What piece of cheap or tackle gear do you use and love?

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Re: What piece of cheap or tackle gear do you use and love?

Post by bigfruits » Mon Nov 20, 2017 4:30 pm

http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Rapala_S ... -RSLS.html

those scissors. i pick one up sometimes when i order from TW. Have them all around the house.

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Re: What piece of cheap or tackle gear do you use and love?

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Re: What piece of cheap or tackle gear do you use and love?

Post by LowRange » Sun Nov 26, 2017 1:30 pm

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This thing. The Teton is a fun stick and the Black Max 3 with its strong magnets and large range on the mag dial means that I can dial in the 10 gram Momo spool easily all the way down to controlled casting of 1/32 oz baits.

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I still use this one. The Haibo Smart 50 casts 1/8 to 1/4 oz as well as a Pixy Airy Red and that crummy little Cherrywood HD has a nice taper that loads well with 1/4 total weight for such a short rod. I like it so much I'm putting together a high end combo similar to it.

I also have a 7'H Power Wall BPS Extreme that has a soft tip and a good back bone that it like a cheap, slightly slower, Orochi xx PP in taper. It was my go to frog rod before I got the PP. I still use the rod as Heavy moving bait stick.

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Re: What piece of cheap or tackle gear do you use and love?

Post by medicpelle » Tue Dec 05, 2017 8:32 pm

I have the old black and orange Daiwa Black Widow II 2000 spinning reel that I love. Smooth and consistent. I never see this model for sale on any auction or fishing sites. I came with extra free spools instead of one so I also lucked out on that.

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Re: What piece of cheap or tackle gear do you use and love?

Post by bish0p » Tue Dec 05, 2017 8:57 pm

I got a bunch for my friends and myself. It's pretty handy.

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Re: What piece of cheap or tackle gear do you use and love?

Post by slipperybob » Sat Dec 23, 2017 7:13 pm

Dirt cheap gear hands down Shakespeare brand, Uglystik, Alpha, Dimensions, Sigma, ... Use them until they break down in performance.
slip bobbing is the laziest way to fish

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Re: What piece of cheap or tackle gear do you use and love?

Post by mark poulson » Sat Dec 23, 2017 8:43 pm

Bass Pro Shops Stacey King 7' med.lite cranking rod. I bought three on sale for $79 years ago, and they are still kicking and sticking!

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Re: What piece of cheap or tackle gear do you use and love?

Post by Warhawk » Sun Dec 24, 2017 7:24 pm

Remember the US Reels? The ones with the huge spools? I have three of them, use them all the time.

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Re: What piece of cheap or tackle gear do you use and love?

Post by mark poulson » Mon Dec 25, 2017 10:20 am

I also have an old BPS line picker, the one with the yellow plastic handle, and a stout tempered wire with a sharp point at 90 degrees.
It makes short work of "professional overruns".

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Re: What piece of cheap or tackle gear do you use and love?

Post by BlaineFred » Wed Jan 03, 2018 9:43 am

bish0p wrote:I got a bunch for my friends and myself. It's pretty handy.

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Many thanks.....i never knew such a thing existed....

I don't have any depth perception so rigging rods is always a challenge, even at home.

I hope that it makes my life easier.

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Re: What piece of cheap or tackle gear do you use and love?

Post by BlaineFred » Wed Jan 03, 2018 9:55 am

The older Cabela's Prodigy reels, baitcasting and spinning. Made by Daiwa.

Got a lot of miles on them.

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Post by BlaineFred » Thu Jan 04, 2018 8:06 am

bish0p wrote:I got a bunch for my friends and myself. It's pretty handy.

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TW, Bass Pro, and Cabelas don’t carry them. Would appreciate advice on web stores.

Thanks

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Post by mark poulson » Thu Jan 04, 2018 8:12 am

BlaineFred wrote:
bish0p wrote:I got a bunch for my friends and myself. It's pretty handy.

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TW, Bass Pro, and Cabelas don’t carry them. Would appreciate advice on web stores.

Thanks
Buy a pack of these, pinch a lead bullet weight on the two tag ends and, presto, you have a shload of line threaders, for $4.
They are great for threading line through the reel's line guide, too.
http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Phenix_B ... -PDSW.html

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Re: What piece of cheap or tackle gear do you use and love?

Post by bish0p » Thu Jan 04, 2018 9:12 am

BlaineFred wrote:
bish0p wrote:I got a bunch for my friends and myself. It's pretty handy.

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TW, Bass Pro, and Cabelas don’t carry them. Would appreciate advice on web stores.

Thanks
Fred I responded to your PM yesterday. I don't know if your PM inbox is full.

Several places sell the Fuji speed threader. I think I bought it at the Rod Room.
You can also purchase it at Jann's Netcraft or Mudhole

http://www.therodroom.com/shop/pc/Stain ... -p3435.htm
http://www.jannsnetcraft.com/fishing-li ... eader.aspx
http://www.mudhole.com/Fuji-Speed-Line-Threader

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Re: What piece of cheap or tackle gear do you use and love?

Post by bronzebacks » Thu Jan 04, 2018 9:43 pm

I have a soft spot for a skeet reese fluke finesse worm rod

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