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Ladies and gentlemen I’m officially on the board for 2023?

I feel you I’ve had back to back 58 hour 5 day work weeks and we haven’t even begun the “season” when 55-60 hour 5 day work weeks are the normal. And yes I’m drinking a couple too?

I used the 10 pound last year on a Tatula 80 no line conditioner and zero issues. Very pleased with this line.

After I reread my post I realized I made it sound like a bps promotion which it wasn’t. It was as you said a Daiwa promotion ?

Good evening all. I’m sorry to bring such an old thread back but I have to ask if this is the 2022 or 2023 Daiwa Huk promotion shirt? I ask because I haven’t bought a qualifying reel since the 2022 spring classic at bps and just received this shirt today. My wife’s reaction was “maybe this means they’ll cash the check finally so I can balance the check book properly” ? Either way I’m happy it came and now that I’m thinking about it I think I bought the aforementioned reel in 2021?

My mother in law bought this exact bag for me a handful of years ago as a B-Day present along with the required sonotube to keep it upright ? It stays in my basement fishing closet holding a few combos that don’t make it into the seasonal rotation. It’s actually a good concept but a flawed design in my opinion.

I’ll take 3 usually and up to 5 depending on how much time I have. I carry a small bag that I have no idea where it came from but it works for me. Although the picture doesn’t do the bag justice it’s actually quite roomy and not reorganized for the upcoming season. The 2 ready rig rod bags are a 3 rod/reel and 5 rod/reel bags

I may be in the minority here but my local Bass Pro (Bolingbrook Il) has been good to me over the years. I rarely go there except this time of year for the trade in sale which has changed due to supply chain issues, in the past I was able to order what I wanted even if they didn’t stock it as long as their vendor carried the rod/reel I was after. As far as the lures I actually like many of their house branded lures including their crank baits and especially their chatterbaits, I’ve also found their plastics last me a good while also. The sales staff can be hit or miss but heck I find that the norm these days in every big chain store from automotive parts to the butcher department in my local grocery stores. As @NavyToad commented the internet is a wonderful resource to find a great price with some patience. Lastly I will say I choose to when possible support my local tackle shops of which I’ve mentioned in the past I have 2 relatively close by that are extremely helpful.

I agree with this. I set my SLX brakes at 3 on 3 off and haven’t touched them since but even if I had to it’s convenient enough with the attached side plate especially. I’m not brand loyal so I’m not going to be helpful in that regard but in my humble opinion anything above the $100.00 price point you can’t go wrong.

Although I don’t have the heart to kill any fish that puts up such a fight to live I did laugh out loud when I read your buddies response.

Although I had to beat the monkey into submission when my wife brought me to Wal-Mart earlier as I have a true love for the Strike King line of jigs they carry especially the finesse jigs I did appease him with a clearance item and a rod cover. P.S yes I’m drinking tonight ?

What @dodgeguy said.

Congratulations ? My retention ponds are still quite cold ? I’ve been out a handful of times but haven’t hit yet.

I’m going to steal a page from. @WRB ‘s playbook and ask what you’re thinking you’re going to do with it? Are you thinking all around rod? If so I’m going to recommend a series of rods at least until you answer. My suggestion is looking at the Okuma TCS A series, it has really good reviews on this site and at least from the (2) I own a soft tip with a good backbone. There are quite a few models to choose from med. to hvy. and the price is right for what they offer. As a bonus if you’re OCD about a color match I currently have a SLX and it’s like they were made for each other.

@eyedabassman Did you try to E-Mail them? I have contacted them before and E-Mail was the best way.

You have to love autocorrect ?

I’m going to recommend the Okuma TCS A 7’-0” medium plus moderate/moderate fast at $165.00. I just got one at Christmas so I haven’t had a chance to use it but I have the same series rod in a 7’-3” heavy/fast and it’s fantastic. I have a cheap rod that I love in the same length and it mirrors the action of the Okuma so I’m confident saying I’m going to love the Okuma.

I’m going to go against the grain and suggest a 1000 size reel. I’m a huge fan of the Piscifun Carbon X spinning reels. It holds 100 yards of 6 pound monofilament and has 8 pounds of drag, more than enough of both for what you’re fishing for. And a ps they make shallow spool if you prefer braid.

@Cbump I couldn’t agree more with you on Volbeat, caught them at Knotfest a few years ago and they were awesome ??. Never had the pleasure of seeing Papa Roach and much like you I’ve seen some great concerts over the years, I had a friend who scored front row pit tickets to Iron Maiden (my favorite band) a handful of years back and I’ll never forget that night.

That’s awesome ?? My son and I saw Korn ? 10+ years ago at a 3 day music festival. Not what I expected but I did get to see body count play the second stage and they killed it.

??I can relate to the versatility problem but your collection is definitely nicer/higher end than mine. I’ve said it several times on here and to my wonderful wife, “my growing collection is my future retirement because I won’t be able to afford/justify it on a fixed income” and I’m sticking with that motto? P.S. I’m not finding your photos any blurrier than mine.

@Cbump First off I apologize to both you and everyone else on this thread if this is too long winded. Ok so I became intrigued after receiving an online ad shortly after the holidays (which may have been on this site at the bottom of the pages) from Nako. My first stop was the Nako website which I will not lie I’m still confused if they are distributing or helping provide materials or are somehow affiliated with Dream Tackle Design, either way I then hit YouTube and found “The Reel Test” did 2 reviews referring to this reel as a bfs Okuma Hakai which Dream Tackle provided the spool for the Hakai as best I can tell. From there because I received a gift certificate to Amazon for Christmas and saw they are selling this reel (Formula D Power Finesse) even though I was searching other options. After placing the order I believe Nako shipped it directly from their warehouse as I received it via USPS, it came out of Tennessee but I believe that is strictly for shipping purposes. I know somewhere on this site there is a thread involving Nako products if not a review from one of the moderators. The reel itself is made in China with a magnesium body a spool design I’ve never used and magnetic brakes. All the specs are on Amazon and again I’ve only seen the reviews I’ve mentioned on YouTube. Lastly I paid $151.00 and change shipped to my mailbox so I’m pretty happy so far. They (Amazon) are showing the availability of 1 left hand in 8:1 (blue accents) and several 7:3 models (red accents) in both left and right. @Cbump First off totally digging your collection ??. If you have anymore questions although I may not be of absolute help feel free to pm me, I may not respond immediately but I’m always happy to respond.

I received my reel from Amazon the other day. My first thought was d**n this is almost as nice looking as @bulldog1935’s zillion. Notice I said almost as nice looking and the biggest difference is bulldog not only customizes the looks but the performance at the same time. The bottom photo is bulldogs reel just for reference ?

@volzfan59 First off I hope you enjoy them as much as I do and I know I’m sounding like a broken record recommending this series in a few different threads but again “Fuji K Guides and a Fuji reel seat” for this price….I’m hoping you’ll follow up after receiving them and hopefully catching a few fish on them. I’m actually interested in seeing if I’m just being a fanboy but I’m really into ultralight/light powered fishing rods having 6 combos on hand currently and looking to add 1 higher end combo this season. By the way if you don’t mind my asking which models/lengths did you purchase and what reels are you adding?

So I picked up a new to me 12 pack tonight. I chose this based on these from earlier this week. Hindsight being 20/20 I’ll pick up a 12 pack of the Sierra Nevada “Big Little Thing” next time or the “Atomic Torpedo” as I enjoyed the flavor of both of them a little bit more.