51 minutes ago, TxHawgs said:

I can't post pics anymore either, erased almost all my attachments in account and still only allows 500Kb. They had to change something, probably getting to be too much storage for the server.

Use photobucket. I just started doing that and its much easier. You just post the link the photo and it embeds the picture. Best part is that the picture can be pretty much as big as you want.

Just a little teaser pic of an upcoming project that I'm currently working on. 

Sweet!  Looks like an Ito with the new ZPI spool at the Tackle Trap and either some ZPI or SLP screws and accessories.  I bet it will look great!

Parts delivery 1/3

New Zpi spool and some Hedgehog parts. 7.6g with Zpi Sic bearing is just crazy. Can't wait to see how it performs. 

My Kistler Rod collection.

 

 

was looking for a t rig rod for a while and was able to get my hands on the new GLX a while back and so i pulled the trigger a couple weeks ago.  ended up going with the glx 853c and couldn't be happier with it at this point.  i have a 852c and 853c in the nrx line and love them, but wanted something different for this rod.  i had heard the glx was a hair more powerful than the nrx and i liked that it did not have recoil guides for this particular application.  i honestly think this rod is just as good as the nrx i own.

i paired it up with the aldebaran 51hg and was using 40# power pro braid.  tossing a 1/8oz tungsten weight a 4/0 owner twistlock and whatever choice of plastic and it performed as well as i had hoped!

i took it down to florida with me on vacation to get some casts in with it and get it slimed up to pass the @Goose52 test....  they didn't really want the t rig too bad, but i had one taker!

 

@buzzed bait I've heard from both Bryan and Gary at TTT that the new Glx is right up there with the Nrx. The slightest bit heavier but in terms of sensitivity they are almost identical. 

21 minutes ago, rippin-lips said:

@buzzed bait I've heard from both Bryan and Gary at TTT that the new Glx is right up there with the Nrx. The slightest bit heavier but in terms of sensitivity they are almost identical. 

 

Thats where I got mine from!  Gary is great to deal with. I'm not lying when I say I think it's every bit as good as the NRX. I'm limited to a couple outings with it, but stoked with it so far. 

On 7/11/2017 at 10:15 AM, buzzed bait said:

.......i took it down to florida with me on vacation to get some casts in with it and get it slimed up to pass the @Goose52 test....  

 

 

I love the smell of fish slime in the morning...

 

... smells like....victory !

On 7/10/2017 at 10:24 PM, rippin-lips said:

Parts delivery 1/3

New Zpi spool and some Hedgehog parts. 7.6g with Zpi Sic bearing is just crazy. Can't wait to see how it performs. 

 

Rippin, what rod are you gonna mount that bad boy on?

5 hours ago, illinifan4152 said:

 

Rippin, what rod are you gonna mount that bad boy on?

Right now it's mounted on a Orochi XX spinnerbait special. The Zpi/Itö combo is a blast to fish. 

Parts delivery 2/3 for the Itö arrived today. Just waiting on the last one to get it together. 

 

I finally bought my first Lew's. It's a Tournament Lite. By far the best reel I've owned so far. Casts a mile, super smooth, and ridiculously light. I don't have any pictures of the reel and the rod I bought to put it on (H2O Ethos 6'6" MH), but I do have a picture of my new personal best that I caught within an hour of buying the new setup (bought it Tuesday). Still nothing compared to some of you guys, but its a huge bass to me. Didn't have a scale at the time (went to Academy and bought one after this), but I figure its around 3-3 1/2. Next brand of reels for me to try is Shimano. I've owned the older red and grey Caenen, which I just gave to my friend, but haven't tried any of their higher end reels. I was actually planning to get a Chronarch Ci4+, but the place I was going to buy from was out and tried to sell me the display model. I'm actually kinda happy they didn't have one.

1 hour ago, Slipknot_Fan666 said:

I finally bought my first Lew's. It's a Tournament Lite. By far the best reel I've owned so far. Casts a mile, super smooth, and ridiculously light. I don't have any pictures of the reel and the rod I bought to put it on (H2O Ethos 6'6" MH), but I do have a picture of my new personal best that I caught within an hour of buying the new setup (bought it Tuesday). Still nothing compared to some of you guys, but its a huge bass to me. Didn't have a scale at the time (went to Academy and bought one after this), but I figure its around 3-3 1/2. Next brand of reels for me to try is Shimano. I've owned the older red and grey Caenen, which I just gave to my friend, but haven't tried any of their higher end reels. I was actually planning to get a Chronarch Ci4+, but the place I was going to buy from was out and tried to sell me the display model. I'm actually kinda happy they didn't have one.

Congrats!  If you're going for higher end Shimano, I'd save and get the MGL.  Much better than the CI4+ Chronarch.  Not saying they are bad, but might as well get the new and improved version.

10 hours ago, lmbfisherman said:

Congrats!  If you're going for higher end Shimano, I'd save and get the MGL.  Much better than the CI4+ Chronarch.  Not saying they are bad, but might as well get the new and improved version.

 

Well, unfortunately it'll have to wait. The landscaping job I was working doesn't have anything to do right now, so I'm going to go job hunting next week.

Just got a Tatula Type R100xs in 8.1-1. Put it on my 7' MH Tatula xt. My first daiwa baitcaster. When I get my boat back this week from the marina I look forward to pitching around docks and structure with some jigs with it. Spooled it with some 20lb segaur senshi. Can't post pics anymore so you all can visualize how pretty it is.

Looked around to adopt one more into my home ...
Please welcome, Shimano Core 50MG7 
Will pair up with NRX 803C JWR ! It's gotta be a perfect match.  

 

 

 

 

 

18 hours ago, Burke said:

Looked around to adopt one more into my home ...
Please welcome, Shimano Core 50MG7 
Will pair up with NRX 803C JWR ! It's gotta be a perfect match.  

 

i have my core 51mg7 on a NRX 852C and they're a sweet match for sure!

check out the colour coordination!  I now match all spinner baits to the neon green of my E6X lolol

Party fowl! - reel doesnt match rod and spinnerbait

23 hours ago, kickerfish1 said:

Party fowl! - reel doesnt match rod and spinnerbait

 

Here's a party fowl:

 

Newest member of the arsenal.

Parts delivery 3/3

Steez star painted gloss black. Still waiting on 1 small piece but I'm calling this one pretty much finished though. 

 

Never bought a true BFS reel. Was told all the cool kids had one and if I didn't get one the bullies were going to steal my lunch money and give me a wedgie. Decided on an Airy Red mainly because of the spool being one of the best. Need to find a rod but hey it looks good with the the furniture so it may be a "couch queen" for now!