NorthernBasser

Organizing some tackle today and I see this fella staring back at me! ?

Could be. What happens when they get to 8 decades? Change the name to EVIIIGHT?

Ahh, duh.

Are those 1's or I's in the SEV11N/SEVIIN. Either way, is there a certain meaning behind it?

The Tatula SV TW 70 is a tiny little sucker.

I literally just called the number from the Seviin website to find out. I was on hold for about a minute when an automated voice came on saying my estimated wait time is 112 minutes. I don't need to know that badly. ?

The man. The myth. The legend. ✌️

Yessir.

Always bet on black! BTW, black plastics/jigs isn't just for stained/dirty water. One of the biggest misconceptions I see.

The $135 is just for the 4'6 and 5' panfish rods. Just an FYI.

Step your game up....YOLO! (do the kids still say this??)

You can try it as a big drop shot. On my lakes, pterodactyl's like swimming subsurface more than they do flying.

Feel/performance is #1, by a wiiiide margin. But yeah, it's a bonus if the rod looks nice. Especially with the cost of some of these rods nowadays. The Shimano Expride B may be my favorite rod. It's a great performing rod but it's also an absolute beauty. Very simple, yet classy.

No. They put TW links to the products they're talking about in their description. If people click on them and buy the product, they get a cut from TW.

Most likely craydads.

Bunch of darn liars up in here. ? JK. I use them (mostly wacky) but usually in a 'break glass in case of emergency' situation.

Placed a TW order at midnight last night. Got email this morning at 8:30am saying it shipped. I can't remember the last time a TW order was processed that fast.

Right, still a decent deal. But for people who aren't as up on this stuff will be paying more than they should when purchasing stuff when there isn't a sale. Kistler likes to be sneaky, too. On their site, they do have some really good sales quite often, but they're never as good as they seem. On their site, the Helium lists for $400, whereas TW always has them for $300. They list the KLX at $300. On TW they're $250. And yeah, Dick's is a joke.

Are you able to buy the EVO anywhere yet? I see on Tackle Direct, they have a green pumpkin available for pre-order.

Z-Man makes these Chatterbombs for BPS.

Midway has the 80's for $143 right now.

Entirely up to you. Personally I don't like pigeonholing myself with one brand. Every brand has their own feel to them. Some company's models are great, while others may not be for what you're looking for. There's so many great brands out there that I like to try multiple companies out. I have over 40 rods from 18 different companies. Granted, I may have 4-6 from one company and 1 or 2 from another, etc.

Just a heads-up with Discount Tackle. They jack the price up on a lot of their baits, so when they say 20% off, it's usually more like 15% off. For example, the Z-Man Mini Max retails for $8.99 at TW, Bass Pro and other places. At Discount Tackle they list it for $9.49.