I have never used any of those propeller style swimbait heads, do they actually give any benefits???

Good stories so far, I know there are a ton out there. Once fishing at Lake Dardanelle with friend he decided to go under a barrier to retrieve an A-rig. He left me on the front of the boat and said just grab it fast once we get up there. There were actually 2 barriers/buoys, one we had to go under,...

I don't hate the TWS system on Daiwa reels, I have never have an issue with it going bad, aside from scratching a generation one Tatula Type R's and that was MY mistake. I think it is plenty solid on the Steez level reels and works fine, even though there isn't a major performance gain. This all sai...

There was an interesting thread about beloved items lost while fishing, so I figured I would ask about what things people have retrieved. I swam on a hot summer day once to get a good crank, local clear clean lake though, the crank was stuck just about 6ft down. I also used to push really hard to ge...

Bit surprised no one voted for the met mgl. Always thought it was very popular in here. He rigged it! (kidding) :big grin: Just goes to show that forums do not match the overall national tackle market. Reality and forums are miles apart! For example, here you find most people who post are enthusias...

The new RI Spicy Beaver looks to be a winner. The hinges look huge on the "claws". I wasn't really impressed ever with the Kinky Beaver though, have done fine with it on a swinging FB jighead, but still none compare to Biffle Bugs for me. I don't know why, but they out fish most creatures for me, ma...

Figured this was the case, and thanks for the schematic, 155 would need to be a bearing to be true dual pinion support like Shimano uses for X-ship or Daiwa uses for free floaters. This still works and the bushing at 155 helps, but having smooth rotating metal there can really help gear life and ali...

I'd still like to see a schematic and see if they went with a true style dual support or however they did it.

Which direction do you want talked off the ledge???

They cast pretty similar except the fact that the MGL spool is a few grams lighter so it can cast lighter lures. I have actually been very impressed with the MGL's finesse ability. The G has the same braking system and a slightly heavier spool, but that is mainly attributed to a metal considered mo...

Ever since I bought my first UL casting setup I began enjoying spoons. Normally just the basic cheap ones you get from walmart but with better trebles, normally Decoy's best offerings. Catches a ton of small fish, walleye like them too; just very hard to get them unhooked at times.

They cast pretty similar except the fact that the MGL spool is a few grams lighter so it can cast lighter lures. I have actually been very impressed with the MGL's finesse ability. The G has the same braking system and a slightly heavier spool, but that is mainly attributed to a metal considered mor...

I only have a few, very common ones, really looking forward to what this thread uncovers. I have seen some awesome MB patterns for the 110 on here.

Even if they were assembled in Japan, it isn't created in the Japanese factory. Thailand did the CT Tatula and SV TW Zillion bodies and other parts, so even if there were special models listed that way, they originally came from the Thailand plant. Just like there was a recent Daiwa spinning reel th...

The new honey comb spool has been fine for me, using 8lb Sufix 832 (.007 inch, .18mm). I don't keep up with the gram weight, but a 1/16 jig head and Bobby Garland Baby Shad (small 2" plastic) shouldn't weigh much more than 3 grams, which is around 1/10 of an ounce I think...