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by CM_Stewart
Mon Mar 15, 2021 8:46 am
Forum: Ultralight and BFS Fishing
Topic: Next JDM trout rod to acquire?
Replies: 10
Views: 5182

Re: Next JDM trout rod to acquire?

JDM is generally accepted to mean equipment designed for the Japanese Domestic Market. As Alphahawk rightly said, much of that gear is made in other countries.
by CM_Stewart
Fri Mar 12, 2021 10:51 am
Forum: Ultralight and BFS Fishing
Topic: Anyone make short glass UL casting rods?
Replies: 71
Views: 37249

Re: Anyone make short glass UL casting rods?

Daiwa Silver Creek Glass Progressive
4'6" UL baitcaster
by CM_Stewart
Thu Jan 28, 2021 6:21 am
Forum: Ultralight and BFS Fishing
Topic: Looking for tips regarding a landing net for UL fishing
Replies: 15
Views: 5422

Re: Looking for tips regarding a landing net for UL fishing

I can confirm that the Fishpond Nomad nets do float and that they are high quality nets.
by CM_Stewart
Wed Dec 16, 2020 5:45 am
Forum: Ultralight and BFS Fishing
Topic: Heading down the rabbit hole
Replies: 9
Views: 3775

Re: Heading down the rabbit hole

Keep in mind that ajing rods were designed to cast small jigs (mostly under 1/16 oz) to catch fish that are generally under 10" where there is no current to fight. It sounds like what you want to do is almost the complete opposite. If you want to catch large trout in rivers, I would suggest research...
by CM_Stewart
Tue Nov 24, 2020 5:24 am
Forum: Ultralight and BFS Fishing
Topic: High viz flouro in US
Replies: 5
Views: 1886

Re: High viz flouro in US

Have you considered the Sunline Bite Marker System fluoro? It isn't uniformly hi-vis, but it does have a repeating 45cm hi-vis between 65cm of clear.
by CM_Stewart
Wed Aug 05, 2020 4:47 am
Forum: Ultralight and BFS Fishing
Topic: Polyester line on bfs gear
Replies: 7
Views: 3739

Re: Polyester line on bfs gear

If you try it, don't spool it the morning of your trip. Do it early enough that you have plenty of time to untangle the mother of all bird's nests and respool with another line (any other line). Ester line has a well earned reputation for manageability issues. As bad as it is with a spinning reel, i...
by CM_Stewart
Tue Aug 04, 2020 5:42 am
Forum: Ultralight and BFS Fishing
Topic: UL trout lures from japan - hooks?
Replies: 5
Views: 3242

Re: UL trout lures from japan - hooks?

Da-Nu by Rodio-craft. I haven't tried them.
by CM_Stewart
Mon Aug 03, 2020 5:59 am
Forum: Ultralight and BFS Fishing
Topic: UL trout lures from japan - hooks?
Replies: 5
Views: 3242

Re: UL trout lures from japan - hooks?

Hello, Currently browsing UL troutlures from digitaka, mainly plugs and spoons. Are hooks included with each lure? If not, which hooks do you recommend? Brand, size etc. Also looking for some micro jigheads and snap swivels(I found the snaps, but would prefer if sold together with swivel.Unsure if ...
by CM_Stewart
Sun Aug 02, 2020 5:56 am
Forum: Ultralight and BFS Fishing
Topic: Drop shot rod recommendation
Replies: 23
Views: 10104

Re: Drop shot rod recommendation

I tangle with larger fish quite often on JDM UL rods....no 7 pound trout though. I have a 2017 Finezza Prototype that is not much fun catching crappie and bluegill on. It is superb rod for smallies...white bass......even large mouth. I use area trout rods to target Spotted bass in the 15-17 inch ra...
by CM_Stewart
Fri Jun 19, 2020 6:52 am
Forum: Ultralight and BFS Fishing
Topic: Ever Been Spooled?
Replies: 10
Views: 6563

Re: Ever Been Spooled?

Nice knot, Knotty!

Also, another reason to use nylon. When your drag has done all it can and your rod is bent as far as it can bend, the only thing you have left is line stretch.
by CM_Stewart
Fri Oct 04, 2019 5:57 am
Forum: Enthusiast & Import Tackle
Topic: I hope this past doesn't cross the line
Replies: 8
Views: 6897

Re: I hope this past doesn't cross the line

It may also be that it is the end of the season and a lot of things are just out of stock. It is not unusual for Japanese tackle manufacturers to have one production run per year. When some product is out of stock it can be out of stock for months - until the next year's production run.
by CM_Stewart
Fri May 24, 2019 4:54 am
Forum: Ultralight and BFS Fishing
Topic: Looking for smaller siwash hooks in lieu of trebles
Replies: 2
Views: 2851

Re: Looking for smaller siwash hooks in lieu of trebles

You don't need siwash hooks. You can use hooks intended as replacement hooks for spoons or plugs, which have very large eyes. For spinners, you can use either the spoon hooks (horizontal eye) or the plug hooks (vertical eye). What size hook are you looking for? I know that both are available down to...
by CM_Stewart
Tue May 21, 2019 9:51 am
Forum: Ultralight and BFS Fishing
Topic: Trout spoon recommendations?
Replies: 21
Views: 12889

Re: Trout spoon recommendations?

I would say with that rod/line combination a 4g spoon would be the minimum weight to use. I've had good luck with the Smith DS-line spoons and the Daiwa Crusader spoons, both of which come in 4g weights. Both also come in heavier weights but I haven't tried them.
by CM_Stewart
Tue May 14, 2019 5:47 am
Forum: Ultralight and BFS Fishing
Topic: Circle or Octopus Hooks and BFS
Replies: 4
Views: 3899

Re: Circle or Octopus Hooks and BFS

I have tied some conehead buggers for use with a BFS setup. They'll work, but to get them heavy enough to cast easily, they will be hard to keep off the bottom. If your streams have rocky bottoms you'll lose a lot of them

Personally I wouldn't use circle hooks unless I was fishing with bait.
by CM_Stewart
Mon May 13, 2019 6:18 am
Forum: Ultralight and BFS Fishing
Topic: Spoons...where have you been my whole life?
Replies: 8
Views: 5272

Re: Spoons...where have you been my whole life?

Ever since I bought my first UL casting setup I began enjoying spoons. Normally just the basic cheap ones you get from walmart but with better trebles, normally Decoy's best offerings. Catches a ton of small fish, walleye like them too; just very hard to get them unhooked at times. There are single...