The paint job is a Pizz. Replaced the spool w a chronarch e7 It has a slight blue hue. Gears are all new shimano. All friction parts are polished and lightly lubed. Chronarch level wind tube , line guide,thumb bar, and drag knob are black so those have been installed. On the inside a full set of abec7 bearings. Carbontex drag set, The handle I found by chance on ebay. The spool brake cover ,line guide pawl cover,and line guide rod in blue from hedgehog studio. All gears are polished and this is now a super tuned fishing machine.

Tatula type R. Added some hedgehog studio custom parts and Air ceramic bearings.

 

The paint job is a Pizz. Replaced the spool w a chronarch e7 It has a slight blue hue. Gears are all new shimano. All friction parts are polished and lightly lubed. Chronarch level wind tube , line guide,thumb bar, and drag knob are black so those have been installed. On the inside a full set of abec7 bearings. Carbontex drag set, The handle I found by chance on ebay. The spool brake cover ,line guide pawl cover,and line guide rod in blue from hedgehog studio. All gears are polished and this is now a super tuned fishing machine.

Thanks for the details. Outstanding end result!

Also 1 more thing to use the chronarch star drag you will need the brass nut and spring that fits it. Thanks for positive remarks guys. It was a lot of work to get the parts together but it learned a lot also like all the pics lots of cool stuff out there

The first setup is an Abu Garcia Orra SX20 on a Shimano Compre 6'8" medium XF drop-shot rod. The second is a Daiwa Aird 2000 on a Daiwa Aird 7' medium power fast action. These are my main two spinning setups as for now. I plan on upgrading the Aird reel to the Compre sometime, and move the Orra to a Crucial. Baitcast setups coming in the next post or two.

These two bait asters are my babies. But, they are polar opposites. The first is a Daiwa T3 Ballistic 6.3:1 paired with a Shimano Crucial 7'2" medium power fast action Worm and Jig rod. This combo is perfectly balanced, and a match made in heaven. It is a very "finessey" combo, and I run 10 pound line on it. The second is my big bait/power fishing setup. It's a Daiwa Tatula 6.3:1 on an iROD Genesis II 7'4" medium heavy power fast action. I use 14 pound line on this one. These are both very nice combos, and am proud to own them. Can't help but to pick them up and marvel them every time I see them!

I wouldn't call those polar opposites, but they are nice set-ups nevertheless.

I would considering the Crucial is rated for lures 1/8-1/4 oz... Then you have the huge Genesis at a whopping 7'4" MH...

My trap/spook rod.  Love the action on this Powell Max rod...it has the perfect action for working spooks.  Red theme.

 

My jig set up.  Not a huge Quantum Fan but their flipping switch is (ergonomically) the best in the business, IMO.  This setup is very light but very powerful.  Orange accents on the handle and reel match the accents on the Dobyns Extreme rod (745DX).

 

My "finesse" bait cast combo.  Use this for light worm fish, jerkbaits, senkos, etc.  This one has the custom anodized star drag and cast control knobs from a Curado 200E7.   Blue anodizing matches the accents on the Dobyns Champion rod (704C) very well.

 

Nice set ups! Those hawgtech handles look cool and I like the color matching with the rods.

Nice setups piscicidal

My "finesse" bait cast combo.  Use this for light worm fish, jerkbaits, senkos, etc.  This one has the custom anodized star drag and cast control knobs from a Curado 200E7.   Blue anodizing matches the accents on the Dobyns Champion rod (704C) very well.

 

Where did you get the color matching parts? or did you send it of and have it done.. this looks like a great idea!

Where did you get the color matching parts? or did you send it of and have it done.. this looks like a great idea!

Sorry now i see its all hawgtech.. that is cool stuff.. wish I could afford those accents on a reel..

Sorry now i see its all hawgtech.. that is cool stuff.. wish I could afford those accents on a reel..

Look up Hedgehog Studio... some pretty neat stuff there

I just picked this up the other day,it has everything I need to store,tackle,tools,maps and a small camera.

My Denali order was here when I got home from work today. Can't wait to try these in the spring.

Look at what just came in the mail. Paired it up with a X4 Aaron marten limited and 6# tatsu...

Awesome reel ^

My current setups from the top:

 

 

Okuma Trio 30, paired with a Abu Vengence 15lb braid

 

Shimano Curado, paired with Field & Stream Tech Spec Elite & 7'3 MH 80 lb braid

 

Quantum Exo PT, Paired with Field & Stream Tech Spec Elite & 7'3 MH 65 lb braid 

 

Shimano Chronarch CI4+, Paired with Field & Stream Tech Spec Elite & 7'3 MH 80 lb braid

3 of my baitcasters

DRESS Detonator SF 100mm with Rhombus knobs

Nice ^

Nice ^

Thanks man.. Show off that Stella when you get it!

Will do