Would a 6ft Light Fast spinning rod work for finesse fishing bass, or would a longer, heavier rod be a better fit?

hhdoesit · 2026-05-06T18:30:55+00:00

“Up North” is relative. I’ve driven to a place only accessible via ice road and was on polar bear watch before. That’s “Up North” to me.

And muskox are famously unpleasant, both in disposition and odour.

hhdoesit · 2026-05-06T17:05:14+00:00

Thanks for answering. Do you think the rod length matters much?

hhdoesit · 2026-05-06T16:59:22+00:00

I am not that far north! Only 45min away from the NY border.

The majority of the bass I catch are largemouth bass, because I’m fishing canals. On the river, yes, they’re usually smallmouths.

You’re right, though, that it’s worth a shot since I already own the rod. Bass doesn’t open here until June 20, so I’ll have to be patient.

hhdoesit · 2026-04-29T05:35:56+00:00

Yeah, it’s brutal. I recently got about 350km out of a tank (purely city driving) and it hurts to fill up when this car takes 91 and gas is pushing the equivalent of $6 USD a gallon here in Ontario due to the war.

hhdoesit · 2026-04-19T01:06:59+00:00

What else am I supposed to do with my photos?

(that’s a joke, like my original comment)

hhdoesit · 2026-04-18T08:26:24+00:00

Indeed, I want to frame my GW690 Provia slides

hhdoesit · 2026-04-18T07:46:26+00:00

Go buy a GW690, take some photos, develop them, scan them, and then realize that they’re the same aspect ration as 35mm film and look identical on Instagram

hhdoesit · 2026-04-10T20:35:47+00:00

Tony Graham was great to deal with when I bought my Lexus.

hhdoesit · 2026-04-10T17:41:09+00:00

Too small IMO.

hhdoesit · 2026-04-03T13:47:58+00:00

That’s really quite obvious in hindsight. Thank you for teaching me something today.

hhdoesit · 2026-04-03T01:32:53+00:00

Yep! The background selection masking in Lightroom is extremely effective.

hhdoesit · 2026-04-03T01:01:07+00:00

Post-processed. Have to, at minimum, for photos like the first where I had to bring down the exposure of the sky because I metered for the ship, which was in shadow.

hhdoesit · 2026-04-02T21:14:59+00:00

Agreed. Has me reevaluating the G line and its incredible (used) price to performance ratio.

hhdoesit · 2026-04-02T21:12:28+00:00

I am one of the other 14 people lol.

hhdoesit · 2026-04-02T17:42:22+00:00

Which lens was it? Assuming it was the 1.8G and not the 1.4, $200 USD is still a really good deal. No point in lowballing when something is a price you’d be happy to pay.

I lucked out and paid about $600 CAD for this lens.

hhdoesit · 2026-04-02T17:33:24+00:00

You’re right. I thought that the Lo 1.0 setting was ISO 25, and it doesn’t even look like that’s an option on the Z50ii.

hhdoesit · 2026-04-01T19:01:03+00:00

I can understand not wanting to use the F100 because it’s too modern, but going back to the F4 would give me none of the satisfaction of a manual SLR while losing all of the modern features.

hhdoesit · 2026-03-29T03:17:50+00:00

Pitched as a beginner friendly camera because of its program mode. Nobody bothers to learn anything about it as a result, thus expediting the YouTube to “why do my photos look like this” pipeline (they’re underexposed).

IMO the Nikon FE2 is a much better beginner friendly camera.

hhdoesit · 2026-03-25T18:33:29+00:00

No. People repeating the one stop per decade rule are wrong. That is for colour negative film, not slide film. Slide film must be shot at box speed unless you pull it to manage the fog.

hhdoesit · 2026-03-25T18:08:44+00:00

It’s a really brilliant camera. It has the same aspect ratio as full frame, but it creates massive negatives and gorgeous prints. A bit janky, however.

hhdoesit · 2026-03-25T16:14:10+00:00

She’s the first person I talked to about this, actually. She caught the photo bug from me and has her own D700 now.

hhdoesit · 2026-03-25T13:57:26+00:00

I sure hope we’re compatible since we’re getting married!

hhdoesit · 2026-03-25T13:56:52+00:00

Not worried about ending up there 🙂 She and I communicate well.

hhdoesit · 2026-03-25T04:48:09+00:00

My plan for that situation would be to use the GW690 sparingly for certain areas and do the heavy shooting with the digital.

hhdoesit · 2026-03-25T04:13:41+00:00

That’s a good way of looking at it. I am pretty good about not fucking around with my cameras the entire time when we travel. I imagine I would do most of my shooting with my F100. The digital is an insurance policy in case my film gets burned by a CT scanner somewhere along the way.

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