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Almost every fishing reel you can buy now is made overseas.. Keep in mind that Paatents do not apply overseas as in America..I used to only use Daiwa and Shimano reels growing up and then started buying Revo's and Pflueger and recently Okuma....Long story short...Even a Japanese lure is most likely manufactured in either China, Honk Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, or Costa Rica, Mexico....I recently purchased a Pflueger Supreme for $90 a year ago and was at a Gander Mountain and could not help but notice that their 9bb Plus one reel looked exactly the same as the Plueger and then the Shakespeare for $30 felt the same and had writing in all the same places. I did research and they are all made in Korea, but that is also not true. All Bass Pro Reels are made in China and they don't lie because all the cheap and best stuff is made in China. We do not even make Ardent anymore. It may say Made in USA, but that is because they are allowed to say it is as long as one piece like a washer is made in the USA...Even Yo-zuri lures say...Assembled In Phillipines..BUt are made in China.....You can buy Yo-zuri lures from China direct but they are expensive and will not save you money unless you buy 1,000 or 10,000. Long story short....My Okuma Serrano, Helios, Pflueger Supreme, Bass Pro Reels, and Revo's have all been ok but have had alot of issues compared to the reels I used to get from SHimano, Daiwa, and Bass Pro growing up....I purchased identical Chinese reels of the Pflueger supreme, and another reel that had same coloriing and carbon body like the Helios for $45. I also matched up the best reel Cabelas Sells and found that in China for $21. Alll 3 reels are the exact same reels and now everyone in my fishing circle just buy them from China. Reverse Engineering anyone? Maybe...But no plastic gears and all the scare tactics people use. My "Fake Pfueger is the exact same and handles as well and so are all the rest...If it is made in China, than if it weighs the same, looks the same, has same gear ratio, line capacity, magnetic drag etc...IT is not a knockoff..The term Chinese Knock off does not make sense unless you are looking to buy a Ford Car in China.Every OEM or Company in China is sold on a stock exchange like in the USA if they are public, and every company has to disclose where it's products are made. I found all Bass Pro lures/reels/Rods were made by an OEM in China and that Same Oem also makes 75% of the lures you and I buy for alot of money....They save you about 40% to buy direct, and they are the same....You can get cheap lures in china just like you can in the USA. You get what you pay for but if you realize that a Gander Mountain reel and a Shakespeare and a Bass Pro reel are all the same reel with different "Brands on them"....Why not buy the same one that has chinise writing as it is the same reel.... Long story short..You will love your new reel....Japan Barely makes anything in the fishing industry...Maybe they assemble it after China makes 99%. I now have 3 baitcasters that cost me under $100 that would retail for roughly $600 in the USA or $400 if I just went to bass pro, Cabela's or Gander. My Serrano and Helios are the same and actually my "Fake" Pflueger Supreme seems to be better. All the Abu Garcia reels are garbage in my opinion especially the Revo. and one more....I used to have a $320 Japanese Megaforce Daiwa reel that I loved..I sold it on Ebay for $200...Good thing...I now have the same reel for $66 bucks. Been 9 months, have landed 30lb snook no problem...Drag is great...reel is great....Enjoy...It is the new world....Capitalism baby!!!!! Why would any company build in the USA when they can go overseas? Wallmart is perfect example. Without China we would not have any jobs at all, forget about Manufacturing.... I am a rep for a large American Company who makes top end Electronics and Everything we make is made in China.....our TV at Best buy for $1500 is not really any different than the one at wallmart for $900...Except the model number ends with a 35 instead of 00.....We all get caught up in China makes junk...Ever been to Icast? Does Berkley Powerbait and Gulp even have American Writing on the packages? If you are looking for only American Made Lures and line and reels, have fun fishing with just a limited selection of inferior products that cost alot more money....I think it is terrible, but in the 80's supply side economics or as George Bush called it against Reagon- Voodo Economics until he got into office and supported the same policies has changed our country forever and China, Indonesia, Malaysia create our jobs....We can't even build road and bridges anymore

Stanley makes a wom called the Sidewinder that has a Rattle Chamber and has lots of ridges for vibrations. I have always though of Stanley as a JIg company, but I am in love with the Ribbit, Double take hooks for their frogs and flippin baits, and I like this SIdwinder worm. I grabbed a few packs at Bass Pro on clearence last year, never though much about them, and one day I decided to throw one on a tough bite in mid summer. I had a silver fleck & Smoke shade, and I added a subtle worm rattle to the tail and decided to split shot it in about 8 feet of water near Hydilla & underwater structure. Ended up catching 3 fish on first 5 casts and now I use that worm with and without sound, love to add cotton with Megabait scent inside, and I have had days it outproduces senkos, trickworms, etc... I always like clear soft colors since I want fish to hear and feel my bait near them....I dont want a bright bait in front of an inactive fish. A soft clear Green pumking, smoke, brown, silver, melon etc.. seems to trigger their curiousity and predatory insticnt when they are not hitting my senkos, sluggo's, Trick worms, or Power worms. I never tried the worms you mentioned above. Going to order some now. I love trying new ideas and tricks. I love reading success stories, so when I try the same rig on the water, I expect a fish on each cast.....I am convinced that confidence is more important than color, and type of bait most of the time, if you are educated and at least in the ballpark with lures and size.

If you live near a Gander Mountain, they always have crazy sales in February to make room for new lures and baits. I just spent $600 on lures and baits the other day at the store in Orlando Florida, or near Orlando... My buddy told me about it, so I drove from Tampa.. I only prepared to spend $150 but here is what I walked away with......I got excited, can't lie. 1. DT 20 Metal- Green shad, grey shiner, sivler/blk- 2.97 ea 2. All Lucky Craft Pointers- 1/2 off of 12.99 so 6.50 ea 3. Strike King Sexy Swimmers lipless swimbaits. 5 bucks from 12 4. Rapala suspended Minnow raps and xraps in size 9,11- 3.00-6.00 Now here is where I got carried away Spro Frogs- 5.99 Scum Frogs- The big size-1.99 Clackin raps 6-8 sizes 3.99 in top colors-Perch,ghost,clown, and a few other top colors. rippin raps were 2.25 in all colors and husky jerks were 3.00 in rare colors, meaning the better ones. Then I grabbed a bunch of lures I would never purchase due to money....but now I see why Sebile Flatt Shads, squad Minnows, and Norman cranks are so popular. I grabbed sebile splasher topwater lures with the glitter inside for 5.00 as well as all flatt shads..They are $16.99 at Dicks.... To top this off, Sports Authority decided to shut down their Fishing department and I ended up walking into 75% all fishing items...Grabbed every spool of Nanofil, Power Pro, Sufix 832, and lots of leader and Hooks. Also grabbed all sorts of Yozuris, zoom baits, and Johnson silver minnows with Mister twister grubs as well.....Now I have to figure out how to pay my rent and bills... I may have to ask one of my firiend to give me a black eye and a few scratched and pretend I was mugged or something. My girl is going to kill me... Dropped close to 1500 on tackle, but man was it fun!!!!

2.5-3" Tubes- Gitzit or other low profile....If the lake is fished heavy, use light line, no leader, keep the rig simple. Use lots of scent and fish it with ice jig or slider jig. they hit it on the fall. Or go weightless or add cork inside to float it. add eyes and swim it. Fish see the same baits all the time.Try a 6" Kriet squirel worm on a shakey jig. Its thin profile is key. Learn to drop shot/Split shot and fish slow and easy.Did I mention a tube...oh yea... and spike the tentacles with spike it marker. Hot pink or chart.

Way to many people forget about tubes. I have used tubes to catch fish in shallow water,Heavy cover, very deep 40-50 ft. and all times of year. gitzit,zoom,canyon plastics,Berkley havoc smash toob-slim body for crankin it in open water.add some eyes.Reaction strike charges to much. If you want to fish in heavy cover, go with the Strike King Coffee tubes, and the Bass Pro tubes. The fatter tubes fall slow and fish them on Slider and ice jigs for sinking gliding effect. Get some tubes, go weightless, split shot it,stuff cotton/styrofoam/cork inside to float it and add scent. Add some nice eyes and its a swimbait. Try to find the MR. Twister Mino tubes. big swimbait tubes for Pigs.