I missed it the first time and it's not cheap 48,000 plus shipping -may be too much cash for me considering the few times i would use it each year. By far it's the best looking rod daiwa has made. Not wishing "bad" on anyone or country but hope the dollar remains or increases its strength against t...

Thought I would revive this to see how many more are out there and also since blippy's amazing post is not on this page


Yeah it's finally my 100th post

Auction site horror story here: IMG_20151231_36912.jpg Picked up a blue emblem spool and it had arrived as described. I left the box on my dinning room table while I went to work. Apparently, it was promptly thrown out by my GF. She said it felt empty and thought it was trash.......didn't know if I...

I missed it the first time and it's not cheap 48,000 plus shipping -may be too much cash for me considering the few times i would use it each year. By far it's the best looking rod daiwa has made.

Sweet! For sure another Suwanee bass rod for me. Doesn't look like it's going to be cheap either.

Abu Daimano wrote:http://www.j-grab.com/auction/jp/page/t457720018/en/

Being cursed as a lefty can be damning...

how did I miss this until now? The whole kit too!

I fish blades during ice-out, or anytime I need to get to a deep school of fish in 20+ft of water. Fish them like a lead spoon sometimes. I feel them down to the bottom, when the bait reaches bottom it's "zip zip zip, pause it in the water column, zip zip repeat. (1/2oz is good to about 20ft) 3/4oz...

Thanks for the replies guys, I will look around and see what i can find in the above models. I know spinning is probably the way to go but i prefer casting if i can get away with it. soulfisher- do you use straight braid or a leader??? No need for spinner unless you prefer. Don't own a alphas but m...

Rich Frye wrote:^ Yup. Sweet deal.

just hope it arrives as pristine as it looked. You never know sometimes.

Anyone try these yet? Thanks

Loop knot for direct tie to balsas for me and I have never broken one on the loop itself. Admit I was surprised to see so many doing it differently. Has me thinking, but I doubt I will change anything at this point.

Do you have another cable that you can use to connect the HDS-5 to the xducer? that cable cant be removed from the transducer like it can from the unit itself. Most likely it's the cable which means you need a new transducer. Could also try spraying on some CRC Contact cleaner to the female end of ...

i have a lowrance elite 3x on my tin boat and it does fine. It's a small frame but its very accurate with seeing both bait and fish. i see them for $99 new on auction. Try craigs as well.

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soulfisher wrote:I am kinda liking that reel.

The Serrano was a decent reel. I had a couple and used them in salt exclusively and they held up fairly well.

Just looked them up, not a bad price on the auction. It comes with a cool looking box that wouldnt look bad under the glass either.

I just had a reel stuck coming out of ontario for 12 days. total shipment took 17 days to florida. Lately I have had several items make it from japan in 2 and 3 days max.