Hi, Although I do not make big baits, this is what I can tell you about the materials that I have tried: - PET - the softest and easier to cut. It has (a bit) lower density than water and it tends to float. Lips made from it tend to break on impact. Can be modeled in hot water and cut with a normal ...

Me again! These days I made some "tunning" to the spool ballbearings of my Alphas. I removed the sealing and lubed them with thin oil. Now looks like the spool moves easier and for longer time. Also I watched some Youtube movies regarding this topic and come up to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch...

@ cracker - thanks! I will make some tests with the "recommended" Daiwa tension setting. And yes, if I would have used fluorocarbon, probably the results compared with the spinning combo would have been different. @blakjack23 - when I had fished side by side, I used like this: Baitcast rod - MajorCr...

Hi people, Last year I have bought my first baitcast reel, a Daiwa Alphas 103 L. I've choosen this model, since I've read here that it is a best buy. The reel was bought used from an ebay japanese seller and the intented purpose was fishing ~1/4 Oz bottom jigs for walleye (european Zander more exact...

Too late
I allready cut 2 blanks.

If I take a better look at it, I think I can make something like that by my own.
Can you measure it's lenght ?

This mouse look crazy!
I want something like that in my tackle box.

I see this one was not mentioned:
http://schindlerlure.com/tableware/index.html

A very interesting read.
The article remembers me about a test-build lure that I've made two years ago, in order to try to replicate this design.

Hi,

Yes, mountain lakes.

Yes, but a handle is 55$ and an RCS spool is around 100$.

In the garage will be just fine.

Finnz922 wrote:2506 and one season on the water.

Thanks!

Does it have any (noticeable) play in the handle or rotor after 1 season?

wbook01 wrote:The Japan Angler link says the Emeraldas is out of stock.

I will buy it from eBay.
The link was just to show to which reel I was speaking.

Hi Finnz922,

Do you have the 2506 model? For how long did you used it?