MiceNReets

Should I choose to swap gears in my ‘17 Scorpion DC from the 6 gear to either a 7 or 8 gear. Does anyone know which gears would be compatible to upgrade to MM gears?

Ooooh!! Ok. Doesn’t affect me in canada. I thought I missed something.

What happened to JLS?

No issues tossing the evergreen gizmo on that rod?

I plan to use it for smallies in the river where i wade. Was thinking using a karashi, small jerkbaits, small t-rig plastics, ned rigs and small poppers. Just all around whatever. Was thinking 6-8lbs braid but thought maybe the YZH would be a bit easier in rocky areas.

What line are you using with the PX68 finesse special spool. I finally got a hold of one a couple months ago and want to use it in my PX-R on the major craft Volkey rod. I ordered a spool last year and the seller sent me the factory px68 spool in a finesse special case so I didn’t get to try one last season. I spooled up for now with 6lbs YZH

Just got an order in of Hags Baits “Prickly Pear”. Anyone use these?

100% I’ve broken 3 St Croix rods and they were all my fault. All rods out of warranty and I let St Croix know it was my fault as well and they had a new rod in my hand within a few days hassle free and customer service was incredible. The customer service alone has my business for life.

Or just contact St Croix to get a replacement and never look at G Loomis. :)

The world didn’t blow up…. Oh! Nevermind :/

Reviews coming from tweens… lol

They aren’t as bad as you think

That’s a great point Glenn. Selling a bunch of gear locally recently and i decided to just make a flat rate price to what the cheapest reel was. First person to get the higher end stuff for super cheap gets a great deal. My cheaper reels sold and then I ended up increasing the price of the higher end reels to market value in my area, they all sold the same day. Maybe someone just perceived high end gear for a low price as being an issue? No idea.. they’re crazy though! I’ve also had situations where I put stuff out for free and it’s worth something, get no takers so when I add a price a few days later, it sells right away. Funny how that works! Myself? I’d prefer the $1.50 Latte and take a chance I have had a few Kast Kings when they first started out of curiosity and they honestly weren’t as good as the hype from all their influencers, but I am still intrigued by their newer high end gear and can’t write them off until I try them.

You have to start somewhere and if it means releasing subpar reels to build up the funds for better R&D, then so be it. Only way they’ll grow in the industry and be able to offer products for all levels of fishing. I usually only Daiwa and Shimano for the most part and I have a 2019 Shimano Antares 70 and absolutely hate this reel. It gets a lot of praise and I think it’s as good as a paperweight. I want to like it a lot because it costs a lot and it’s been a headache ever since I’ve gotten it and I can’t even sell it because of its price. I don’t want to take a loss but really it’s a paperweight. I’d probably trade it for a kastking at this point. Anyways needless to say, even shimanos flagship reels can be garbage (at least to me).

Store ended up messing up my order so ended up with the tatula elite AGS rod. Was already on clearance plus an additional 20% off and $20 shipping (instead of $40). In the end it cost $195 less than the IMX Pro. I couldn’t drive to the store and back for less than $20 gas in a Jeep wrangler lol

Sorry I meant the last version of the IMX pro.

How would the tatula elite AGS 7’5 MH fast rod compare to this IMX pro? Are they both on different levels? Aside from price tag?

Well good thing I already have a few ‘21 zillions kicking around and a lonely ‘20 metanium.

… and what would be a good reel to compliment such a versatile rod?

Never used an IMX pro or even a Loomis for that matter. What are the thoughts on the 893C JWR in the IMX pro line and what does it excel at? Asking for a friend…

Always wondered if TheReelTest actually fishes or not.

I hated my tatula 80 the first couple times I used it until I found the perfect rod for it. Then it was one of my most used combos. Just took switching a few rods to get there

No issues with the shields removed? Just have to clean more frequently? And it’s just the spool bearings you leave the shields removed?

So I decided to clean house and really try to limit the amount of gear I have. I have way more rods and reels needed for a bank fisherman most of the time and when I do get on the float tube or a friends boat I’m still limited to what gear I have anyways. These days it feels like I just enjoy collecting the finer things in life but don’t put in the use they deserve because I’m just rotating through combos every time I go out and the choices and options stress me out the last few years. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Anyways when selling gear of multiple rods in the same length/power/action or similar enough. What are your thought processes of which ones to sell? for example if you have 3-4 rods from different brands that are a 7’3MH (all around) or 6’8M (jerkbaits). Are you keeping the rod that is most high end because the quality is there? Because you know you wouldn’t buy something as high end again? Because you won’t get back what you put into it so it’s better to keep it than take a lose? do you just keep what doesn’t sell? Or do you keep what feels best to you regardless of quality and warranty? Same with reels. Would you keep what’s most high end or would you keep what feels best? Like if you have a steez and it feels great but it doesn’t get the distance you need. But your tatula 100 doesn’t feel as smooth but it gets the distance you need, Are you keeping that tatula or are you keeping the steez because once you go to the top of the line there is no looking back? Just curious on others process of elimination.