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Some more thoughts on the P5 Winduster if you’re interested! Megabass P5 Windbuster REVIEW! (I've been CONVERTED??) https://youtu.be/R4AJ2xY5cpE

The windbuster and addermine have to be my favorites in the P5 spinning lineup. I use my windbuster specifically for jerkbaits and free rigs but it could easily throw weightless plastics, 1/4oz finesse jigs, shakeyheads and a lot more. One of the most versatile rods I own. Great complement to my 852S

Never thought of throwing topwater especially not a frog with the 873 but I’ll definitely give the free rig a shot on it! love using my windbuster for free rigs but up close in tight cover having a casting rod for free rigs is just so much more efficient

To me xbites shined in the 1/4-3/8oz range. Its such an accurate casting rod though. I just wanted something with a little more beef to it with a softer tip so that I could get those same pinpoint pitches

What’s your favorite 1/4-1/2oz texas rig rod for submerged grass? I’m kind of debating between the NRX+ 873C CRR and Steez AGS BC2 (which I own) as well as the P5 FMJ (don’t own). Have the Super Destroyer but that’s more of a dock/shallow cover rod for me. Sold my Xbites because it felt more like a one trick pony. Been flipping/pitching a lot more this year so I grabbed a P5 Jungle Seven for 1/2-1.5oz situations and I’m loving it already. Trying to figure out which rod would complement it for the lighter applications in grass better.

Get the Bantam MGL. Balances perfectly on the 873!

Looking for something in that same bantam-steez range. Open to Daiwa or Shimano. Was thinking about the Bantam that I currently have on my frogging setup (7’3 Expride B XH). Maybe I’ll put the bantam on the jungle seven like youre saying and find an alternate reel for the expride

What are your go-to reels for punching? Pairing it with a P5 Jungle Seven so I want something lightweight. Have a Steez A II paired on my BC2 for 1/4-3/4oz t rigs and jigs. Wondering if you guys have any other lightweight reel suggestions for 1oz+

Anyone know how the 6’10 ML solid tip in the new Adrena line compares to the Megabass Orochi X10 Medusa? Trying to find the best strolling rod in that sub $400 range

Theyre really small individual bags that I label and place into separated compartments in my bass mafia box. Each bag contains specific items. For example, Gamakatsu 3/0 EWG has only that and I stuff however many of those hooks I have in that one baggie. I want a system where I can read that from the top instead of having to pull the baggie out and sift through them. Theres too many in the box at this point and it gets hard to close it sometimes

Looking for ideas on storing terminal tackle at home. I’ve been through a handful of different storage solutions for my terminal tackle. Currently, I’m using a Bass Mafia 3700 Deep 2.0 box and bought these small plastic bags that I can label and separate different hooks/jigsheads into each compartment. For weights, I just have a deep Plano 3700 box that I throw my weights in loosely and separate them based off of shape/weight. Tungsten goes into plastic baggies similar to the hooks in the bass mafia box. An issue I’m running into now is that I have way too many individual bags getting crammed together making it difficult to store/pull out individually. Hooks are tearing through the plastic and I end up having to pull out all the bags in a compartment and sift through multiple packs of hooks to find what I want. Sounds like a minor problem but it’s way too overloaded. I really like the BKK Fully Loaded box concept because each hook is divided by style and has a label that you read from the top so you can just pull out the specific mini box you want without having to sift through all these baggies. Not a fan of the price, and if you want to buy the box that doesn’t have all the BKK hooks inside of it, you end up having to spend more for individual mini boxes. Any ideas on a good solution for this?

How would you compare the Power Pitch to the Bottom Contact 2? I’ve been using my BC for T-rigs and jigs but not too confident in it as a punching rod. Is the PP a shorter, heavier version of the BC2? I fish weedlines and docks a lot so it would be nice to have something shorter than 7’3 to do this. Was also considering the P5 FMJ but not sure how they compare

Let me get some more time on the water with it and I’ll let you know. Going to test its limits further this weekend but will need some more time on the water to collect my thoughts

Hey I actually ended up grabbing a P5 Javelin. I know it sounds weird but let me explain, I throw chatterbaits and single hook moving baits a TON. Wanted something to deep crank with as well. The javelin covers all of that plus the trebles. Heard its a great walking bait rod too and I love the extra length for casting at distances over flats. I just carry two reels, a steez a ii in a 6.3:1 gear ratio with 16lb fluoro and a met dc in a 7 gear ratio with 30lb braid to mono leader for the topwater applications

This helps a lot thanks!