This may be my hillbilly heritage showing...reckoning & figuring...but if a properly filled 500 size spool of 4# test at .008" diameter will give you a capacity of 100 yards, then wouldn't line that is .001" in diameter yield a capacity of 800 yards? No, hillbilly math would give you 6400 yards! It...

Ive found two more Sienna 500 reels locally . Before I buy them up to put up for spares , I found a contact site for Shimano fishing and have sent them an inquiry as to whether they have anything in the future to replace the 500 series reels . We'll see if I get an answer and what they have to say ....

I just recently spent a few hours at BPS checking out their UL offerings , including the Microlights, the Bionic Blade ( a 5'6" ) , and their Carbonlight , Also a 5'6" rod that's supposed to be a super light weight rod. I was disappointed in the whole lot . They all seemed heavy to me . The Microlig...

Just to be clear "Microwave" guides and "Micro" guides are two different things. Yes thry are . The Microwave guides , essentially a guide inside a guide , I feel would perform better on a rod that would be using a larger reel than I would use on an UL rod. The coils coming off a 500 size reel aren...

Well I obtained a 1/64 oz jig and attempted to throw it on my Loomis SJ 6400 IMX. I was only getting about 15 feet or so. This was with 4 lb line on a first gen. Stradic Ci4 1000. Sorry but I did not want to throw away a spool of line just to spool on some 2 lb that I would not use. 2 lb might have...

Considering costs and weight of guides available, I've decided on black Minimas . I wanted Black tigold Minimas , but they would have to be ordered and would slow my getting the new rod. I'll save them for my next build depending on how I like this one . My goal was for a light as possible build wit...

While I've been waiting my turn in line , my custom rod evolves . I'm looking at a 5'4" blank now , that was recommended by my builder in the beginning. Also looking at some Airwave Microwave guides instead of the Minimas . They are slightly heavier than the Minimas , but are supposed to add distan...

While I've been waiting my turn in line , my custom rod evolves . I'm looking at a 5'4" blank now , that was recommended by my builder in the beginning. Also looking at some Airwave Microwave guides instead of the Minimas . They are slightly heavier than the Minimas , but are supposed to add distan...

While I've been waiting my turn in line , my custom rod evolves . I'm looking at a 5'4" blank now , that was recommended by my builder in the beginning. Also looking at some Airwave Microwave guides instead of the Minimas . They are slightly heavier than the Minimas , but are supposed to add distanc...

Marabou adds very little weight even when wet . I've not found a rod that will cast more than about 15-20 feet with a 1/64th feather or rabbit fur tied jig without help from the wind . Adding a soft plastic bait changes the game . I go from 20' to 20 yards with several rods . I've also found a big w...

Here's one I had built a few years ago . Its made from a five foot moderate American Tackle Matrix UL blank .
Took it out for a little jig tossing today . Gillchaser

I'm in the process of ordering a custom five foot moderate action ultralight spinning rod. It'll have minima guides and be put together using a MHX blank . I asked to keep the weight to a minimum. Want it light as possible. Black wraps with silver accents . Dark cork with an American tackle Aero ree...

uljersey wrote:The fishing gods require an occasional sacrificial offering. Sometimes they're happy with a favorite bait way up in a tree, sometimes they want a bit more ...

A Big AMEN to that Gillchaser

Nice finale ! Sorry about the Rod . I think it hurts worse when we know why or how one breaks . Gillchaser

Largest of 45 fish caught today on one of my five footers . A nice size crappie . Today's catch included 3 gold shiners , 13 crappies 9 LM bass , 20 bluegills . Most caught on the Trout Magnet . Gillchaser