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I think @Tatulatard is my favorite person. If you lived in MA we would be friends. @all any more feedback on the zata casting?

What about for lure Bodies and spinnerbait blades? Lurepartsonline.com seems to be down, haven't been able to access their site in a few weeks Looking to paint or stain some jerkbaits and lipless cranks, plus a few of the other general stuff. Looking for decent affordable spinnerbait blades This actually reminds me I need to make another post

@redmeansdistortion that's about 3x the amount I paid for the Zephyr, I'm gonna spool it up and see how it feels. Maybe I'll grab one of those BFS spools for my TatCT Also I don't wanna lock up my zillion (the nicest reel I own and will never buy another like it) as a BFS reel, or ever have it as BFS when I'm probably gonna want my zillion to be a zillion every time I fish ya dig, @BC VC basser thanks for sharing your experience with it bro, I'm gonna give it a fair shake. I'm thinking 15# j-braid 8

@Aaron_HThanks man, I happened to bump into that today and grab it. Any more feedback on it?

Ya know man I've felt that way literally up until today haha. I'm just over the line twist, wind knots, and the process of casting and retrieving to the next cast of a spinning reel. Especially with a missed fish and trying to cast right back to a spot. I feel I've at least got to at least try the BFS experience, hopefully not have to deal with 20 ft of leader popping off my spinning reel. @A kid from Canada I appreciate the heads up, I'm just trying to get a taste to see if it's worth the investment. Maybe I'll give the Zephyr a go and return it if there's any doubt or an inkling that a spool in another reel would be better.

Thanks for the feedback y'all, and for the PM @bulldog1935 Nobody have anything to see about the Kastking Zephyr?

Anybody have any experience converting the black max to BFS with a spool change? I'm assuming it's the same as the Max Ultra Spool is like 30 bucks, Kastking Zephr is $54 with clicker. Worth 24 bucks more? Other BFS Alternatives? Have SLX MGL Tatula CT Tatula sv103 Zillion SV TW (21)

What was the deal if you don't mind, I've been curious to try an affordable BFS reel. Any more time on it?

@A-Jay Idk why but it's saying you can't receive messages

I appreciate all the input y'all, I think I'm just gonna keep my money and try throwing my buzzbait on my old tatula CT. I'll throw some 40# braid on and see what happens. Or keep it on my Zillion, I throw buzzbaits more than anything so why not use my best reel I guess... maybe 10-20ft loss in distance with the SV but it might as well be used the most

Was gonna grab some stuff off pure, but twice my cart has been emptied on me. I'm not going through all those pages again. Their garbage website probably just did me a favor anyway.

Precisely, I will not be making a TW purchase this year. I don't need $50 worth of line one week and then $50 worth of terminal another week... hopefully this backfires on them and they don't do it again. But honestly, I've been going to Omnia and Bait-wrx more and nore now anyway. TW is the new Building 19

@PhishLI okay cool, maybe I'll try a buzz on my old tatula CT. Maybe I dont need a new reel. Maybe I just saved a hundred bucks. Maybe I owe ya one Thanks Maybe 😉

When the bass are hard to find, I don't mind a chunky snot rocket. Put up a solid fight yesterday Bouncing a Ned rig. Lost my new favorite jerkbait today, an old Rapala Husky jerk, pink and white, small, had for a couple years and just never used till this winter... gone... might try a couple more night trips until it's too cold to bear

You mean the original SLX MGL or the updated one? Casts farther than the $250 Elite and brakes better than it does?

It's not merely distance, buzzbaits catch wind and I was looking for something that can control it while letting it fly. I've heard Shimano does distance if you can do control, my thumb is still in training. Are Shimano centrifugal brakes like 13 fishing or other centrifugal brakes? Can there even be a difference? Which Zillion cast the furthest? I keep hearing SV Daiwa or nore braked than others

@GReb @MiceNReets @A kid from Canada Having fished the Elite and Zillion - casting distance goes to which one? Bank fishing a buzzbait @PhishLI thanks for bringing the updated version to my attention-

Can anybody compare these two from experience? Daiwa website makes the difference seem negligible and essentially nothing that would impact fiction. With sale prices worth 40-50 bucks more for Elite? What about either compared to original SLX MgL in casting distance? Thinking buzzbait and windfunky lures Any insight is appreciated

What was the sale price and the website?

I just quoted you quoting me 7 years ago when I first got into baitcasting gear. I'm not sure why more people don't understand this. I can't even fathom how this trend began, did it start as a prank but somehow caught on? Like pet rocks?

Dude the first time I ever heard a beaver do that I had to take the wipies out haha And the second time And the third Sometimes, when I know they're there, they still get me to jump. It sometimes still gets the heart pumpin, but no more skidmarks. This summer I fished a bridge that has a narrow underpass for the water. A couple nights I'd seen 2-3 beavers on either side at the same time. I didn’t even know they got down like that, in groups and stuff. I hate those noisy jerks

Night fishing is the best, but also the worst. My dude @Kozmentioned how creepy it can be, and he's right. Especially in the beginning. Ironically for me its always been more about either bank fishing or getting on and off the water in regards to other humans, but my friend is more afraid of bumping into wildlife. I've never heard a pack of coyotes cackling until this year... I probably did a dumb thing and stuck around hoping to catch a couple more, but it did spook me. Heard it a couple times this year, but not always sounding close. I didn't know they laughed like that, that was freakincreepy. But I'd take my chances bumping into a bear or a coyote over some homeless dude thinking I'm trying to move into his tent, I've had some daylight encounters that caused me to take those areas off my night time fishing list - sucks because one of them was a rare heavy bass spot. But on the water, in a kayak, it can get a little unnerving too. Going through fields of milfoil or hydrilla knowing if you tip you're gonna get so wrapped up so quick you're going to have 60 pounds of weeds pulling you deeper down and the more you swirl and try to right yourself the more you tangle up. Once you accept the fact you might not make it home, but you might catch the biggest bass of your life you're good to go. All my biggest bass have been at night, and all the biggest bass I've ever seen caught have been between like 10:30pm and 1:30am. If you get hung up, break free in a way the lure doesn't launch back at your eye or neck and stick ya, especially with trebles. Bugs? I wear long sleeves and pants and a face mask even at night. Bring extra batteries or an extra headlamp. Bring a scale, you're gonna hook your next PB.

Appreciate the insight yall I'm picking up a used Brooklyn Kayak Company pedal drive today. Hopefully that will help with all this, that instant reverse is calling my name haha. Anybtips on actually increasing the sharpness myself? I have about 200 hooks already, do expensive sharpeners make a difference?

10 ft Minimally stable to stand in calm conditions, but I wouldn't hook set a jig standing in it. I'll keep that in mind, part of the reason I began building my own rods. I'll also keep that in mind haha This summer a 5.5#er pulled me nearly into a dock, then brought me to shore into the overhanging trees. I tore my shoulder and wrist up nice trying to fight and paddle with one hand and deal with some wind. I'm going to be looking for a peddle yak with instant reverse once I save up enough and find a deal. Thanks for the input y'all

They only wanted a jerkbait. The bottom of this pond is literally weeds the entirety of the water, jig just disappears and reappears carrying gunk. Been a while since I threw a jerkbait, or anything with trebles, gotta play them different. I caught a few dinks,pne decent, lost a decenter one. Also lost my net, maybe it was the cold, maybe it was me being sick, maybe in just getting old slow and the brain damage is catching up with me. Pretty sure I just dropped the net in the water to grab the line. It was freezing and windy. My toes were numb, my fingers were numb, couldn't feel my toes for like 35 minutes after I left. Idk if it was worth it, definitely couldn't do a night trip, might lose a digit. The take was subtle, the pickerel hits a couple weeks ago were viscous. Was blind casting to shore and away, they were away. No distinguishable structure, weed tops were visible, no idea how deep it gets or how tall the weeds were.