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What do we know about the new Antares?

This , buy from Japan in bulk, wait for big sales on things like senkos. From my experience, there isn’t much to be saved in “house” brands, AND academy doesn’t make crankbaits

I wonder if this frame will take a standard ct sv spool? The shallower spool is a deal breaker for my uses.

Agreed, at least with my experience I am shocked a main shaft would bend under 12-14 lb fluorocarbon prior to the like breaking. I could see doing what I do with 50lb braid but at the same time, in my experience the steez ct has just a little bit less drag than most and typically the drag would slip before something bent. That’s odd. Current steez ct sv is the best frame in my opinion. Id absolutely love just a tiny bit more line capacity. This reel has become my go to for all skipping, flipping & pitching and any target casting. I only swap to something bigger for forging, punching, bug swimbaits, or long distancing casting.

This was on a steez ct sv? If so, was the drag completely locked ? Straight braid, locked drag and a giant hookset under a mat of grass? Just trying to make sense of it.

Question, has anybody actually here broken a reel frog fishing? We all put labels on what’s good and what’s not for heavy cover but haven’t seen it any failures of lighter more compact reels. Sure. I like the bantam but my jdm zillion that’s almost two ounces lighter drags them in left and right without complaining….

I flip and pitch on my steez ct a 1 ounce weight with 50lb silent braid on an expride 73xh. It’s absolutely awesome. I always wonder why people say this reel can’t throw bigger stuff. What is the reason that’s been found through doing so?

What’s the tour versatile weigh?

Does anyone have this and if so what are our thoughts? I have a conquest 783c that I believe is a goat skipping rod, great for jerkbaits but also gets other duty in light Texas rigs, jigs and whacky senkos. I need to replace another skipping rod and considered the NRX + version and was wondering if anyone had these to compare to.

In looking at these pictures the gates imo strongly resembles the alphas ct sv tw

Anybody loving the bates Hundo?

Yes. Several Tex rigs, several worms, several frogs If they aren’t bitting that I’m usually going home.

I have the bottom contact 2, the power pitch from that line. While the bottom contact 2 is awesome I just feel way more fluid with the power pitch. Idk if the reel seat is slightly different on the bottom contact or if it’s just the rod length but if flipping and pitching or even a little longer casting I prefer the power pitch. Very similar to the NRX 873CRR

I have a p5 tachyon shaft and it’s a blast. For quite a bit longer there’s also the steez power pitch. You can’t really give recommendations on a rod without knowing what is being pitched to including its weight and cover

Never had any issue. Two buddies have one and do well with it

It’s a huge factor for me

Because you can and should

Ontario, clear water lake that has a good amount of milfoil but this grass is around. It’s typically to the top of the water in as high as ten feet or more. It’s sparse, bass do not seem to relate to it like the molfoil

A 1/4 oz doesn’t go very far in this

I feel like this is mostly a worm question. For worms, the previous answers are accurate,m. When is comes to pitching a creature in the milfoil I’m using 3/8-1oz and punching with obviously more. Anything under 1/2 oz doesn’t really penetrate thick milfoil well.

Does 131 sink and if so does that make it a bad line for frogging ?

Great to hear they skip great

Thank you! Some thinks have changed and this trip coming up has turned into 16 nights. Half of which will be with my son. Being this long of a trip I am extremely lucky. It’s making me rethink many things including just having to play it by ear and do some rest. This is especially true what the first ten days will be fun fishing followed by 6 days of 10 hour a day tournament fishing

So yes. Take it…