Big Bait Fishing

i just may have to go up there then !!!

post a review when you do fish with it , i haven't seen any user reviews on it , i'm kinda curious about this line ...

i highly doubt a rod made with a NFC blank is gonna come anywhere near under $150.00 !!! just the blank alone is gonna be around $250-$300 ....

it telescopes between the reel seat and the first guide up from the reel seat ...

buddy , you just made a true upgrade , you will know it when you hold it in your hands . when you fish it , it will make you wish you bought the legend tourn. in the first place step up to ultra sensistivity , light weight and strength ...........

the episode i saw , he caught a 10+ lber. on a rayburn red dancin' eel i fish at Lake Dixon , i know a little bit about pressured lakes !!! ;D ;D ;D

here is some more on it http://tackletog.com/news/2010/02/04/invisaswivel-a-fluorocarbon-swivel/

craw papi and chigger craw

10 lbs. 9 ozs.

very

They have warranties. Why should a warranty cover consumer mistakes? Was just saying. then you wonder why these companies don't honor warranties or even worse , don't offer warranties : you know doing the things you mentioned is a form of fraud and all of us has to get hit with the repercussions >

also might try this shop - http://www.mikesreelrepair.com/index.php

thats how most companies are . you are talking about the handle grips , i assume . i wanted to buy some from abu garcia a while ago but they said they only sell the handle and grips as one whole piece , same story from quantum ... for $26.00 , seems like the best bet or post in the flea market that you are WTB (want to buy )

any reel that you use in salt water you should have cleaned and lubed a few times a year , more then what you would do for a freshwater reel !! just rinsing it isn't enough .....

glad to see your turning it up a notch !! as far as reccomendations for gear , give people a price range you are looking at (budget) that way people can better hekp you . and welcome to the forum

that is true of the SX , it is money , i can cast the SX farther than any reel i have ever casted , and now that i'm gonna have it "super tuned" , it is gonna FLY !!!!

all that is different is the handle like you said , the SX did not get the dual cast control .

i use the Revo Inshore , holds 175 yards of 12 lb. line , built like a tank , 24 lbs. of drag , size 10 frame (same size as the stx , sx , s , etc...) love this reel , i use it primarily for bass , but also fish with it for bay bass and calicos . a great all around reel . here is a review - http://www.tackletour.com/reviewabugarciarevoinshore.html

i have the SX in 7.1:1 gears and i love this reel !!! i just put a link up that they are on sale for 119.00 + free shipping (last years models) they are solid reels and cast extremely well . if i had the money to spend for another reel , i would be all over it

looks like there is not much info on the blank or guides used besides the ones that are listed with recoil's ...

http://www.***.com/Okuma_EVX-A_Casting_Rods/descpage-OEVXCR.html 10 bucks more than your budget , but the best sub 100.00 rod on the market , period ....

last years model in left hand versions are on sale for $119.00 !!!!!! http://www.***.com/Abu_Garcia_REVO_SX_Casting_Reel/descpage-AGRSX.html

only thing to do is try it out , you never know it might work out for you . is it that you can't see the line above water ?? most times in that situation i go by the feel of the line rather than sight . flourocarbon line would be better in my opinion ....

the only down side to the ST-31's are that they are nickel colored ...

the bluegill pattern in both of these companies are top notch !!!