dodgeguy

Dobyns come in a big super thick cardboard tube. Should be fine.

That was a great choice.

Absolutely an awesome rod.

The nutjobs who live there put them in charge.

Wood dowel . wrap line around and pull.

Up here in the northeast the summer has been cold and all old rules no longer apply. Water temps are way colder than any normal year and it's changed everything. You need to look at what changed to cause this. Is the water less clear? Is the weather unusual ? Is the fishing actually worse ?

I will never be able to understand why people have problems with the Palomar knot.

I've used a Palomar for braid for over 30 years without any issues

COPOLYMER does not mix flouro and mono The only one that does is Yozuri hybrid which I wouldn't even call a copolymer. Like it says it's a hybrid line.

Problem solved

It's most likely not a manufacturers defect to tell you the truth. Defective blanks show up very quickly and al.ost always break in the month or so of use. This is just a proven fact. My point was that a lot of companies will replace things for free as long as there is no obvious abuse. Did you contact them ?

I thought that rod had lifetime warranty ? Unless they can prove you abused it it should be free.

Your my Sea Hero !!! Why would I buy that when bass pro Johnny Morris has Fuji sic at 149 or Dobyns has Fuji alconite at 179 and lifetime warranty?

This idea that braid backlashes worse is so false. I have only had 2 backlashes with braid I couldn't get out by pressing my thumb on the line and reeling it in then pulling it out in 30 years. Flourocarbon and mono get damaged a lot when backlashes braid does not.

Johnny Morris Signature series are awesome also. Alconite guides . 10 year warranty.

Braid does not backlash easier or worse. Use 50 lb or higher. Set your reel correctly. Don't force casts. Braid is also easier to remove a backlash and doesn't get damaged.

I've used bps rods for 30 years . they are quality rods. That said I would step up to the Dobyns Sierra micro series. Lifetime warranty. Great build quality. Light and balanced. Just a really great rod.

At 7.5 u use the rod to move the crankbait and reel in the slack.

I had one yesterday where the hook point didn't penetrate the gill but the bend was around it.. It was pulling on one of the gills. When I brought the fish in it was bleeding really bad. I got the hook out easily because the hook never went in. . I put it on a stringer behind my rowboat. When I do that I don't run the stringer through the gills. I puncture the soft skin under the bottom jaw and run it through there. After rowing around a few hours the fish looked a lot better. He wasn't going belly up. I took him off the stringer and looked at him. The bleeding had totally stopped. I put him back in and he swam away. Hopefully he will survive.

Shoulda bought a Lew's

I don't agree with that unless maybe you have all the brakes on.i would say spool tension robs most of a fisherman's mid cast.That's why a dual braking system is nice. Even nicer is the externally adjustable Lews system. You can have any amount of centrifugal brakes you want with the touch of a dial.

Not possible. They back off mid cast I would go online to sportsmans outfitters and get a Lews Custom lite for 209 and a Dobyns Sierra micro or non micro for 169. The reel weighs 4.9 oz . the rod is awesome and has lifetime warranty. Just remember Dobyns heavy is actually mh.

Those are MB brakes. Like I said you'd have to go back 3 generations for that brake in the Tournament Pro.The Tournament Pro G is the predecessor of today's tournament pro . It had the 28 point externally adjustable centrifugal system.

Totally different brakes. The reel you are showing is 3 models old. The tournament pro g is the previous version to today's tournament pro.

I thought the older tournament pro had the externally adjustable centrifugal brake? I could be wrong.