Alright so this is a whining post. Been fishing Abu for about 25 years. I am not totally sold to any brand but I like my tackle to be uniform and consistent. So at some point I went Abu and I like what they sold. Now I had 2 MGX and 1 MGXtreme casting losing sideplates over the course of 2 seasons. ...

This is the closest sustitute: DESTROYER P5 (JDM) F3-611XS Landsat

But not more available.

Smallmouth: MB Addermine / Tatula LT 2500 / Power pro 15 lbs / Invizx 8 lbs

They cannot seriously use those 100$ reels when nice other brands are available ?

Even the Bass Pro spinning reels are nicer ...

Or is it a Ford van...

No technological jump this looks like just a marketing hump.

Didn't see that one coming but that could be fun at 500 $.

Details will follow I guess.

Pic nb 35 from:

https://www.bassmaster.com/gear/slidesh ... 0-and-2021

Just not build to last.

I live in Montreal, an island on the St Lawrence river surounded by monsters smallmouths. Yes spinning!

I have done a few Bassmaster tournaments on smallmouth dominated waters as a co-angler. Never thought I could see so many Ci4 over such short period of time ... Shimano owns that niche!

The MB Destroyer Bunker Buster is the light punching one, Warhammer is the regular heavy punching.

I am not sure I would need a Destoyer for fishing frogs...

Not sure what is different at Daiwa, and I haven't sold my soul to any corporation yet. I got pof'ed at Abu's slipping drag on spinning reels lately and got 2 Daiwa Tatula 2500. I am underly impressed with those 2 reel's drag. From what I heard Abu solved their drag issues so that is an open option ...

CaI of course I am talking about the Abu part ...

But this is the 2020 one and it is quite different

https://storage.westernbass.com/brochur ... index.html

No virtual launch, no flafla, there it is:

Mostly new rod so I am postint it on the rod page.

https://storage.westernbass.com/brochur ... index.html