PourMyOwn

Those 6.3 Royal Express were racecars in their day. I threw a lot of Silver Minnows on mine, and it still works great. If you don't have a full arsenal of reels I'm sure it will fill in a niche eventually.

I've had good luck with a safety siphon shaker style hose. I just have too many cans to be able to justify another. That type of thinking does not apply to fishing equipment!

Just watched while eating lunch. Very informative, thanks Glenn!

I'm a one meal a day guy with a very specific carnivore diet. I bring a piece of pemmican and I'm good.

@WRB, thanks for the history lesson. Love reading these kinds of posts.

I've never stopped throwing them. Mann's Augertails (down to my last 100 count bag) and the ones I pour-which are a lot like the 7.5 Culprits are my favorites.

I've spent a little time in Wisconsin, great people and fishing there. Really wish we had walleyes in NH...however, I'm headed out for some crappies and largemouth tomorrow. I've got a few new homemade lures to try! Go Bucks!

@ol'crickety, another Buckeye in Yankeeland! Yeah, fishing pressure is much lower up here.

I just bought ($109) a 50 AH "Moseworth" for my 10' jon boat/30 lb thrust Minnkota. It should easily last for the few hours I'll be able to stand being cramped in that little boat.

No you don't need to buy anything special. I did a guide years ago with old braid and super glue that was good enough until I broke the rod. I would have any of my nice rods properly fixed, but for your situation you'll be fine.

Now I want birria...

Very cool, and thanks for the nice write up.

It really is. For anything within an hour of home it's perfect.

I have a 1990 Lowe 1600V with a 40 horse Johnson. I originally bought it to flip but I fell in love with how it handled waves compared to my Tracker 175. Pros: Tows great Loads easy on trailer Very fishable Old enough that I don't worry about rocks Cons: Rod storage for anything > 6'6" Not big enough for Winni Not good in rough water

I've been pouring for a long time too, it's not a money saving endeavor. Your best bet is to buy them from someone who pours them. I've seen 100 count bags on FB groups for less than 15 bucks.

I'm fairly certain they are no longer in business. Good thing I have a big supply of one minus and auger tails. As far as disloyalty, if I love a product and can't stand the brand I buy it second hand. Old Bandits, TX made All Stars, etc

I'd love if it ended up being a 6 pound drum.

I always have a tube tied on-Texas rig for LM, jighead for SM. They are definitely not what the cool kids throw, but they are still effective.

Big Oil, Big Pharma, Big Game...it all makes sense now

I didn't vote for him.

If the motor will run on the old gas, I would run a few gallons at a time through my truck. If it's just old and mostly varnish, call your local dump and they can tell you what to do.

@newapti5, I just got a TDZ Type R+ with swapped 5.7:1....I like my Cadillacs 20+ years old and already scratched.

Gamma has a really nice copoly, as does McCoy.

I've had zero issues with them-ive been using them for 3 years now. I will say that I use glass rods and a soft copoly line. Maybe the "I lose fish" crowd uses a less forgiving set-up.

I've lost count of how many of these I own-I love them that much. Most of them I got for about $50 used. Not the best with light baits, but that's what the TDZ is for. These reels shine with jigs, spinnerbaits and squarebills. As far as value, I can't tell you with any degree of certainty. Hopefully someone else will know-theres a few crazies on here who may.