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Even the Korean site has product that looks like some BPS KVD sig/Low end Quantum stuff. Nothing even remotely resembling a pure fishing reel like a Revo or Patriarch/President/Summit.

Can you identify the company? Or do you have a confidentiality agreement? Is there a web site? Inquiring minds would like to know! take it from here: http://www.banax.co.kr/eng/com/com0104.asp These guys are obviously not producing Pure fishing products. There is nothing in the Banax line of reels that I saw that even remotely looks tooled anywhere close to a Revo or Patriarch. They do have a reel that looks similar to the BPS KVD sig reel.

If you're looking at it from a strictly value standpoint, the BPS Pro Qualifier is probably the lowest cost, quality dual brake out there. If other things are important in a reel, then those features would be the deciding factor in the choice such as all aluminum construction, click type spool tension control, etc, which would obviously add to the overall cost

A long time ago, in my teen years actually, I took the Van Dike Taxidermy book class. I skin mounted a couple fish. It's an art, that's for sure. With todays reproductions the fish end of the business has become mostly a painting deal.

True, though the best way for an angler to actually know how a reel or rod will work for them is to go out and use one for a day on the lake. Not always practical. Most of the major brands along with the labeled stuff will work for the vast majority of anglers. Then it comes down to minor nuances of each type of equipment and what would work best for a given angler.

Whew... I can finally sleep tonight.

I have just disassembled one of the "New" version Pro Qualifiers. Here's what I've found. First, the palm plate release is a spring loaded pin vs the Pfluegers and Revo's which use a thumbscrew. A complaint of some Revo users has been the thumb, palm plate release screw coming loose under use. Mostly due to how an angler holds the reel. This spring loaded deal is NOT going to pop out under normal use. Graphite endplates. If it's good enough for a Shimano Curado..... Dual braking mechs are borrowed from Pflueger. The 6 pin spring loaded centrifugal and the 5 mag disc magnetic system. The brass main drive gear is huge. Reminiscent of the Johnny Morris drive gear. The drag stack looks similar to the Revo's but not the same. This reel has the nut handle attachment method vs the Pflueger style spin on handle. The crankplate has the main drive gear lube access port on the bottom similar to the Extremes. Not a feature available on the Revo's or Patriarchs though it may be more expensive to machine that onto a aluminum crank plate vs. Graphite. The inside mechanics are very similar though not the same. The actual measurements of this reel line up with a Revo exactly. I'm sure I could drop the guts of a Revo into this Pro Qualifier and it would work fine and vice versa. The spool tension knob is not a click type. All in all this seems like a very solid reel built on the same frame spec as the Revo and Pfluegers. I have no reason to see why this reel wouldn't last as long as the other main stream brands. As for the graphite? The stress points (under the main drive shaft, spool ends, etc. are properly supported by bearings. The fit and finish are in line with the name brands as well. On sale at $80, this reel is a good deal.

I'm surprised the Franzia people aren't jumping all over the chance to sponsor this trip in some way. You and RW could be TEAM FRANZIA with shirts, hats, a boat wrap and everything. Franzia, the official boxed wine of the 2010 BassResource.com roadtrip. ;D

Great motors. If you can get the variable speed, get it. MK uses a rather weird non-linear speed control with the 5 speeds. Speeds 1 and 2 are very close to one another and used most for most situations. Then speed 3 really jumps up, then 4 even more and then 5 will try and throw you out of your seat.

They are likely made in the same plant/plants.

I don't have the pictures anymore but I swapped the crank side guts from a Revo S onto a Patriarch and vice versa. The reels both worked perfectly though ergonomically the star drag sat funny on both reels due to the difference in the handle attachment methods. The Morris reels are not the same as a Revo or a Patriarch/Summit. There is some minor mechanical difference in the pinion lifting assembly and the main drive gear is way too big to fit either a Revo or a Pflueger. The main shaft diameters are the same between the reels though. The Patriarch/Summit has a duraluminum main gear. The pinion is brass. There is little difference between either a Patriarch or a Revo when it comes to the crankside of the reel. The drag stack is the same though the material in the Revo's seems slightly different. Main shaft diameter is identical between the two. While the outside of the frames has some slight differences between the 2 brands, the mechanics inside line up perfectly with one another.

The BPS Johnny Morris reels ARE NOT the same as the Pure fishing reels like a Revo or a Pflueger Patriarch. The main gears will not interchange, they are physically way larger in the Morris reel compared to a Revo or Patriarch. I haven't had some of the newer Extremes apart to actually compare the main drive gear sizes but I don't think I'd go so far as to call an Extreme the same as the series 10 body that the Revo's and Patriarchs are built on. A new BPS Pro Qualifier is built on the frame and the inner components would interchange with a Revo but I doubt an Extreme would. You could get a duraluminum gear from a Pflueger Patriarch or a Summit and put it into a Revo with no problem. I've done it.

Very convenient for pitching. Have had quite a few reels over the years with flippin switches and never had a problem with the mechanism myself.

yep. works good.

Says they hit a mud or gravel bar. Jackplate broke sending the engine into the cockpit area. The passenger sounds to be in really bad shape. Amazing. Prayers for those two.

Most of the Pro's are well versed in most all aspects of lure types, presentations, finding and fishing various types of structures, seasonal patterns, etc. Any one of them can come here, a seminar, a TV show, a magazine article, etc. and teach most typical non-professional fishermen most of what they need to know about a subject to more than get them started. Having said that. These guys are in a profession that involves competing against one another week in and week out. It seems natural that a Professional would've learned "tweaks" and "secrets" that have worked for him that he obviously won't disclose in an open, public forum regardless of media type. I don't blame them nor is it important for me to know. Doing so would only eliminate an edge he has on his competition. Once I've been given the general information on how to use a bait or a presentation type, I'd like to be able to change or modify it to suit me and my needs since often what works for one angler won't work for another. BTW, just walk up to Bill Dance and ask him some specifics about a technique, he'll talk your ears off and this is going back to a time when he was still fishing competitively.

Mike speaks the truth. There's so much information available in the articles at the top of this forum you'd be wasting your time buying magazines.

Again, if you put more weight in "records on the books" then shouldn't we be religiously following Clunn or KVD or Skeet? Why would you care about Elias who wasn't and isn't as dominant from a tourney wins standpoint as the three mentioned earlier? I'd agree with this, but would apply it just as much to the pro's as I would to anyone else. Why would the pro's give out all of their secrets in a free interview? If a pro can charge for a seminar then why would they give it away for free? Wouldn't they have an interest is a little misdirection to protect their edge? I do. If the information is correct and relevant then it doesn't matter if it comes from Joe Schmoe down the street or from KVD himself. I'm not going to poo poo someone because they don't fish professionally. Not sure why you keep bringing KVD or Clunn into this. The poster decided to call out Elias and attempt to create the impression that he knows more than said professional bass fishermen. You're deflecting the issue here. Again, what has Chris done in his fishing career that would make me believe anything he says? I've been slinging crankbaits about as long as Chris has been alive, does that make me an expert? Rather than write a standalone deep cranking post, he chose to drag Paul Elias into it. The thread title tends to make it seem as though Elias isn't telling everybody the whole truth in that little article linked even though that article doesn't claim to be an all emcompassing, in depth piece on every aspect of deep cranking. His "I give information for free" was a cheap shot. He'd get paid to do it if he had the string of accomplishments that Elias has.

Following that to its logical conclusion we should all be following Clunn in using the same power and action rod and gear ratio reel for all of our fishing. No? His stats beat Elias's so shouldn't we all be doing what Clunn does? You're not getting this. Elias' record is in the books. He knows of what he speaks, especially on crank bait fishing. If you're going to disagree with him and expound further with your own dissertation on the how's or why's of how to fish a crankbait, I'd like to know why I or anyone else should listen. So far I know Chris has caught a small bass on a crankbait as seen in his avatar. Anything else? Some of the best liars are fishermen. Unless I have some sort of validation, I take anything I read anywhere on any internet forum with a grain of salt. This forum is a great vehicle for anglers new to the sport to learn. It can really cut the learning curve down. It has also been a great place to meet other fishermen to fish with either locally or through the road trip. This place is more than just a place to learn a new fishing technique or how this reel compares to that reel. I would hope those taking the time to question the opinions of a well respected Professional bass angler would also take the time to indicate what they've accomplished doing it their way vs. that of the Pro. If not, you wind up with anonymous posters named Bill, Bob or Frank throwing any sort of BS up that sounds reasonable without any sort of proof to back it up. Who gains from that?

Was there a Johnny Morris Signature reel inside of a priority mail box with Sartell Mn. as the destination? If so, it's mine.

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I would think that if you're going to critique the experiences of a professional angler like Paul Elias, especially on the technique of deep cranking, it would help add validity to ones counterpoint by offering up something as proof of your own success. Pauls record is in the books and validates his statements, I only have this as a means of buying into the other .

Take the top off and see what's broken. http://www.northlandmarine.com/MinnKotaQuickRef.htm

Some pictures would do wonders. Gel coat spider webbing is one thing, stress cracks in the transom around the engine/splashwell area are usually associated with a rotting transom.

So 1 computer with keyboard + internet forum > Classic Titles: 1 Times in the Classic: 14 Times in the Money: 131 Total Entries: 291 Total Weight: 6,912 lbs 15 ozs Career Winnings: $817,545.75 Avg. Per Tournament: $2,809.44 Cash Winnings: $681,257.75 Merchandise Bonus: $95,000.00 Cash Bonus: $41,288.00 Excellent.