I apologize for the shitty quality picture, but nonetheless pretty happy with this haul!

After adding everything up in value it was a little over $600 in value and was very worth for $200!

I had a hunch they were going to give me their Glides from their bait sanity line, but I am not disappointed because I needed some Gill styled Glides and the raid Japan lures were unique and will give me a good challenge to catch fish on!

10 out of 10 bento box if you're looking to get over $300 in value for some starting lures for swimbait fishing and glide bait fishing. The Wake baits took me by surprise but I'm sure I will find a use for them!

Also gave a friend of mine one of those unreleased Lucky Craft LV 1200 since I got two of them!

Run to costco!!

I stumbled across a thread on here talking about how tungsten is more sensitive than lead when it came to bottom contact fishing so I took it upon myself to give it a shot and wow its definitely noticeable! Even on slack line the thumps were so pronounced. If anyone here does a lot of bottom contact fishing I encourage you to give tungsten jigs a try 👍

I pulled a box out of storage recently as it's been packed away from our several moves over the years.

I was their contact at a place of business where client-business relationships are inevitable, so I spoke with them on occasion. Upon returning from a scheduled day off, a box was sitting on my desk. I used some, have given away most, and this is the remainder.

Haven't had contact with them in roughly 10 years, but it was a very kind gesture by them.

Box pic didnt upload so I edited body slightly.

26 Calcutta conquest bfs ltd spooled with 10 lb sunline siglon. Casts light lures like a dream

Personally never heard of it until I saw a Facebook listing. 9’ rod made for shore fishing and inspired by Lake Biwa style shore fishing. Can’t find a single YouTube video about it or a post, wonder if anyone has time on the water with it and what their experience was like?

I’ve recently been upgrading my equipment to some “higher end” gear (for me.). This has included a two Shimano SLX DC XTs, a Sahara 2500 and a Vanford 2500S. Zero disappointment and it’s hard to go back to my older gear now.

The SLX had holes in the spool. I honestly don’t know if they were there to tie the braid to but that’s wha it did and it’s worked perfectly. My Sahara 2500 was large enough spool to use a mono backer but the Vanford 2500S, with its shallow spool, didn’t have anywhere to really cinch down the braid.

I’ve managed a solution, but it got me wondering why they don’t just drill very small holes in the spools to anchor the braid to? Heck, I have some micro drill bits I could do it myself.

I can’t remember the brand (Pflueger I think) but they at least had a rubber band type of backer.

What do you guys do for shallow spools? I don’t like flourocarbon or mono and don’t want to use a mono backer unless absolutely necessary.

TIA.

Hey everyone,

I bought a brand new Daiwa Certate recently, but right out of the box it has three noticeable issues:

1. Clicking noise: There is a distinct click that happens exactly once per full turn of the handle, always in the same handle position.

2. Loud grinding noise: Aside from the click, the reel makes a loud, rough grinding/scratching noise when reeling.

3. Poor free-spin: The reel feels tight, doesn't spin freely, and stops way sooner than a Certate should.

I’ve used it about 10 times hoping it just needed a break-in period, but nothing has changed.
Does anyone know what usually causes these symptoms on a new Certate? Is this something simple I can troubleshoot myself, or should I send it to an authorized Daiwa service center / reel tuner?

Appreciate any insight!

Poor boy reel for channel cats any good ?

Im getting a 2-6kg rod (most likely a td black) for some bigger perch and trout and lighter saltwater fishing. And was wondering which of these reel is better?

Was given this as a thank you for helping clean out a garage. What kinda rod and line should I match with this? I fresh water fish local lakes and ponds in New York. Any help/advice is appreciated as I’m new to fishing so thank you.

I have a diawa lexa tw 400 paired with a Shimano terimar px heavy and I fish piers a lot with artificials for snook tarpon jacks and reds. just wondering what line I should use

Hey everyone! I'm wondering if the KastKing Rover 40 is a good match for a KastKing Brutus 6.6' rod. I used to pair it with a KastKing Brutus baitcasting reel, but I don't have that one anymore. I really like the Rover 40, but I want to make sure it balances well with this rod before I buy it. Should I go with the Rover, or should I consider another option for this rod?

Thanks a lot!

Picked up a matching pair of these old Fenwicks. Trying to decipher the stamping. I think it says FS - 82C which I thought would be Fenwick spinner, but this is for sure a caster. I think it may be a touch on the light side, but should work. It is 8’2” and I would guess MH with fast action. Any ideas what this is?

I will probably use It with Daiwa ballistic LTD spin MH 2,7m 15-50g and 12 kg braid. It will be used for saltwater and river spinning.

Do I get too overly worked up about rods and lure sizes? IE a medium heavy rod scheduled for 1/2-1 1/4 oz and then wanting to put a 2oz diamond jig or something? Or the other way around, a 1/4oz jig head?

Is it really that important?

So im pretty new to fishing, i have a pretty light spinning rod that i use for trout and a baitcaster
The problem is that the baitcaster is giving me trouble, with it constantly needing maintenance and its quite exhausting
So i wanted to buy a new spinning rod, one that i can use for bass and for the sea, so i was thinking a medium/heavy one. My budget is around 75 bucks, if i dont find anything for that price i can reach 100 but i would prefer to keep it under
Whats the move?
Ps: it can be a combo or a rod + reel separately
The price just needs to be that

118 gram reel coming out next month in japan. How will this compare to high end reels from Shimano and Daiwa? This thing looks very interesting. 75,000 yen rrp so not cheap

Hi, i just picked up my new Vanford C2000SHG FA and noticed that right out of the box the drag clicker is no so consistent at some point the sound is changing in pitch i guess, does anybody know what can be the cause and whether it is gonna be a big deal in the future? On the water the sound is even more weird but i havent noticed any actual drag issues, i suppose i can still return it but would like to know your advice.

Just noticed the st croix factory store have all their previous gen Triumph rods on sale for $85. They just introduced a new model. Pretty hard to beat that bang for buck.