10,000 lakes Bassin

i got I bantam coming in the mail, and I’ll probably just try to fix the spool ive got now instead of buying a new one, thanks everyone.

That’s exactly what I want to hear. This rod doubles for 6” line thrus, light frogging duty and pitching up to 1oz tungsten. Ive heard so many good things about that 22 bantam so I think I’ll finally give it a shot. It’s also slightly tip heavy with a zillion SV TW on it, about to inches past the end of the lock nut.

Unfortunately it looks like it will take up to a month for the new spool to get delivered. Seems like a perfect excuse to pick up a new reel so I’m not in a rush to fix that spool. Now ive got to decide between another met 100 or my first ever bantam on my 7’2 H jig rod. The bantam is the only reel of the “big 4” (zillion, zillion HD, met, bantam) that I haven’t tried but I’m a little worried about it weighing 8oz.

So the 18 mag z is cheaper than the same one ive got now? Will it hurt casting distance at all with a 1/2oz jig+ trailer for example?

Thankyou! Where would you recommend buying from?

Thanks. Is that wire/spring I’m seeing also part of the cam? It is that part of the spool that broke the can broke? If you were to replace the would you get a direct replacement or an upgrade of some sort? I mainly use this reel for jigs 3/8-3/4oz + trailer.

I honestly don’t know. My best guess is a hard season of use, probably using that reel itself for 10+ hours a week for 8 months. I didn’t baby it but I didn’t abuse it either.

My JDM zillion started making some awful noises. I opened it up and found this mess. Looks to me like a shredded spring and chunks of o-ring. Ive never done the work on my reels, how big of a job will this be?

were they sitting still or roaming around? The best thing I've found for these fish is a light hair jig fished slowly. A dropshot with a leader long enough to put the hook right at face level, and a finese worm can worm good too. It might be less boring for you to fish if you are sight fishing with it.

Can you hook it in the middle and wacky rig it? Or would it tear in half?

It really depends so much. First off grass is like anything else. No point in fishing it if there aren’t bass there. When looking for productive grass I’m normally looking/listening for bluegills and sunfish. Also the thickest and greenest grass out of the bunch is generally the best. Any differences can also be key. Small points or pockets, wood rocks or docks in a grass field and even different types of grass mixed in. Baits are my last consideration honestly. A jig, swimjig, Texas rigged craw or worm ( can turn into a punch rig as it gets thicker and eventually mats over), and a frog can pretty much cover it bait wise.

I just looked it up. Seems like they went out of business about a year ago. This might explain why.

Yup. I wish Shimano specified this, I know it confuses lots of people.

Looks like you’re gonna beat me out there. I saw a roadside pond open today but all the real lakes are still covered up. Looks like the low temps will be back in the teens this weekend.

Nope, you’re not alone. All iced up around here still.