https://i.postimg.cc/HWfmnbsh/20240201-102509.jpg Just got mine in. Super, super greasy. Had another angler I know play with the reel in hand and ask why it was so tight. I turned the handle and a click happened then the reel was smooth again. I hate to complain but it was odd. You have to barely t...

At this price point what they should have is a carbon handle. How is it that some alphas air stream, px68 or the alphas type r had a carbon handle, but not Daiwa's flagship that approach 1k usd? This applies to shimano as well, but that company has been using nothing but ugly handles made out of me...

Ordered mine today!!! Very excited to have my second Conquest. Considering buying a BFS version eventually just to say I have one, will be hard to do though cause my little Aldebaran has been tough. I still hope Daiwa releases a new Ryoga. I really like round reels. I noticed the Millionaire was bac...

Since you mentioned it above, I have and love love love my Gekkabijin X. It has quickly become my favorite eggbeater. I have it on a 2 pc ML rod that stays in the xterra. I've used it extensively, and I've caught some 4-6# fish with it. I have zero complaints, and it is still as smooth as day one. ...

I might even take a small spoon for survival. I figured we had an unlimited supply of the lure and it is just the one we have to fish with eternally.

If you get more of them, a small jig would be a high pick too.

Does it have to be a lure alone or could I pick like a 3.3" Keitech and jighead? Seems fair if you pick a jerkbait and get treble hooks, so I should be able to pick a plastic and one jighead???

If not on the plastics, I would pick a small Duo or Megabass jerkbait for lure only...

Color I always liked, especially for 5" or under, was the Smoke Hologram Blue Purple Silver Laminate. Just a very baitfish looking color and always worked well. I've known people to swear by the "Red Shad" 2 tone color, in not just Senko's but many other worms, I have just never personally succeeded...

Why did it took them almost half a decade to add dc brakes into a 2020 reel? Its not like they had to build a brand new frame and a digital braking system. I could be wrong on this, but this new Metanium DC looks like it's a bit wider than the non-DC version. Only makes sense since the 20 Metanium ...

dragon1 wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 27, 2023 4:00 pm

Dat be a dang beeg rodent... world's largest.

The family literally asked that I don't post the location of where the Capybara was spotted for fear that a Gert-beat redneck might shoot it. There are some amazing people in the deep South but there are also some bad ones.

Here is the picture, I meant to say October 7th and September 23th.

So a few days ago one of the wildest stories of my life happened. I had been fishing a lot the last few months even though recently I haven't fished much. September 30th I took a picture of an animal I thought was just a big Nutria (a big river rodent I had never personally seen). Well I got to desc...

Tim Kelly wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 18, 2023 9:32 pm

I'm struggling to see what's new? Sealed handle and bail roller?

Yeah I don't see much change either.

I am curious to see where the price of this new Certate falls. I was scared to order another Stradic FM due to one having issues, might either wait for the next Vanford iteration or just get this Certate.

Supposed to reveal on the 18th of December I think... Saw that somewhere.

Hope the US dollar recovers a bit before this reel arrives. It got to a high of like 151 last I saw, now it is closer to 142.