Pantera61

Things have been pretty inconsistent in Central NJ. Went out a few weeks ago and picked up 17 bass between my friend and I in the space of 4 hours. Another lake would be goose egg, then another a couple fish. Between the cold into March and the heavy rain, it's been tough but it's better than watching the paint dry.

Has been my go to jig trailer, even in colder water.

That's the first time I've heard of that happening with a Vendetta. Try googling "Cumara broken tip" or "Crucial broken tip" both provide a wealth of reading material!

I've been using my Vendetta rods for about 6 months with no problems whatsoever. Did you send yours back under the warranty coverage?

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As someone who has also used both, the Premier 2K10, as it's being referred to by some, is the winner. Hands down. STX better? Ehhh.

baitcasting method + quality line + flipping the bail manually = happy angler!

I throw mostly smaller size cranks, probably 1/4 ouncers. Do have a couple larger ones, though, so I guess I need to consider those. I would like to go MH, just to be sure I can turn them all away from cover, but most of the rods that are MH seem to be rated for heavier lures (heavier than 1/4) and I want to be able to get good casting distance with the lighter baits. Guess a good real would help. Abu Garcia Vendetta -- VTC66-6 (1187726) 12-20 3/16-5/8 6ft. 6in. Medium Heavy $79.95 3 year warranty Thank you. Come again!

I have used the 8, 15, 17 and 20 lb test and just love the stuff. Never given me any reason to lose confidence. I'll be picking up some 6 lb in the near future.

They always are Not necessarily. The Revo Aurora and Akatsuki were also available in Europe and Australia. Technically, U.S. dealers can get them if they order enough through Pure Fishing's international sales dept. People pregnant dog and moan about the cost of tackle here already. What incentive do vendors have to purchase the high line stuff? I wasn't aware that they were available for international sales. I really liked the aurora I found that out in through their customer service dept. I bought a few of the Japanese Morrum reels through a U.S. dealer who knew about the international sales dept. I like the Aurora too but I'm not paying 10% in air because they are playing around with the U.S. currency.

They always are Not necessarily. The Revo Aurora and Akatsuki were also available in Europe and Australia. Technically, U.S. dealers can get them if they order enough through Pure Fishing's international sales dept. People pregnant dog and moan about the cost of tackle here already. What incentive do vendors have to purchase the high line stuff?

Build a better product and the world will beat a path to your door. Have you used an Ardent? They are fine reels, a little heavy, and ugly as hell. Last I checked it was fishing, not a beauty pageant. I recently got rid of my Ardent, and never had an issue with it. I could cast a mile, brakes were easy to adust, and it could take an abuse. I highly reccomend an Ardent reel. My point was peripherally pointed at the Ardent or any other American product for that matter. Rewarding mediocrity is a straight line to a dead end. Subsidizing ineptitude hurts the consumer.

Build a better product and the world will beat a path to your door.

U.S. companies might start to "make out" if the products they made were judged by performance rather than misplaced national loyalty. You don't raise a child right by overlooking mistakes, you do so by correcting them, quickly. It's remarkable how quickly people get sucked into this "American Made" campaign which is actually financed by the same groups who are sitting in the driver's seat of America's decline from shining example to Third World toilet.

What do you need/want to know? Which rod?

Breen does not work!!! :

Took me about 6 weeks. Overall, they are nice glasses. I've had worse. I've had better. They are better than the Costas I have BUT I don't have the top of the line.

Rico didn't do nuthin' for me, yeah, see If you're going to spend $$$ on a popper, make it a Megabass Pop X.

I have the same background, Revos, TD Z 103s and Zillions. I found the Revo closer to the TD Z 103 than the Zillion to the TD Z 103 and prefer the Revo. Shimanos, ehh, nothing to write home about.

Obviously you got a hold of a bad one, but I wouldn't quit so easily on a real that has the same basic components and make up of it's well established brothers. bet a dollar he got a shimano :

Centrifugal brakes are internally adjustable (usually) sliding blocks mounted on pins. Most reels have 2,4 or most commonly, 6 of them. Those brakes effect the spool and initial spin up of the spool, the hardest part of the cast to control and prevent the spool from over spinning on the first part of the cast. Mag brakes are normally externally adjustable, fixed magnets that are moved closer too or farther away from the spool end using an adjustment dial. Mag brakes come into play towards the end of the cast as the lure is losing momentum in it's trajectory and prevent the spool from spinning faster than the lure is taking out line. Reels without mag braking force the user to learn thumb control of the spool as the means to keep that from happening. There is an exception to this, Daiwa's mag force braking system reacts upon the spool during the cast somewhat like Centrifugal brakes do. It's a completely different design of mag braking than other manufacturers. If you want to really learn to use a baitcaster, a reel with only centrifugal brakes is the way to go OR a dual brake reel and leave the magnetic brakes turned off. It's really a great idea to learn thumb control. Much the same way everybody should learn to drive a stick shift automobile. Actually, the centrifugal brakes are activated at the beginning of the cast but affect deceleration of the spool. The lure, with the line are moving at one rate of speed and the spool is moving at another rate of speed. The centrifugal brake is attempting to maintain equilibrium between the two. This is why I always recommend beginners start with the spool tension set lighter than most. If you have the tension control knob set too tight, it requires more power to get the lure moving. What happens next is the spool is moving to fast and you're in backlash city.

Samurai braid, Berkley 100% Flouro x 17lb test, 15lb test, 8lb test, Rebel Pop R 1/2 oz x 2, O.S.P. Blitz Max DR, Vendetta 6'9" spin rod, O.S.P. Zero 1 jigs, Revo STX HS, Megabass Bumpee Hogs, Meiho/Versus tackle boxes x 4 and I'm still looking for more jigs, spinnerbaits, worm weights, at least one more reel, one more rod, a few more jerkbaits and treble hooks to recondition some baits.

You don't need a custom builder for spiral guides if you look at Megabass.

If it were up to the "serious" anglers to keep a store afloat most merchants would be in the poor house. Those quarters and dimes spent on bobbers and bait add up quicker than the dollars spend on even mid-range tackle, simply because of the profit margin. There were two tackle stores within 5 miles of my home, both now closed. One catered to the old, the poor and the guy who was taking his kids out for a Saturday trip, the other to the tournament wannabes and the more serious anglers. The high-line tackle in the second shop caught more fingerprints and wistful glances than sales. Guys who populate this and other boards would go into the local guy's shop, check out the tackle and feel it up more than Susie Creamcheese her first time in the backseat, then order it from catalog houses. Sad but true.

I never could understand the sale mentality from either end of the cash register. It conditions the customer base wait for a sale which leaves plenty of room for crickets during non-sale times and the people in the home office have no idea of stock on hand or if they do, they ignore it, when they run the sale. Give me a fair price on in-stock merchandise and service after the sale and you've got me as a customer.