TackleTour

now is the time to duplicate that bait that gets bit.

most desired is bagley's small fry in tiger stripe, shallow for streams/creeks. 2nd place any color of Renosky Guido's Double Image.

thanks for replies, guys! seems like all is well with it. sure is a great reel. i was in freshwater(mostly barren, i found out. beautiful day to be on water.)

had a problem today. small boat, too many outfits, inattention/distraction. scorpion dc 100hg had to be fished out of the water. still works fine. do i need to disassemble/dry it?

i've only had great experiences with ALF. in this case a few bad apples doesn't spoil the barrel. i KNOW what happens in the transportation industry. 99.9% fine but the bad deals are the big black spot on a white canvas.

that Avail spool is impressive!

well, you'll never need to upgrade now. AFAIC Zebco/abu cardinals 3 and 4 are the bee's knees. 6's maybe a bit heavy compared to some recent reels. but 3's and 4's hit the spot.

i'd look at a Dyna-King Kingfisher Fly Tying Vise, renzetti saltwater traveler, maybe a peak or a mongoose. lots to choose from. i have a danvise but prefer my mongoose odyssey.
kevlar thread is available for wrapping but is strong enough to cut thru rubber strands if torqued down too much.

what weight/lengths of cranks and swimbaits are you going to be throwing? line test? length of casts?

i hopefully could buy :reel abu cardinal 4x and rod - probably med power 7' phenix K2.
maybe look to sell my pool cues to pay some more on lawyer bills cause i'd have to be in deep trouble if i sold my fishing tackle-5 decades accumulation.

i have never been willing to spend some of my time to decipher the ingenuity of the C14+ moniker. i do have 2 stradics, both 2000's of some series.

i made and recieved an order from asian portal recently. arrival was much quicker that i thought it would be. ordered on june 6. 10 days later, june 16 i had it.

i made an order with Jun at japantackle on Mon, Apr 20 at 9:30 PM. after a false start on my part(ordered one knob when i wanted two) he got them on the way, only to have Japan postal service/customs to delay it until an oppurtunew time came. i got the order today. Jun had refunded me long ago, trus...

Outstanding!
Shimano: "Sorry, sir. That part has been discontinued."

Slazmo: "Really? Hold my rod."

i use whatever seems appropo: casting, spinning, fly. i'm willing to throw an old black Zebco 33 i grabbed a while back or even my abu matic 170. i've even trolled. quality is my deciding factor. i don't like cheap or poorly designed gear.