Redlinerobert

What happened guys? This was a great idea with a purpose and it just seemed to loose steam.

hahaha. I know. I'm limiting my purchaes to stuff stuff that is hard to find or just different now. This definitely fits the bill.

It's all preferance. I personally dont like using rods that are 6'6". I have a handfull and they never get used.

Great pictures! You have enough to publish a book. Maybe a few.

No, but why would you need a different spool? :-? Actually, you can buy a different spool. Avail makes spools for the Aldebaran, which also fit the new Core MG50.

I stay at the Rio ***** lodge. best place down there with nice fiberglass bass boats.

I'm already forgetting things, can't be a good sign. ;D

I've not seen any updates on any of the other sites.

If there's no bathrooms around, and duty calls, do you pee in the lake? If there's no choiice for me, then I do my best with helping to increase the water level of whatever lake I'm fishing.

Happy 50! Here's to another 50!

It's more of a sweeping motion to set the hook with a crankbait. Do you need a crankbait rod? No. Does it increase your percentage of hook ups? Absolutely. Many manufacturers offer both graphite and fiberglass for their rods. I have two fibeglass rods that I absolutely love, the Steez Japanese only Wylie, or the Megabass Purple Dragon. Both are a bit over what you want to spend. The issue that I have with most domestic fiberglass rods is that they are too soft in their action. Which is why I would probably go with a graphite composite that is designed for crankbaits. For the price range you are looking at, I would definitely take a look at the All Star rods. Great rods at a great price.

D.R. is the resident reel guru over at TT. I'll send you a PM.

Thanks for the comments guys. When it was posted for sale he sent me a IM, I made him an offer and told him if it doesnt sell, this is what I'm willing to pay. I'm honestly shocked it didnt sell. He put an incredible mount of time and money putting this outfit together. To recreat this outfit now you are looking at well over 2x what I ended up paying for it. Matt, as soon as I got it I took the line off. Still trying to decide what line will go on this outfit. For starters, I'll be using this rod and reel to throw that custom bait you made for me to use n Brazil. Finally going this November, as last years trip was completely ditched due to bad weather. The action on this rod is perfect for larger swimbaits. As mentioned I'll be breaking it in during my peacock bass trip. In the meantime, I'm sending the reel to D.R. to upgrade the drag and bearings. Then the real will be purrrrfect. The rod is balanced perfectly by the way, and with the spiral wrapped guides its built to perfection. Micro, The custom frog stick should be done in the coming month. I ended up getting the Megabass Slant Bridge handle (actually I found 2 of them ) so that will be incorporated into the build. I wasn't expecting to get my hands on that rod til sometime late this year anyway. As soon as it is built you can be sure it will end up here with a full detail of the build. Which reminds me, I need to start building a reel for that rod as well.

Couldnt pass this deal up. Never used, perfect swimbait outfit. Start with a Daiwa TD-Z BBS. Send it off to ZPI in Japan for a custom white pearl paint job. Add an Studio Ocean Mark handle. Then have all the Aluminum parts anodized blue by Big Phil in Chicago. Now for a custom itchy stick. Start with a Lamiglas blank XLB 90 1MH 8' 15-30 lb 1-6 oz. Have it custom painted white at the factory. Then it's off to itchy for some super work on a great casting grip, cut down to 7'8, intricate butt wrap, painted reel seat, spiral wrap guides with blue thread and blue inserts. Pictures do not do this rod/reel justice.

French automobile and motorcycle builder Lazareth has managed to shoehorn an entire BMW V12 engine into one of its crazy Wazuma quads. While there isn't much that's environmentally friendly about a 500-horsepower supercharged V12 from BMW that's powering a rather large and impractical quad platform, Lazareth has decided to attempt to give the machine a bit of eco-cred by running the engine on E85. Why use ethanol in a decidedly performance-minded machine? We'd guess Lazareth's decision to run E85 as a fuel is due to its superior octane rating, which allows the engine to run a higher compression ratio than with gasoline. If you're interested in adding an ethanol-burning, V12-powered road rocket to your own personal stable of vehicles, all you need to do is write Lazareth a check for 200,000 ($283,000) and await your delivery. - Autoblog

Prayers sent, here's to a speedy recovery.

Even the officer laughs. ;D

Great car. Congrats!

Did the new Porsche show up yet?? Happy Birthday amigo!

Great video Glenn -

GLoomis made some boron rods early on. I think they ran into the same issues. Like graphite, there is a trade off between stiffness, lightweight and brittleness. I believe the brittle factor in boron is more extreme. Comparing both though, boron is much lighter than graphite.

That's hilarious. But heck if it works for the dude then have at it.

If you arent the original owner you probably wont get Daiwa to honor the warranty. Get it repaired.

Sympatico Beer. I understand it;s supposed to come back. That was the best beer ever. Beer is a snack, right?

Congrats! What did you get?