I fish primarily freestone streams/creeks and small rivers that consist of silt, gravel, and boulder size rocks and in some places shale, some of my favorites include the East Koy Creek, Wiscoy Creek, and the Genessee River. The Genessee tends to have a generous slick of clay on rocks throughout muc...

I am in the process of replacing some hooks on lures and need to order some new split rings. Who makes the ones with the smallest internal diameter? strength isn't really an issue as I use 4lb leaders. Thanks.

When you change over to single hooks, which way do you have the hook point? Rear or tail hook point up and bottom hook point down? Getting ready to change out a few trebble hooks. Thanks. You want them facing opposite directions, tail facing backwards(up) and mid-body facing forwards(down) towards ...

That Soare 500S definitely is lightweight. I had one in hand. But I ended up going to 1000 size spools as I think the line comes out less twisty. I personally prefer Daiwa 1003 which are shallow spool but you did not ask about Daiwa. If you do, Alphahawk on this forum can probably 'talk' your ear o...

I've owned both. The Stradic CI4+ is a smoother and a more powerful reel, especially under load. But the weight savings with the Soare CI4+ is noticeable. I would choose the Soare over the Stradic because of the line capacity, but I'd choose a shallow spool Stradic CI4+ (JDM) over both. Plenty of g...

Good question about getting a JDM reel serviced in the US. Hope someone chimes in. I"m not a fan of 500 size reels due to the slower line takeup and additional line twist. Weights of the 1000 size are already very low for the models you"re considering. Can you get a 1000 Soare with a shallow spool?...

The Rebel Micro Minnows are 1/16 oz and come with a single barbless hook as part of the structure of the lure, almost like a lipped jig. I have used them and they have a very good rolling action.

https://www.rebellures.com/rebel-micro-minnow

I will be putting this reel on a 5' G. Loomis IMX rod (SR6010 IMX) for use on small trout streams with 6lb Sufix 832 and a 4lb fluoro leader. I have never purchased an expensive reel before, I have been using Pflueger Presidents in size 20 for years but am looking to upgrade to something smoother th...