Super User Columbia Craw Posted December 9, 2022 Super User Share Posted December 9, 2022 I could not refuse and didn’t want to wake up to a horse head in my bed. I drove back down to the NFC-Edge’s new pro shop and to my surprise, I was allowed to check on hand stock and discovered they had a small selection of Silver Windows on hand. I also found out I could get the current on line discount. I grabbed an MBR 736-1C. I go to pay for it and the pro tells me to go ahead and come behind the counter and pick out my free rod. They had a promo that allowed customers to get a cosmetic blem rod free until they are gone. Most were Delta series but I found an EFX 694-1C but could not find the blemish. No matter. Free is a very good price. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ska4fun Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 On 12/5/2022 at 9:33 AM, redmeansdistortion said: I just had to get myself another Daiwa SS 700. Daiwa stopped making them this year and it was hard to find anywhere that wasn't eBay. Remaining stock sold quick once word was out that production was stopping. It's a true workhorse and will be perfect for my 10 day backpacking/canoe trip through Algonquin Provincial Park coming up in May. These things are bomb proof and I needed something that I know will withstand the wilderness since I will rely on it to eat. No doubt there are other newer and smoother reels, but I don't want a grain of sand to get in the way of me eating trout and walleye or becoming a temporary vegetarian having to live off of mushrooms, ramps, and asparagus. Between this and my 2500C, I'll be more than ready. I'm my surfcasting days, these superb pieces of work were one of my dream gear!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KP Duty Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 On 12/9/2022 at 12:15 AM, Columbia Craw said: I could not refuse and didn’t want to wake up to a horse head in my bed. I drove back down to the NFC-Edge’s new pro shop and to my surprise, I was allowed to check on hand stock and discovered they had a small selection of Silver Windows on hand. I also found out I could get the current on line discount. I grabbed an MBR 736-1C. I go to pay for it and the pro tells me to go ahead and come behind the counter and pick out my free rod. They had a promo that allowed customers to get a cosmetic blem rod free until they are gone. Most were Delta series but I found an EFX 694-1C but could not find the blemish. No matter. Free is a very good price. I almost went for a silver widow with the christmas sale. Such a sweet looking rod...on the X-ray LMX blank. Next year.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquaftm45 Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 On 8/16/2022 at 10:05 AM, evo2s197 said: Just got a Sedition Cristobal and a new TD-Z 103HL Great find, I've been trying to track down one of these for 3 or 4 years 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User bulldog1935 Posted December 14, 2022 Super User Share Posted December 14, 2022 I added two rods this month. If you read about my long shore-micro-jigging rod on the Redfish Rodeo in October, it was on a trial, and proved to be a great rod, but at 8'9", more length than I need in a kayak (that rod also has plenty of opportunity for shore micro jigging on Feb trip). This 7'3" Abu Salty Stage Prototype Baitfinesse rod takes its place for big fish and extreme light lure range on kayak. (Kurodai is black sea perch). This is a stunning rod, with the exception of a butt grip too small for human hands. It casts 3 g past 120', will cast up to 20 g, fishes down to 1.5 g, powerful butt, fast mid, all the light stuff is in the short solid tip. I wouldn't hesitate to fish it in bass finesse (I bought it for redfish from a kayak). Aside from casting, the stunning part, it weighs only 80 g and is shocking-light-in-hand. The grip solution - I added thickness and reshaped the grip to work for me using cork tape and X-shrink. Very happy with the result. Added a bass travel rod, bringing my bass rod arsenal up to 7. While I will use it for bass, that's not why I bought it. 5-pc Legit Designs travel rod. They packed in kryptonite, a Meiho box (my favorite lure boxes), a neoprene zip case inside that, and a rod sock inside that. Anyone looking for a versatile packs-small travel rod, this rod is really powerful, fast, a bit on the heavy side, but still casts 1/8 oz (below its rating) quite well. My real goal for this rod is an opportunity redfish rod when we bike-fish Laguna Atascosa NWR in February. Every night, we'll be dock fishing for snook and schoolie male specs. We plan to ride the no-motors NWR roads (roads are closed for the ocelot population), explore the Cayo and shoreline of Rattlesnake Bay. I picked it because it's the most rod that will exactly fit in my bike half-frame bag. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User AlabamaSpothunter Posted December 14, 2022 Super User Share Posted December 14, 2022 16 minutes ago, bulldog1935 said: I added two rods this month. If you read about my long shore-micro-jigging rod on the Redfish Rodeo in October, it was on a trial, and proved to be a great rod, but at 8'9", more length than I need in a kayak (that rod also has plenty of opportunity for shore micro jigging on Feb trip). This 7'3" Abu Salty Stage Prototype Baitfinesse rod takes its place for big fish and extreme light lure range on kayak. (Kurodai is black sea perch). This is a stunning rod, with the exception of a butt grip too small for human hands. It casts 3 g past 120', will cast up to 20 g, fishes down to 1.5 g, powerful butt, fast mid, all the light stuff is in the short solid tip. I wouldn't hesitate to fish it in bass finesse (I bought it for redfish from a kayak). Aside from casting, the stunning part, it weighs only 80 g and is shocking-light-in-hand. The grip solution - I added thickness and reshaped the grip to work for me using cork tape and X-shrink. Very happy with the result. Added a bass travel rod, bringing my bass rod arsenal up to 7. While I will use it for bass, that's not why I bought it. 5-pc Legit Designs travel rod. They packed in kryptonite, a Meiho box (my favorite lure boxes), a neoprene zip case inside that, and a rod sock inside that. Anyone looking for a versatile packs-small travel rod, this rod is really powerful, fast, a bit on the heavy side, but still casts 1/8 oz (below its rating) quite well. My real goal for this rod is an opportunity redfish rod when we bike-fish Laguna Atascosa NWR in February. Every night, we'll be dock fishing for snook and schoolie male specs. We plan to ride the no-motors NWR roads (roads are closed for the ocelot population), explore the Cayo and shoreline of Rattlesnake Bay. I picked it because it's the most rod that will exactly fit in my bike half-frame bag. I always appreciate the OCD and pursuit of perfection approach to your posts. You don't half measure anything, and it shows. ETA: So cool about that Ocelot population, and great to hear that they are being managed. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User bulldog1935 Posted December 14, 2022 Super User Share Posted December 14, 2022 On 12/14/2022 at 12:14 PM, AlabamaSpothunter said: I always appreciate the OCD and pursuit of perfection approach to your posts. You don't half measure anything, and it shows. ETA: So cool about that Ocelot population, and great to hear that they are being managed. Everything about the Arroyo Colorado is wonderful - it's the most successful conservation project in Texas. I know 3 people who are clinically OCD, including my PhD boss, and it's quite creepy. But I'll read it as engineer is lifestyle, and I'm looking for something specific in all my tackle. BTW, if you want the details, here's what was wrong with the child-size grip - - it absolutely hurt to hold - too small diameter, too short to grip with 3 fingers; the ridge in back split and spread your grasp wide between middle and 3rd finger. I fixed it with scraps from other projects I had on hand. Tried it first with 1/16" closed cell foam, blue masking tape, and X-shrink to make sure I'd like the finished shape. Then cut that off and made it final with cork tape. The trick was cutting all the correct tapers into the edges of the cork tape sections, so the shrink would seam all the edges together. The trick with X-shrink - use a tea kettle, and pour boiling water from the middle to each end. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZillyWabbit Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Been looking for these for awhile now. Just picked them up within two weeks of each other. Both NIB. Daiwa Kyohga and Megabass IP79. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big-Bass Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 4 hours ago, ZillyWabbit said: Been looking for these for awhile now. Just picked them up within two weeks of each other. Both NIB. Daiwa Kyohga and Megabass IP79. Tackle Direct offered the Kyohga reel a few years ago for like $149 and I think it was a mistake. I bought one not realizing it was a jigging reel thinking I could just swap the handle. It was beautiful in person. The IP79 is a classic! That is part of my collection of reels that are NIB of the OG Zillion and TD-Z style frame. I bet that cost you a pretty penny! Good looking reels! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinDoFmejiA Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 My current "workhorse" is a Lews Speed Stick 6'6" ml, with a Pflueger President size 30. I currently have it spooled up with 10 lb. power pro high vis yellow, with some fc sniper 6 lb. floro leader. my heavy setup is a BP MH heavy casting rod and an offshore angler casting reel spooled with Daiwa 8 braid. I use the casting for my hard baits, bigger frogs, and most top water. I use the spinning setup for everything else, whether its a weightless soft plastics, small spinners, smaller swimbaits, and lighter top water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky6 Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 /e got a bunch of new gear in 22 pm me for questions/comments/strats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cbump Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Came home to this after Christmas vacation! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User MN Fisher Posted January 3, 2023 Super User Share Posted January 3, 2023 5 minutes ago, Cbump said: Came home to this after Christmas vacation! At least it looks like it's just the handle knobs...can't imagine if it was the cover plates in that condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User GreenPig Posted January 3, 2023 Super User Share Posted January 3, 2023 6 minutes ago, Cbump said: Came home to this after Christmas vacation! Grandkids? ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cbump Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Wife’s cat! Two reels like that and two rods with Eva handles! Got the rods shrink wrapped. Need to get some knobs still. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiceNReets Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 14 hours ago, Cbump said: Wife’s cat! Two reels like that and two rods with Eva handles! Got the rods shrink wrapped. Need to get some knobs still. It happens. Good excuse to upgrade them now. ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big-Bass Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 On 1/2/2023 at 7:27 PM, Cbump said: Came home to this after Christmas vacation! Now is a great time to get an AE carbon fiber handle. Shipping may take a while but you pay 1/5th of the cost of an RCS and they are great. I myself love the handles and there are so many brands and options to choose from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric 26 Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 24 minutes ago, Big-Bass said: Now is a great time to get an AE carbon fiber handle. Shipping may take a while but you pay 1/5th of the cost of an RCS and they are great. I myself love the handles and there are so many brands and options to choose from. I may sound ignorant, but what/where is A/E? Although I’m not one to mess with my gear due to mechanical incompetence I’m truly interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatulatard Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 16 hours ago, Eric 26 said: I may sound ignorant, but what/where is A/E? Although I’m not one to mess with my gear due to mechanical incompetence I’m truly interested. Forbidden chinease amazon like site. Moderation likes to not have users mention sites to buy items which is fair considering its their platform and if sites aren't going to pay to use the platform then users shouldn't be doing it for free. Personally, I would just get gomexus tpe knobs to replace the foam ones and keep the handle. They feel similar in shape but better because of the tpe. Also why does your wife's cat think it's a dog? That's dog like damage. Cat needs a cat toy to beat the crap out of. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Columbia Craw Posted January 8, 2023 Super User Share Posted January 8, 2023 Happy birthday to me. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Big-Bass Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Columbia Craw said: Happy birthday to me. Happy Birthday and enjoy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KP Duty Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 5 hours ago, Columbia Craw said: Happy birthday to me. Hadn't seen this grip yet...looks nice. It's good to see some Edge sticks....I'm a fan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motoboss Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 Happy Belated Birthday @Columbia Craw 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PingDawg Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Bait monkey got me. Not pictured are the rods. 6’10 M Expride casting, 7’ Med Expride spinning, 7’6 zodias mph glass casting, 7’2 m legend glass casting, 7’4 mh curado glass casting. This one hurt 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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