You're high bid?

If I WANTED to slip a stick through a slat 1/2" wide to win a prize at a carnival, I couldn't do it in 1,000 years. Turn that stick into a new rod tip through a garage door opening and I'm like Luke Skywalker bull's-eye womp rats in my T-16 back home, they're not much bigger than two meters.

I've got 3 RAID rods. 1 Spinning 2 Casting - Joker and the Baltaro Tell us about the Joker and Baltaro. I only know of them from the brief description on a site selling them. All around rods? Technique specific? How would them compare to the MB P5 line or the Shimano Exprides? I wouldn't call eithe...

A few weeks back, I thought I'd sold my Steez A TW HLC, unfortunately, the deal fell through and I honestly couldn't lower my price any further soooooo, I remembered seeing on board sponsor japantackle.com a "mild" spool for the HLC. My problem wasn't as much finding the spool was "wild", I just was...

jejenkyns wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 25, 2023 12:04 pm

Rippin-lips wrote: ↑

Fri May 18, 2018 7:03 pm

Anyone have personal experience with Raid Japan rods? More specifically the gladiator anti series? Interested in the baltoro and possibly the blaster.

Looking for info on the Baltoro myself. Did you ever end up picking one up?

What do you want to know about the Baltoro?

I've got 3 RAID rods.

1 Spinning

2 Casting - Joker and the Baltaro

Just got my third RAID JAPAN rod. First was the Gladiator Anti GA-70HS-ST "Power Nose", a finesse spinning rod. It impressed me. Next was the "Joker", a medium 6'10" casting rod. Finally the 6'10" MH casting rod. They remind me of the early days of Megabass styling.

Measure off about 50 - 75 yds of "X#" test as your primary line and fill from spool to X# with backing. I've been doing it for decades and it works fine.

SSS wrote: ↑

Thu May 18, 2023 7:56 pm

The og Megabass F5.5 6.8xfti diablo

Jah!

goldrod wrote: ↑

Sun May 14, 2023 4:28 pm

A box of megabass baits, and a box of megabass Lbo and a box of OSP flat force

Megabass used to make a "cooling" tackle box for their baits ...

What other uncanny reels are out there? I know the chinease reels are a gold mind of copies but I was surprised to look back at the earlier Korean OEM reels and see such blatant Daiwa and Shimano visual knock offs. You may want to remember the original Daiwa Millionaire was a part for part replica ...

I caught a LMB @ 4lbs with a threadfin shad about this size, 94mm, sticking from it's throat. Figured I'd try this one to #MatchTheHatch

7’ st croix avid x med/fast: senkos, shaky, neko, wacky, light t-rigs, topwater, jerkbait, shallow & medium sqbills (in grass). Just a great versatile taper Bump. What say you now. 2. Team Daiwa Signature Elite 7' Tak Cranking rods: Shallow to deep cranks for baits from 3/8ths - 5/8ths (they rate i...

7’ st croix avid x med/fast: senkos, shaky, neko, wacky, light t-rigs, topwater, jerkbait, shallow & medium sqbills (in grass). Just a great versatile taper Bump. What say you now. 2. Team Daiwa Signature Elite 7' Tak Cranking rods: Shallow to deep cranks for baits from 3/8ths - 5/8ths (they rate i...

Interesting thread. I would argue the currency factor is what is really in play here. The JDM product is a good 20% cheaper due to the US dollar's strength vis-a-vi the yen. To wit, the US dollar (as of 5/2) is approximately 1 US dollar = 137 YEN. In 2013, 1 US dollar = 97.60 YEN. So, in about a de...