Avid, I've not fished the bait, so I'm only guessing here, but my guess is the "live" nature of this bait is the issue. The flex in the tail is probably causing unwanted drag in the water as you get the bait closer to you. Try, perhaps, switching out the feather trailer to a standard treble hook one...

Hey? you seem to be in the know about all the Japanese gear ... who, me? :shock: whatever gave you that idea? :lol: Will the Daiwa ZPI fit an Abu reel? My Daiwa ZPI handles fit my Abu Morrum reels but these are the only Abu reels I have at the moment. Assumng all Abu handles are interchangeable, th...

tony,

the handles come with a nut for either side of the reel (two total)

splash wrote:Where is it??? I need it!!! I need it now!!!

http://tackletour.com/menumaintenance.html

Taken from another post regarding DaveJ's recent lunker on a swimbait: I hear this from the back of the boat "Oh my god, I got a huge one, this thing is big, Oh my god, Oh my god!!!!" in a high pitched school girl tone. Kinda makes ya wonder what DaveJ would have sounded like in the fella in the vid...

how did I know that was coming.. haha.. that was funny Dan

not the 2, but I've used the 3 and 4 ... we have a review on the 4 in the lure section:

http://tackletour.com/menulures.html

QNT... if i had to guess, I'd say 1-4 ft. judging by the way it looks. I see there are no spec's on LC's site regarding the bait's running depth.. weird.

errr... I wouldn't be the one to ask specific questions regarding this lineup. I've yet to fish the He2. But you can always follow my example when making a decision such as this - buy them all! :twisted: Otherwise, in general, yes, the Sol should be able to handle the wide range of baits you're look...

just4kix wrote: I'm not sure if the split cork will make the rod feel unbalanced to me which seems to usually be the case with the split from what I hear.

Not to worry J4K cuz the He2 doesn't use CORK anyway

Nautilus wrote: When will the steez baitcaster be available.....TO ME?

I suggest shooting a note to Brooklyn Bill

Red, Here are a couple of MB Rod reviews of which you may or may not be aware: Super Destroyer III Seven Eleven These wouldn't be my first choice for a TX-Rig specific rod, but they might help you understand some of the characteristics of these rods. If you were to go Megabass, I'd suggest something...

Jason Penn wrote:Ish Monroe has made the statement 2 or 3 times on his forum that people are going to be blown away by what Daiwa is going to have in the fall. I'm pretty fired up to see.

JP, thanks for the heads up!

Mizmo,

Ok.. had some time to check out my Chron SF's handle. Actually, the knobs are removeable, but the shaft that supports the stock knobs has some machined ridges that will preclude installation of replacement knobs. Here are some photographs:

Bass Pro wrote:Other than the 1oz difference- are there other advantages of the XT over the B?

The Metanium XT also features a clicking cast control/spool tension knob