Lots and lots of stuff made and assembled in China. Even a good portion of the good stuff. Really nice write up. That's dedication for sure

Between the alpha air and ASC would you pick the ASC for the 6'4" UL if you were only going with one setup ? Yes, but I also wouldn't ever throw anything over 1/8oz with it. Also, I slowed my ASC down with 5.8 gears as I use that setup for spoons and hardbaits. If you stick with 5# or less fluoro o...

I'm sure you guys are tired of me by now but one last question. Kind of hard to answer unless you have tried them. I've been digging up as many old posts as I can on them. Kind of seems silly to spend the money when the ASC can be had for around $250 and the Alphas Air used for $200 or less. -How d...

chrisg_sdcf wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 16, 2019 6:03 pm

Hogsticker2 wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 16, 2019 5:55 pm

Nailed it Chris. Well played

Thanks, got the knobs and spool from you so and saw an old picture of your reel before hand lol. Just missing the red drag star.

Do you think red knobs would look better or stick with the white?

I like the white myself, especially with that stick.

I agree with Cal and Maverick. The Alphas is just a great platform that people really enjoy. No need to change the footprint, just keep dumping newer, better tech in it. I'd like to see a new frame as well, but I also feel the Steez SV TW was the money shot. With so many tuning options, we can all s...

Nailed it Chris. Well played

Chris - I don't think you're going to see a whole lotta difference between the 70 and Air models. Maybe with a total weight of less than 1/8, the Air might get the nod. The SV Light Limited is right in that wheelhouse as well. They will all handle 1/8 plus small plastic on the right rod.

If you're keeping it around 3/16 oz and not much lower, I'd just stick with the Alphas SV you have. If your intent is to go lower, grab the Alphas Air. PX68 is a really nice reel, but spool tech is dated. SV is going to give you much greater control, and from my experience, the PX68 can get moderate...

Oh. That's confusing because you mentioned Brian and the Tackletrap.

That’s why I went custom I read reviews (opinions) and tried different brands but at the end of the day my jerkbait rod is an Otterrod custom spiral wrapped that is tried and true for me. Same here. I fish jerkbaits a lot and had Otterrods build me one a K2 blank spiral wrapped. It makes fishing a ...

4g63power wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 10, 2019 10:19 am

Some zillion sv tw love since they barely get any on the internet

My Hero!

Did they order it in for you? I'd like to hear more about it after you've fished it.

chrisg_sdcf wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 09, 2019 6:53 am

Can you turn a split grip into a full grip?

Absolutely

With all the many different rods on the markets these days, I stick to custom. Unless there is something I feel I can't live without. With the customs and matching reel, I can't really justify selling them to acquire something else. Plus I know what I'm getting, rather than running down the buy and...

The delivery wait can be a bit.... extended, at times.