Thanks for the comments. Rod is very nice in many ways and I am sure my disappointment will fade over time - I may come to love it. I am mainly frustrated by the Xfast action, which I did not expect, and can easily live with the front heavy part (as the overall rod is so light it is no nuissance wh...

Man I wish you were close enough for me to test this. I’ve been eyeing them for a bit for my 6+g cranks.

I’ve got a ton of spoons from 5-5.5g with different shapes and sizes. Each fills a spot depending on the type of waters I’m fishing.

Yes Its a dedicated trout BFS rod. It will load very good with UL lures like small spoons and crancks 2.5-3 gr... I am not worried about the rod... The casting abillities of the reel I doubt it and the distance achieved...?!? :roll: The rod has a lot to do with casting light weights, reel is only p...

Should be fine, I’ve cast 3g with no issues. Worst case is you could always upgrade the spool to a Microcast. It’s a hefty reel that feels awesome in hand.

I shoot for about 30m but I am using Varivas Nylon and targeting small streams. I respool frequently as I beat a lot of brush and rock so I just strip it all and start fresh.

Nice pairing.

Excellent buyer, prompt payment and easy to work with.

Really well made reels that are the smallest form factor I’ve handled. Can spool about 50m of 6lb to fill it up I only run about 30m as I changed the line regularly. I did swap in the HH AirBFS bearings in the side plate and spool, as well as changing the bearing behind the spool tension knob. This ...

I look forward to receiving the Super Suspender, which is short for your liking and with a high glass content (not ideal for jig fishing?). I do not believe that you should give attention to the lower end casting weight of 0 gram, which is just this one brands way of saying that the rod handles low...

The combo for UL fishing is almost ready. All I need is the fishing line, so please give me some tips for a thin and soft fluorocarbon. Thanks !!! https://i.imgur.com/786UyZk.jpg Fluoro is not typcially soft and thin, I would recommend a Nylon if you want soft and thin. I’m a big fan of Varivas Nyl...

7 miles of walking streams yesterday, caught this guy after hiking about 2 miles back. He smacked a Duo Ryuki Spearhead Awabi 60mm.

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Wondering if anyone here has weighed the 16 Aldebaran BFS handle and knob? I'd love to know how many grams.

Thanks.

If no one responds before tonite I can remove the assembly from the test reel I have here and weigh it.

Yesterday I put Quantum Enerpy PT Burner to SUL Kuying Teton, just because Quantum is most compact baitcaster that I currently have (It's really low profile reel vs. Daiwa's). Heck, that reel was heavy :-) It is 7.8 oz. My idea was to put my sv tw Zillion (with BFS spool) to SUL Kuying Teton for te...

Thanks for this, I’ve been looking at other rods as I really like the native trout rods. I did part with my short BST rods and picked up the Tenryu Rayz as it reminds me of old graphite has good action but requires slower strokes to load properly.