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I use a Champion 736 for those baits. It’s works well.

Hope it’s good for you!

Size 3, ,4 and 5 Mepps Alia dressed are all killer bass spinners.

I guess all those VMC/Rapala products he’s been touting as the best in the business for years won’t be anymore.(at least in his opinion) that’s why it’s all BS. It’s “the BEST!” Until it isn’t anymore, and he starts using his new sponsor’s gear.

I have a couple I love too. You know what it is about them that keeps them so smooth?

A GLX 844 mbr is a beautiful 1/2oz jig skipping rod. I prefer the 7’ length.

If you’re talking a finesse jig with a weed guard like a bitsy flip the Phenix Feather ML is WAY too light of power to set the hook. Dobyns champion 702 would be the lightest I’d go. A Loomis JWR 2 power is perfect.

Every KLX I’ve used felt clunky. Not what you want for bfs

War Eagle any model BooYah Counter strike River2Sea Bling Z-Man

The Alphas 800 is a slept on reel. I’ve had two since they were first released. One of mine has 20lb braid and is used for small crankbaits, finesse spinnerbaits, and poppers. The second Alphas has 30lb braid and is and everything reel, used for jigs, t rigs, swimbaits, chatterbaits, spinnerbaits, and top water, and it excels with them. Both are as smooth and solid feeling as day. Both reels have been fished hard, and are as solid as my Zillions. I agree with this. It throws a Rapala Tiny, and a Rebel Wee R great.

Not one time. It’s completely trouble free for me. Only thing is with the Alphas Air TW I have to cast lightly. but the baits fly easily.

I had the same issue. I started using my GLX 842 for when there’s more cover around, and it was my answer. Try using 8lb braid. 8lb PP is crazy thin. It works really well with that rod.

Get a Loomis 844 mbr. It’s just the power and taper you’re looking for. i my self prefer the GLX because of the guides, but if you like the NRX guides get an 844 NRX.

Phenix Feather ml/Daiwa Alphas air sv neds, small cranks, poppers 2nd GLX 842 mbr/ Daiwa Alphas air sv shakey heads, small spinner baits, small swimbaits, I use both w OG 8lb PP to 8lb leader. love both rigs!

Rapala OG Tiny 4 Little John Frittside Rapala Shadrap 4, 5 The OG Tiny and Frittside 5 are what I throw the most, so they are my best producing baits.

That ml Tatula 7’1” rod is incredibly sensitive, light, and balanced. Great all around finesse rod

The 150 reels are smooth and silent. The older Tat 100 is a somewhat noisy reel. Maybe the new 100 is improved.

Does anyone have a line on a good tackle shop in Tokyo?

Get a Tatula sv tw. Look around for a deal, they can be had for around $150ish. It's a better reel than a 200K IMO. All of my 200 K's got rough and are harder to dial in than either the 2017 or 2020 version Tatula, .

Cool, Thanks. I take it you dig them if have so many.

Hey. What are those Diana rods you have your Elites on? Are they moderate fats actions? thx

Sheesh, that's a bad rod in my opinion. I have 15 year old Loomis rods that fish as they did when they were new.

Don't understand this. How is this a durability issue?

Bearking makes high quality stuff. Meredith does too

I'd get a Dobyns champion 704cb rod.