thehooligan

Pop-x Keitech Easy Shiner Wacky Robo's All my fish have come on these three so far this year

I hear ya John, im a shimano nut but im playing around with megabass/daiwa just to switch it up. I love the 50 series shimano platform so much that i find myself comparing every new reel i pick up and always seem to be let down, lol.

Im not an abu fan, but for the money the abu LT is just about the best deal out there for a factory bfs reel...

And trim on the cast control knob. Nice reel Mike !! I almost pulled the trigger on a 101hg and decided to bring a CQ51 back into the lineup, lol

No hook keeper, most jdm rods dont have them...

I prefer the older Aldebaran. Its more solid, I think it casts further, and at 5.5oz, it balances better with most rods.

Not a fan of foregrips, I like to keep my pointer finger on the blank.

Id also go rarenium ci4+ You get shallow spool options that you cant get for the regular ci4+

Its the jdm bfs model, 6'5L

Anything 1000 size from the stradic fj - Stella fe. For JDM shimano, the compact 2000 with shallow spools are sweet.

Sweet, i love 6 & 8lb floroclear. Great line.

Nice fish

Haha, glad you're liking that combo. Get some pics up, I bet they match perfectly. I've only had mine out once, I respooled with 4lb hybrid. Hopefully get out for a bit tonight...

Pretty much everything John said. My shimanos get handles, knobs, spool bearings and sometimes shallow spools. Ill also throw screw sets, dragstars, cast control caps for bling. My daiwas/megabass get pretty much everything the same, but ill do sv spool swaps and carbontex is an absolute must.

Id probally skip the xg limited if your in south florida, too much heavy cover. Unless you have ponds down there with open water, lol

JLS hooked it up with some fish arrow's Will be testing these two out today.... Hedgehog air's, red avail screw set, zpi handle, knobs, bearings. Might throw a red avail side cover on...

Jackall for rods, shimano for reels.

Don't use spinning reels anymore but I know plenty of guys use 7&8lb on spinning gear with no problems. I prefer braid with fluoro leaders on spinning reels personally...

I think they blew out whatever stock they had left now that there discontinued. $189 was an absolute steal for one of the best reels of all time !!

I use 7lb sniper on my bfs setups, nice line I just hate tieing knots with flouro. I've actually switched to 4-6lb hybrid.

Nice reel, I just grabbed one the other day to go with my regular bfs xg.You picked an awesome reel for you're first shimano, also that's the perfect line choice.

Ive always liked them as well. I prefer a completely balanced rod in pretty much every fishing technique, slightly tip heavy on moving baits would be the only scenerio thats ok for me.

8lb hybrid

i believe the yellows are heavier.

Hated that some of my favorite rods, the cumulus and cumara, plus plenty of highend rods like nrx's still need a buttcap with quarters to be balanced. Id also go the custom route or just find the factory built rod that balances on the reel nut like it should. All my jackall and destroyer x7's balance on the reelnut or line guide.