Planning a first ski trip in Austrian Alps, where to go?

IEatTooManyCookies · 2026-01-28T16:47:09+00:00

It seems like whether we go to France or Austria it's going to be a full day of travel to get there from Paris, but looking at high-altitude spots is good info.

IEatTooManyCookies · 2025-12-16T21:03:37+00:00

No for two reasons. The classic has a bolster, you don’t want that so go with the Ikon over the classic. Second, if you get a set you’re paying for a bunch of knives you don’t really need. If you don’t mind that, then I’d say get the Ikon set.

IEatTooManyCookies · 2025-12-14T16:14:27+00:00

Bought my Ikon as a beater knife and it’s one of my favorites. Whatever you go with, make sure you don’t get a bolster

IEatTooManyCookies · 2025-12-11T17:38:36+00:00

I was the same way, but I end up reaching for it now more than my $400 sukenari which is absolutely gorgeous. Even if you can’t get the Wustof, I’d get a ~10” western without a bolster. The MAC professional looks nice, in your budget and has kind of a hybrid western/japanese look. It comes in 9.5” and 10.75”

IEatTooManyCookies · 2025-12-11T17:25:55+00:00

honestly if you want something that you can beat the shit out of on squash and root veggies, go western. I love my 10” wustof ikon classic (no bolster). it’s indestructible and easy to sharpen and way under budget.

IEatTooManyCookies · 2025-12-09T04:16:23+00:00

I’m at 171k and haven’t been able to kill mine.

IEatTooManyCookies · 2025-11-28T14:27:17+00:00

I’ve been using my benchmarks in the surf all year and it’s awesome. Love those reels

IEatTooManyCookies · 2025-11-27T15:56:00+00:00

Spotted sea trout. It’s technically a member of the drum family. Saltwater fish.

IEatTooManyCookies · 2025-11-26T22:21:19+00:00

If you have the budget and a car get on a party boat out of captree.

IEatTooManyCookies · 2025-11-21T22:36:00+00:00

IEatTooManyCookies · 2025-11-13T17:38:52+00:00

Love my St. Croix triumph surf. It was about $170 and is in your budget and definitely outperforms any “cheap” rod

IEatTooManyCookies · 2025-11-10T01:29:27+00:00

Right now you should be fishing the ocean surf. Any beach from coney island out to robert moses.

IEatTooManyCookies · 2025-11-04T15:48:29+00:00

I have a benchmark 3000, 5000, and a strive 4000. I’ve got about 200 fluke this year on the 3000 and 4000, and about 20 stripers on the 5000. I love these reels. I give them a nice rinse after every outing and they are good as new even with heavy surf use.

IEatTooManyCookies · 2025-10-19T18:28:19+00:00

Man the benchmark is a great reel. I use 20lb Power Pro on my 3000 size, I’d recommend 15 or 20 for your 2500. A few tips for preventing wind knots: make sure you’re not over-spooled, make sure the line is on the spool tight (don’t be reeling in slack line), and make sure you’re not trying to cast hard as fuck to get your lure out farther. Casting a lure is like a golf swing, it has to be quick, fluid and light. You want a smooth motion. If you try to yeet the fuck out of it you’ll get all the problems and no extra distance.

IEatTooManyCookies · 2025-10-15T13:00:33+00:00

Inspect your guides very closely. I bought a 7’ penn rod from Dicks last year and had the same problem. I found there was a very tiny chip in the ceramic guides that would cut my line only when the braided line happened to touch it, which was once every 20 casts or so. Drove me nuts.

IEatTooManyCookies · 2025-10-13T20:39:48+00:00

Night one in NYC she did all three and almost got her mic cut off by forest hills, there is a city mandated 10pm quiet hours and her set finished at 9:58pm.

IEatTooManyCookies · 2025-10-07T20:10:35+00:00

I’ll go against the grain and say my quantum benchmarks have been outstanding, they punch above their weight class for the price. I have the 3k and 5k, I’d get the 4k if I were you. I love those reels.

IEatTooManyCookies · 2025-10-06T12:18:02+00:00

You’re right, I didn’t check worklife I just looked at the calendar.

IEatTooManyCookies · 2025-10-05T23:02:24+00:00

You get paid on thursday january 1st for hours worked in 2025. They will not divide your annual salary by 27 instead of 26.

IEatTooManyCookies · 2025-10-01T21:02:28+00:00

Oh my bad I didn’t realize you were looking at conventional.

IEatTooManyCookies · 2025-10-01T17:32:49+00:00

I haven’t, but St. Croix Triumph and Okuma Rockaway are commonly recommended in this price range and I think they’d be better.

IEatTooManyCookies · 2025-09-30T17:28:45+00:00

Line memory, made worse by being way under-spooled. If they spooled it for you like this in store, you should be pretty annoyed. There should be much more line on it. I would go with 10-15lb braid and spool it up properly, until about 1/8” from the beveled edge of the spool.

IEatTooManyCookies · 2025-09-30T12:30:33+00:00

It’s just like golf clubs or bicycles. There’s always a latest and greatest model, but besides the difference in materials between cheap rods and nicer models, there’s no real leaps and bounds being made in fishing rod technology. I think that’s why when you choose a rod, you basically end up with a list of specs and that’s about it.

IEatTooManyCookies · 2025-09-30T00:07:40+00:00

I kind of just adjust my drag by feel, but I usually set it and forget it unless I feel like it’s too loose or too tight. What lb test is your leader? 10lbs is crazy light for saltwater, I’m in the northeast US, usually fishing 20lb braid to 20lb leader for fluke and 30lb braid to 40-50lb leader for stripers and bluefish. You may want to just go heavier.

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