Get on Discount Tackle’s email list. They have been running sales daily. Good people.

1 hour ago, Columbia Craw said:

Get on Discount Tackle’s email list. They have been running sales daily. Good people.

Anything worthwhile?

The local Costco has 80 senkos in a Buzbe case for $30 in store. YMMV, it's priced higher on the app. Dark colors I'd fish.

2 hours ago, Gnarwhal said:

The local Costco has 80 senkos in a Buzbe case for $30 in store. YMMV, it's priced higher on the app. Dark colors I'd fish.

They're also selling a Helios 9' 5wt fly rod for $850 which is 20+% off. "Friends don't let friends fish Orvis", but in all honesty, the Helios line are good fast action rods. There's better rods to spend the money on in their price point, but at 20% off, they're solid sticks IMO. You could do far worse than a Helios for $850.

Costco is predacious. If they can find fishing equipment in bulk for very little markup, they will acquire it. Often, manufacturer's will end up buying this stock back and shutting down Costco's source of this equipment. But in the meantime, Costco will sell what they've acquired for well below MAP pricing. It's a short window to find a deal, but it is worth being on the lookout for if you're a member.

It's worth noting that warranties on this equipment are sketchy at best. If you produce a receipt for warranty from Costco, most manufacturers are under no obligation to honor their warranty because Costco is not an approved dealer of their product.

27 minutes ago, AnonymousSoreMouther said:

They're also selling a Helios 9' 5wt fly rod for $850 which is 20+% off. "Friends don't let friends fish Orvis", but in all honesty, the Helios line are good fast action rods. There's better rods to spend the money on in their price point, but at 20% off, they're solid sticks IMO. You could do far worse than a Helios for $850.

Costco is predacious. If they can find fishing equipment in bulk for very little markup, they will acquire it. Often, manufacturer's will end up buying this stock back and shutting down Costco's source of this equipment. But in the meantime, Costco will sell what they've acquired for well below MAP pricing. It's a short window to find a deal, but it is worth being on the lookout for if you're a member.

It's worth noting that warranties on this equipment are sketchy at best. If you produce a receipt for warranty from Costco, most manufacturers are under no obligation to honor their warranty because Costco is not an approved dealer of their product.

Costco will give you your money back though.

1 hour ago, AnonymousSoreMouther said:

They're also selling a Helios 9' 5wt fly rod for $850 which is 20+% off.

I wonder if anyone has ever tried to warranty a senko?😆

Got hooked up back in the day and have a Helios 2 7wt I use for bass. Really enjoy fishing it. What are they up to now, Helios 5?

2 minutes ago, Gnarwhal said:

I wonder if anyone has ever tried to warranty a senko?😆

Got hooked up back in the day and have a Helios 2 7wt I use for bass. Really enjoy fishing it. What are they up to now, Helios 5?

I’d be willing to bet they’ve had someone try to warranty a Senko. Far too many packs in the wild, and the wild far too full of crazies.

I haven’t kept up Orvis rods. Back in the day when they released them, it was right around the same time Sage released the One, Loomis the NRX. Everyone was going faster, and in a hurry. I didn’t expect much of the Helios, but was impressed fishing them side by side. I always preferred Jerry’s tapers on the Sage products for heavier applications. The Loomis rods were nothing short of awesome in these application as well. If I’m honest, fishing the Helios next to them didn’t really feel out of place. Not my preference for a fast/heavy rod, but no arguing it was capable of the same tasks. I’m sure Orvis still makes far more money selling dog beds, but they did well on the Helios line.

Level1 Blatt rods 40% off

4 hours ago, Gnarwhal said:

I wonder if anyone has ever tried to warranty a senko?😆

That's a salty comment

Spro is having a good summer sale right now.

On 6/18/2026 at 10:11 AM, Gnarwhal said:

The local Costco has 80 senkos in a Buzbe case for $30 in store. YMMV, it's priced higher on the app. Dark colors I'd fish.

It’s 39.99 at my costco

Omnia flash sale. 20% off all line.

Academy has 20% some rod and reels, plus a $20 off $100 in the app

Can get a Tatula X for $99 by stacking these, among other good deals

23 hours ago, mancheetah27 said:

Spro is having a good summer sale right now.

Vortex E Reels 66-71% off? Seems like a major discount. Are they way overpriced at baseline, or is it a quality line of reels with a major discount?

2 hours ago, Daniel Hedrick said:

Vortex E Reels 66-71% off? Seems like a major discount. Are they way overpriced at baseline, or is it a quality line of reels with a major discount?

I bought a spinning reel and casting reel during a similar sale at Christmas. Overpriced at baseline for sure. Spinning reel isn't bad at the discount price. Nothing special but decent reel for $30 or whatever it was. Use it for guest setup when I take people fishing.

But the casting reel feels like it could fall apart at any time. Would not buy it again even at discount.

11 hours ago, Daniel Hedrick said:

Vortex E Reels 66-71% off? Seems like a major discount. Are they way overpriced at baseline, or is it a quality line of reels with a major discount?

Definitely overpriced at retail. It's just your standard plastic framed Doyo OEM reel. Probably similar in performance to the Abu Max reels or the lower end Lews stuff as they all come from the same place.

13 hours ago, Daniel Hedrick said:

Vortex E Reels 66-71% off? Seems like a major discount. Are they way overpriced at baseline, or is it a quality line of reels with a major discount?

There are only left hand models available

Does anybody have experience with their Slayer series of rods? I just bought the 6'6" medium casting for jerk baits and topwater. They don't list the taper of the rod anywhere so I'm hoping/expecting fast or mod fast. Fingers crossed. At 70% off, I'll take a gamble.

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22 hours ago, JaxBasser said:

Academy has 20% some rod and reels, plus a $20 off $100 in the app

Can get a Tatula X for $99 by stacking these, among other good deals

Got a Tatula 100 SV TW reel for $180 shipped. Great deal thanks