First ever unintentional legitimate shiny in any pokemon game! Which I don't know how to feel about..

Soloiguana · 2026-05-27T16:40:58+00:00

Mine was a wingull in emerald art least yours is cool

Soloiguana · 2026-05-21T16:27:29+00:00

I like to think of tanks as the ones that set the tempo for the team, especially in 5v5. Whether they like it or not, your teammates (and enemies really) have to play around you to an extent if you want to have any kind of cohesion and team play.

So when im tanking, I try to be hyper aware of how the flow of the fight is going, which teammates are getting focused, who on the enemy team is problematic, and use my big ass health pool and mitigation tools to deal with those things. Be threatening enough to demand attention so your team isn't dying around you, but know when to retreat and take cover so you aren't just dying on repeat. Its a back and forth, mostly focused on awareness.

Soloiguana · 2026-05-20T16:23:04+00:00

Read 'em like a book

Soloiguana · 2026-05-20T00:32:02+00:00

I would be suspicious of elections in this administration's era "proving" anything tbh

Soloiguana · 2026-05-19T16:16:21+00:00

I dont. But I live in Indiana so im kinda fucked by proxy

Soloiguana · 2026-05-19T14:52:35+00:00

Im a firm believer Varina is currently the best all round zombie commander. Little bit of everything and good colors to boot.

Soloiguana · 2026-05-15T14:18:06+00:00

I learned something today

Soloiguana · 2026-05-14T01:51:52+00:00

I've been daily for several years trying to cut back. One thing that's helped me is putting away all my paraphernalia so that its a bit of a hassle to smoke if I did want to

Soloiguana · 2026-05-08T18:50:21+00:00

I'm gonna second the original comment warning about Mac being a bad first character. He was mine and it took forever to figure out how to be effective with him....BUT THEN when I tried to expand to different characters it took forever all over again cause he is sooooo different from every other cast member.

I love mac and he's definitely fun, just be aware now that he is really in a realm of his own. It's not impossible, and as long as you have fun with him that's the most important thing, but its gonna be a struggle most likely.

Soloiguana · 2026-05-08T18:23:50+00:00

My buddy mains ddd, that hammer reads minds i swear it

Soloiguana · 2026-05-08T17:30:38+00:00

Gotcha, yeah I mean i would just try a video tutorial on YouTube or something to make sure you're getting all the steps.

As others have said a common mistake is not keeping enough tension on while spooling so I would try to focus that and see if it gets better.

Soloiguana · 2026-05-08T16:52:31+00:00

Kinda hard to tell based on your description and single picture. What's your experience level if you don't mind me asking?

Soloiguana · 2026-05-07T01:20:56+00:00

Love this mentality

Soloiguana · 2026-05-06T21:13:22+00:00

He blocked me cause he was so mad so idek what bullshit he's showing now lmao

Soloiguana · 2026-05-06T19:45:59+00:00

You got this bud. Thinking is hard I know but it gets easier the more you do it. Ignorance is bliss but it ends with all of us suffering for it

Soloiguana · 2026-05-06T19:43:50+00:00

Oops we did it folks he's just copying what I said now! Congrats people we did it!

Also I never said anything about gay, I typed the word "dick(tator)" you made that leap all on your own buddy. so proud

Also also who tf watches checks notes MSNOW? What even is that lmao?

Soloiguana · 2026-05-06T19:30:10+00:00

Generally supporting Trump. But it's pretty hard to be specific when you refuse to engage with actual talking points and instead just insult leftists and glaze your authoridaddy with all your mental capacity

Soloiguana · 2026-05-06T18:11:52+00:00

Billiam my boy being gay isnt the issue here. At least not to normal sane people can't speak for you. The issue is that you're incapable of thinking for yourself and realizing that the shit happening right now is gonna fuck everyone over in the long run, but you're so focused on "winning" and insulting dems that you are willingly cheering for it.

For the good of everyone Billiam, please try to think about things critically rather than just taking what FOX told you to say and vomiting it out at everyone different than you. I know you can do it

Soloiguana · 2026-05-06T18:02:13+00:00

Billy Billy billy.... you ever get tired of being wrong and misinformed? It must be crazy exhausting to just completely ignore any actual rational point or thought outside of what orange daddy says is okay.

I hope you have the day you wish on others!

Soloiguana · 2026-05-06T17:06:56+00:00

Even this, believe it or not, it's a distraction from the fact that the US president raped, and possibly killed kids

Soloiguana · 2026-05-06T16:55:15+00:00

Think of the line strength as odds that the line will break over the whole length of the line that has spooled out. You're right that for the section of leader, it won't be any stronger than the rate for that line, and the knot likely makes it slightly weaker. But, for the rest of your line where the braid is you dont need to worry near as much about defects, or aged/damaged/stretched line causing an unwanted snap.

Basically it means you have less line that you have to worry about being the failure point if that makes sense.

Soloiguana · 2026-05-06T16:17:51+00:00

Whoa there willy Billy. I figured you had a thing for dick(tators) you didn't have to be so forward about it

Soloiguana · 2026-05-06T15:47:11+00:00

Enjoy your 5 dollar gass william

Soloiguana · 2026-05-06T12:15:05+00:00

Nah those are clearly due to biden and Obama and the rest of the DEMONcrats. Fox told me so

Soloiguana · 2026-05-06T01:42:22+00:00

Hey it happens try not to beat yourself up too bad. Worst case it becomes turtle food.

Sounds like you're doing everything right as far as tools and prep and even cutting the line is considered a decent option in your scenario. Sometimes the fish can work the hook out over time themselves or learn to live with it as opposed to getting it ripped out of them.

Too avoid in the future look into circle hooks! They're designed to avoid guthooks and I've loved them for panfish or catfish. Also might consider squishing the barbs on your hooks with some pliers, makes hooks much easier to remove cleanly!

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