03-03-2006, 10:20 PM
Question for the catfishermen/women out there. I'm looking at putting together a new ROCKIN combo from Cabelas/BPS. Its going to be the Salt Striker baitcast reel on a King Cat Pro 71/2 foot rod. Maybe 8 foot if I HAVE to go that long. The other choice is a Catmaxx rod and reel from BPS. Either way, I'm thinking about spooling up with some knarly ol braid but I have a concern. Do cats care about having braid to the hook or do I need to tie in a 15 lb leader? I don't want to spool up with heavy mono...it'll either be some sort of braid or a Spiderwire/Fireline situation. Thanks for the input. I'm stoked about spooling up with this stuff and using the new combo because I really want to stick a huge cat this year..... I think i have the spot picked out for the battle and I'm sure the pics will bear ample witness to the effectiveness of what I have planned for our whiskered buddies but since I have a couple months yet, I want to get the kinks ironed out before I hit the water....
Now that I've calmed myself down a bit... two more questions... have any of you used the Cyalume light sticks for fishing at night (as opposed to a head lamp or flashlight)? It appears they have a clip so you can hook them onto a tube or a vest/waders.... Second, do any of you have experience with any of the above mentioned fishing equipment? Any input on the Salt Striker, Catmaxx, or King Kat equipment would be appreciated... I've thought about going with some Abu Garcia stuff too but after comparing, thinking, daydreaming, pricematching, these are the combos I came up with. Anyone with better ideas, please clue me in. Thanks folks. [
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Now that I've calmed myself down a bit... two more questions... have any of you used the Cyalume light sticks for fishing at night (as opposed to a head lamp or flashlight)? It appears they have a clip so you can hook them onto a tube or a vest/waders.... Second, do any of you have experience with any of the above mentioned fishing equipment? Any input on the Salt Striker, Catmaxx, or King Kat equipment would be appreciated... I've thought about going with some Abu Garcia stuff too but after comparing, thinking, daydreaming, pricematching, these are the combos I came up with. Anyone with better ideas, please clue me in. Thanks folks. [
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