess can be enjoyable, but I like to go my own way when and where I please. One downside to solo is that I am older. Unless I am on a nice flat sand beach or other moderate terrain, I tend not to fish in complete darkness. This does limit some great opportunities. I'll do pre-dawn and post-dusk but no middle of the night or heavy, crashing surf stuff.

I'm in.

Even if it doesn't win out, Slammer should be in the evaluation.

Thanks Tony. My Clash is a first gen so I should be good with these instructions. I found a YouTube video showing removal of the body slope on a Slammer III, so between your detailed instructions and that video, looks like this shouldn't be too difficult. Thanks again.

So I don't have experience with duo lock snaps on plugs, but I have used duo lock snaps on spoons and then connected them to TA clips. I have done this on spoons with dressed single hooks up to about 3 oz. Have landed blues and stripers as much as 27 - 33 inches with no evidence that either the TA or duo lock clip was unable to handle the load. Bigger fish may be a problem but I haven't been fortunate or successful enough to experience that. I am also not sure if directly connecting the popper to a duolock and then to a TA clip would change or adversely affect the action of the lure. I have attached poppers and others top water lures directly to TA clips with no apparent negative impact to the action of the lure but not with any other hardware in between. .

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I have a Penn Clash 4000 and a Penn Slammer IV 4500. Both have auto bail trip features. Since I always flip the bail manually, I am wondering if there is a way to deactivate the auto bail trip mechanisms in these reels. If so, is it also reversible if I decide to convert back? As it gets colder and the off season has arrived for me, if it is not too difficult, I'd like to try this as an off-season project for next year. I had posted this in the main forum but an SOL member suggested posting here as you may be able to give me the specific part identification from the schematics for these reels that I'd need to remove/modify. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.

Tried these out this evening at dusk. Didn't catch anything but I didn't expect to. Went more to assess the action of these jigs on tow different set-ups. I can say with confidence that based on the undulation of my rod tip and based on viewing the action (water was very clear) as the jig approached the sod bank from where I was casting, these are like diamond jigs on speed. I am packing it in for the year, but will inventory my assortment of jigs and lures and be getting an order in to the Tinman for a bunch of these and replacements of lost and damaged bucktails. Dan's products continue to be favorites of mine.

Thanks guys. Will post in the Penn forum as well.

So I haven't looked at the schematics yet but am curious if this is easily reversible to restore the auto trip function. Don't see why I would want to, but just in case.

I have a Penn Clash 4000 and a Penn Slammer IV 4500. Both have auto bail trip features. Since I always flip the bail manually, I am wondering if there is a way to deactivate the auto bail trip mechanisms in these reels. As it gets colder and the off season gets closer for me, if it is not too difficult, I'd like to try it as an off-season project for next year. Thanks.

I posted a new topic in the Reel Maintenence forum, but I think it would be more appropriate and I'd get better responsiveness (no replies since yesterday evening which in my experience is unusual) in the Main forum. Can postings be moved between forums or do I need to repost? Thanks.

I have a Penn Clash 4000 and a Penn Slammer IV 4500. Both have auto bail trip features. Since I always flip the bail manually, I am wondering if there is a way to deactivate the auto bail trip mechanisms in these reels. As it gets colder and the off season gets closer for me, if it is not too difficult, I like to try it as an off-season project for next year. Thanks.

I use a shoulder strap and a clip to hold the bag securely to my surf belt. Makes it easy to slide the bag and reach it while securing it well enough to allow me to bend over to handle/unhook a fish. I use either an Aquaskinz heavy duty clip with my smaller bag or an ODM heavy duty carabiner with my larger one. Since I fish mostly open beach or back bays/sod banks, this setup gives me more than enough support and comfort.

I use a Slammer IV 4500 and an older Spheros SW8000. They are different size reels so comparison is tough, even moreso with reel sizes varying amongst manufacturers. I woud say the Spheros is a little smoother but the Slammer feels like it could take more punishment and higher drag. I find the Spheros 8000 is too much reel for my 10 ft rod and the kind of fishing I do. If I could do it again, I'd go with the 6000 and be very happy.