BFS and Trout baitcast combos
BFS and Trout baitcast combos
Please share your BFS and/or trout baitcast combos - I would love to see what you all are using for BFS bass, panfish, trout etc. And learn about your absolute favourite!!!
I have attached photos of some of my preferred combos. I often switch rod and reel but have used them all in various combinations to catch large trout and perch. For trout fishing and spinner/spoon/minnow lures, I mostly use the moderate to moderate-fast action rods. For perch and jig/soft plastic lures, I use the fast action rods, e.g. MC Volkey.
The MC N-One has probably caught me most fish. The Daiwa Wise Stream is a new favourite for trout. The ABU Salty Stage is a 5 piece travel rod that I have yet to use (seems similar to the N-One). Among the reels, I really love the Conquest BFS and the Daiwa Alphas Air Stream Custom - but they are all great . I could include other rods and reels that are borderline BFS but will stick with the photos below for now...
Photos include:
G. Loomis IMX CR721 with Shimano Conquest 101HG (shallow Avail spool)
St. Croix LGCC66XLM with Shimano Conquest BFS (KTF spool)
Major Craft Volkey VKC 682L/BFS with Shimano Aldebaran 51HG (with KTF spool)
Major Craft Volkey VKC 692ML/BFS with Shimano Metanium MGl (with KTF spool)
- the 2013 Shimano Metanium with Yumeya BFS spool is also good here.
Major Craft N-One NSL-T782ML/BF with Daiwa Alphas Air
Major Craft Fine Tail B542UL with Daiwa Alphas Air Stream Custom
Daiwa Wise Stream 62LB-3 with Daiwa PX68L (with IZE spool) or PX68L SPR
ABU Garcia Salty Stage KRX Baitfinesse custom SBFC 745MLS-KR with ABU Morrum 1601 (with Avail spool)
I have attached photos of some of my preferred combos. I often switch rod and reel but have used them all in various combinations to catch large trout and perch. For trout fishing and spinner/spoon/minnow lures, I mostly use the moderate to moderate-fast action rods. For perch and jig/soft plastic lures, I use the fast action rods, e.g. MC Volkey.
The MC N-One has probably caught me most fish. The Daiwa Wise Stream is a new favourite for trout. The ABU Salty Stage is a 5 piece travel rod that I have yet to use (seems similar to the N-One). Among the reels, I really love the Conquest BFS and the Daiwa Alphas Air Stream Custom - but they are all great . I could include other rods and reels that are borderline BFS but will stick with the photos below for now...
Photos include:
G. Loomis IMX CR721 with Shimano Conquest 101HG (shallow Avail spool)
St. Croix LGCC66XLM with Shimano Conquest BFS (KTF spool)
Major Craft Volkey VKC 682L/BFS with Shimano Aldebaran 51HG (with KTF spool)
Major Craft Volkey VKC 692ML/BFS with Shimano Metanium MGl (with KTF spool)
- the 2013 Shimano Metanium with Yumeya BFS spool is also good here.
Major Craft N-One NSL-T782ML/BF with Daiwa Alphas Air
Major Craft Fine Tail B542UL with Daiwa Alphas Air Stream Custom
Daiwa Wise Stream 62LB-3 with Daiwa PX68L (with IZE spool) or PX68L SPR
ABU Garcia Salty Stage KRX Baitfinesse custom SBFC 745MLS-KR with ABU Morrum 1601 (with Avail spool)
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Re: BFS and Trout baitcast combos
^ Nice! I really like the looks of the Daiwa SV Light Ltd. (and SS SV)...yes, well, and the ASC
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Re: BFS and Trout baitcast combos
Yes, and the SS has a Steez SV105 spool, which makes it awesome.Dalleinf wrote:^ Nice! I really like the looks of the Daiwa SV Light Ltd. (and SS SV)...yes, well, and the ASC
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Re: BFS and Trout baitcast combos
What's that N-One like? Looks cool with that Alphas. I want to try one of those, too. Spool it up with 8# J-Braid and let the finesse cranks fly.
What line is that on the ASC? I just decided to go with 6# Invizx since the rod is rated 3-10.
Also, which two Volkey's are those? 68L and 65UL right? I love Major Craft. My T3/SV1000 is screaming for that MSX 610M/R for shallow cranks and jerkbaits.
What line is that on the ASC? I just decided to go with 6# Invizx since the rod is rated 3-10.
Also, which two Volkey's are those? 68L and 65UL right? I love Major Craft. My T3/SV1000 is screaming for that MSX 610M/R for shallow cranks and jerkbaits.
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Re: BFS and Trout baitcast combos
Here is one of them. Will upload the whole herd.
Daiwa Alphas AIR Stream Custom
Daiwa Silver Creek AGS 52L
Daiwa Alphas AIR Stream Custom
Daiwa Silver Creek AGS 52L
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Re: BFS and Trout baitcast combos
The N-One is a fine rod for the price. Works great for large trout fishing with cranks/jerkbaits/minnows and spinners. It is spiral wrapped rod and according to TT reviews my T3s should not go on such rods - otherwise they would. The N-One would suit the SS SV and SV light ltd.poisonokie wrote:What's that N-One like? Looks cool with that Alphas. I want to try one of those, too. Spool it up with 8# J-Braid and let the finesse cranks fly.
What line is that on the ASC? I just decided to go with 6# Invizx since the rod is rated 3-10.
Also, which two Volkey's are those? 68L and 65UL right? I love Major Craft. My T3/SV1000 is screaming for that MSX 610M/R for shallow cranks and jerkbaits.
The Volkeys are the 682L and 692ML - I really like them for their lightness and looks. They are too fast for most of my treble-hook lure fishing but naturally work great for what the manufacturer intended
Many of my reels have Sufix Matrix Pro braided line in 8-10# test (0.12 mm), which I have on bulk spools. It is a cheap-ish braid, but it has worked great for me. I really like fishing with mono, but since it does not hold up wll and since I do loose more lures using mono, I mostly use thin braid. I have yet to give fluorocarbon a proper tryout- perhaps now is the time. Let me know how invizx goes with the ASC.
Re: BFS and Trout baitcast combos
Great reel
I have been eyeing that rod a little while after you mentioned it in another post. It sure does fit the ASC and I am wondering if it would also suit my Megabass Monoblock Grigio Stone with ZPI NRC001m (does fine with 3 gram on the right rod).
Re: BFS and Trout baitcast combos
I guess we don't have enough of these posts
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Re: BFS and Trout baitcast combos
Dont have mich time with it. It is stiffer thsn I am used to, as my trout fishing was done with an XUL rodDalleinf wrote:Great reelHobie-Wan Kenobi wrote:Here is one of them. Will upload the whole herd.
Daiwa Alphas AIR Stream Custom
Daiwa Silver Creek AGS 52L
I have been eyeing that rod a little while after you mentioned it in another post. It sure does fit the ASC and I am wondering if it would also suit my Megabass Monoblock Grigio Stone with ZPI NRC001m (does fine with 3 gram on the right rod).
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Re: BFS and Trout baitcast combos
Totally agree. This one does say trout though. I know there was a BFS one started a while back that got a lot of postsCristo wrote:I guess we don't have enough of these posts
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Re: BFS and Trout baitcast combos
Sorry, haven’t seen a BFS show & tell or I forgot (!?). Keep it to trout baitcast combos then - that is what I fish for anyway
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Re: BFS and Trout baitcast combos
My BFS combos pull double duty as I fish the same set ups for both bass and trout. What makes BFS so special is the same set up can cast a tiny fly at a trout but still have the power to land big bass.
Re: BFS and Trout baitcast combos
Beautiful combo. Thank you very much. Two questions - what rod is that? what lure did you get that big trout on, jig of some sort?