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by toddmc
Wed Jul 16, 2014 1:13 am
Forum: Show and Tell
Topic: Summer custom Rods - careful PICTURE HEAVY
Replies: 28
Views: 15708

Re: Summer custom Rods - careful PICTURE HEAVY

Thanks for the info.!
by toddmc
Tue Jul 15, 2014 12:08 pm
Forum: Show and Tell
Topic: Summer custom Rods - careful PICTURE HEAVY
Replies: 28
Views: 15708

Re: Summer custom Rods - careful PICTURE HEAVY

Does anybody know where I can get a carbon fiber foregrip/nut combo that fits an ECS reel seat? I see a few in these pictures. I'm talking about the same one that Dobyn's uses on their Champion Extreme baitcasting rods, just without the custom paint.
by toddmc
Sun Jul 13, 2014 2:10 pm
Forum: Swimbait Fishing
Topic: Silent Killer 175 Largemount color.
Replies: 3
Views: 4229

Re: Silent Killer 175 Largemount color.

Bass eat bass, no matter the size. I saw a study about a decade ago done on the Great Lakes that said as much as 15% of a largemouth's diet is bass. Those bass don't get much over 6lbs. either. I've seen a lot of fryguard fish munch on fry. I've also seen small bass jumping as giants chase them on s...
by toddmc
Fri Jul 11, 2014 10:18 am
Forum: Rods
Topic: Phenix at ICast
Replies: 143
Views: 63335

Re: Phenix at ICast

I want to hear what the builders think about the new sanded K2 blanks before I have one built. Hopefully they meet expectations. I've built one unsanded (682 spinning) and two sanded (683 spinning, 684 casting) for myself. I think they are incredibly sensitive and feather light. Their fast taper se...
by toddmc
Thu Jul 10, 2014 2:13 am
Forum: Jigs/Spinner/Buzzbaits
Topic: jigs or creatures/plastics in summer
Replies: 10
Views: 6929

Re: jigs or creatures/plastics in summer

But, I usually have a jig tied on all summer anyway because I love to play with almost anything in a skirt! :shock: :lol: I've been flipping a black/blue jig into open pockets in grass this summer with success. I've also picked up some punching jigs and have been pairing them with RI beavers, have ...
by toddmc
Thu Jul 10, 2014 1:59 am
Forum: Jigs/Spinner/Buzzbaits
Topic: jigs or creatures/plastics in summer
Replies: 10
Views: 6929

Re: jigs or creatures/plastics in summer

Green pumpkin jigs around the bluegill beds in early summer are a no brainer. I don't fish either one very much as summer moves on in our deep Socal reservoirs because the fish are often deeper chasing bait. But, I usually have a jig tied on all summer anyway because I love to play with almost anyth...
by toddmc
Thu Jul 10, 2014 1:33 am
Forum: Rods
Topic: Phenix at ICast
Replies: 143
Views: 63335

Re: Phenix at ICast

Phenix loves to be different with their handles. Like people have said, it is better to build a rod with a blank that is that expensive and get exactly what you want. I want to hear what the builders think about the new sanded K2 blanks before I have one built. Hopefully they meet expectations.
by toddmc
Wed Jul 09, 2014 6:10 am
Forum: Jigs/Spinner/Buzzbaits
Topic: All the chatter on chatter baits
Replies: 9
Views: 4227

Re: All the chatter on chatter baits

I keep hearing about all these Chatterbaits "breaking" but funny thing is, I've never seen a pic of a broken Chatterbait. (unlike when Megabass lips were breaking). I've been throwing Chatterbaits for years, and I've only broken one blade off (after 50 or so fish). I can live with that. :roll: The ...
by toddmc
Tue Jul 08, 2014 4:35 am
Forum: Reels
Topic: Reel Frame Measurements Cross Posted From BBC
Replies: 12
Views: 3559

Re: Reel Frame Measurements Cross Posted From BBC

The only thing that matters is how it feels to you on the rod that you are using. It is a subjective thing because people have different size hands and hold the reel differently. The fit is more important than size for most people.
by toddmc
Sun Jul 06, 2014 3:58 am
Forum: Daiwa Product Support
Topic: Daiwa Cielo
Replies: 25
Views: 16114

Re: Daiwa Cielo

You have to be patient because things don't happen overnight in the big business world. I had to wait five months for a warrantied Dobyns rod when he shifted production from China to South Korea. Did Daiwa tell you what they would be sending you for a replacement? I for one would find a five month ...
by toddmc
Sun Jul 06, 2014 3:44 am
Forum: Bass Fishing
Topic: Help with approx. length/girth of fish
Replies: 12
Views: 5882

Re: Help with approx. length/girth of fish

Congratulations. It's real easy to get a length with the rod and then estimate the girth. You know when a fish is skinny or fat. I have caught enough of those 6-9lb. fish over the years when I didn't have a scale that I have memorized the conversion chart. I don't usually take the time to weigh a fi...
by toddmc
Sat Jul 05, 2014 10:27 am
Forum: Swimbait Fishing
Topic: Best retrieve for Mattlures U2 Gill and Hudd Grass Minnow
Replies: 2
Views: 3285

Re: Best retrieve for Mattlures U2 Gill and Hudd Grass Minno

Slow rolling just over the grass gets the most bites most of the time. The U2 Gill with the flat tail is for bed fishing and fishing like a jig in the grass. The boot tail U2 Gill is a better bait to slow roll because the tail will swim better. Don't fish the bluegill baits like the U2 and the Rago ...
by toddmc
Sat Jul 05, 2014 10:13 am
Forum: Bass Fishing
Topic: Best Time for Night Fishing
Replies: 27
Views: 17390

Re: Best Time for Night Fishing

One thing I have always heard is to wait at least an hour after the sun totally sets to allow the fish vision to adjust to the darkness the same way human eyes need to adjust. Don't know how true this is but I have noticed a difference. I dont know the reasoning, but this seems to apply to my water...
by toddmc
Sat Jul 05, 2014 9:56 am
Forum: Bass Fishing
Topic: Best Time for Night Fishing
Replies: 27
Views: 17390

Re: Best Time for Night Fishing

FrankW wrote:
toddmc wrote:Did you go out there and rip their lips off Frank W., or are you waiting for the fuller moon?
Hi toddms,

No, I have not made it yet. Have been under the weather and not fished at all the last two weeks. Those Golden Years striking again.

Frank
I hope you feel better soon.
by toddmc
Fri Jul 04, 2014 3:11 am
Forum: Maintenance & SuperTuning Q&A
Topic: Word on SV spool for Zillion?
Replies: 12
Views: 3636

Re: Word on SV spool for Zillion?

njbasscat wrote:
Hogsticker2 wrote:Maybe if Daiwa releases a new Jdm Zillion it will be equipped with an Sv spool?
That's probably the best chance of seeing one in my opinion.
And it would probably be very expensive!