jtesch

I've got a good one, the WAVE Reel. used one a couple of times and NO

I'm speaking of the high frame spinning guides that came out in the late 80's. As someone who built 30+ rods, they simply didn't work. todays high frames mixed with standards are great but in my opinion the guides of the late 80's were pure marketing and never worked. The best evidence is that they totally disappeared a couple of years after they came out.

good one

Been their, it has to do with the way the washers and plates fit togehter

O.K boys, lets hear your thoughts on some of the biggest marketing tricks the manufacturers have tried to run past us 2 spring to my mind 1--- long cast spools {spinning reels} 2--- high frame spinning rod guides 3---- wrong forum but "Bleeding baits/blood red hooks Things like A-Rigs and Chatterbaits I think of as innovations not ploys

Cool, I have the same Silaflex casting rod and a spinning rod that is 7'6" that is like a buggy whip

wow, I had a bunch of those Sigmas also, some with the rear drag. If I remember they replaced my 308's and 408's and were pretty top of the line in the day

That buying a baitcaster is like buying heroin, the more you use them the more you search for something better, and more expensive. And don't be fooled by the thought that a more expensive reel is easier to cast. Some are-Revo MGX and some aren't - Daiwa Z type R+ {not for the faint of heart}. Find your self a good all purpose reel to start and go from there into more technique specific stuff as you get comfortable

I still break out a couple of Loomis composite rods that I built from kits from Cabelas over 25 years ago and they are o.k. Just don't have the crispness of todays rods. They have the extra tall frame single foot guides that were the marketing rage for a couple of years. I hated those guides from the first day I used them, talk about line wrap

Loosen up the tension knob, brakes stay the same. Boca orange seals on all my reels, really helps with the effort required to pitch which then improves distance and accuracy

I actually have a couple of 50's Silaflex rods {pre Browning} and a couple of original brownings {60's} from my dad. I've used them but they wouldn't be high on the list.

Oh, and by the way. The phrase "twenty year old Calcuttas" makes me feel soooooo old, I swear it was just last year that the TEAM DAIWA concept came out

I agree with the thought that you can use a 15 year old bait caster and it is as good as some today. I'm more of a Diawa guy and I think The first generation of reels that would still be relevant today would be the X's, Z's and maybe the S's. With a bearing change they are still great reals. As far as spinning reels go I think for the most part todays reels are way better than what was around 20 years ago. I've pulled out some old Daiwa, top of the line spinning reels, cleaned and lubed them and I was shocked at how primitive they felt. No way could I use them

O.K. everyone, what's the oldest rod or reel you use in the regular rotation and how old is too old to be really usable and be able to keep up with modern equipment. Mine are a couple of team Daiwa X's [close to 15 years old] and 1 or 2 team Daiwa S rods [ 10 years old]

spool bearings on any reel I've owned in that range

Not that this helps but I've had a couple of Daiwas that would do the very same thing and they seemed to work fine other than that little trait

Even if you put $100 into tuning them up its well worth it

Just read the post about Shimanos roller bearings have some play built in and that explains it. I just feel like it cheapens the feel of a great reel

Let me clear that up a little. A typical Diawa reel has no backplay in the handle at all nor do any of my Revo's but my Shimanos do. I know that changing bearings and handles has no effect on this I just like to tune up all my reels. It has to be the anti reverse bearing they use and my point is it annoys me in a quality reel. A couple of higher end Okumas I've played with have the same issue. I'm not trying to make this a "this company is better" thing as I've always spread the wealth around pretty evenly. Hey J Francho, I asked you awhile ago about the td-x. Hsdl-hvla reels. Got 2 off the Bay for less than $30 each and tuned em up. Nice

But yes, learn the Alberto

Heavy enough lure and a hard enough cast resulting in one of those "lockdown" backlash's will break any knot. I've broken straight 50# braid with a stupid hard cast. Sounds like a gun shot by the way

It's been my experience that that type of mag break system doesn't like a hard, snappy cast. I'm a hard caster and I've had a couple of reels with simple mag breaks that I simply couldn't use. I think it's the transition between the sharp back cast to the forward cast that the mag breaks can't handle. I even have to be a little more careful with some of my better Daiwas (Zillions, TD-x's) . On the other hand, I have a couple of tuned up Revo MGX's that I can fire as hard as I want but a lob cast will backlash.

Why can't Shimano bait casters clean up their act and get rid of the annoying back play in their handles? I've put Bocas and a bearing supported carbon fiber handle on my Chronatch and although it's a great reel, that slop in the handle drives me up a wall.

Marketing ploy would be my guess. In any case they are awesome rods and you can find them in the $100 range. Great sensitivity, equal to my first generation Cumaras and way better than a veritas, Mojo, Premier or Carbonlite. I like it more than my Legend tournament Bass at less than half the price.

Not worth dealing with the cost or the line memory for spinnerbaits. A co-poly would work fine if you don' like mono's stretch.