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I'll think about it. What's a fair price? Spooled with new 65lb green PowerPro. Only used the reel once to set the spool drag.

Sounds good to me. They're just itching to be used. Spooled with PowerPro and cast a freakin mile with those musky baits. They have nice power handles too. Had to do a little switching for the 300 in order to get one on it, but it helps being the HS.

Ci4. I have a 3000 JDM model in 5.1 gear ratio, and it's MUCH less effort to reel than the 6.2. I actually returned the 6.2. Also have a Ultegra 3000 JDM in 5.1 for farm pond fishing and it's a good reel too.

Anyone have any issues with the Daiwa Lexas in 300 and 400 size? I have a 300HS with power handle and a 400PWR with power handle. Both are for Musky, HS for smaller and faster baits, 400 for huge baits. Both are unused, but I'm wanting to possibly sell for Shimanos since I'm a Shimano guy. Just concerned about long term durability and quality of the reels since I haven't really used much Daiwa and I know these aren't top of the line or anything.

Didn't know where to post this, but the login/profile buttons right below the BR logo at the top left do not work. All it does is take you to the home page. I have this issue on any computer I use and multiple browsers. I have to go into a thread and scroll to the bottom to login. Can you please fix this?

I was looking at the Phenix classic swimbait. Their rods got really good reviews.

I know I know, but it's more just to try out the feel of the rod and get used to swimbaiting. Kinda like my training wheels rod. I'll get a Ferrari when I got it down ? plus I just wasn't sure which rod I wanted, and would rather swap rods at no cost that will get me in the ballpark instead of dropping 300 or so on something I might not like. If I like this then it will most likely turn into a Legend Tournament. Same specs, just a much nicer rod.

Nice. Where is this at? I'll post a few pictures of shad and wiper I got the other day. Your settings are clean too. What's all your stuff set to? You have excellent contrast and looks pretty clean.

? I ran the unit directly to it's own battery, and most of the interference is gone.

I wound up getting a St Croix Mojo swimbait rod. Got an even exchange for another rod I didn't use, so I figured I'd give it a try since it was essentially free. 7'10" heavy/fast 1-4oz. I'm spooling my Conquest with 20lb Seaguar Red Label for now, since Cabelas didn't have any CXX in the store. Gonna see how my baits react to all this and go from there.

Sorry just not impressed at all

I understand the point of user error. Megabass offers nothing after 3 years period. How can that compete with St Croix, when they will even do a replacement program outside the warranty is what I'm getting at. If they offer a replacement for user error that saves possibly hundreds of dollars in replacement cost, that's not bad business, that's good business bc it keeps people like me coming back. I have gladly paid 85 for a fee in the past to replace a rod that costs 270 and I hadn't even registered it. They just didn't make a huge deal about it bc they knew it was theirs anyways. How can that be beat? Do you feel more comfortable with 3 years, or up to lifetime plus a replacement plan when you pay hundreds for a rod?

Already did, good call. Their rep was friendly and seemed nice to deal with, but after a year they will start asking questions and most likely not replace for free even though the warranty is 3 years. Nice rods, but just seems too sketchy for me. St Croix will win you over with their warranty and customer service if you let them.

Since I prefer hard swimbaits over soft, should I be looking at more of a moderate-fast? That Loomis is right in the range, and warranty, but I definitely don't want a broom handle for hard swimbaits.

So considering I fish in Kansas for bass realistically up to hopefully 8 pound bass (7 come around once a year or so with these smaller baits), and I will be using lures to catch hopefully an 8 or 9 pound fish with bigger, 2-4oz range I'd guess, lures, would the Orochi be a good choice? The rod would be primarily used for that, but would also need to double for throwing swimbaits and large cranks for striper. I currently have a Got Em Coach bluegill, slow sinking, and a BD Shad, I think 5 inch. I prefer hard baits, but I also have some 5 or 6 inch Huddleston soft baits. Another thing is, I don't want EVA or any other type of grip. Only cork with a good build quality.

Very good point. Was just trying to be optimistic ;-) Can anyone speak for MB quality, warranty, or customer service? That's the biggest thing holding me back from them.

I'm a crankbait and spinnerbait guy, and this is all fairly new to me. I normally need that sink and sensitivity to ensure the bait doesn't have weeds on it. I did have an Okuma Guide Select I gave my dad, and it was a good rod for the money. I feel it was on the lighter side of its lure rating, but it was versatile. The Leviathan seems to be more of a moderate fast from what I'm reading, which I also feel is more versatile bc most of my swimbaits have treble hooks.

True, but I guess what I'm getting at is the fact St Croix will cover you no questions asked. If it's your fault, you pay a fee, but the end cost to replace is still far cheaper than full price. If it's a defective rod, it's free. I speak from experience on both counts. That's very hard to beat and these aren't Eagle Claw rods we are talking about, so warranty and customer service matter.

But the mono floats, and swimbaits I have are slow sinking, almost floating with mono. But that's a whole other topic. I use fluoro bc it's invisible, sinks, and more sensitive. Do you know much about MB quality? I am very leery.

Anyone know what their policy is after 3 years, if they have one at all? Really concerned about buying an Orochi XX, and having an issue out of warranty. I have all St Croix higher end rods, so right now I have no worries, but the Leviathan looks to fit my needs better than what St Croix can offer.

Why no fluoro? I'm a die hard St Croix guy, so for me to even consider a different brand is very rare. I did some research into the Megabass rod and it looks like it pretty well addresses what I am looking for and had a lot of thought put into the design. My main concern with their rods since I have never owned one, is the warranty and craftsmanship compared to St Croix. St Croix makes extremely well-made rods with no doubt, but I have heard the Megabass rods are basically mass-produced in China. Lots of stuff I've read about eyelets falling out and rods breaking. They only have a 3 year warranty also compared to 15 years from St Croix. Any input on that? I have no experience at all with MB quality, but I can more than vouch for St Croix. Unless I get other options it basically a toss up right now. Overall versatility of the MB compared to usefulness, quality and warranty of St Croix. Kinda looking for a one rod fits all.

I just got a Calcutta Conquest 400 for big baits and striper fishing, but I want a rod as versatile as possible. I was looking at the Megabass Orochi XX Leviathan, which is rated for 1/2-8oz, or the St Croix Legend Tournament TBC710HF which is 1-4oz. I will be throwing stuff from 3/4oz spinnerbaits and lipless up to 4-5oz swimbaits, and possibly small to mid size musky lures as well. Most of the time realistically will be 1oz lipless and around 3oz swimbaits, but I don't wanna limit myself if I wanna throw larger. I don't fish large lures a lot so I need that versatility. Will be spooled with 20-25lb fluorocarbon.

I'll look into that. I fish wiper at Milford and Herington.

I anchor with my Xi5 a lot to fish schools of wiper (striper/white bass hybrid) when they are feeding on shad. I move until I see fish on SI, then once we start catching them, we anchor until they quit biting (move out of range). Normally I run a 3 screen view, with sonar and DI as my smaller screens on top and SI on the full wide bottom half of the screen. But when we are searching for the fish, I use SI full screen. A little bit of wind helps bc it will push the boat around side to side, which keeps the SI working good. I think to help cause this, I'm gonna start trimming my motor completely out of the water so it doesn't act like a rudder.

So I was trying to figure out how real-time fish could be seen on side find. It's a lot harder bc everything is already streaking, but fish coming in would just be new white streaks contrasting the rest, right?