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One at a time! I fish unweighted worms a lot. Jigs hardly ever unless I'm going to swim one. I fish shallow water and the bottom isn't conducive for fishing the bottom. Could just be me. Hate removing slime and/or grass on every retrieve. Especially slime. Ugh! However, I did buy one rod exclusively for jigs. Just need to find some place with a decent bottom I can fish from shore. Rod is a custom MHF. But I have other rods that would work should that rod not be with me when I got the chance to fish on the bottom. Doubt they'd be as sensitive, tho. Total number of suitable rods unknown, but more than you could carry on a couple kayaks or canoes.

I prefer that, but hard to find a local guy that I would trust. I'd want to talk with a few of the customers who had him do the work rather than relying on remarks posted on Yelp or some other such site. Probably much easier to find a local now that I've retired to Florida.

I belong to this group. Patience is not a forte of mine. My reels may not be upper echelon, but worth it to me for a professional to do the job. I programmed, set-up and ran lathes for almost 38 years. If a reel part could be made on a lathe, then I probably could make it even if live tooling was involved. Loved that type of work. However, I have absolutely no desire to tear my reels apart for maintenance. Apparently there's a spot in my brain that is dead. EDIT: MediumMouthBass, I would agree that spending $25 for cleaning plus the required costs for shipping both ways would be a total waste for a $30 reel. Unless that reel had enough sentimental value to make it worthwhile for you. I always try to send out several reels at a time so that shipping costs per reel can be less. I always wanted a Pixy Airy Red. Picked up a used one in great cosmetic shape for $140. Couldn't spool line on it. Sent it out for repair, upgrades (including faster gear set), and tuning. Cost of that just over $160, so a little over a total of $300 invested in the reel. I have no regrets.

My eyes are a few years older than yours, and it's possible my eyes require stronger lenses. I like Hi-Viz Yellow, but also have blue, white, pink, chartreuse and Hot Orange along with the standard green. The Hi-Viz Yellow and Hot Orange are my favorite colors. But then I am a fan of Siege Neon Tangerine.

Was trying to research for one. Hard to find information, and what I did find seemed to indicate they aren't accurate, often don't last very long, and lean towards being a waste of money. What line counter do you suggest I try?

This is one filthy thread. I'm outta here!

Yeah, but did you have a preference when you compared them?

Will do. Thanks. Got lots in that range!

Understand preference. I'm going to assume a little heavier reel will balance better with the Amistad. Recently bought a Zillion G, but won't be using it on that rod. Do have a Bantam MGL which is an option. Also considering a Chronarch 100B, older Zillion, Exsence DC, Daiwa Coastal, or even an older TD-X.

I should have posted this a long time ago. Thanks very much for your post. Very informative. Impossible to find all that information in one spot. I've saved it in a separate file. I bought as a package deal 3 of the OG Experts. Fell face first in the rocks with the 7' MF and broke two pieces off the tip (both about 4 inches long). Still have the 7' MHF and 6'9" LF. Falcon replaced the broken rod with a Cara 7' MF since the Expert was no longer in production at that time. My cost $80 even tho I told them exactly what happened. Totally my fault. Since your OG post, I picked up an Amistad and Headturner in the Expert line (both used). A Bucoo Trapcaster (used) arrived snapped into two pieces just above the handle. Luckily the Headturner (also in the tube) was okay. Neither have seen use yet. I'm in a quandary about which reels to use. Want to use two of my better reels since I plan on using both rods a lot whenever I go out. Reel suggestions welcomed.

compared to many years ago? Sponsored links. Store links. Look for reviews, and depending on popularity of the subject 95% or more that pops up will NOT be a review of the requested subject. Normally I do my own research, but if anyone knows of another search engine like Google used to be, I'd like to know its name. Thanks.

I'm76 so most of my hobbies have fallen by the wayside. Used to hunt. Still have my guns. Love shooting air rifles. Like photography. Liked target archery and it's something I would like to do again if there are any places to shoot near me. Took guitar lessons for 2 years starting when I was 68, but could no longer memorize the songs, so gave it up. As a teenager I could memorize a song after playing it a few times. Could still play them a few years later although I don't think I remembered the notes. Just muscle memory. Thinking of fooling around with a guitar at home just to break up my daily monotony. No lessons unless I find a useful (free) Online site. One electric and 3 acoustic, but can only chord on the Pono with a 1-7/8 fret width. Fingers get in the way on narrower fret widths. Nowadays I read a lot and watch a lot of TV.....thus the monotony.

^^^^^^ Agree. If I put a little backing on a shallow spool, what would I use the remaining 25 yards for that's left over from a 100m spool of line? That is the spool size I bought on closeout. Haven't changed my spools out yet, but supposedly the size line I bought just fills the shallow spools. I really wouldn't want to splice lines on such shallow spools.

I missed (or ignored) the BFS part. As bulldog1935 told me when I went to buy shallow spools...and dodgeguy stated above...I will use the holes to tie braid to the spool. As for deep spools, backing is 100% necessary with expensive lines (for me). Maybe I'm being a bit too frugal, but I don't see me ever spooling 125/135 yards of braid or fluorocarbon on a spool.

If you don't have room to swing a 7'2" rod, then what does it matter if a 6'10" can't quite make the distance of the longer rod? If a 6' rod allows for a full swing versus an abbreviated swing with a 6'6" rod, then I'd be opting for the shorter rod. You will get better distance. Offhand I can think of only one 6'6" casting rod that I really, really like. Personally I like 6'10" minimum with casting rods. Prefer shorter spinning rods, but that's probably because that's what I used growing up.