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by LowRange
Fri Nov 17, 2023 2:01 pm
Forum: Hardbaits
Topic: Rapala DT Flat vs OG or any other Flat Sided Crankbait?
Replies: 18
Views: 8676

Re: Rapala DT Flat vs OG or any other Flat Sided Crankbait?

OG 3 and 6 would be close. Don't overlook the Fritts designed Berkley Frittside flatside cranks. The 7 is closest to the DT Flat 7. The Berkley hardbaits in general are good. I also like the new Bomber Flat A with the weight transfer for fishing rip rap. They are cheap, have the right action, cast w...
by LowRange
Thu Nov 16, 2023 6:13 am
Forum: Rods
Topic: OG tatula vs New tatula rod
Replies: 23
Views: 14361

Re: OG tatula vs New tatula rod

Bumping this thread rather than creating a new topic. My rose tinted glasses tell me the 1st gen rods were better than the Elite I have now. At the time the 1st gen rods stood out to me in how sensitive and balanced they were for a sub $200 rod especially with a $100 street price. My 73MH Elite feel...
by LowRange
Mon Nov 13, 2023 8:47 am
Forum: Reels
Topic: A list of great spool swaps
Replies: 64
Views: 16584

Re: A list of great spool swaps

Adding the 1010 in a TD-Z to the list. I heard about this one from Hogsticker2. I've had my FX68 1010 spool in a few reels and it was a long bomber in a gen 1 Steez LTD but I had to run the mag dial super high to keep it in control and I always struggled to make short casts with poppers around the b...
by LowRange
Mon Nov 13, 2023 8:28 am
Forum: General
Topic: Bass Fishing Not Very Popular?
Replies: 34
Views: 13319

Re: Bass Fishing Not Very Popular?

Reddit is where all the young bass normies are at talking about youtube crap and kastking reels. The bass forums have their own cultures with TT being the import tackle and enthusiast online presence of bass fishing in the US/Canada. I remember reading about Keitech paddle tails, BFS and orderig JDM...
by LowRange
Mon Nov 13, 2023 8:00 am
Forum: Show and Tell
Topic: TD-Z Owners Guild
Replies: 355
Views: 253505

Re: TD-Z Owners Guild

Daiwa TD-Z Small Bait Special. IMG_8749.jpeg That's a rare spool. I have that exact spool in an IP68 for pitching and skipping weightless plastics on a gen 1 PP. Does an excellent job. He believes it to be Rays which I would agree. You are probably thinking of the MB honeycomb 36 mm spool. Which in...
by LowRange
Thu Nov 09, 2023 5:47 am
Forum: Reels
Topic: St Croix Seviin reels
Replies: 28
Views: 11738

Re: St Croix Seviin reels

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So Okuma has the high end one with an aluminum frame and centrifugal brake.
by LowRange
Wed Nov 08, 2023 7:41 am
Forum: Reels
Topic: St Croix Seviin reels
Replies: 28
Views: 11738

Re: St Croix Seviin reels

To me it's seems like a money grab. The cheapest baitcast reel you can possibly make is a plastic reel with a linear mag brake. This is why the lowest of the low end offerings all use this formula from good entry level reels like the Black Max to the cheapest of the cheap Aliexpress reels. To take o...
by LowRange
Wed Nov 08, 2023 5:35 am
Forum: Reels
Topic: St Croix Seviin reels
Replies: 28
Views: 11738

Re: St Croix Seviin reels

On another forum this reel is being pimped HARD. The admin of the site is making the dubious claim that St. Croix designed the reel and owns the tooling, even though it's a Chinese OEM reel like everything else Banax. Those of us that know better were quick to point out that it's a Banax with a dif...
by LowRange
Tue Nov 07, 2023 9:56 am
Forum: Reels
Topic: St Croix Seviin reels
Replies: 28
Views: 11738

St Croix Seviin reels

Are you tired of aluminum framed reels with outdated dynamic braking? Do you want finally an affordable reel with high end performance! Introducing the made in Asia SevIIn GF from St Croix. https://i.postimg.cc/D0gKBcys/Screenshot-20231107-114732-Gallery.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/Pr5GdY53/Screenshot-...
by LowRange
Tue Nov 07, 2023 8:35 am
Forum: Enthusiast & Import Tackle
Topic: Differences between Zillion PE Special and Zillion Type R?
Replies: 61
Views: 29965

Re: Differences between Zillion PE Special and Zillion Type R?

Can the braid bars be removed from this reel? They make fishing with big fluorocarbon line basically impossible for me. The same IP68 spool in my IP reels is fine but backlashes in the PE special. I think the flouroslinky is hitting the bars as it tries to get off the spool and shoot down the level ...
by LowRange
Sun Nov 05, 2023 6:59 am
Forum: Show and Tell
Topic: TD-Z Owners Guild
Replies: 355
Views: 253505

Re: TD-Z Owners Guild

Daiwa TD-Z Small Bait Special. IMG_8749.jpeg That's a rare spool. I have that exact spool in an IP68 for pitching and skipping weightless plastics on a gen 1 PP. Does an excellent job. He believes it to be Rays which I would agree. You are probably thinking of the MB honeycomb 36 mm spool. Which in...
by LowRange
Sat Nov 04, 2023 6:52 am
Forum: Show and Tell
Topic: TD-Z Owners Guild
Replies: 355
Views: 253505

Re: TD-Z Owners Guild

surge wrote:
Sun Sep 03, 2023 11:52 am
Daiwa TD-Z Small Bait Special.

IMG_8749.jpeg
That's a rare spool. I have that exact spool in an IP68 for pitching and skipping weightless plastics on a gen 1 PP. Does an excellent job.
by LowRange
Mon Oct 30, 2023 11:34 am
Forum: Reels
Topic: All new steez sv tw
Replies: 63
Views: 19110

Re: All new steez sv tw

Ultimate casting non adjustable knob.
by LowRange
Fri Oct 27, 2023 11:20 am
Forum: Show and Tell
Topic: Battle damage
Replies: 6
Views: 3211

Battle damage

It's been knocked out of action. Spool bearings are shot and the rod has some smashed guides from a recent kayak flip at the boat ramp. The kayak and I capsized in 6 inches of water with the kayak nose beached on the ramp. The Hyuga got between the kayak and the ramp. Debating on fixing it or retiri...
by LowRange
Thu Oct 26, 2023 6:33 am
Forum: General
Topic: Moving to lighter gear due to injury?
Replies: 16
Views: 8502

Re: Moving to lighter gear due to injury?

I've somehow given myself tennis elbow not by doing anything cool like kayaking, fishing or mountain biking but by sitting on the couch weird. It makes throwing big baits painful. Worst is picking things up with that arm like a tacklebox. https://i.postimg.cc/ydBPp7RT/Screenshot-20231022-125259-Gall...