NorthernBasser

13 Fishing Magic Man in Regurgitated Shad color (the eyes crack me up) has become my favorite lipless over the past 4-5 years. Unfortunately Rapala axed the hard bait line when they purchased 13 Fishing a while back.

Thanks. The JDM Zillion has a shorter handle than the US version, yeah?

How large is the Zillion frame? Size-wise, what other Daiwa reel would you compare it to? Is it comparable to the Tatula SV103?

Don't forget sharks and alligators.

Congrats on the new boat! I've been thinking about getting something like this or a kayak to get on some of these smaller lakes that aren't accessible to larger rigs.

I say this every year around this time. To all you guys/gals that get to open-water fish all year 'round, I hate you.

Good stuff, Mike! 🦃

You have any Feather's? I really like the few I have.

Copperstate Veteran's Day sale is going for the next 3 days. 25% off. I don't need to buy the Bates Hundo reel. I don't need to buy the Bates Hundo reel. I don't need to by the Bates Hundo reel.

Zillion for $205 on Amazon right now.

Took advantage of pretty steep discount Kistler was having on a few of their Chromium rods/reels. The rods and reels 'retail' for $300. I put that in parenthesis because as we all know, they're always having sales. Are these on the same level as other $300 rods/reels? Eh, I wouldn't say that. But getting the reel for $89 and rod $99, that's a steal IMO. The cork on these rods feel so nice to the touch, I almost didn't wanna seal it. Lol.

I've had these on my TW wish list for a bit now. Looking forward to your thoughts on these.

How much was shipping? I had 6 Chatterbaits in my cart. $27 for shipping. Think I'll pass.

Not seeing any Jackhammers or Showerblows...unless they're sold out?

What. Have. You. Done.

Nice, I'm sure you'll love it. The KLX I sold was also a 7'3 H/Mod-Fast. But it was only rated up to 1 1/4 oz. It was labeled as their Frog/Jig/Creature/Worm rod. I'm sure you'll be able to frog/punch with the one you ordered.

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I got the 7'0 MH/XF. I already have the 7'2 HMH which is the 'frog/toad rod' that I use when not frogging really thick stuff. It's no longer on their site though. Just 3 models are available, so I wonder if these are going away or what. It's one of their newest series. What KLX did you get? This will be my 5th Kistler. I also have a Helium, 2 Feel N Reels and the 2 Chromium's. My Helium and Feel N Reels are the previous model that used the North Fork Composite blanks. I used to have a KLX too, but sold it. Great rod, just wasn't using it much.

I got another Chromium. $98!

Good post. But regarding this, it's mainly about money. Same reason Wheeler uses Duckett rods and Roland Martin uses Favorite. Nothing beats an old pickup truck. Unless it's a Ford (I'M KIDDING).

🤣 😅 What???!

That would've been DANGEROUS if true!

I truly hope, for the sake of humanity, that nobody is taking anything in this thread personally. We're talking about friggin' fishing reels, people. Not moms, not wives. FISHING REELS.