My newest acquisition as I feed my addiction of the Japanese made Alphas reels, 2016 Alphas Air 7.2.  I scored this guy on a Japanese auction site for not much over $100 to my door, not a scratch on it other than the tiny chip in the line guide ring, which was 100% my fault (butter fingers).  I cleaned it, lubed it, and installed a drag clicker.  

 

The missing piece to my new swimbait combo finally showed up today! Antares DC Monster Drive. Going on the megabass TS destroyer Black Jack.

 

 

On 4/25/2022 at 8:53 AM, QUAKEnSHAKE said:

Got me a couple shallow spools to try. One for my SV105 Rays studio and another for T3 Roro X.  Havent decided what line to put on them yet. 

 

 

 

Ok so I got some 8 pound Berkley X5 for the Titanium RORO X. 

The X5 box states .004in  .10mm

Rated line capacity for the Ti RORO X is  #0.8---80m

I was able to just squeeze a measured 200 feet on the spool with the spool still able to be pulled out of reel and go back in.

 

Ill take full spool to work and get the weight.

 

 

12 hours ago, QUAKEnSHAKE said:

 

Ok so I got some 8 pound Berkley X5 for the Titanium RORO X. 

The X5 box states .004in  .10mm

Rated line capacity for the Ti RORO X is  #0.8---80m

I was able to just squeeze a measured 200 feet on the spool with the spool still able to be pulled out of reel and go back in.

 

Ill take full spool to work and get the weight.

 

 

I love Berkley X5 and X9, but the diameters on the box are way off unless you are going by the 号 "goh" number.  I use the 6lb (0.8号) and 8lb (1.0号) on my finesse casting reels.  The 6lb is of a similar diameter to 2lb mono and the 8lb is closer to 3lb diameter even though Berkley prints the US and EU diameters on them as being the equivalent to frog's hair.

@QUAKEnSHAKE

With Duel X-wire PE#0.8, I had no problem fitting 100 m of 16-lb test braid. 

My son wants to show off his new swimbait combo too. Megabass Levante Leviathan with a Curado 200k. 100mm carbon fiber handle and 20lb Abrazx. 

 

 

                                 

OK I got full spool weight of RORO X 

X5 200 feet

8.223 grams

I also just today loaded the SV105 that has SDS customs/RAYS Studio with the rest of the X5 8# line and 305feet fit on that spool. Spool has capacity of #1.0 @ 100m

 

 

my old school Curado 200i gets an upgraded rod! my IMX Pro MBR 903C came today! I've wanted one of these for a long time. this replaces a 2015 model E6X

Got a new Lew’s Speed Spool LFS to go on the Googan Go To…

Very limited Abu/DaySprout 100th Anniversary Cardinal 3 CDL w/ 24k gold plating.  A very nice reel.
 

 

So I know I’ve posted pics of both the rod and reel which I have officially fished both but not together.  I just finally put it together on Memorial Day.  Can’t wait to try this Sonny & Cher combo out? #love a color match? I cannot thank @FrnkNsteenenough for making me “an offer I couldn’t refuse” on the rods. This pic is 1 of the 2 combos for the upcoming season ?

1 hour ago, Big-Bass said:

Very limited Abu/DaySprout 100th Anniversary Cardinal 3 CDL w/ 24k gold plating.  A very nice reel.
 

 

I loved the Cardinal 3...I fished them up until just a few years ago.

32 minutes ago, Eric 26 said:

So I know I’ve posted pics of both the rod and reel which I have officially fished both but not together.  I just finally put it together on Memorial Day.  Can’t wait to try this Sonny & Cher combo out? #love a color match? I cannot thank @FrnkNsteenenough for making me “an offer I couldn’t refuse” on the rods. This pic is 1 of the 2 combos for the upcoming season ?

How old in the crankin' stick?

7 hours ago, Big-Bass said:

How old in the crankin' stick?

I believe these are 3 years old? This was the model prior to the newest version. 

2 hours ago, Eric 26 said:

I believe these are 3 years old? This was the model prior to the newest version. 

Thats about right. I'd say 3 or 4 years. Bought them at BPS spring classic sale the same year they were offering the silver and blue  special edition Pro Qualifier 2s

I had and sold one of these years ago. This is the only reel that I have ever sold that I have regretted afterword. After quite a few years though I have finally got my hands on another one. This is a ~2003 Abu Garcia 5600 D5. These were Swedish made, and were almost like the Daiwa zero adjust(just way older) in that you don’t adjust the spool tension. The only adjustment is in the magnetic braking system, and it works very well. 

Almost done with the old 51-sized round reels from Shimano. My first centrifugal brake BFS reel. Will use it with aerodynamic lures like stick and twich baits.

Just one more JDM reel.... I promise! ?

 

Got a new all around casting combo.

 

Megabass Arms Super Leggera ASL 7005X

 

With a Megabass IP79L DRAGON

 

choice tackle - I like the dragon

4 hours ago, evo2s197 said:

Got a new all around casting combo.

 

Megabass Arms Super Leggera ASL 7005X

 

With a Megabass IP79L DRAGON

 

Absolute beauty!  Good luck with it and best wishes on the water!

5 hours ago, evo2s197 said:

Got a new all around casting combo.

 

Megabass Arms Super Leggera ASL 7005X

 

With a Megabass IP79L DRAGON

 

Never heard of either of those but they are pretty sweet. What are your plans for it?  

7 hours ago, bulldog1935 said:

choice tackle - I like the dragon

Yes, the Oracle design is cool In both the IS and IP's

3 hours ago, Big-Bass said:

Absolute beauty!  Good luck with it and best wishes on the water!

Thanks

1 hour ago, Derek1 said:

Never heard of either of those but they are pretty sweet. What are your plans for it?  

I'm just gonna use it as a general all around combo when on my boat my myself, it will throw jigs, spinnerbaits, Squarebills etc very nice Megabass X7 blank.

Also added a SV BOOST SPOOL to the Dragon.