jimmyjoe

When you say, "Makes just as much sense ....", what you're really saying is that it makes as much sense TO YOU. Everyone has their likes and dislikes. Everyone has their methods. Some people are slick at this, and some people are slick at that. It's all good. What's not good is making a sarcastic comment to put down another person.

Yes, it was. Trading has been postulated. I was just curious. Thanks. jj

Have you ever found anything related to the Old Copper Complex, also called the Old Copper Culture? jj

Shimano Curado 200 K would work out, but your personal likes and dislikes are going to mean something, too. The Shimano is centrifugal braking. Daiwa reels are generally magnetic braking, if you happen to like that. jj

That could be the problem, right there. jj

^^^ This. ^^^ For Fenwick, call Berkley in Spirit Lake, Iowa. Berkley and Fenwick are part of the Purefishing corporate concern. Talk to Kathy if you can (and if she's still there!). They usually have good customer service. jj

I got to thinking about this a bit. There was an old cowboy movie. I can't be sure who the star was, but it might have been Randolph Scott. Anyway, the bad guy asks something like, "Why you here? You wanna be a hero?". The good guy replies, "All my heroes are dead." I understand. jj

I see. I was equating "Made in America" with the blanks being made here, like St. Croix. I suppose with the complicated trail of parts and materials that we have today, "Made in America" and "Assembled in America" are really about the same thing. I'm too old. Too many things have changed for me to keep up. ?? jj

Sure about that? This was from 2008. jj A message from one of the Phenix guys off another site earlier this year... Hi Everybody, I am pleased to see there is some discussion about Phenix rods again. We just came back from the Fred Hall show and it was a tremendous experience. The reception to our new product line for both freshwater and saltwater was great. I wanted to clarify a few things about our rod materials, where they are made, etc. The raw material for our rod blanks comes from Toray. That was essential for us. We wanted our line to be made of only the highest quality material. It is a carbon fiber and graphite weave which makes our blanks both light and strong. Our blanks are not made in Japan. They are not made in the US. They are MIC (Made in China). In fact, the reason why we chose our Chinese partner is the fact that they use Toray materials. Most rod manufacturers use Chinese graphite which we feel is an inferior product. As much as I would have loved our blanks to be made in Japan, it is not financially feasible for us to do so at the price point that we want to offer the consumer. I believe having our blanks made in China does not diminish the quality of the product. In fact our Chinese partner OEM's a lot of rods and blanks for very high quality, well-known manufacturers. Sorry, if myself or any of the partners caused any confusion at the Fred Hall Show. We wanted to highlight the fact that our blanks use material from Toray. I do believe that is a selling point. We do not want to mislead anybody into thinking that our blanks are spun in Japan.

I'm 70. Whattya talkin' about ..... "old stuff"? ? jj

If there are, there are some days when I sure can't find them! ? jj

I've broken polycarbonate/clear plastic bills. I've never broken a circuit board bill. Maybe it was just my luck, I don't know. jj

My advice is to go to a medium power/fast-or-moderate-fast action rod. Hookset takes power, and a lot of the less expensive ML rods in spinning don't have it. Good luck! jj

Correct. You need to help us help you. ? jj

Common Cents comes close. https://common-cents.info/ Marketing and advertising priorities get in the way of standardization, though. After all, notice how rod companies all claim to be different, or unique, and not similar or standardized. Customers respond to that. jj

I once spoke with a rod designer from one of the major companies. I didn't even know it until after we had chatted for awhile. He said that different companies rate different ways, sometimes for different reasons. Company "A" might want to sell light weight, but feel they need to hit an advertising point in the market. Company "B" might build a little over rating to make a reputation for a really strong rod. Company "C" might get rods from overseas that are cheap and stiff, and they try to rate them according to flex, even though they know a certain percentage will break. They'll absorb the costs of replacement as a way of doing business. Company "D" has a rod that is rated with no margin for error, but it's light and super sensitive. Company "E" doesn't care. They make a rod that's almost unbreakable, and expect the fishermen to figure it all out for themselves. This gentleman had just left his former employer and moved to a new rod company. The old company had hired a new person with "fresh ideas". So now the effect would be that both rod companies will now market rods that are different than what customers had been accustomed to for years. So............. don't rely on last year's stereotypes. jj

For twenty bucks an hour, I AM 10 years younger! ? ? jj

Prior to my retirement, I trained a replacement. Long story short, he didn't work out. They got me another guy. He was a little better, but he eventually left. They called me out of retirement to train a third guy. Smart and a hard worker. He's still there, thank goodness. From what I hear around town, one out of three ain't so bad. jj

Yes, it will. The lower air pressure won't allow as much oxygen to enter your bloodstream. See: https://geekymedics.com/oxygen-transport-in-the-blood/ jj

The "sweet spot" for handling braided line changes on centrifugally-controlled reels as the size of the spool changes. On small spools (like my Curado 70) the reel may "like" relatively few braids, and only a narrow range of diameters, for maximum distance and consistency. A larger-capacity spool offers a greater variety of braids to fit into or approach the "sweet spot". The only braided line I found (I didn't test a great number) that worked well on my Curado 70 was 20 lb. test (12 mil diameter) Berkely Fireline Ultra 8. Other (larger) centrifugal reels were more forgiving. If the company has changed the engineering behind their braking system, then what I said may not be germane. That's why I said my suspicions may be wrong. Daiwa reels with Magforce-Z behave differently. I don't have a real good handle on their plus and minus points yet. jj

I suspect that the difference might not be visible. I suspect that the 150-size will be much more capable of handling different braids. Of course, my suspicions may be wrong. jj

When I was a kid we called any reel, of any design whatsoever, that had no anti-reverse a "knuckle-buster". I can verify that the name was accurate. jj

Man .... I guess I just didn't realize how lucky I am! ? jju

This thread makes me VERY happy to be a shorecaster! ? jj

Ego. jj