Stevo_fishes

hey yall, Ive been slowly redoing my old nitro 180 fs and its coming along great. Im stuck on how to get new or used windshields. Ive seen upd plastics but it would be 500 bucks for 2 and ive heard they take forever. Does anyone have suggestions?

I don’t think so, I looked before and found nothing. I’m not sure what Walmart’s thought process is because only one falcon rod was on clearance there, I checked them at the store and at home and the falcon’s quality is top notch and has no blemishes. Got it for $20

Good to know! So the 70xg is the same thing as the old mgl 70 ‘s?

I had no idea they got discountinued! When I was younger I couldn’t justify a 12 dollar jabber jaw but now they’re on sale for like $7

I got 3 lews Mach rods last year at the bass master classic for $100. I’ve used them all since I got them and honestly I love the Winn grips. 😂

Hey yall, last year someone here recommended I get my reels from a jdm website which led me to get around 5 reels last year from overseas. I got a shimano curado dc, Sahara, miravel, Daiwa tatula sv tw, and a daiwa tw 80. They’ve all been great and I use them regularly with absolutely no issues. Last month I picked up an abu Garcia vendetta for $20 and one of those falcon EVO’s for another $20. I’m kinda set on a jdm slx dc for the EVO unless someone can steer me elsewhere. However for the vendetta does anyone have reel suggestions around $150? Got to handle a 13 fishing inception G2 at the bass master classic and it felt super nice. I’m open to anything just wondering if anything stacks up to tatulas for the price. Thanks!

Haven’t yet, I’m planning on doing it soon tho, I had the same concern with room between the seat and front of the deck, but I measured the length of the tray and the pedal will be the same length away from the seat base (fingers crossed). It might eat a little of that space up but I feel like the pedal sticking out like a sore thumb takes up more space, visually at least. I feel like mounting the graph over the recessed pedal would also kinda keep some deck space free.

Got the 7’ medium heavy EVO and an abu Garcia vendetta 6’ 9” today for 20 bucks each, brand new would’ve been almost 200. Any reel recommendations for the EVO? Thinking of a fuego ct to match the red on the vendetta

Hey yall, currently planning a restoration of my 1996 nitro 180 dc. I have carpet and all the other things picked out but need new windshields because it didn’t come with any. UPD plastics offers some and would be a little less than 500 bucks for both, but I’ve seen some sketchy and good reviews for them and was wondering if it’s a good place to get windshields or if there’s somewhere better. Thanks!

I agree, most of the trailer is solid, just under the cross member is where the damage is. I’ll probably get it repaired some way just to buy some time. Any trailer recommendations? It’s a ‘96 nitro 180 fs. 17.5 feet long

Hey yall, I’ve had this old nitro for a year and some change. It’s been a great boat and we’ve taken it out several times. When I bought it last year the previous owner showed us where some rust/ damage on the support bars of the trailer. Figured this was normal as it’s a tube trailer. It seems to have gotten slightly worse, but I believe there’s still time to fix it. I believe if I use two metal plates and sandwich the old part of the trailer then secure with big bolts it should hold for a few more years. However I’m open to any suggestions. Thanks!

I get it now, haha. I’ve caught some 14” blues on a 15 foot surf rod, and I can only imagine the fight on a 7’6”. I really want to compare a $100 shimano to a $100 Daiwa. I got a fuego last year and it’s been great. Definitely will try for blues when we go to Houston in late august (not sure if that’s good bluefish time, I’m predominantly a bass fisherman)

When you mentioned taylor blues I figured you meant blue fish, what about schoolie bass? I go surf fishing occasionally, but have dedicated rods and reels for it. (ones a fuego) The miravel would be a size 2500 and I’d be using it for just finesse largemouth fishing, the occasional stocked trout, or the regular white bass run we get

I think I’ll get the miravel on digitaka, never thought a jdm reel would be possible with shipping and price. I’ll be using the setup for weightless soft baits or very small hard baits, and for just overall more finesse tactics. I’ll probably end up getting the bait casters off the same website, their prices and shipping is to good to pass up

Hey yall, back in March at the bass master expo I picked up a couple lews Mach 2 rods for a really good deal. I’ve been fishing my whole life and have definitely been serious about bass fishing for the better part of 3 years. (I’m 16 by the way). I used to have cheaper set ups, say around $40 and just some cheap mono. Now I’ve come to appreciate more expensive gear and have started to expand a lot. What spinning reel for around $100 would yall recommend for a 6’11” medium light spinning rod? I’ve already decided on a tatula for the 6’10” casting and a slx xt for the heavy casting.