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www.kistlerrods.com They have the Magnesium 2 on sale for $149 and the KLX for $199. I use the KLX Drop Shot Finesse rod for neds and love it for that presentation.

I love my Spartacus Plus reels. however I enjoy the Royale Legend Elite to I just have not had a lot of time using it. I'm sure from what I have it will be right next the Spartacus on the deck with a couple more Elites. I also have the new Mega Jaws ordered and cant wait to get it in my hands.

If I google Nat Geo Wild UK it comes up and when I click on it it redirects me to the actual UK site. idk if UK servers will do the same over the pond I just watched a couple I missed through the fox network website.

do a quick google search for Nat Geo Wild America. It should be able to redirect you to the us version. I have to do this with some websites I want to get to out of Germany.

Listen to Bluebasser. He is the guru of everything Okuma.

So I am in the market for a spinning reel. I have been intrigued by the Pflueger Patriarch so I asked a couple people I know that fish Pure Fishing products their take and was told that the Patriarch is one in the same of the Revo STX and Revo Rocket. They told me to just save my money and buy the STX and Rocket from ebay for $150 and be done with it. Now I know that they are all Pure Fishing products and are produced in the same factory. They do share similarities in looks but I cannot find where their features and construction are similar. So my questions are, are they one in the same? Also should I just go the cheaper route and get the STX or Rocket over the Patriarch.

Kistler KLX Feel n' Reel. It was made for cranks. Its a hybrid blank mixing graphite and fiberglass. You get the best of both worlds in one rod.

I make my own plastics and usually cook scent into the bait while pouring as well as squirt scent into the bag when I package them for my outing. Usually if you let them sit in scent oil for 24 hours it will start to impregnate the bait to help keep it on their longer. I personally use JB's Fish Sauce because of all their options.

I went the used route and bought a 20' Stratos. paid $10k for it but 90% of my fishing is Erie, Detroit River and St. Claire. It handles all three on sketchy days really well.

I agree with you on your thought. If a customer breaks their rod it is not the responsibility of the manufacture to replace for free or even discount. I don't believe that its "good customer service" to do this either. If the rod breaks due to defect it will happen within a couple months and every rod manufacture will stand behind that claim.

Right here is the only place you need to look. I would suggest the 7'3" Kistler Magnesium 2 Heavy Med Hvy X-Fast rod. It is my go to 3/8oz jig rod. My other jig rod is the 7'1" Kistler Helium 3 X-Fast.

I personally don't take warranty into consideration. A one year is all a manufacture should have to warranty. Any defect will show within the first couple outings. it a rod breaks on a cast 4 years from now its not a defect it is user negligence or error.

Its funny you say that because it looks like a Lews that may have been painted yellow. Or like DVT said could be a prototype and W&M are using Doyo reels.

I know a lot of people don't care about what the pros use but I do find it interesting and this was even more interesting as my favorite color is yellow. I noticed as I watched the 2018 MLF that Skeet was using an all yellow reel that looked nothing like the W&M reels. I tried searching for the reel to see what he was using but could never find it. Today I seen he posted a pic on Instagram of all his combos. buried in the pile was one combo that had an all yellow reel with cork grips not the usual black and yellow. Is this a new reel for W&M or is he using another brand? I am curious more so because I want it.

I may be able to help you out.

I have zero confidence in either. I actually have no confidence in any worm on a drop shot. For me to get bites I use the Jackall Crosstail Shad or Strike King Drop Shot Half Tail.

I have not been able to use the casting but I do have three of the Helios SX Spinning reels and absolutely love them. Replaced all my spinning reels except my Stradic CI4+ with the SX. The casting model is my next purchase.

This right here.

It sounds like your buddy was made for the new Bass Pro Tour. Quantity or Quality.

I bit the bullet and called Okuma. There is a small, clear hard rubber washer (part 504 on the schematics) that was stuck in the main gear that has to slide out on the cap side. Then put it in the other side to switch the handle. Yes @georgeyew it was a thread through. I was mistaken yesterday until I got home and took it apart.

Recycling old baits fail 95% of the time. You can also buy the items you need (not counting molds or other tools) to bring cost down to $.07 to $.12 per bait. Molds go with BTSmolds.com and buy Dead On Plastix and get your glitter and coloring from Lureworks. start is expensive but will save you tons over the years.

7' Kistler KLX Feel N' Reel M Fast. It will give you a soft tip and a stiff backbone.

Kistler Magnesium 2 7' Light-Med-Heavy. It have a soft tip like a ML rod but the backbone of a MH rod. It is the only rod I will use for shakey and weightless techniques. A bonus the blanks are made by Gary Loomis himself at NFC.

That's odd because on the box it says it's ambidextrous

This is the friction screw on. However the screw on the handle is fatter than the screw on the cap. so when you put in on the other side they don't fit. It looks like I have to disassemble the entire reel and flip the piece in the reel that the handle and cap screw into.