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Old 07-08-2008, 02:24 PM   #1
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I'll throw in a shameless plug for Conventional. I fish/have fished both, and generally like fishing with a conventional better. Obviously just personal preference, but I would at least give it a try before you make up your mind.

Granted, since you have already purchased a blank, you might be best with a spinning setup if thats what that blank performs best with.
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Old 07-08-2008, 02:44 PM   #2
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Slipknot - quote:

" Jim, stand to my left "

Tried that - Still scary. ( besides, you strummed on my line from that side once)


Mike P confirmation on scary factor.
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Old 07-08-2008, 02:50 PM   #3
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Just adding to all of the above info - and I'm not a Ditch regular. There is a learning curve to conventional and tossing 5 ounce jigs AND learning conventional with braid might be a good way to wreck your line, injure a finger, trash a reel and loose some jigs. Stick with the spinner for now but pickup a nice 9' stick and conventional down the road some point with an Abu C4 or equivalent to see if you like conventional. You can try it out on other fishing trips. No sense getting all this gear and breaking down and NOT being able to fish as you learn to fish conventional. Believe me as I learned the hard way picking more than my share of backlashes instead of listening to those that knew better than I did.

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Old 07-08-2008, 03:53 PM   #4
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Thanks for all the input. I think that I am really going to go with spinning with a Van Staal 275. Maybe down the road I will try out conventional and if I am good at it I will get a nice blank and customize it to conventional. Thanks again.

who says kids cant fish?
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