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The video of that fish is on YouTube right now but I don't wanna get in trouble for posting my own personal channel but it's on there lol! I caught it day before yesterday. The audio analysis video is not up yet,I'm trying to be very thorough. FYI for all the bass guys if your concerned about the durability of this bait..don't be. I just released my 9th tiger in 2 days on the same 110. I haven't changed hooks or modified it at all, still floats, and runs true. What's funny is these won't touch the 190 right now which is my go to.just weird,lol

Thought this was funny,45 inch 32 pound tiger. Whopper plopper 110 in blue blood. I was recording audio samples for a comparison video. Strong enough for a musky ph balanced for bass,lol

I fish tigers everyday and that color pattern is really really unique! I've never caught one like that, it's like a tiger negative,lol. Do you know if that lake has a tiger muskie stock program or does that lake hold a population of pike and pure strains where tigers will some times be produced naturally???

I got them from a shop at bluewater lake in New Mexico. They have a few cases in stock, they got them last week. It sounds freakin awesome and it had a redesigned weed resistant tail. I'm gonna fish em all afternoon and evening...super confident! Really unique tone. I think them guys put up a you tube video on the action.

I went and bought a few today!!!!!!

Ive taken the front trebles off all my 90's...the back treble is plenty I find. They have a tendancy to hit it really hard anyway.the front will ride a bit higher.

Silly question, Is that foil or leaf? If it's leaf im having issues with getting the leaf to adhere to the bait. Do you put a product down on the bait before you lay the leaf, or do you put it straight on the bait? I'm not putting anything down and it holds pretty well until I hit it with the airbrush even at super low psi.

1.POACHERS! 2...everything else I thought of was kinda in that catagory.

You did say bullheads. I'm sure you know this but these are used all over the country as bait, primarily for flathead catfish. I really don't think they are a game fish,not here anyway. I think some people maybe confused on what it is. They don't really get very big at all, and very common around 6-12 inches.they make bait rigs for specifically bullheads too. But always check local regs.

My catalogue is from last year,lol. I had a friend call yesterday and advise me of the new okumas. He neglected to mention a 450!!! Hey on a side note what rod do you recommend for the 16in, line thru 3D trout? I fish several 12in but want to throw the16 so bad. Since I'm getting new reels I might as well get a couple rods too...

For the same reason you "need" a reel that weighs what it does, the same reason you "need" a reel that looks that sharp, and is that exclusive. You don't.lol.I wonder how many of you know what word steez means ( I mean before looking it up on the internet)? Or have honestly ever fished one.i know some of you have but most of of us will never have the opportunity to fish one. i have seen only 1 that was being fished. If I had one I'd fish it all the time, just like if I had a super car, I'd drive it constantly. The steez IS NOT something you "need," it's simply something you want. Is one of those dream reels, like a dream car.

The tatula is the corvette and the steez is the veyron. A lot less common a lot more advanced.i see what your sayin though, same company, upgraded Product. I was just sayin in not so many words that they will both get groceries(catch fish), just so much goes into the other one.

The lews speed spool is built really well, holds up to the abuse. the aetos...I held one a few months ago and was blown away, ended up buying my wife the 3wt fly rod instead. That aetos line is really really neat. Honestly, your entire list looks pretty good...minus the Dobyns, I was sent one recently and really wasn't impressed.sorry dobyns guys.

I had a square bill that I lost a few times...found out that It had a burr on the inside of the eye.lol.

Ok, I'll be the odd man out and try to justify it using your car analogy. The tatula weighs in at about the high end of 7 ounces, the steez around the low end of 5. That's the difference of about...let's see...what's a whopper plopper weight(I picked that cause I'm sure we've all seen or own one,lol)? 1 3/8oz??? If that ain't right, it's close. So the weight difference is kinda big. Now, a viper, or vettez06 will run around 200mph, but getting above 240mph is a completely different story. It requires so many more horsepower for every mph over 240, then gets exponential around 260. A few production cars can do that:2 in particular the Bugatti veyron and the Hennessey venom gt. So much research and technology goes into every mph for those cars. Special paint,engine configurations, components that are super strong but lightweight,and so on. You can get a veyron for about $2,000,000. On top of that, Volkswagen LOOSES a few million on every car but it's their flagship. You sell more passats and golfs when you have the wolds fastest production car(not any more thanks to the venom). So the steez is Diawas flagship. It says "look what our company is capable of." They made it that light without sacrificing quality. There are lighter reels on the market, but they seem to sacrifice components to shed weight. the point is I'd love to have a steez the same way I'd love to have a veyron. Not for any reason other than it's a friggin veyron!