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I have a Megabass Great Hunting Huntsman BFS taste, but have an Aliexpress BFS budget.💯👍 I've been eyeing the Aioushi drop handle glass rod since getting my 23 Shimano Calcutta Conquest BFS reel beginning of this year. Yes the Calcutta Conquest is a lower profile round reel than say an old Abu Garcia 4601. I've used my Calcutta Conquest BFS reel on my other rods and it sits good on the reel seats of other BFS rods I own and palms good. The Aioushi glass rod has intrigued me for some time and finally pulled the trigger during the 11/11 Aliexpress sale. I received the Aioushi glass rod today and surprised how well crafted this rod is. The reel handle is real wood and the drop reel seat is quite artistic. It has a 14mm drop for the reel seat and is 1.45m(4.8') assembled length. It is 5 sections fiberglass rod and when broken down it is 39cm(1.3') length. It comes with a nice, sturdy rod case. Lure weight is 1 to 5g(1/32 to 3/16 oz). For a CDM glass rod, this is very nice! It's a beautiful glass rod with avocado green glass blank. Nice contrast to the dark gray reel seat. The glass rod blank is quite straight and the guides are perfect, when all 5 parts aligned assembled. I mounted my Shimano Calcutta Conquest BFS reel on the Aioushi rod and the reel feels low profile to me. Also tried my Loongze Airlite B101 BFS reel and Ifishband Tender Shoot round BFS reel. All 3 round reels feels low profile on the drop reel seat while the Tender Shoot being a bit taller in feel. The Tender Shoot height reminds me of the Abu Garcia 4601 round reel in feel. The Airlite B101 is the lightest round reel I own and it feels small on the Aioushi rod. All 3 BFS round reels paired with the Aioushi glass rod look stunning and has a premium look to me. I reckon the Megabass Great Hunting Huntsman with its raised handle grip will give the same effect as a round BFS reel sits lower when palming the reel. Looking forward trying the Aioushi glass rod with the Calcutta Conquest BFS mounted tomorrow for its maiden casting session.🎣💯 Man, have I ever gone deep down the BFS rabbit hole!🐇🕳😲😳

Yes Sir, I am still loving it! I've been using it as a BFS reel with the Loongze Airlite shallow spool. Hope you ordered from TW, it's 20% off right now. Let me know what you think of the Hundo.

Thanks for the shout out NorthernBasser!

Cast_by_fly, do have a link for the Falcon Cara BFS rod?

Curado rod in 7'3" MH or Heavy. Checks off all the boxes for you. And it's a perfect match!

Izorline XXX 4lb line is real good stuff

Thank you RW, gonna miss you on here. I'll always remember..."good night Irene..."

I bought a jar of U40 cork sealant. What is your method to clean cork grips on your fishing rods? And what's the best way to apply U40?

Thanks MN Fisher, I'm going with magnesium for the body of both Aldebaran mentioned. Both are very light in weight, I reckon it can't be aluminum.

I'm confused what the frame material is on the 2018 Aldebaran MGL and 2022 Aldebaran BFS. I thought the frames were made of magnesium, but all I can find is Hagane, which to me doesn't mean anything than an aluminum frame. Anyone chime in what the frame material is for both reels?

Top from left to right: Shimano Calcutta TE 101GT, Shimano Calcutta 51B and Shimano Cardiff 101 Middle: 23 Shimano Calcutta Conquest BFS XG Bottom from left to right: Loongze Airlite B101 BFS Ifishband Tender Shoot Kawa Sabre JKS 51 Handle mods to the Calcutta TE 101GT, Calcutta Conquest BFS, Tender Shoot and Sabre JKS 51. The Calcutta 51B is kinda, sorta BFS. That I have 80% filled 65lb braided line and top shot of 15lb Power Pro braid. It does good with 5.3g(3/16oz) lures. Trying anything lower and it's a challenge and wants to cast left. Hard to find a shallow spool for the Calcutta 51B. So a Jimmy Rig shallow spool.

70diesel, thank you for your reply. I was actually asking cuz I ended up ordering a drag clicker kit for my Aldebaran MGL 51. I wasn't sure if the 50/51 and 30/31 frames were the same or different. I'm using my Aldebaran MGL 51 more for BFS fishing.

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What is the difference from the Aldebaran MGL 50/51 and Aldebaran MGL 30/31? Are they the same reel but one is USDM and the other is JDM?

Do you have a link please?