Show off your bigbait setups!!!
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drt Is purely word of mouth. Their marketing consists of hush/hush releases with little or no fan fare as I can tell. Their handles are made by livre and cost the same as those sold under livre name.
Re: Show off your bigbait setups!!!
I’m well aware of DRT and how they operate. It’s part of their marketing strategy. I’ve seen ppl pay $500+ for a handle which is interesting to say the least. Paying retail for one is a totally different story. Mostly because of the supply and demand imbalance the swimbait market is a haven for flippers and secondary sellers and it’s not changing anytime soon. There’s tons of great stuff out there and ppl are welcome to fish whatever they want. Livre makes great handles for DRT to brand, I actually prefer the Livre versions myself all else being equal but totally respect that’s a personal preference.
Sorry for the side track, some awesome swimbait setups already posted!
Sorry for the side track, some awesome swimbait setups already posted!
Re: Show off your bigbait setups!!!
Super Red Demon
19 Ryoga
This all started with a simple post here musing about wanting a SB rod with a shorter handle, 4 hours later I get a PM offering to sell me the SRD at a price too good to pass up. Once I had it in hand, the Ryoga seemed like the only reasonable choice.
It's a great combo but I don't think I am using it anywhere close to it's potential. I mostly throw ~2oz paddle tails and 2-3oz glides with it. Where it shines so far is fishing weedless 6" paddletails in heavy pad fields, with heavy 50-80lb braid I feel like any lost fish are solely due to user error.
Using Instagram as my data, the crossover between swimbait nuts and hypebeasts is pretty large. If you are willing to spend $300 on a cotton hoodie with a brandname printed on it, it's not a huge leap to pay prices like that for a reel handle.
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Re: Show off your bigbait setups!!!
Here's one of swimbait reels, I suppose the Livre handle makes it eligible for Enthusiast status, otherwise it's just your typical mundane Tranx unworthy to be seen in this particular forum.
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Re: Show off your bigbait setups!!!
NICE! I'm running a Casino as well for one of my swimbait combos.Winstondry wrote: ↑Thu Apr 23, 2020 3:18 pmHere's one of swimbait reels, I suppose the Livre handle makes it eligible for Enthusiast status, otherwise it's just your typical mundane Tranx unworthy to be seen in this particular forum.
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Re: Show off your bigbait setups!!!
I feel like Tulala are way underrated. I have the monstro 610 model which feels as stiff as Megabass Mephisto which is rated up to 4 oz.Polkfish1 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 22, 2020 4:45 pmI know some of you west coast guys are going to say, that's not a big bait! I throw lighter texas rigged soft swimbaits into FL grass like the texas rigged shad pictured because my waters are shallow and grassy. The Tulala monstruo 74 has enough tip to launch these baits, but 'morethan' enough power drive an owner beast home. It's rated up to 2oz and I've pushed that to around 2.5 with a hard swimbait with no issue.
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Yes I always use braid. That's a preference for me. I'm using 65lb sufix 832 with a 20-30 lb leader. Depending on the suze of bigbait I'm tossing.
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Ahhh I want the studio composite handle. They make some great handles.biggs wrote: ↑Thu Apr 23, 2020 5:12 pmNICE! I'm running a Casino as well for one of my swimbait combos.Winstondry wrote: ↑Thu Apr 23, 2020 3:18 pmHere's one of swimbait reels, I suppose the Livre handle makes it eligible for Enthusiast status, otherwise it's just your typical mundane Tranx unworthy to be seen in this particular forum.
Re: Show off your bigbait setups!!!
hzzhangc wrote: ↑Thu Apr 23, 2020 8:47 pmI feel like Tulala are way underrated. I have the monstro 610 model which feels as stiff as Megabass Mephisto which is rated up to 4 oz.Polkfish1 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 22, 2020 4:45 pmI know some of you west coast guys are going to say, that's not a big bait! I throw lighter texas rigged soft swimbaits into FL grass like the texas rigged shad pictured because my waters are shallow and grassy. The Tulala monstruo 74 has enough tip to launch these baits, but 'morethan' enough power drive an owner beast home. It's rated up to 2oz and I've pushed that to around 2.5 with a hard swimbait with no issue.
It’s possible, but the 74 definitely does not go much past 2.5. It really shines toward the lower end of its range. I also have a 69 Gargoyle and that one is rated up to 4 oz. It’s a much beefier rod than the 74 monstruo kind of like what you describe your 610. That’s my big bigbait rod.
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I definitely recommend SC handles, especially the ones with the rubber coated knobs. Very comfortable IMO and the grip it great.Welikan wrote: ↑Thu Apr 23, 2020 10:42 pmAhhh I want the studio composite handle. They make some great handles.biggs wrote: ↑Thu Apr 23, 2020 5:12 pmNICE! I'm running a Casino as well for one of my swimbait combos.Winstondry wrote: ↑Thu Apr 23, 2020 3:18 pmHere's one of swimbait reels, I suppose the Livre handle makes it eligible for Enthusiast status, otherwise it's just your typical mundane Tranx unworthy to be seen in this particular forum.
Not that it really matters but the knobs spin FOREVER, the bearing in the knobs are amazing.
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I’m lovin’ that SC handle you sold me!biggs wrote: ↑Fri Apr 24, 2020 7:46 amI definitely recommend SC handles, especially the ones with the rubber coated knobs. Very comfortable IMO and the grip it great.Welikan wrote: ↑Thu Apr 23, 2020 10:42 pmAhhh I want the studio composite handle. They make some great handles.biggs wrote: ↑Thu Apr 23, 2020 5:12 pmNICE! I'm running a Casino as well for one of my swimbait combos.Winstondry wrote: ↑Thu Apr 23, 2020 3:18 pmHere's one of swimbait reels, I suppose the Livre handle makes it eligible for Enthusiast status, otherwise it's just your typical mundane Tranx unworthy to be seen in this particular forum.
Not that it really matters but the knobs spin FOREVER, the bearing in the knobs are amazing.
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My other combo for the season.
This one will get a lot of use.
Roman Made Centurion Mind "Brea$t" (TT censored its name!)
Shimano Bantam with DRT 100mm Varial handle (yes, I paid MSRP! )
This one will get a lot of use.
Roman Made Centurion Mind "Brea$t" (TT censored its name!)
Shimano Bantam with DRT 100mm Varial handle (yes, I paid MSRP! )
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Re: Show off your bigbait setups!!!
I'm a big fan of Studio Composite.Polkfish1 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 24, 2020 7:55 amI’m lovin’ that SC handle you sold me!biggs wrote: ↑Fri Apr 24, 2020 7:46 amI definitely recommend SC handles, especially the ones with the rubber coated knobs. Very comfortable IMO and the grip it great.Welikan wrote: ↑Thu Apr 23, 2020 10:42 pmAhhh I want the studio composite handle. They make some great handles.biggs wrote: ↑Thu Apr 23, 2020 5:12 pmNICE! I'm running a Casino as well for one of my swimbait combos.Winstondry wrote: ↑Thu Apr 23, 2020 3:18 pmHere's one of swimbait reels, I suppose the Livre handle makes it eligible for Enthusiast status, otherwise it's just your typical mundane Tranx unworthy to be seen in this particular forum.
Not that it really matters but the knobs spin FOREVER, the bearing in the knobs are amazing.
Instagram @___bradb