I love ice fishing but can't resist getting stuff for spring...

 

7 hours ago, Yumeya said:

I love ice fishing but can't resist getting stuff for spring...

 

I wish Loomis would use that reel sest on all their spinning rods. 

1 hour ago, fishwizzard said:

I wish Loomis would use that reel sest on all their spinning rods. 

What rod is that? 

On 2/9/2019 at 8:35 AM, punch said:

What rod is that? 

Gloomis/Shimano Conquest 843

Just finished setting up my lineup for 2019. Switching to mostly Cashion rods and Shimano reels. I've upgraded from mostly Pro Qualifiers and Lews rods and reels over the past two years. 

 

 

Lews Speed Stick Custom Lite Dropshot - Shimano NASCI         - dropshot

Cashion P8437s                                   - Shimano Symetre      -shakeyheads

Lews Custom Speed Stick Shakeyhead   - Some cheap Daiwa    -general finesse

Cashion C90573b                                 - Orra Winch                - cranks

Cashion DD90476                                 - Orra Winch               - deep cranks

Powell Endurance                                   - Curado K                 -spinnerbaits

Cashion F90471b Chatterbait                 - Curado K                  -chatterbaits

Cashion P84469b                                  - Curado 70                 -jerkbaits

Cashion P84469b                                  - Curado 70                 -topwater

Dobyns Fury 735C                                - Curado K                   -frogs

Cashion M8437                                     - Chronarch Ci4+         -Senko/Worms / Finesse jigs

Carolina Custom RX7                             - Chronarch Ci4+         -Texas Rig / Jigs

Cashion M87473                                   - Curado K                   -Football jigs / bottom baits

Cashion M8447                                     - Curado K                   -Pitching

Lews Custom Pro Magnum Hammer        - Chronarch Ci4+         - All purpose

St Croix Avidx                                       - Daiwa Lexa 300WN   - A rig / Swimbait

 

Needs reels:

Lews Custom Speed Stick Lite LCLMJR   - for spooning

Lews Custom Speed Stick Lite Magnum Casting XH - for punching

 

Next up is upgrading my spinning reels. It's never ending acquiring gear ><

 

 

 

Nice stuff guys, it’s gonna take me a few years to get there at one or two a year. 

As Bruce Buffer would say:  Ladies and Gentlemen....In the blue corner...a jig and t-rig rod standing seven feet five inches and weighing in at 4.2 ounces....with a record of 100 wins and no losses.........fishing out of Longview Washington by way of Sulpher Springs Texas USA........... Doooooobbbbyyyyynnnnnsssss Xtasyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.  And the crowd roars.  His cut man is a Champion 732SF. Picked up the reels after Thanksgiving. 

Sweet.

Let us know how that xtasy compares to other high end rods in that price range.

My jig setup this year, however I'm going to run 30lb braid to a floro leader. 

 

MB Destroyer FMJ and Lews Pro Ti. 

 

1 hour ago, punch said:

My jig setup this year, however I'm going to run 30lb braid to a floro leader. 

 

MB Destroyer FMJ and Lews Pro Ti. 

 

That outfit's too good looking to take fishing.

1 hour ago, The Bassman said:

That outfit's too good looking to take fishing.

They do look shiny together. It will be fished.. hard. 

19 hours ago, punch said:

My jig setup this year, however I'm going to run 30lb braid to a floro leader. 

 

MB Destroyer FMJ and Lews Pro Ti. 

 

I bought a FMJ last spring and it’s an amazinrg rod. Great jig rod but it can do a lot more.  

47 minutes ago, fishwizzard said:

I bought a FMJ last spring and it’s an amazinrg rod. Great jig rod but it can do a lot more.  

What other things did you use it for?

1 hour ago, punch said:

What other things did you use it for?

I only carry a single rod when bank fiishing so I try to find presentations for each rod to cover bottom/mid/top.  

 

The FMJ is obviously great for all things bottom.  For mid-column it works pretty great for chatterbaits, the rod has a good blend of power/taper for ripping them through grass.  The hooksets are great and the rod loads enough to help keep them on. For topwater I was surprised how well it worked for walking a Shudderstep, the tip is pretty good for walking/twitching heavier lures. I have also thrown a BBZ Rat 40 on it to good success.  Anything with thicker trebles works pretty well but I dial the drag way back and use my thumb to add pressue as needed. 

 

I use Cover Craws a lot in shallow pads and the FMJ does pretty good with them but 3/8 oz is really about the lower limit where it will load well. This comming sprinng I have some assorted 6” and up stickbaits and some 8” lizards I want to try on it.  

Couple new tools for the upcoming season. Calais dc & Steez ex100xs

 

I’ve been seeing a lot of these reels on this thread, and with the rod/reel trade in at Cabela’s along with some gift cards I decided to pull the trigger. Daiwa  Tatula SV TW 103HS. It’ll be going on an original 7’2 H Tatula Rod as my jig set up

On ‎2‎/‎3‎/‎2019 at 12:17 PM, rippin-lips said:

My 2 custom painted TD-Z reels. True classics never die. 

 

That green... along with the cranks and the way they reflect the light from the reels, that's friking awesome!!!

Latest purchase

 

FMJ & Steez A

 

 

3 minutes ago, ResoKP said:

Latest purchase

 

FMJ & Steez A

 

 

WOW!

3 minutes ago, ResoKP said:

Latest purchase

 

FMJ & Steez A

 

 

Great combo.  I have a FMJ and keep swapping out between a Steez SV TW and a sv103 on it.  I think the Steez A would be the "Goldilocks" reel for that rod.  

3 hours ago, ResoKP said:

Latest purchase

 

FMJ & Steez A

 

 

Sweet. I have the exact combo

 

Starting lineup for 2019. Right now they are hibernating till spring?

 

I had like 8 baitcasters and 3 spinning for a while but I decided I would rather have fewer "nicer" combos. This encouraged me to sell my silver maxes, American heroes, etc. and buy these instead.   Not much compared to some of you but saving for a car, boat, and college keeps me a little restricted. I've been working my butt off saving for a small boat so all those times walking out of the tackle shop empty handed better pay off eventually! 

Grabbed this guy for $5 at an estate sale.  It's still relatively smooth, but the handle bearings are smoked and it could use a cleaning, relube, and some updating.  I got on the horn with Jerry Foran and ordered some Carbontex drag washers, Boca Lightning spool bearings, and some light weight brake blocks.  I had a chrome Abu handle with gray grips sitting in the parts bin, so that will find a new home on my Pro Max 3600.  Too bad Abu no longer makes the Pro Max, Silver Max, and Black Max like they did in the early/mid 90s.  The reels that now bear those names are way inferior.

 

 

On 2/28/2019 at 7:34 PM, redmeansdistortion said:

Grabbed this guy for $5 at an estate sale.  It's still relatively smooth, but the handle bearings are smoked and it could use a cleaning, relube, and some updating.  I got on the horn with Jerry Foran and ordered some Carbontex drag washers, Boca Lightning spool bearings, and some light weight brake blocks.  I had a chrome Abu handle with gray grips sitting in the parts bin, so that will find a new home on my Pro Max 3600.  Too bad Abu no longer makes the Pro Max, Silver Max, and Black Max like they did in the early/mid 90s.  The reels that now bear those names are way inferior.

 

 

Agreed!  I had an SM3600C that was on an old made in the USA All Star rod that was dynamite back in the 90s!