jay bird1138

Sorry I never got back to you, just saw this. Ended up with the bg and so far I love it. Zero issues with it and it’s very smooth, only smal complaint I could think of is its loud but that might be something else. Actually going to USF for college so I’m glad I got a saltwater reel. Pulled out the old shimano sahara last week and cleaned all the little parts in the AR and it works now! My rod I had with it broke a while ago so I got a SLX rod so the reel better hold up. Found out why it was binding too so if it happens again there’s a fix for it.

Anyone ever try it? Have only ever heard of it with Australian salt guys but they say it’s so great. It’s so expensive I wonder if there’s a good reason

My dad hooked into a freak moby dick last time we were in Florida and it ripped off all the braid and broke at the knot. Don’t think it was a bad knot but who knows. It wouldn’t of mattered because there wasn’t a whole lot of mono and it ripped off all the braid in a few seconds but it could help

Went out and caught a few smallies today. Very happy with my setup. Only thing is I couldn’t find a 300 yd spool of suffix 832 and the 150 wasn’t nearly enough (10 lb) so I had to get power pro again and after handling that suffix, the power pro was pretty stiff

Sent one in on the contact form on your website. Thanks

It was starting to be really hard to turn while fishing salt too. Took it apart to clean and that was fixed but AR broke. I took apart the AR and wiped off all the parts but it still turns backwards. I’m not done with it and will send it in if needed, but what else can I try?

Yeah the bg has 13.2 pounds of drag, Fuego has 22. I have a casting reel with 15 lb drag and I landed a 3 foot shark in like 5 minutes. I’m leaning towards the bg because I’ve read some negative aspects of the magseal and besides the weight I like the bg better.

Just got them in. Love them both and can’t decide which one to keep. The bg is noticeably more “heavy duty” and heavy. Going to have to read up on the maggseal and air rotor because only the Fuego has those.

Does anyone know what the xh means in this? FGLT2500D-XH the one without the xh is on backorder on tackle warehouse. Im ordering both and sending one back. Nevermind it’s different gear ratio.

Well Cabela’s didn’t have either... just the Fuego LT in 4000. Companies wonder why amazon is killing everyone.

Yeah I would think the BG would be a lot better for SW because it’s all aluminum and stuff but with the mag seal maybe they say the Fuego LT is good for salt too. Not really a huge factor if they are both at least good enough to be listed under salt

Yeah I was thinking that same way but I’m just afraid I’ll be using a lighter reel and switch to that and notice how heavy it is. I’m sure I’d be happy with either reel and am probably over thinking it. Why did they have to make the Fuego so ugly compared to the BG lol And I’m planning on pairing this with a Dobyns fury, most likely the 703. Hopefully cabelas has this stuff.

I use the double uni and have never (hate to say this) had a break off. Just got done florida fishing and landed a 3 foot shark with that knot with very heavy drag. Also hooked a tarpon and other big fish with no problem. I try not to get it through the guides not only because of the knot strength but I just don’t like that feeling.

After a few years my last spinning reel’s anti reverse has stopped working and I’m really not sure what to do. I was going to get another spinning setup anyway, so it’s coming sooner. I was originally going to get a Shimano nasci, a charter we were on last year used them and I got one for my dad but I’ve read on here the 2 Daiwa reels are better for the price. I was set on the BG, and am still leaning towards it, but I have read a couple people saying that the Fuego LT is better for bass because it’s lighter. I really like the fact that the BG is all aluminum, but is it worth it for 2 more ounces? I make a few saltwater trips every year so if one is much better suited for salt then that’s a factor. I do most of my fishing for bass and the occasional catfish or other freshwater species. Planning on buying this tomorrow for Sunday fishing so I need to decide soon! Thanks a lot Justin

Interesting. I’ll try making some without paint. It’s been a while since I posted here but I did get some new head cement i made some for a thanksgiving Florida trip. I made them too heavy for where I was fishing so I didn’t get to use them much and didn’t catch anything. As soon as I started making these it started getting cold and I haven’t been able to get out since then, so I still haven’t caught anything on them. I sold a few to my cousin who lives in FL to try for cheap and I just sold a few to my uncle who is giving them to a customer of his. I think my cousin is in a similar situation to what I was in, he fished from docks and inshore piers so he doesn’t have a lot of open water. I only sent him .75 oz and up jigs, maybe I’ll send a few smaller ones for Christmas.

So I decided on the citica. I’m thinking the 7’2” medium fast exage. Any opinions? Looking to use it for pretty much everything underwater except really light stuff edit Thinking a 7 2 mh f exage now

Went to field and stream yesterday. They didn’t have a citica but they had a curado, which I understand is very similar. I ended up deciding to get a citica and the exage rod. The citicas msrp is 150 and I found it on amazon for 106. I’ll probably put fluorocarbon on this, I read it’s not as good as braid for a baitcaster but I think not tying on leaders every time will outweigh the negatives. Worst case I don’t like the flouro and Ill get braid.

Went to dicks today, only baitcaster they had over $100 was a lews... tournament maybe?? I’ll go to field and stream or cabelas in the next few days.

I looked at the tatula ct online a little. It seems like it’s very similar to the citica. I’ll go to the store and look at both

Alright thanks. I’ve heard a lot about the Fury and never heard of the Tatula CT but I’ll definitely look into both of them. I considered used gear but I’m on the fence about it, what’s the chance that I’ll get something used that’s worse than if I bought a lower model new?

Hey I’m workin on finding stuff for Christmas and I think I got pretty narrowed down. I’m using this for pretty much everything underwater except really light stuff like dropshots or unweighted plastics. I’m getting this because my lews Mach 1 doesn’t really have much sensitivity imo for jigs and I have to tie on a leader every time. I watched videos for combos for under $200 and came up with the shimano exage and shimano casitas. I did some more research and I found that I should get the citica reel because it’s aluminim and not much more. On amazon I found the citica for $106, so it’s only less than $10 more that the casitas. I also read that the casitas cast lighter stuff better, is that true? Also is the citica’s brake on inside, and what exactly is the difference between the ihg and i Thanks for the help

Got some buck tail and stuff to paint jig heads. It’s working out pretty good not perfectly. When I’m curing my jig heads in the oven the paint forms a drop at the top of the jig head (hanging upside down) and sometimes drips. Am I putting on too much paint? How can I upload pictures? It says file size is too big

How about weedless jig heads? Do the guards come attached?

I figured out the whip finish. I did that and put some old lacquer my Grandpa had for flys. My vice is working for now. I’ll get a new one if I like doing this sometime in the future. I’ll get some new glue and the hard as nails, I’m probably going to FL in a couple weeks by Tampa so I’ll tie some saltwater jigs

Thanks I’ll look at getting them. If I buy jig heads with a weed guard from janns will the weed guard already be on? If it is then where can I get some that I have to install myself