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I’m here and don’t have any missed calls or emails. I’ll check my Pam folder. In the meantime call me: 973-459-2835 mike Value points I discuss with customers regularly. I won’t do/charge for anything that’s not appropriate or beneficial.

You’ve gotten the straight scoop here. Proceed as you see fit with confidence.

You can pitch cast with every rod in your arsenal. If you feel you need a particular length, power, action to get the accuracy and lure speed to skip well just follow that path.

Feel free to send it in at your convenience. Contact me with any questions you have.

Again, there is no standard definition of a “micro” guide. Guides are sized by the ID of the frame ring (OD of the insert). At one point in time a size 6 running guide and top was pretty standard. I think Duckett used 3’s which is really small. A size 4 will pass a well tied Alberto knot between 50# braid and 15# mono. Some rod maker touted “macro” guides, another made up term, which I estimate to be 5 or 5.5. The correct guide is the smallest, lightest that will pass your connections, stand up to the application and serve the environment (ice, algae…).

DC braking is effective but I imagine could get you in trouble if you have unrealistic expectations. You can backlash anything if you try hard enough and on the other side, I’ve not handled a reel that was so wild it was un-fishable.

Ya, I don’t see any need to sweat this. In the grand scheme of things there are lots more important reel care practices. I don’t recommend locking down a drag for use let alone storage.

The difference between those two ratios is not a mechanical advantage either way. 100% personal preference. There is no provable argument that either is better or more versatile.

A GOOD 2-3 piece rod is nearly indistinguishable from a COMPARABLE 1 piece. The problem is that it’s very rare to find that scenario. Modern built in ferrules are very well made in quality rods but people are jaded by their experience with lower quality rods (and thus ferrules) so they demand one piece in their longer quality rods. Since sensitivity can’t be measured, all we have are opinions this one just happens to be mine.

Nice work as always

Yup it’s called a drop shot rig

I agree 100% that everyone on a team should be on the same page. Inconsistency raises eyebrows.

If the end result is a rod that performs as expected, what difference does the exact material make? 99.9% of the fishing public don’t understand the impact or lack there of different material have in final construction of a blank.

I learned the hard way that not much good happens after midnight. But that’s another story. As to your shipping concerns, the culprit on damage to long packages isn’t jeeps, or anything driver related, it’s the conveyor systems used in handling facilities and they all use them. If something bad happens contact the seller and they’ll make good.

For heavy cover fishing, whether it’s frogging, flipping, punching etc., what I look for in a reel is a solid frame, good drag and middle of the road gear ratio. As for line capacity, 100’ is a long cast, 150 (50yds) is a bomb. I don’t want to set the hook or land a fish from much over 100’ even if I could cast further. Especially in heavy cover. Pick your price point and shop among the name brands and you’ll do ok.

I can’t speak as to Scheel’s, but the Cabelas I’ve seen in the past were based on the Fuego which makes sense seeing the Fuego as a workhorse base model.

The rebranded Daiwa’s I’ve worked over the years have been barely distinguishable from their counterparts. If the savings in price is meaningful to you buy with confidence.

Sounds like it’s seized, corroded etc. there’s nothing in the schematic to indicate is shouldn’t pop right out. Shimano’s site shows a lot of parts discontinued already.

All those “new” “hyper” features plus full floating spools were standard across all their mid to top tier reels 20 years ago. The market is so competitive these reel companies are reinventing the wheel to try and stand out.

Hard to say without seeing it. Send it in if you’d like. Leave line on do I can put a load on it.

Don’t wrench on them. You an twist them apart easily. It’s a shame that they built reels to last generations but not enough parts to support them. You lucked out getting those.

The Ci4 material is plenty strong. Flexing is not a concern. It’s all about weight. The knock on the Ci4 predecessor of the Vanford was lack of smoothness, due again to the light weight. Neither is “better” I’m terms of what it will do or how long it will last. Comes down to the feel you prefer: light and effortless winding or slightly heavier with more fluid feel.

First come, first served 2-3 weeks as of today. With a reservation 48-72 depending on how many and what they are.

If you can get it warrantied by all means go that route. If not, feel free to send it in.