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  1. Use to think eyes on lures really mattered and made a difference. Now I don't. The majority my bass and blues are caught on bucktails without eyes and super strike poppers. Even if I'm using a bucktail jig with eyes they eventually fall off from fishing inlets. Super strike poppers don't come with those realistic eyes you see on other lures. They come with different colored eyelet dots to tell the difference between floating and sinking poppers. I cannot fish during the day without a super strike popper or bucktail jigs in my bag.
  2. Bill Wetzel gave an update. Craig from Van staal will be making a post on SRB about the issue.
  3. Van Staal is aware of the issue. There's been a limited amount of reels that went to market with this line rubbing issue. Repair shops have the parts to fix the reels.
  4. Don't know. It's usually because of high tides.
  5. That’s four consecutive years of below average spawn. Only time that happened before was pre moratorium.
  6. Front 3/0 VMC Treble and rear single hooks come standard with super strike darters. What are your preferences when upgrading and swapping out these hooks? Thanks
  7. Thanks for the recommendations fellas
  8. Have a primary 10ft 60/40 split and a back up 10ft 70/30 split. Don't want them bouncing around my suv. What are the best options for travel surfcasting rod cases? Thanks
  9. Pure fishing owns van staal. VSX prices won’t decrease. It will stay the same
  10. Been using the dna for a couple years now. Being a 10 foot 3/4-4oz moderate fast action rod, the dna sucks at working anything topwater. It’s cringe but you can work top water just not well. The sweet spot is casting and working plugs in the 1.5-2.5 oz range. Excels when using 1-3 ounce bucktails, A17 diamond jigs, darters, metal lips, and bottles. Sp minnows? Not so much because they are lighter but you can still cast them well enough. Attach a vsx200 or 250 on it and you can cast without fatigue. You’ll get mentally tired of casting not physically. You can move and put pressure on big bass and blues with ease. Rod sensitivity is great. You feel every small tap or bump. Compared to lamiglas, st croix, and century odm’s warranty sucks. Odm’s rod warranty is one year. Big negative if you fish 3 days a week or more. Overall it’s a good rod that can do a little bit of everything.
  11. After whip finishing the thread I use the hard as nails. Seen bucktails with the epoxy wrap. Looks good. That UV light cure epoxy is what I'll likely try using. Thanks
  12. Which type of epoxy is best to coat the thread of a bucktail jig? Thanks.
  13. Jersey had great spring in Raritan Bay. Staten Island too.
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