Decided on the fuego CT with a diy spool. Leaning toward the Phenix feather 7'1 L as a usdm option https://www.phenixrods.com/products/freshwater/feather/ Or the kuying 662L. Anyone have experience with the L power feather? You're gonna love the Fuego. It's a Tatula without the T-Wing. Definitely a...

Long time no see ... good to see ya back.

USDM BFS is a tough call. You should check out the Kuying rods over on Aliexpress. I got this one, couldn't be happier with it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGy1yfn2vvI

The smallest Yo-Zuri Pin's minnow which is 1/16 oz and 2 inches long.

Specimen cups are perfect and cheap https://www.amazon.com/CUTICATE-Specimen-Graduated-Plastic-Container/dp/B07KVS436V/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1 :) Here's another option ... https://www.ebay.com/itm/20-Square-Coin-Safe-Tubes-Lot-ASE-Silver-Eagle-Size-42-2-mm-High-Quality-Storage/112971760234?hash=item1a4da4...

Cabela's Sweet Pea crank, which is actually a rebranded Matzuo Nano Crank. If you liked the old Yo-Zuri Snap beans, you're gonna love these. These run much better than the Beans. They run about an inch long and are sinking, so no need to burn them to get them down into the water. Fantastic little ba...

How much force can a spool shaft that is maybe 3 - 5 mm in diameter supposed to withstand and maintain it’s alignment ? Probably not 30 lbs ...

It's marketing bullshit, nothing more. It's aimed at the "more and bigger must be better" mentality.

When it comes to drag on a freshwater application, I'll take absolute smoothness over strength all day every day.

I just spooled up my BFS rig with 6 lb. Anyone here have any thoughts on it ? I usually run braid mainline with a mono leader on pretty much all of my rigs. I did pretty well using that initially on this rig, but with the tiny guides on the rod (Kuying Teton TTC 662L) I felt the knot would inhibit c...

Dalleinf wrote:Thanks guys. I just purchased a Proxxon Micromot 50/e - Proxxon price was better for me here in EU.

Enjoy ! Be sure and follow up after some use and let us know how you like it.

I have considered a dremel/proxxon for some time, but havent made the purchase yet as I am unsure of what version to get. Any help - also with add-on items (brushes?) would be much appreciated. I can only speak for the Proxxon Micromot, you'll notice the 6 different sized collets that come with it....

Got a bag of 200 of these from Aliexpress for under $10 US shipped. I got the smallest size 000, been fishing them for a while now without issue. To put that size in perspective, a regular pencil eraser is approx 7.5 mm in diameter. These are quite small. The prices some companies charge for a bag o...

Just got done this one's annual teardown/clean/lube. It still purrs like the day I got it. Daiwa 153HSTA.

Bearing sizes are listed as follows - I.D./ O.D./Thickness (height) in millimeters.

Spool bearing 1) 5 X 11 X 4
Spool bearing 2) 3 X 10 X 4

jvang wrote:Does anyone know the spool bearing size for the XF-50? Thanks in advance.

I’ll post them later tonight when I get home from work.

This place https://www.fishusa.com/ has one of the better domestic UL rod selections. They often run sales and specials, just have to keep an eye out for them. I've bought from them many times, never an issue. Use the filters to whittle the choices down to ultralight and you're halfway home.