BassSteve

no unfortunately this build up is happening even when reeling new line on the spool. I start the line guide in the center as normal keeping pressure on the line as I reel and not touching the spool at all. I also notice the line guide does not like to go all the way over to the left and sometimes does not lay line in the most left corner of the spool. this may or may not be normal for most reels, not laying the line down either on extreme left or right side of the spool, or skipping it and then on the next pass it does lay line in those areas

a couple of nice ones yesterday two

for fishing a jerkbait it would be annoying

yeah the tips of the skirt dance around and make a cool movement

oh yeah I can see it but mine is more noticeable than that...when I start reeling line from scratch I even make sure the line guide is in the middle position. when the guide gets to the most left position, i notice it does not lay the line sometimes, then around the next pass it will lay line. this eventually causes the right side to be higher up than the left and I have no clue why it is doing that. i almost feel like smashing this thing with a hammer and just buying a new one lol...I've done it before its great stress relief

so I guess the line guide moving so much is normal, but now im even more confused why it does not spool evenly

hey, so I have the jdm metanium 100 model, and im ashamed to say i really don't use it much. I noticed no matter what I do and redo, the line does not spool evenly. it builds up on the right side always. I let all the line out on a large lake with a heavy lure and reeled back in steady with appropriate drag and spool tension....but it still ramps up on the right side more 😡 so then I disassembled the reel to make sure the pawl was not damaged and its not. tightened the cap on the pawl, not too tight of course. when I move the line guide with my finger there is a lot of movement and play from side to side compared to my other shimano reels. it just doesn't seem right for a reel this expensive to have that much play and slop. does anyone else experience this with their metanium? is this a thing? I really have no idea what else unless its just defective but its hard for me to believe that either because I can catch a fish on it without issue. either way the side to side slop really bugs me and makes me suspicious that this is why the line will not spool evenly

yeah I have 2 reels I think loaded with 8 pound so that's ok. I could use my scorpion bfs reel with it, but honestly I will probably use my 2016 curado 70 (one of my favorite reels). yes exactly bfs is defined by the reel ability and "bfs fishing" by lure weights...in my opinion I dont consider anything heavier than 1/4oz to be "bfs fishing" but I'm sure some out there dont consider 1/4oz as bfs either. certainly in Japan 1/4oz is not considered bfs lol

yeah I've heard good things about the medium light expride rod. so you are saying when using it for a jerkbait the handle interferes with the twitching action? even the 6 foot 10 model has a long handle? I should not be surprised as the handles on those rods are the fancy monocoque carbon, and the whole expride line they might all the the same length or longer on some models, but not shorter. my expride is a glass composite model more for crankbaits so the handle length is not an issue for me

yeah I'm a fan of more moderate action rods, even when fishing Texas rig or chatterbaits/spinnerbaits. I just like the feel. when it comes to this lower power medium light rod though, im probably going to stick with fast action. to be honest most light power rods I have ever seen are almost always fast action. maybe because there is not much backbone to begin with they dont also want to make it moderate lol. yes exactly, I already have my "bfs" setup. its the shimano scorpion bfs with the dobyns sierra light power rod. I want something a tad stronger, hence the medium light. I dont want medium power since I already have a few mediums. I think it will be a blast catching 5 pound fish with it. I plan to use 1/4oz lures but possibly lighter.

how much backbone would you say it has? say I was using a 3" swimbait with light wire jig head. Do you think it still has enough to get a good hookset?

thanks for your thoughts on this. yes I'm a fan of 70 to 150 size reels, im not a big fan of 200 size. I would probably put my curado 70 on the rod or my metanium 100. I was thinking throwing lures around 1/4oz. Do you think 1/4oz lures are a good choice for medium light?

Yes I purchased the jdm metanium 100 a couple years ago, of course it's super light and high quality. I really enjoy the smaller 70 and 150 size reels, so this 100 size fit nicely for me. you won't go wrong if you get one

I have not used the reel to be honest but I have the x series casting rod and im very impressed. it's extremely light and sensitive. I wouldn't be surprised that the reels in the x series line are popular

Hey I hope everyone is doing well so far this year. I was just curious what opinions are out there about medium light power casting rods? I know it's not seen very often compared to the favored powers but I feel like it would be a cool option to have. I was thinking it would be fun for small squarebills, jerkbaits, topwater. maybe using 8 or 10 pound mono or fluorocarbon. What are your thoughts? thanks

I'm glad everything is secure now, I enjoy posting on this forum every now and then

I have the expride b myself, it is very light and sensitive. im assuming superior blank technology. both rods have SiC guides. so the blank must be more advanced

Yeah it may/ may not be more sensitive but that jump in price point has to account for something lol. I know it has SiC guides but that alone would not explain the price difference so there has to be something more advanced about it

hey I was thinking about picking up the redesigned poison adrena, the 7ft 2" medium casting rod. what do you guys think of it for those who own one? im curious to know thanks

Yeah lol im not leaving my carbon washers completely dry it doesnt sound like a good idea

So are you saying not to even add a thin amount of grease to the carbon washers? Leave them dry?

well maybe one day you will get it again. but the felt type washer compared to the carbon type, I know the carbon is superior but by how much? would you say it's very little difference or significant difference?

yes i caught a few this morning on it to test it out! it's definitely a solid enough reel, I ordered the carbon drag washers for it, it has that felt washer soaked in oil or grease so I will swap that out later 👍

slx xt A arrived yesterday, can't wait to use it and see how it is 😎

only just started this month for the whole year so far....glad I did