Glad to see it comes in left handed, too.

Tavery5 wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 16, 2019 3:48 am

Are they designed to make 2-pound fish feel like 5-pound fish?

Hahaha You can do that yourself. Just back the drag way off.

Cal wrote:

mark poulson wrote:Cal,
Since their med. heavy fishes more like a heavy, would their med. fish more like a med. heavy?

That would be my natural assumption...

Yeah, I thought that, too. But you know what they say about assuming things...Hahaha

Cal,
Since their med. heavy fishes more like a heavy, would their med. fish more like a med. heavy?

Cal, I use that rod for punching. It has plenty of hook setting power, and I can winch them up and onto the mat so I can ski them across the top, but it also keeps the fish pegged when I have to go in to get one out of those deep primrose mats. Correction. I just went downstairs and put on my glass...

Cal, I use that rod for punching. It has plenty of hook setting power, and I can winch them up and onto the mat so I can ski them across the top, but it also keeps the fish pegged when I have to go in to get one out of those deep primrose mats.

Their Veritas casting rods are great for the price, too.

"On the centrifugal side, Shimano is seen as the leader, and their latest SVS Infiniti system has literally brought the manufacturer back from the brink of despair after the whole "E" incident ." Eh? What was "the whole 'E' incident"? The Curado E5 was a TT Editor's Ch...

What is the main gear material?

What is the bearing count on the new reels?

"And if you can't be with the one you love, honey
Love the one you're with" Sounds like it's a no-lose situation.

I've found that weight is much less of an issue for me, too, as I "mature". But I have fished so many heavier reels in the past that anything below 8 oz. feels light, anyway. I find having a balanced rod makes the reel weight issue go away. I don't even notice what color scheme the reel ha...

Man, that is some scary stuff! Those fish are gigantic!
And to think I worried about a sea lion coming into my boat.
Thanks for the links.

Mazel Tov! =D> Those fish look like a really big one would have no problem eating a scuba diver! Thanks Mark, really impressive pull on the end of the line. Never knew fighting a Goliath could be so fun... and exhausting, all at the same time. I bet! A 15 lb catfish kicked my butt, and I only fough...

Mazel Tov!
Those fish look like a really big one would have no problem eating a scuba diver!