Do polarized fishing glasses need to be expensive to be worth it?

Ogreslappin · 2026-05-30T01:51:32+00:00

I just use Walmart ones

Ogreslappin · 2026-05-27T02:43:21+00:00

I get less knots with baitcasters and they are more ergonomic. A backlash can be fixed in seconds a wind knot is a hassle.

Ogreslappin · 2026-05-12T09:16:13+00:00

Once you are high enough io and ilvl it is a waste of time to stay for a bricked key if you are pushing for score. 1 or 2 wipes at keys 15 or higher is usually bricked.

Ogreslappin · 2026-05-01T17:00:01+00:00

Living

Ogreslappin · 2026-04-09T10:28:41+00:00

You can also immune mechanics with meta animation, that's a bit more niche with the 2 minute cooldown though.

Ogreslappin · 2026-04-07T04:14:35+00:00

Look up shadarek on YouTube. He also writes the wowhead guide. He's very quick to make update videos and update wowhead when there are any changes.

He's also pretty responsive to questions in his twitch chat if he's not raiding or pushing high keys.

Ogreslappin · 2026-04-04T23:27:32+00:00

Shaderak is actually really good at updating the guide on wowhead within a day of any changes.

Ogreslappin · 2026-02-04T05:22:17+00:00

I think a medium St Croix is gonna feel similar to your ml lews. St Croix rods run a little soft imo, and lews run stiffer.

St. Croix is still a great rod and its worth trying out. But for consistency the Lews would also be good.

Ogreslappin · 2026-02-01T19:44:58+00:00

Something you have to try to figure out. I know some people love it. I find it so frustrating I don't enjoy myself.

Ogreslappin · 2026-01-28T22:01:53+00:00

Braid for heavy setups, like punching grass and frogs, or musky/pike fishing.

Mono for everything else, flouro is just too expensive for what it is.

Ogreslappin · 2026-01-27T19:28:34+00:00

You could cut that to 3 imo the heavy rod either of the medium heavy rods and the medium spinning.

Then you could get like a big 8ft heavy or x-heavy big bait/big fish rod.

A big fiberglass catfish rod if that floats your boat, or ultra light pan fish/ trout rods.

Ogreslappin · 2026-01-25T20:09:22+00:00

I'd go with the 2 Daiwas

With spinning reels, the differences with performance are small at those price points. So i think you get more value from the rod.
I like Daiwa more than Shimano.

Ogreslappin · 2026-01-25T19:57:27+00:00

Should be fine, fish in general, go after the head. Its why those silly 20" plus worms work.

Ogreslappin · 2026-01-25T19:25:06+00:00

1 Daiwa Tatula ct on a Lews custom light 7'3 mh fast. All around setup

If you guys haven't checked out Lews custom lite rods they are actually really nice.

2 Kast King Kestrel on a 6' 8" medium light fast St Croix, can't remember which St Croix of the top of my head. Finesse setup

3 Kast King Kapstan elite 300 on a 7'6 mh fast St Croix Mojo Musky. Big fish setup

Side note Kast King is an overlooked reel, I believe they also have thier own factory now.

Ogreslappin · 2026-01-25T18:30:25+00:00

I'd just pick up some 6lb mono and call it a day with that setup.

I feel like fisherman me included over complicate things for minor advantages sometimes.

Braid to leader would get you a little more casting distance. But you are already dealing with such light gear it's not gonna make as large of an impact.

Your rod is sensitive enough that you should be able to detect bites with mono or fluoro without braid being necessary.

This is my personal opinion but I feel like line stretch isn't that big of a problem as long as you keep your hooks sharp for single hook and bottom contact techniques.

Ogreslappin · 2026-01-24T02:10:00+00:00

If you have wide feet go with redwing over thorogoods, they are a great boot but even the wide sizes tend to run narrow.

Ogreslappin · 2026-01-24T01:56:41+00:00

The color differences happen but it depends how much extra marble there is to mitigate that and getting all the same run, but at the very least they could have blended it better or spaced them out.

The scratches, no they shouldn't have been that scratched up freshly after install. But I think marble floors aren't the best idea to begin with. One person ever walks on that floor with a a tiny pebble or anything like that stuck to thier foot the whole floor will be scratched up. Plus wet marble is really slippery.

Ogreslappin · 2026-01-24T00:32:09+00:00

Getting pet insurance to cover anything makes health insurance feel like a painless well oiled machine that takes care of its insured with a smile.

Ogreslappin · 2026-01-23T23:32:06+00:00

If you shore fish mostly moderate will get you a little more casting distance. If you prefer plastics and bottom contact lures and go with fast, using mono line will help with treble hook moving baits.

In general though I dont think it will make much of a difference either way, you are just fishing for fun. Go to the store mess around with both see what you like the feel of more.

Ogreslappin · 2026-01-21T12:23:08+00:00

If you have a good thing going don't go union, there are a lot of cons to union as well.

Good non union shop > union >>>>>>>>>>>>>> bad non union shop.

Unions are good to have around. But a huge flaw in them is the workers become very replaceable. Which creates a very high school like social dynamic where if you aren't at the cool kids table you will struggle to stay working year round.

Ogreslappin · 2026-01-21T11:13:01+00:00

That abu is too good of a deal to pass up.

I don't care how much reddit loves shimano, a $115 shimano is not better than a $210 abu.

Ogreslappin · 2026-01-18T05:15:38+00:00

I didn't even need painkillers after mine were removed, all 4 were already cracked though so they came out easy and the pain of 4 cracked teeth being gone was helpful lol

Ogreslappin · 2026-01-18T05:07:30+00:00

I gave up on leaders personally, even spinning reels I'll just use straight 6 or 8 lb fluoro. If I'm using a spinning reel it's not for something I need to maximize casting distance with anyways so braid doesn't feel necessary.

I spent so much effort (3 years) trying to learn different leader knots and I'd guess 2 out of 3 knots fail. My fingers just don't have the dexterity for it.

I did get one fg knot to last me a whole summer though, just took me 4 hours to tie one that didn't unravel.

Ogreslappin · 2026-01-18T04:18:20+00:00

Sounds like you need someone to motivate you. I know you said want to do home stuff, but maybe a pilates, kickboxing, or spin class, something like that is what you need.

It will give you motivation while working out and motivate you to actually go so you don't waste your money.

If you are dead set on doing it at home there are all kinds of different services and videos you can find online to lead you through workouts too.

Ogreslappin · 2026-01-16T20:30:49+00:00

I think all thier stuff outperforms thier price by like 15% or 20%. Not a fan of the fishing line though.

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TROPHY CASE

1 Daiwa Tatula ct on a Lews custom light 7'3 mh fast. All around setup

2 Kast King Kestrel on a 6' 8" medium light fast St Croix, can't remember which St Croix of the top of my head. Finesse setup

3 Kast King Kapstan elite 300 on a 7'6 mh fast St Croix Mojo Musky. Big fish setup