johnD.

p line cx or silver thread AN40.

For the most part , in my experiences the trilene knot only works well on trilene lines. Even then I won't use it for heavy duty applications.. Palomar knot everything else.

P line , what ? If you don't have a nick in one of your guides , probably just a bad spool of line or a bad area in the spool.

Why ?

Digitaka SCORPION MGL $196 usd shipped. They are waiting on stock. SLX MGL $166 , same status as above.

If you're taking a spinning rod , 15 lb braid with a 15lb or 20 lb , 18" mono leader tied uni/uni will work. Senkos (I like junebug or something similar), texas rigged on a 3/0 ewg , no weight , or 1/8 oz tungsten bullet weight. A minimalist approach works just as good as lugging around more gear than necessary , especially when bank fishing. Enjoy.

Cool , that's the original tatula , aluminum frame aluminum side plate , gear side.

Does it look like the top one or bottom one ? Regardless still a good deal.

I believe he was asking FishDewd , which Tatula he picked up for $79.

The last one I ordered from digitaka it took about 9 days. They wait 3 days before it ships idk why. But those days are worth it for the money you save.

I had a chronarch mgl , still have a met mgl. The chronarch is no metanium as far as longevity goes. Like the post above states , met mgl below $300 from japan.

Silver Thread AN40 17 lb is what I use for worm/jig. 3000 yard spool is $40.

I use mine in the salt all of the time , no problems. The only oil I use in the bearings for my saltwater reels is Corrosion X reelx oil. If you take the cast control knob off on that reel you can actually get oil on that gear side spool shaft bearing.

I see offshore boats loaded to the hilt with stellas and and saltigas all of the time. Take a 42' contender with a crew of doctors and lawyers and such , they fish billfish tournaments with heavy payouts , money is no object and tackle can not fail.

The reel cast just fine out of the box. I wouldn't upgrade until one goes bad. "If it ain't broke don't fix it" analogy. Rem oil will speed up any spool bearing , if that's what you're looking for.

Metanium all day everyday. I bought a Chronarch MGL , fished it everyday after work for 2 months , it didn't stay butter smooth long. Just not a fan of graphite framed reels , I don't care what their marketing claims. Check out Digitaka , you can pick up a Metanium MGL for under $300.

You don't enjoy catching fish that pull drag ? That's a new one on me...

ebay.

The chronarch mgl is no good for salt , even brackish. That's why they made the chronarch G. I had the chronarch mgl , honestly I didn't see where it casted any better than a curado 70 or curado k.

Or a magic eraser. I was told by shimano at icast this slx replaces the casitas and caenan.

This. Ish's frog rod and a zillion is where I'd start looking too. Amazing combo.

$200

there's no doubt about it..would like to have seen the 2nd bearing on that main shaft though. either way. with the slx rods it will make a nice combo. i'm sure they will sell plenty.

slx is the size of a curado 70 , minus the shallow spool.

not quite. I saw it at icast Wednesday..pretty cool , feels really small , pretty smooth.. But , with only 3+1 bearings that means there is a bushing somewhere on that main shaft instead of two bearings unlike every other $99 reel out there. You also don't get x-ship or cross cut carbon fiber drag washers , it sports the VBS style brakes like found on the old curado e. If you want a citica , buy a citica , the slx is not it's replacement . (it replaces the casitas and caenan) The rep told me it's aimed at the younger market.