BFS UL OR XUL

[RIng]

With stock reels . Caleutta Conquest BFS , Aldebaran BFS , Scorpion BFS , and Alphas Air witch one will handle light wt. best 1/8 oz and under . With the right rod will any work with 1/64 -- 1/32 oz . ? Has any one tried or used them this way ? Thank you , good fishing

[Hobie-Wan Kenobi]

I haven't used the Conquest or Scorpion BFS.

I currently use a 16 Aldebaran BFS XG with a KTF spool. I can cast some light stuff but, 1/64oz is LIGHT. I can cast 1/32oz plus a 1in grub

[fffishing]

It's a bunch of rods(and blanks for your dream rod) for this weights...Depend of lures what you want to use. Spoons-area and stream rods(moderate,mod-fast),jerkbaits -fast,jig-extrafast...Of cource you can mix ,it's just basic direction

[CM_Stewart]

I received a report from an experienced baitcaster who bought a Shimano Calcutta Conquest BFS HG. He said he could cast the 1 gram Owner JH-85 jighead alone (without any plastic) 40 feet. One gram is just over 1/32 oz. He used the same Shimano Trout One NS B50UL that you have. I think he could do as well with the Aldebaran BFS XG (same spool and braking system) but he prefers the Calcutta Conquest.

The Scorpion and Alphas Air have heavier spools, so the stock reels should not be able to cast that weight quite as far. That said, you don't always have to cast 40 feet to catch fish.

[Hobie-Wan Kenobi]

I received a report from an experienced baitcaster who bought a Shimano Calcutta Conquest BFS HG. He said he could cast the 1 gram Owner JH-85 jighead alone (without any plastic) 40 feet. One gram is just over 1/32 oz. He used the same Shimano Trout One NS B50UL that you have. I think he could do as well with the Aldebaran BFS XG (same spool and braking system) but he prefers the Calcutta Conquest.

The Scorpion and Alphas Air have heavier spools, so the stock reels should not be able to cast that weight quite as far. That said, you don't always have to cast 40 feet to catch fish.

Able to cast and able to cast functionally is different. I don't consider it "casting" unless it is accurate and manageable.

The KTF spool does wonders for the 16 Aldebaran BFS XG. I thought the reel stock was the bee's knees until I got the KTF spool.

[Farnorth]

I received a report from an experienced baitcaster who bought a Shimano Calcutta Conquest BFS HG. He said he could cast the 1 gram Owner JH-85 jighead alone (without any plastic) 40 feet. One gram is just over 1/32 oz. He used the same Shimano Trout One NS B50UL that you have. I think he could do as well with the Aldebaran BFS XG (same spool and braking system) but he prefers the Calcutta Conquest.

The Scorpion and Alphas Air have heavier spools, so the stock reels should not be able to cast that weight quite as far. That said, you don't always have to cast 40 feet to catch fish.

Able to cast and able to cast functionally is different. I don't consider it "casting" unless it is accurate and manageable.

The KTF spool does wonders for the 16 Aldebaran BFS XG. I thought the reel stock was the bee's knees until I got the KTF spool.

KTF makes a spool for the Conquest BFS now as well. I think I saw 6g spool weight and you just transfer over the mag brakes from the stock one. Very tempted once again...

[-Boris-]

The Scorpion and Alphas Air have heavier spools, so the stock reels should not be able to cast that weight quite as far. That said, you don't always have to cast 40 feet to catch fish.

The weight difference of the Aldebaran BFS and Scorpion BFS depends on the spool shaft and doesn't matter. The spool shaft of the Scorpion BFS is a little bit thicker and longer, but it does not influence the performance. The CC BFS would be another option, but I personally don't like the low line retrieve.

[Hobie-Wan Kenobi]

I received a report from an experienced baitcaster who bought a Shimano Calcutta Conquest BFS HG. He said he could cast the 1 gram Owner JH-85 jighead alone (without any plastic) 40 feet. One gram is just over 1/32 oz. He used the same Shimano Trout One NS B50UL that you have. I think he could do as well with the Aldebaran BFS XG (same spool and braking system) but he prefers the Calcutta Conquest.

The Scorpion and Alphas Air have heavier spools, so the stock reels should not be able to cast that weight quite as far. That said, you don't always have to cast 40 feet to catch fish.

Able to cast and able to cast functionally is different. I don't consider it "casting" unless it is accurate and manageable.

The KTF spool does wonders for the 16 Aldebaran BFS XG. I thought the reel stock was the bee's knees until I got the KTF spool.

KTF makes a spool for the Conquest BFS now as well. I think I saw 6g spool weight and you just transfer over the mag brakes from the stock one. Very tempted once again...

You don't have to transfer anything. The brakes are on the side plate. The spool doesn't have any brake components.

[southpaw619]

Definitely the aldebaran will be the best. It has the lightest spool of the three. Also the lighter weight of the reel itself will make for smoother casts strokes and will pair better with lighter rod. The Conquest is as heavy or heavier than my complete set ups and that's with me using bass taper rods. I spend a good portion of my fishing throwing baits around 1/32 total weight. 1/64 total weight is something I can cast but isn't really a fishable weight unless you only need 5 yards. I fished a bare 64th trout magnet head a good amount one day but that is .6 g and of course distance was not important. I haven't spent much time casting an aldebaran bfs stock but 1/32 should definitely be doable with all the magnets in. For these weights, I feel braid is a must almost and of course only 30-50 yards of line.