Those knobs are really beautiful...pictures can't do them justice. The only problem is after one set, you will want a few more. If I had the dough I would deck out all of my Conquests and TEs.

Truly gorgeous. Congrats.

dragon1 wrote:DAYUM fellas...great catches of all sorts man...those salmonids, bass, cichlids, perchies....

I love this sport!

Don't forget the cognac.

I was successfully casting an 1/8oz Roadrunner this past weekend for crappie with a PX68L/DX701 combo. I was getting considerable distance as well; much more than I had anticipated. I have never went very light with my Core 51. I use this and a 7'1" MH Cumulus exclusively for 1/4oz Texas rigs. Hope ...

dragon1 wrote:Kool concept on the guides...need some longer lengths for the U.S. crowd though.

Also sad to see how common cork filler is anymore on nearly all factory rods, regardless of price.

Wow! That filler looks terrible! I can't believe those are the two they went with for the photo.

Never tried a spybait...gonna give them a shot this May after the opener. I invested a bunch of dough on swimbaits this offseason, so I am going to try and become a better swimbait fisherman.

Tokugawa wrote:Pop Max or a Pop-X...two colors:

White variant
Black variant

No other color needed.

Ain't it the truth? Though for some reason I continue to spend dough on as many different patterns as possible.

Buying those little Pop Xs is addictive. I am still itching to buy the Pop X Stick.

Chode wrote:

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Gone Phishin wrote:Go for it! The carbon star drags from Hedgehog look really sweet..they would accommodate the swept handle very nicely.

Yes, but no 90mm handles. Kind of a bummer

then go 100mm

Atta boy.

Japantackle has a 90mm in.

Go for it! The carbon star drags from Hedgehog look really sweet..they would accommodate the swept handle very nicely.

I think it should do a fine job. The Fuego is a great topwater reel...nice and light. As long as you aren't deep cranking it will do well; I simply don't like Mg reels for deep cranks.

A four bearing handle and a drag upgrade will help a ton.

Unbelievable collection...sincerely. I love the champagne gold TD-Z. One of those beauties would look really boss on an original Loomis BCR.

One of these beauties would be so sweet mated with the X7 Simoom. I have the C3000 waiting on the X7 Simoom to arrive. I've been a Stella fan for many years and have fished several generations of them. This reel is incredible. Any of you guys who are interested in the new Stella, let me know, we'll...

MaxZmus wrote:Very nice. I'll be picking up a C3000 or a 2500s on the next 20% off sale depending on who has it in stock.

Agreed. $640 is a little easier to swallow. One of these beauties would be so sweet mated with the X7 Simoom.

I was only able to hit the ice one time all winter. Unfortunately the only thing I caught was a buzz.

I bit the bullet and purchased a pair for my Conquest 51S. Sorry for crappy cell pics. http://i671.photobucket.com/albums/vv77/Scarlet_Winter78/Phone32514023_zpse186ba32.jpg http://i671.photobucket.com/albums/vv77/Scarlet_Winter78/Phone32514020_zps74b89399.jpg I wish I knew the answer to your questi...