Arigatou gozaimasu, Guys for the compliments. hmm, are those a combination of titanium and sic inserts on the ags guide train? :-k Great quesrtion and applaud your attention to detail, lzil. Its my understanding (not entirely 100% sure, maybe someone here can chime in with their Daiwa expertise) tha...

I almost forgot these rods until I was moving into my new home the other day and was unpacking fishing stuff; saw that i had a tub with rods in it and remembered " HOLLY CRAPOLLA ....its my Daiwa Steez AGS Racing design Rods :big grin: that came in last month =D> Im not sure what im going to pair th...

In the beginning, I did. Like checking a few hours would somehow expedite my package, Lol. Now, I dont even bother checking until two days after I make a purchase. Ive ordered so many things from japan, I cant keep track sometimes. I was on a stretch last year for 6 months getting min 2 packages a w...

went fishing for fish ending up fishing for my setup..lol

I would have, too. And if i did some how retrieved it, knowing that I already checked it off as a loss, the wifey would never know

Good excuse for another rig, if the wife has control of finances

Yep Not a good day today I know how that feels. I was fighting a fish in 18' feet of water and I accidentally kicked over my buddies new NRX/Steez setup right off the boat, plop synora..... OOPS! :shock: :doh: I was ready to take a swim, but it was winter, and it was too deep. I thought, no way the...

jpd0144 wrote:Only on TT this would be hashed out and dissected !

Sorry OP ...

Lol.

Anglers never complained before the advent of magnetic braking; they did pretty well catching fish with they bait cast gear they had.

Jig fishing has to be my all around fav technique. But that heart skipping topwater action is addicting, when in season.

Actually, my favorite technique is to wait..... till summer..... early in the morning; it really doesn't matter what you use

Awesome pics, great collection of lures, too.

I picked up a few of those Vatalions, but haven't had the chance you them, yet. Im interested in what you think of them; that's if you had a chance to use them?

I had the LC disease, but I'm cured now, Lol. I was addicted to the Rick Clunn Series crankbaits. I remember, many years ago when the RC series first came out, I was buying two-3 lures a week from bass pro shop for an extensive period of time, just to have them stocked in my arsenal, because.....as ...

Dang Them units is "high dollar". Whew!!!! Here is a link to a YouTube video on these rods and another on the other 2017 Steez rods https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=u74UmkxVVd0 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8qd4CXuQJAo Yeah, those prices aren't cheap. I'm not sure when dealers will release them for se...

aussiebasser wrote:This year's Topwater set-ups.

Just an awesome set up, AussieB. Frogs/Toy machines are hard to source, and even harder, their lures.

Are you sure you want to fish them? Lol. Sure you do

Buyee if you're lucky, and one other place I know- Tackle japan. I remember, inquiring about cost/shipping 6 months ago on a B70H and Tackle japan wanted close to 900$, it was something like $685 for the rod, plus $205 in shipping (which was their cheapest shipping they provided :roll: ). then add d...

Lol. Take your time. Your wife will eventually find out. As far who ships the fastest all depends on the delivery service (i.e Fedex international first, priority, economy, etc.). As stated up thread, UPS and Fedex typically gets delivered the fastest ( their own international customs service depart...

I really like to keep my rods around the 300-600 range. But wont hesitate to spend more if the monkey goes crazy. I do have ceiling of 1000$. But most high end bass rods that aren't 'custom/made to order", rarely hit over the 1K mark. Id like to go custom, but neither have the inclination or time to...

Dang Them units is "high dollar". Whew!!!! Here is a link to a YouTube video on these rods and another on the other 2017 Steez rods https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=u74UmkxVVd0 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8qd4CXuQJAo Yeah, those prices aren't cheap. I'm not sure when dealers will release them for se...