EllisJuan

Tatsu + KVD Line & Lure is the only pure Flouro I can stand...everything else I have tried is just too stiff with too much memory. Yo Zuri Hybrid is a nice compromise.

Pflueger makes a fine reel, but this made me laugh.

I ordered the handle with the knobs. Yes it is the Gunmetal color. That is the 88mm handle, if I was ordering again I would go 96mm. The tensioner knob is Avail.

I LOVE my Studio Composite with EVA knobs on my Metanium. You won't regret spending the money.

There sure are some sensitive little ladies on here. I would expect a little more Testosterone on a bass fishing forum.

If this is gay, I don't want to be straight...

With a firm $200 budget I'd go St. Croix Avid.

BPS ProQualifier/CarbonLite combo sounds right up your alley.

Tough going today. I spend about an hour at City Hall and an hour at Grove (my first time there)...skunked at both. I could see bait fish being chased a lot at Grove, but it was just out of reach from the bank. I am about to sell my GTO and start boat shopping. Are there good lakes in the region if I had a something like a 19' tracker?

I am not going to call a spinning rig a "sissy stick", but I will say that every time I whip out my Met/NRX a new hair sprouts on my chest and my junk hangs a little lower.

This kept me from venturing into the baitcast world for a long time. I bought a nice Citica 200E and Clarus combo that just sat on the rack for years because I found it frustrating. Then I tried a good left hand retrieve baitcaster. Total game changer. Do it.

My '13 Metanium with Avail shallow spool casts as light as you would want.

Thanks MFBAB. I got skunked the last two days at Halle...Maybe I will give a rage craw a throw tomorrow. I did OK there with a trap last week, this week I have been catching nothing but slime. I have not been to Grove yet. Where can you park to fish there? What road is it on?

Do it. Rod selection is one of the things that nudged me to make the move. I am so glad I did.

I was about to suggest this.

You may need to venture into some saltwater offerings. If your budget was $200 I would suggest a G Loomis E6X Inshore 844S...it is a 7' Heavy/Fast spinning.

Doubt you can go wrong with a NRX. What is this "good price" you speak of?

Super sexy. I am ready for the lefties to come out.

I don't doubt this at all. I have a non-DC '13 Met and non-DC '14 Conquest 101, and the Conquest outshines the '13 Met...and that is lofty company.

I would like to hear what people have to say that have owned these aswell. From what I have read it seems like the Conquest 50/51 DC and '15 Met DC are both very highly regarded...well, all of them are, but those even more than most.

Haha...it has been a special couple months. Buy once, cry one. Right?

Yep...6.5oz with 8 bearings.

I just got a Shimano Soare CI4+ 2000HGS for drop shot. For under $100 I would look at a 30 size Pflueger President or Supreme.

New lightweight finesse setup. JDM Shimano Soare CI4+ 2000HGS on a Expride 6'4" Med-Light Med-Fast...

If it is, let me know...I would love a Stella for under $300...lol