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New Equipment
"Now, I'm cooking with GAS!" (This post is brought to you by the Indiana American Gas Company). My mom and her wonderful spouse did me a solid by giving me an early birthday present in the form of a seven-foot Bass Pro Shops Microlite Fishing Pole!
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As soon as I rescued it from its cardboard mailing tube, I attached the new Pflueger reel, and "viola" -- the best rod/reel combo I've ever had.
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Prior to putting this combination together, I haven't been in the position to consider how the reel and pole would work together, or what type of outfit I need for the type of fishing I do. Both of these units are designed to cast light lures and fight relatively small fish with drag and rod action.
Presently, I find myself in a "sans boat" (that's "without boat" for you mono-lingual types). This means that with the exception of Keep Out Lake, and Muncie-Tucky, where there are boats available, my fishing is largely "banque fishing" ("bank fishing"--duh).
Because of this, I don't have to worry about smacking someone like The Doc in the head with a #1 Mepps. Instead, I now fish mostly on the White River because I can be ready to go and making my first cast in about ten minutes. On the River, the challenge is to make long casts with pretty light lures to fish that'll weigh somewhere between "Barely Detectable" and 2 pounds. (Of course, there's also the challenge of avoiding goose shit with every step. Yuck. I hate Canada Geese.)
With those parameters, this is the perfect combination. Now if I can just keep it away from mini-van doors!
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