Kyle46N

Great interview.

No sir, I have not. The reason I love the FattyZ with the weighted wide gap is the horizontal fall of the bait, with tail quivering/wiggling. Very much like a weightless senko, but a faster fall, so I can cover more water. Not sure what the turbo tail would do to it.

I just went back to look. Yeah the minimum to receive free shipping is 26000 yen…approx 190 bucks. Thanks!!

Went to order a couple nasci’s from asian fishing portal for 78 bucks each. All good until shipping comes up as 65 bucks! Am I missing something? Anyone else order from them, and can verify shipping is that high?

Mine were all freshwater use. My father saltwater. The mechanical components became loose. The bail arm went out on two of them. The magnesium coating would almost “bubble” up in areas.

Do not buy pflueger supremes! They don’t last. I had 3 of them all go bad within two years. Same happened for two my father bought.

I use them (2/0) for small swimbaits in grassy areas. If they are quality swimbaits with good plastic, they’ll swim. I don’t use anything less than an 1/8.

That’s great! Never heard of them. Thanks!

Anyone have a source for 2/0 weighted wide gaps with a decent selection of weights….1/8, 3/16, etc?

Any opinions on the difference between a 12 inch Lowrance Hook 2 12 and the Elite 12 ti2? Is the upgrade worth it? Big difference from description seems to be wifi and bluetooth capabilities. Is the side imaging quality the same? GPS charts same? Thank you!

Sportsmansoutfitters also has the Falcon Buccoo SR on sale for 79.99.

To the OP, if you would like to throw a nicer quality jerkbait, without paying an arm and a leg. The IMA lures Flit jerkbaits are great. Awesome castability, true suspension, sharp hooks, decent colors, and durable. I've caught over a 100 bass on the Cal Delta one flit, and it's still going strong. Ya get that Japanese quality for 10 bucks.

I miss being around an Academy so much. They always have great deals on end caps, etc, and sometimes the deals just get silly. San Antonio, TX has I believe 7 Academies in and around the city. I used to make Academy runs for clearance items and save an insane amount of money. When I lived there for several years courtesy of the military, I was able to buy a life time supply of Southern Pro Hot grubs in my 4 favorite colors ( I crappie fish a lot too). I'm not exaggerating when I say life time supply. And never paid more than 50 cents a pack of grubs.

Bought one in the fall of 2017, and had the spool break within two days of use. Daiwa replaced/repaired. I get it back, and now it makes a loud rattling noise when casting, based on how loose my cast control is set. If it's loose because I'm throwing lighter lures, it rattles. If I tighten it up with a heavy jig, etc, no noise. This is was my attempt at trying a different brand other than Lews. I'm going to stick with Lews. No coincidence I own 8 Lews, combo of Tourney pro's, MB's and BB1 Pro's, and have had not even the slightest issue over 7 years. I've never used Shimano, but I hear the same sentiment from Shimano guys.

Frogging, punching, and sometimes buzzbaits. Frogging and punching it's simply for the line retrieve when you've hooked up with a fish, but more specifically in the slop or thick vegetation. It makes a huge difference when frogging on grass mats, and punching in really thick mats like the kind here on the Cali Delta.

I jumped on that an hour ago. Good deal. I've tried the Kast King speed demon twice and both times received a garbage reel with multiple issues. Finally got the high speed reel I need for the Delta.

Freelance.....this was just posted on westernbass. This gentleman creates these super informative videos, and this one linked below takes place all within a half mile of B&W marina. http://www.westernbass.com/forum/delta-whopper-plopper-video-t111097.html?sid=0fae8ef0b10dfa0fbfcbbcd33e1f6516

I see that I wrote my comment two years ago. Well, my son is now 8 and still using it. It's handled plenty of fish to date, and held up well. Most recently it's been pulling bass out of the Cali Delta slop for my boy. The reel seat thing is and always was an annoying problem. It doesn't come loose, but it does wiggle.

Great advice gents. Thank you for the input.

I have 5 of them, and for a couple years now. Just as smooth as the first day I bought them. Can't beat these reels at that price point...which buy the way can be had for under 110 on ebay brand new.

Good point Glen, and thank you for the advice. With that said, I'm aware that is definitely a route to take, but wanted to check to see if anyone else had experience with the question and may have a cheaper alternative. Typically dealerships price gouge. If someone, from previous experience, already knew the parts needed, I may be able to buy them online cheaper.

I put in at B &W marina often. There is a decent amount of area to fish out of kayak within a short paddle of the launch. Maybe even better though is putting in at Tower Park. There is a ton of marina slips/docks to fish and just south of the marina there is quite a bit of vegetation to fish.

Anyone have any advice or suggestions on where to buy components for the Ranger Trail oil bath hubs? Or maybe more specifically does anyone know the bearing and seal specs for 2000 model 520vx hubs? I've already drained and filled the oil in my hubs, but it appears that one of the hubs is leaking in the back seal, so I'm going to need to change out components. Thanks for any help!

I don't have either, but based off all the positive reviews in the past for the guide select, I would go with that. I've bought several rods online without ever laying a hand on them, but getting quite a bit of feedback from bassresource members, and every one of those rods were perfect, and accurately described.