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It truly saddens me to see what people are capable of doing. If you’re not happy fishing where a certain type of fish species dwells find another lake ? It drives me nuts that people think they’re smarter than the people who manage these lakes for a living,a meager one at best who are generally very passionate about the work they do.

Congratulations ??

Not sure where your at but bass pro will be having there spring sale soon. I was lucky enough to grab a carbonlite 2.0 combo a couple years ago for $120.00. Bass pro has many options on multiple combos.

Mind if I ask what the company name is on E-Bay for the handles? Also do they come with the cork knobs?

I just received an E-Mail from sportsman’s outfitters they’re having a Presidents’ Day sale with 25% off on Dobyns rods.

Although I don’t use round reels that is definitely one nice find you have there. ??

Congratulations to you?? Awesome bass.

That definitely stinks. I bought a carbonlite 2.0 combo a couple years back for $120.00 during the spring sale, very happy with that purchase. Definitely a shame it costs so much to ship from Tackle Warehouse.

Even if it’s not in stock if they’re offering a sale price it’s worth ordering in my opinion. At least here in Illinois I will have to wait a couple months after the sale to use it anyway.

If you can check out BPS panfish elite series,they have ultralight & light powered rods. I have the 6’-8” ultralight and it’s very sensitive. Also BPS should be having there annual spring sale soon and you might save a few bucks as well. Let us know what you ultimately wind up buying.

Thank you for your years of service.

I bought a Daiwa Tatula ct for $105.00 two years ago and a SLX last year for $85.00. I try to wait for bps spring sale or Tackle Warehouse Black Friday sale for rod and reel purchases.

I’m hoping they continue the tradition of trading in old gear.

Thank you for your service. And to all current and former service men and women on this site.

Congratulations and best of luck moving forward .??

Enjoyed the video,thank you sir. What about hair jigs? Maribou and the like I’m thinking 6’-6” med power spinning rod,1500 size reel spooled with some mono backing to 8lb j-braid or straight up 6lb mono. I know this has been discussed before but I enjoy seeing everyone else’s responses anyway.

I’ll second this... have bought rods from Amazon (independent tackle shops) shipped to me and Dicks sporting goods shipped to the house. It depends on how it’s handled in between that makes a difference. As long as it’s packaged well from the beginning which most reputable businesses/companies who know how delicate fishing gear can be will take care of from the get go.

I used 14 lb low stretch monofilament on my 7’-0” med/fast carbonlite 2.0 for last 2 years with no issues. I would pay more attention to your lure weights.

Congratulations Sir??

Will definitely agree. Once you try you’ll definitely be back for advice on what your next upgrade purchase should be. Good luck and looking forward to hearing your update on how it worked out.

Couldn’t agree more ?

Not sure what your budget is, but I received a Abu Garcia Revo X in 5.4:1 left hand for Christmas 2 years ago and was overall pleased with it last year.

Check inside the box to see if they sent shims. I bought a 13 fishing spinning reel I couldn’t spool properly to save my behind. I wound up taking the reel to my local tackle shop and had them spool it,he informed me the reel needed shims which were not supplied with my reel. I’m certainly no expert but looking at the photo it seems to have line lay issues like my 13 fishing reel had. It appears at least from the photo angle to be spooling unevenly top to bottom. Perhaps someone with a better eye such as J Francho might chime in.

Not saying you’re wrong just saying the one review was favorable. I enjoy,respect and personally find his reviews to be fair and the most accurate. And as you’re saying I agree most of the “Chinesium” reels do not seem to be very well made at least not for long term use when reviewed. As the old saying goes you get what you pay for.

I own 4 Piscifun reels 2 bait casters and 2 spinning reels. The spinning reels are their top of the line carbon x reels in sizes 1000 & 2000 I will say they’re sized around a 1500 & 2500 and only buying them last summer I can not speak for their long term capability but I’m very impressed with their performance so far on par with my carbonlite 2.0 1500 which saw quite a bit of use last year and is made by Daiwa. As far as the baitcasters I bought a Spark (reg.) last spring $40.00 reel and it performs as one would expect for the price. It is not going to hold up to 5-10 lb bass being pulled from the Everglades but for fishing ponds it is very enjoyable and more than capable. My 4th reel is a Piscifun Saex Elite bought about 4 years ago and only available through Ali Express as of now as far as I can tell. The reel is the same as the Ardent Apex Elite with centrifugal brakes and magnetic brakes with red instead of blue trim. I purchased it on sale with a bfs spool for around $110.00 and have been using it with no issues since then, I own Abu,bps,Daiwa Tatulas ct & type r’s and find my Piscifun every bit as capable as the rest of my reels and with proper maintenance being that way for years to come. P.S Tackle Advisors reviewed the Spark Pro and gave it a pretty favorable review which was why I purchased the reg.Spark in the first place.