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Which is More Important When Catching Fish #12670757 03/13/18 05:10 PM
Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 145 B Blindshot54 OP Outdoorsman
OP Blindshot54 Outdoorsman B Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 145	Which is MORE Important when catching fish in your opinion? The Rod or the Reel? Don't say both, trying to win a bet. Rod or reel? Blindshot, Fishing is not an escape from life, but often a deeper immersion into it. -Harry Middleton

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Re: Which is More Important When Catching Fish [Re: Blindshot54] #12670763 03/13/18 05:12 PM
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 979 Emory, Texas T Transplant Pro Angler
Transplant Pro Angler T Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 979 Emory, Texas	ROD!!! Fishing is not a matter of life or death, it's much more important than that! 10 pounds 2 oz.(Pat Mayse) 10.88 lbs PB (Lake Fork) Garmin Pro Staff http://s1279.photobucket.com/user/rmlaskey2/library/

Re: Which is More Important When Catching Fish [Re: Blindshot54] #12670764 03/13/18 05:13 PM
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 12,445 NRH/Fork ! GET THE NET J JIM SR. TFF Guru
JIM SR. TFF Guru J Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 12,445 NRH/Fork ! GET THE NET	Lots of variables, but with only two answers to pick from I'll say...... REEL www.boatlanes.com http://407bbq.com/ http://www.lakeforkcrappie.com/ https://www.jiglyf.com/ Pronounced "Jig Life" https://shut-up-and-fish.com/ https://kidkrappie.com/

Re: Which is More Important When Catching Fish [Re: Blindshot54] #12670767 03/13/18 05:13 PM
Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,218 ft.worth B.Hollingshead Extreme Angler
B.Hollingshead Extreme Angler Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,218 ft.worth	Rod 100% Branden Hollingshead 38-DD's and counting

Re: Which is More Important When Catching Fish [Re: Blindshot54] #12670768 03/13/18 05:13 PM
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 229 Boerne, TX T texasangler07 Outdoorsman
texasangler07 Outdoorsman T Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 229 Boerne, TX	For me, I say the rod is more important.

Re: Which is More Important When Catching Fish [Re: Blindshot54] #12670772 03/13/18 05:15 PM
Joined: May 2012 Posts: 4,533 San Antonio, Texas B bigbass94 TFF Team Angler
bigbass94 TFF Team Angler B Joined: May 2012 Posts: 4,533 San Antonio, Texas	Rod "If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." - Doug Larson

Re: Which is More Important When Catching Fish [Re: Blindshot54] #12670790 03/13/18 05:26 PM
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 1,514 i-Fish Extreme Angler
i-Fish Extreme Angler Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 1,514	Rod If you can't find em wind em.

Re: Which is More Important When Catching Fish [Re: Blindshot54] #12670793 03/13/18 05:27 PM
Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 12,121 San Angelo tmd11111 TFF Guru
tmd11111 TFF Guru Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 12,121 San Angelo	Ditto on the Rod

Re: Which is More Important When Catching Fish [Re: Blindshot54] #12670808 03/13/18 05:34 PM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 466 Carrollton, Texas 2 20lberorbust Angler
20lberorbust Angler 2 Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 466 Carrollton, Texas	Rod! Big B

Re: Which is More Important When Catching Fish [Re: Blindshot54] #12670813 03/13/18 05:37 PM
Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 4,767 Georgetown or Falcon Lake T Tommar TFF Team Angler
Tommar TFF Team Angler T Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 4,767 Georgetown or Falcon Lake	You don�t feel the fish with the reel. You don�t set the hook with a reel. You don�t fight the fish with a reel. The reel is just a line storage device. US Army and TXARNG 1984-2014 Gulf War 90-91 Iraq 2004-05 A'stan 2009 VFW Post Commander 2013-15

Re: Which is More Important When Catching Fish [Re: Blindshot54] #12670823 03/13/18 05:45 PM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 50,023 Houston, TX fouzman Methuselah
fouzman Methuselah Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 50,023 Houston, TX	The Rod. "Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out" - Zachary Troy Schrah - a young man with vision far beyond his years.

Re: Which is More Important When Catching Fish [Re: Blindshot54] #12670838 03/13/18 05:53 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 19,789 Justin, TX. Donald Harper TFF Guru
Donald Harper TFF Guru Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 19,789 Justin, TX.	Reel If rod breaks the reel becomes the most important. If the reel breaks then hand over hand becomes a problem. Each person you work with holds some promise to your future success. Websiite Sponsors: www.eletewater.com - Staying Hydrated www.lakeoviachic.com - Booking Mexico Trips 20 Hot Spot Mapping - GPS Contour Chips - Custom Spinner Baits - Jigs -Spooks Pure Extracts - Minnow-Night Crawler-Crayfish-Craylic

Re: Which is More Important When Catching Fish [Re: Blindshot54] #12670894 03/13/18 06:22 PM
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,086 Texarkana, AR TwoLakes Extreme Angler
TwoLakes Extreme Angler Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,086 Texarkana, AR	Go throw a frog on a light action rod and you will quickly determine that the rod is most important. Throw a square bill on an Xtra Heavy Rod and, again, you will figure out the rod is most important.

Re: Which is More Important When Catching Fish [Re: Blindshot54] #12670898 03/13/18 06:25 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 754 Conroe 5 5PounderOnAFrog Pro Angler
5PounderOnAFrog Pro Angler 5 Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 754 Conroe	Rod for sure. Never did understand why so many people will pair a <$100 rod with a >$200 reel.

Re: Which is More Important When Catching Fish [Re: Blindshot54] #12670931 03/13/18 06:44 PM
Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 170 Missouri MMosher Outdoorsman
MMosher Outdoorsman Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 170 Missouri	Rod I love the smell of two stroke in the morning.

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