Does any one know why Rick Clunn is not on the Bass Pro's anymore or why BPS does not sell his reel or rods? I see they still carry his Lucky Craft crankbaits but the reels with his name on them have been changed to RCX on the web site and they do not offer either in the new master catalog--Bass Pro move on or did Rick want too much money?  Thanks  :-?

I think the new signature name is RC.  His site as not been updated in a year, but they refer to the square bill as a RC.

for some reason I thought the carbonlights were his new signatures.

  -gk

for some reason I thought the carbonlights were his new signatures.

I don't think so but I am not 100% sure.I how want to see if the RC purple BC reel is at my BP. They don't put everything in the catalog.Or maybe they will have them on sale just to try and get them out of the stores.

-gk

BPS has restructured their lineup of rods and reels, eliminating or redisigning what wasn't selling well. It's entirely possible that Rick Clunn's rods and reels didn't make the cut.

I have no idea what may or may not have changed in the arrangement between BPS and Rick...

The BC reel formerly known as the Rick Clunn (blue color), which became the "RCX" in 2010 (purple color), appears to be living on as the 2011 "Carbon Black Bass Caster" (black color) - upgraded a bit with a better drag and 2 more bearings - with a price of about $130. I think BPS is just trying to get as much mileage as possible out of this reel design - after all, they're most likely way past their amortization points for their engineering and tooling costs so they're in the fat part of the profit curve on this reel... : I have 2 of the 2009 RC reels; they're nice, a bit heavy at 9.4oz...but I got them for $72 on last years close-out so they were a great value.

If one was interested in a BPS BC reel at the $130 price point - a better deal right now would be the JM Gold reels on close-out, rather than the latest iteration of the RC reel.