On 7/19/2022 at 12:54 PM, KP Duty said:

Nice rig dude.  I see you are in Norman....lived there from '99-'07.  Went to school there and stayed around a few years after.  Great ponds to fish, which Tulsa doesn't have.

Thanks man! there are still few good ponds left but most are over fished and too pressured. Do you remember any secret fishing holes around here????

10 hours ago, T2DM said:

Thanks man! there are still few good ponds left but most are over fished and too pressured. Do you remember any secret fishing holes around here????

Pm sent

My first BFS casting rod Kuying Super Lite Ajing 7'6" 

Used with Daiwa T3 RoroX spool 8# X5 line and 1/32jig with Keitech 2.5" swing impact. I think around 3 grams or so total lure weight.

Lots of fun with this today.

 

first fish

 

first catfish, rod handled it well.

 

Ooh, ooh, ooh...

Fresh outta da box. 

Sorry guys, got the last one on Amazon.JP for $257 shipped DHL Express. 

 

 

Like any good warewolf tale, he'll change...

 

OK, I just checked - they still say Only 1 left - so it's still there. 

I'm quite sure no exchange rate fluctuation will give me buyer's remorse. 

12 minutes ago, bulldog1935 said:

Ooh, ooh, ooh...

Fresh outta da box. 

Sorry guys, got the last one on Amazon.JP for $257 shipped DHL Express. 

Like any good warewolf tale, he'll change...

Loving the jdm exchange rate hmm? Waiting a little longer before I pull the trigger, fed is bumping up interest rates soon here at home, should exhasterbate the situation further

19 minutes ago, bulldog1935 said:

Ooh, ooh, ooh...

Fresh outta da box. 

Sorry guys, got the last one on Amazon.JP for $257 shipped DHL Express. 

Like any good warewolf tale, he'll change...

Nice, I've almost pulled the trigger on this one a few times. I just don't fish braid much, it's either one of these or another HD.

Caldia 3000. Very smooth.

1 hour ago, Columbia Craw said:

Caldia 3000. Very smooth.

nice spool, too

Bad picture but just picked this up for $50. Going to try my hand at customizing It for a swimbait reel. Going to make a thread about It because I don’t know where to start. 
 

 

Zpi star drag added to my zillion. 

On 7/25/2022 at 11:59 AM, bulldog1935 said:

Ooh, ooh, ooh...

Fresh outta da box. 

Sorry guys, got the last one on Amazon.JP for $257 shipped DHL Express. 

 

 

Like any good warewolf tale, he'll change...

 

OK, I just checked - they still say Only 1 left - so it's still there. 

I'm quite sure no exchange rate fluctuation will give me buyer's remorse. 

You just had to post this, didn't you. Drool...

On 7/28/2022 at 4:00 PM, Cbump said:

Bad picture but just picked this up for $50. Going to try my hand at customizing It for a swimbait reel. Going to make a thread about It because I don’t know where to start. 
 

 

 

Got some goodies in the mail yesterday. Waiting on two more packages. 
 

 

5 hours ago, Cbump said:

 

Got some goodies in the mail yesterday. Waiting on two more packages. 
 

 

Good luck dude.  Spool/star drag/knobs is the extent of my reel customizing.  I'm no mechanic....I end up with 'extra parts' when I get the reel back together.  I can't be good at everything, lol.

That legit may be me. I’ll be YouTubing reel repair for sure. Never done anything like this. 

Getting ready for tournament tomorrow. 
 

Aaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!!  Put a hook on your reel hood.............. I can’t breathe!!!!!!

16 hours ago, Columbia Craw said:

Aaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!!  Put a hook on your reel hood.............. I can’t breathe!!!!!!

Different strokes for different folks, but I won't even let my reel's paint job touch the grass when I bank fish.  

14 minutes ago, KP Duty said:

Different strokes for different folks, but I won't even let my reel's paint job touch the grass when I bank fish.  

True. Different strokes. I won’t bank fish. 

16 hours ago, Columbia Craw said:

Aaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!!  Put a hook on your reel hood.............. I can’t breathe!!!!!!

I’ve found these things kinda help with that and save passenger seats… https://eyesurrendernow.com/shop/ols/categories/wraps 

Don't think I'd go so far as to classify these as anything worth "showing off" - lol - but I picked them up locally on clearance this week for the same price as buying one online. They'll be matched up with a pair of my favorite finesse rods (ML Shimano Clarus) for an identical set of combos.

 

2 hours ago, Team9nine said:

Don't think I'd go so far as to classify these as anything worth "showing off" - lol - but I picked them up locally on clearance this week for the same price as buying one online. They'll be matched up with a pair of my favorite finesse rods (ML Shimano Clarus) for an identical set of combos.

 

Well you definitely showed off the boxes ? I for one don’t care about brands or how much, but I would love to see the actual reels and the rod /reel combos. 

33 minutes ago, Eric 26 said:

Well you definitely showed off the boxes ? I for one don’t care about brands or how much, but I would love to see the actual reels and the rod /reel combos. 

 

Here you go...the top setup has the "new" version Clarus rod; the bottom is the original "old" rod version.

 

 

1 hour ago, Team9nine said:

 

Here you go...the top setup has the "new" version Clarus rod; the bottom is the original "old" rod version.

 

 

Not going to lie I’m a sucker for color matching combos so the new rod/reel version is awesome ? With that said I know nothing about the “Clarus” rods but wow I like the reel seat on the older rod/reel version. Very nice and thank you for taking the time to show them off. Can’t wait to see/hear reports on your future catches on these combos. 

I have really gone down the Shimano rabbit hole lately. Three major purchases in as many months have eaten up all my “Mad Money”

 

A lady I work with has taken a second job on the weekends at the local Field and Stream. She gets a 25% discount on purchases. Her cousin runs a tackle shop and gives her steep discounts.

 

She has become my new drug dealer…

Shimano Curado DC 150 XG 

 

Shimano Vanford 1000

 

Shimano Nasci 2500