harry chang wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 11, 2019 1:26 pm

just got a shipment through GSO and guess what I found inside? 6 broken rods. just a heads up. shipped many rods and this is the first time with issues.

Harry

Who packaged those rods in that tube?

My boiled down eclectic arsenal. From the top. -Individual Development Paradox 7603 (Japan) -Fenwick Techna GP TAV-GP74 CL J (China) -Evergreen Stallion RS "Limited IRSC-69MH (Japan) -Luxxe Oltre 6'7 M (Japan) -Daiwa Heartland 20th Anniversary "Rod n Reel" 651 M/MHRB RR17 (Thailand or Malasia, cant ...

BRONZEBACK32 wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 10, 2019 8:56 pm

Some home made Tokyo rigs

Well Done, those are some nice looking rigs! What are you using the small straight shank hooks for, if I may ask?h

Non reactive in my experience, although I wouldnt put it in a bag of Zman.

I still find it amazing this reel is so rare in the USA. They are really not flying off the shelves in Japan. Of the many shops that I keep an eye on, they have moved pretty slow. There is a Rank A one on YJP with starting bid of $300, will be interesting to see what price it resells. They really n...

That someone was me. The TW reviews weren't exactly glowing, either. I'll pass. I think I'm just going to go back to 832 and pretend no other superline exists. I don't know what I'm going to do now. I used to use one of the other JDM, Varivas. They don't make it anymore, to my knowledge. Hard to fi...

I will be attending a conference in your fine capital in early October. I hope to find a few hours to fish the Potomac / Tidal basin. Most likely from shore. Being from North Europe, my knowledge on lures/patterns for early fall fishing in DC is quite low. I read that bass are quite aggresive durin...

Sedition Conflict. Think MB Launcher with an attitude...No idea if the substance of these rods keep up with the style. But it does make me want buy one and strap it up with the red Daiwa Battler fitted with the purple HLC Spool and maybe some other purple touches.

Checking all those boxes was nearly impossible. But my friend, I found it..(kind of..) JDM-Check (actually made in Japan) 7'1 to 7'3- Check (7'1) Full Grip-Check (full cork) Once Piece-Check (not even grip joint) Lure Rating 1/8 to 3/4 oz As a bonus: titanium guides Upon release in 2013 this was one...

I dont think that anyone has mentioned the Carrozzeria Honeycomb Spool for Monoblock. Retailing at over 30k yen, it's the most expensive spool in it's class that I have found. I've yet to figure out why it's priced 12k yen over the other MB Honeycomb spools. It does wiegh in at 8 grams, which is lig...

scrapiron wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 17, 2019 5:35 pm

LOL- same here! I ordered two spools of Castaway for this fall. Expectations are high for some epic stories like this.

Hope I didn't oversell this stuff. With that said, I ordered a spool for my Steez A (which is going full SW) and my Daiwa Certate 4000. All in!

Since I last posted here I've acquired a zonda honeycomb spool, thanks Winstondry, and IMO it is made for use with ML-M rods, 1/8-5/8oz or more, 8-14# or 20-40# braid. It is awesome for spinnerbaits, keitechs, and other typical bass baits that aren't particularly aerodynamic. I haven't tried skippi...

Morizo "the hitman" Shimizu went from Nories to Evergreen...

Neds are compact, aerodynamic, and easy to cast. I'll echo PN's sentiment on the casting of Ned's. A 1/5th oz Shroom head with a 2.75 inch TRD weighs around 9 grams and is a wind cheating bullet. No need for true BFS gear, unless you are using the absolute lightest head, even with the 1/10th your a...

No takers........till next time TT 8-) I read your blog/thread religiously, primarily in hopes of one day seeing a damn fish. Slap on a Ned Rig, catch the fish, then hang whatever flavor 10oz lure of the day your slugging out of the fishes mouth and snap snap. Alternativly, keep posting Studio Comp...