The Daiwa BBB rods are very nice and very small and portable, I love mine

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Lots of used Calcutta Dc's on ebay that are in great shape.

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I'm liking my ASC and have it mounted on a 5' UL Tsurinoya Dragon rod and spooled with 8# PowerPro Braid

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Has anyone tried the fly fishing rods from China? I know there are some decent casting rods for a good price like the kuying rods so I wonder if those rods can be good budget rods or whether they are just garbage. I have ordered 2 from MaxCatch but haven't received them yet. I ordered a 9' 6wt and ...

Here is a link to a schematic

https://www.plat.co.jp/parts/SHIMANO-BA ... /03676.jpg

I have used a few Tsurinoya rods the dexterity, Dragon and the ProFlex II. I also have 3 Kuying Teton rods and I feel when fishing them and looking at them you wouldn't think its a Chinese produced product. For the money IMHO hands down the best BFS rod value out there comes from China.

Lots of good Saltwater approved BFS reels out there but I use my Old Abu LTX SHS reel, super light spool that holds a little more than the average BFS spool with an X-Mag frame and Abu's salt approved barrings installed

LgMouthGambler wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 15, 2019 12:27 pm

Shimano Calcutta 100XT

I was thinking the same thing 100 or 50XT

hoohoorjoo wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 22, 2019 10:58 am

You stole that one! Just fyi, the reel has 5.8 gears. The Tackle Trap has the 7.1 gear set that will fit the LH mirror TDZ frames, yours included.

I already ordered the gear set, a Steez A 90mm handle, Zaion drag star and Carbontex drag washers.

I ended up getting it for $100 shipped, I should have offered less . Looking forward to it, I have never had a TDZ.

The Aldebaran BFS, Calcutta Conquest BFS and Scorpion BFS are all approved for salt water use. From the Shimano website: "Sea water OK Shimano's unique high-performance bearings, SA-RB and A-RB, which are resistant to rust, can be used safely in sea fishing as well, thanks to the exterior treatment...