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I saw those on the SPRO web site last week and I almost ordered them direct until I saw their shipping charge. Figured I'd wait until TW has them in stock...and I just checked and TW now DOES have them. "Book" diving depth is "9-14" ft. AND, while everyone is trying to one-up the other on who has the lowest air temps (and by extension the hardest water)...I am getting ready to hit a lake or two and enjoy my tropical 30 degree air temp and toasty 39 degree water temp...

Holy cow - I missed this thread back in December. CONGRATS DWIGHT !!!!

Thanks again to all. Went back to that lake this afternoon, a little warmer - 29 air temp, surface water temp up to 38/39. It was a ghost town. Drove to the Plan B lake and it was iced over. Drove to the Plan C lake - open water but nothing interested. Skunk for me today....

You bet. FFO closed out some of the previous model Supreme spinning reels, brand new, for $38-$40 bucks (plus shipping) about 3 years ago. I bought four at that time - one 25, one 30, two 35s. Couldn't beat that deal. Still have a couple of those NIB waiting for older reels to wear out... Reconditioned? You bet - I bought a 1st gen Revo S from FFO for $51 shipped - looked and performed as new. And for those that might wonder, FFO is Fisherman's Factory Outlet.

That would be another entry in my will good buddy... On a serious note - I did learn today that this reel has a problem in sub-freezing weather. Ice builds up at the ends of the worm shaft cover and limits the travel of the line guide. I kept feeling a bump while cranking on the retrieve and finally realized the bump was caused by the line guide hitting the ice build-up. Couldn't exhale enough hot air to keep the ice melted in those areas. Indeed, there was still ice there when I got home from fishing and pulled the rod out of the trunk of the car so I could trim line and retie the bait...

Thanks A-Jay! Yeah - the bass probably thought they had it bad in 37 degree water.......................until I (temporarily) yanked them up into 24 degree air... I think they looked happier than usual when they were swimming away after release!

Yep - gets the highest rating - seems to work, reels in fish... Yeah - I wasn't planning on staying out that long in 14 deg windchill but at least I got some fish... Thanks. It works, reels in fish... Thanks guys!

The arctic air hitting the eastern U.S. is here in Tennessee. Low last night was 0 deg. Skim ice here and there on the lakes today but mostly still all open water. I wait until about 1pm and head out to fish for a bit. Nice sunny day, 24 degree air temp, about 5-10mph wind. HIt the first lake, cast a Berkley Chigger Craw over the skim ice along the bank and start working that craw. Dunk the rod in the water after each retrieve to melt the ice in the guides and clear the ice from the line guide on the reel by exhaling on the guide. Spend about 30-40 minutes at that lake. Nothing. Drive to another lake. All open water, steady breeze, a little chop on the water, no ice. Grab the lipless crank rod and start working along the dam of that lake - focusing on the flats and depth transitions on each end of the dam. Let the lipless settle all the way to the bottom - pop it off - start a slow retrieve with pauses added in. Work one end of the dam then walk down to the other end of the dam and start working that water. When I get near the lake spillway, in about 5 FOW near the bank...the rod mushes up during the pause in the retrieve. Just a couple cranks on the reel and I lip the fish. 18" / 3.2lb - nice fish. Fingers were already getting numb (two pairs of gloves on) and when handling and releasing this fish they got wet as well. Start to lose feeling in my fingers but figure I can make another couple casts. VERY next cast, in about 5 FOW near the bank...the rod mushes up during the pause in the retrieve. Just a couple cranks on the reel and I lip ANOTHER fish. 19" / 3.7lb - very nice fish. Fingers now so numb I can barely work the camera. Release the fish and I'm done - can't feel my fingers at all. Stuck the alcohol thermometer in about 1 FOW - 37 degrees. Coldest surface water temp where I've actually caught some bass. Not record setting bass - but ANY bass in 37 degree, January water is OK by me! A good day...

A good deal for a good reel... The recent Pflueger killer deal that didn't draw much interest in this forum was before Christmas when Cabela's marked down the Supreme XT from $150 to.............................$75...........................AND free shipping! I now have a NIB 9225 XT waiting to join the line-up... Someone started a thread on that Cabela's deal and it hardly got any attention.........................

Cabela's was closing out this one recently - they might have some left: As was mentioned - these are also easy to make at home:

Yep - it ain't a genuine fishing combo until the plastic wrap and labels are removed, line is on the reel, and its been on the water and got slimed up a bit... NICE looking reel for sure though!

Like most of the above folks, I fish craws all year long. BUT, I tend to fish them even more in winter (say when the water is from 60 down to around 40 degree surface temps). I tend to put the plastic worms away in cold water and fish the craws more - a slower rate of fall on the craws generally (compared to a worm), and some flapping from the appendages, seems to attract those sluggish bass. Both the bass below took craws in the past couple days - the smaller one on Jan. 2nd to a Zoom Ultravibe Speed Craw, the 18" bass took a Berkley Crazy Legs Chigger Craw on Jan. 4th. Both hit in water temps in the low 40's.

Just did a photo search - it looks like a lot of the Colemans have square sterns. If yours is one of those - then you might check out whether you can relocate the rear seat farther forward and use a tiller extension for the TM. Battery in the bow. If you can't relocate the rear seat - as you said, keep the battery in the bow and consider adding additional weight in the bow as well. One convenient way to add weight is to fill a 5-gallon bucket with water and put it in the bow... What is the length of your boat?

Well - I hope NO first responders have an occasion to take note of the patches....

Assuming that your canoe is double-ended, if you are solo - you don't sit in the seat in the stern. You sit in the front seat, facing "aft", and run the boat backwards so to speak. You would then put the battery at the other end of the boat (in the direction that you are facing). If the boat has 3 seats, you might be able to use the middle seat depending on where its located. If neither of those options trim the boat, you might have to relocate either the forward (or middle seat if present) to get the balance you want. In this photo, I sit in what used to be the "front" seat - facing aft - and have the battery in front of me where the original rear seat used to be. I removed the rear seat as I always run the boat solo.

Lots of good suggestions - both on reel set-up, and for servicing issues like bearing cleaning. Let us know how it works out. The PQ has a good rep - I own 6 of them and all are good casters. The PQ 5-Year Challenge test reel could go 140-150 feet with a 1/2oz lipless crank in ideal no-wind conditions with freshly flushed and lubed spool bearings. At the end of the day, the good thing is that you can always get BPS to refund your $$$ or, if you like the features on the reel, to exchange it for another.

Thanks for the high praise...but I "ain't" gonna run any more 5 years tests... One problem with a test of 5 years duration is that by the time the test is over, the product being tested may have become obsolescent due to continually advancing technology and new introductions of competing products. Such is the case of the PQ. There is no doubt that it is a durable, proven value...but the competition have gotten better while the PQ has gotten "grayer"...

Yeah - good point! I thought it was your usual negative reaction to the PQ.. Still - it would be interesting if SOMEONE (not the 'ole Goose) would run a 5 year test on that $90 alternative you're proposing...

You crack me up RW. Nothing has even been diagnosed yet that indicates there is anything wrong with the reel and you are already pimping an alternative... Howzabout putting that bad boy on the water for 1,000 days, and catch 1,000 fish (up to 50 pounds), then check back in 5 years with your results...

The number of teeth on the drive gear and pinion gear determine the gear ratio. On swapping gear sets, sometimes other factors come into play like the components of the drag stack (a different stack height and key washer configuration might be required). In the case of the PQ gear set into the CL, the single-disc CL drag stack worked with the PQ drive gear so it was a straight swap with no other parts required.

FWIW - I just checked my records and the crank shaft of the CL is indeed aluminum, as opposed to the PQ crank shaft which is brass.

The first gen (gold) Carbonlite is basically a PQ with: a different paint job, different handle assembly, and aluminum drive gear, worm shaft, return pawl, and (IIRC) aluminum crank shaft. The frames appear dimensionally the same. The palm-side sideplates will swap - see photo. Although, if you look closely at the photo you can see that the sideplate pin on the Carbonlite did not snap into the PQ sideplate - it had to be "coaxed" in - I can't say if this is just a little tolerance issue at play or whether there is a slight dimensional difference. The only parts that I have personally swapped between the two reel series is drive gears/pinions - I have PQ 5.2:1 gears in a Carbonlite. So, I think they're twins...but can't give personal assurance that all parts will swap... Good luck.

Datsun 240Z - and to keep this thread on-topic, it has a braking system...

Same idea but flipped - old school reel with new-age rod...

I still drive a car, having both centrifugal and vacuum advance on the distributor, that I bought FIVE years before you were born........................ :lol: