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I received a reel I bought from here today. It was shipped on the 19th USPS Priority. It was at my post office on Wednesday and then sent 175 miles away for a couple of days. I have no idea what they're doing and apparently neither do they. At least it finally got here in one piece.

My fishing goals? 1 - Have fun

A pioneer in saltwater fly fishing.

If I know for sure a rebranded rod is built on a NFC or SC blank I'll buy it over a China sweat shop rod all day long.

My Discount Tackle order from Thursday arrived today. Will be spooling up a few later with some Sufix Advance mono. I'm going out to a couple local ponds tomorrow for the first time this year.

I've been using this knot since you posted it up last year. I haven't had any problems with it at all.

I've caught more bass on black worms than any other color. But then again I throw it more than any other color....

What size are those nails?

I agree with this completely. Are there any USA made components though?

That up until now they were a made in USA rod?

And as far as anyone can tell they just started using offshore blanks. The TFO blanks they used previously were MaDe iN thE uSa.

Weird flex. But I don't think the blanks are USA made any longer.

I've never seen this. And one more reason I love this place.

A lot of this applies to me. Yum makes a good cheaper bait. But certain places I fish have really big bass. Yamamoto's get the nod there.

Black 6" Productolure Tournament worm.

How about a PR844c? It's my dedicated crankbait rod.

Great post Tom

What is this "ice out" you speak of? ?

Discount tackle has the clear on everything but 17. They have the green in 6, 17, 20 &25.

Ordered some Sufix Advanced mono and some Rage Craws today. And since it doesn't matter I've bought 2 reels from the flea market in the last week or so.

Either my Spyderco PM2 or Manix2.

I ordered a spool of 12# today. I've used Siege & Elite for a few years now and really like them both. We'll see how the new stuff performs.

I prefer non insulated with layers underneath when fishing. Check out the Lacrosse Alpha Swampfox. They're tough waders. And you do get what you pay for.