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PhishLI

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  1. TRD BugZ P.S. It's Sprayed Grass, not Black/Blue
  2. If you haven't picked up either GX2 yet, bump it up $14 and get a Daiwa Aird X spinning rod instead for $54. Less expensive on sale. It simply feels $100 better to fish with.
  3. I really wanted to play with a few of my new shallow cranks today, but the bass didn't. Spinner baits were kaput too. Lost a solid heartbreaker on the TRD BugZ, but got a small on it as a consolation prize before an insane thunderstorm chased me out. The good news is that pads have finally broken the surface in a few patches, so it's game on now!
  4. If your Tatula hasn't been dunked or is need of a deep clean for other reasons, you can do a quick oil without major disassembly. I use the Daiwa Reel Oiler which is shown. The first picture is for reference only using a spare, random bearing. This illustrates using a needle oiler to add a drop or two of oil to a bearing's gap between its shield the outside diameter of its inner race. This shield isn't a seal, but a mechanical device made to keep larger grains of particulate from entering a bearing, so if oil is applied to this tiny gap it will migrate into the interior of the bearing by capillary action and gravity and wet the balls. This will help to lubricate a bearing that has expressed most of its lubricant during use and should quiet what you're feeling and hearing. Most Tatulas have two spool bearings. One's located in the palming side-plate and is easily accessed by backing out the retained coin slotted screw, then removing the side-plate. See the 2nd picture for guidance. The other one's located under the spool tension knob or zero- adjuster knob. They are the same thing, and they serve the same function. All that needs to be done here is to adjust the star drag to allow the tension knob to be turned counterclockwise enough to be unscrewed from the threaded nipple molded into the frame. This exposes the inner-race/shield junction of this bearing. Add oil to the gap. Reinstall the knob. This is do-able, but it can be tricky. It's quite easy to not start the threads correctly which will lead to cross-threading. It's best to first remove the handle and star drag from the very start if you lack confidence which will allow easy access to the knob, and much better line-of-sight which will let you far better see that the knob's top is square to the threaded nipple before you begin screwing it back on. Once you've established that this is the case, place a finger on the middle of the cap, apply a little pressure, then slowly rotate the knob counterclockwise with your other hand's forefinger and thumb until you feel/hear a slight click, then stop. This is the lead-in groove of both the knob's and nipple's threads aligning. Now you can begin turning the knob clockwise to re-tighten it. If you feel any resistance whatsoever in the beginning, stop, then back it off and start again because there should be none for the first few turns. If all is well, you'll encounter some soft resistance as the knob's inside diameter encounters the O-ring at the base of the threaded nipple. This is fine. Once you've finished the bearings, the pinion bearing can always use some oil. Remove the spool and avoid cranking the handle while it's out, but you can rotate it slowly if you need to without harming the gears. Tatulas, minus the 300, use the spool's shaft to partially support the pinion, so cranking the handle with the spool removed isn't wise. Reference the 4th picture to see where to add oil. Reinstall the spool, then the side-plate, then give it some spins. Assuming your gears and clutch mech are both properly lubricated, this will usually hold you over until a tear-down service is convenient. This isn't shown with a picture, but you can oil the worm gear and its bushings or bearings from the outside. I use ReelX oil here. Since the reel is already in hand, crank the handle to center the T-Wing, the add oil to the worm gear shaft grooves both left and right of the T-Wing, then in each corner where the shaft meets the frame. Give it a good spin and you're good. This is super easy, and something I do every 3rd or 4th trip.
  5. Are you comfortable with removing just the handle?
  6. It's crazy that they simply don't plate them. All other Zman CBs with black blades are, and plating doesn't come off.
  7. I wasn't freeballin', bro. No women or children were horrified during the making of this...
  8. On the way home from work my wife decided to not keep things simple and had our local pizza joint concoct her something not on the menu. Instead of twiddling my thumbs in the parking lot for an extra half hour waiting for this obnoxious culinary specialty to be done, I hit a local pond on the side of the road. I tore a hole in the azz of my jeans earlier in the day, so I tied on a NED and did my best @Team9nine impression. It worked!
  9. Yeah, that too!
  10. Poppycock. Everyone catches way more smaller fish than bigs. If you have a pic of a pretty small one, then post away. If you have a halfway decent story to bolster it, then tell the tale. Anyone who'd try to shame you will get shamed instead.
  11. I won't pretend to know to what extent a bass thinks, but I assume that they think if something is in the water with them whilst moving to any degree, and they calculate it can be swallowed, then it's probably food that deserves to be eaten.
  12. With the exception of a few HOA dink ponds, all of our ponds here are in the woods and tree-lined, so I prop my rigs against trees and brush. I'll take one, maybe two, to the HOA spots, but for real woods-ponds missions its 5-7 rigs. Each one gets a reel cover and rod sleeve, then over one shoulder it all goes like a stack of 2x4s. All together it's about 10 times lighter than 5-7 2x4s, so no big deal really. That said, I'd never lay them on the ground. Some dufus(me) would probably end up stepping on them. Besides that, the idea of dirt getting in/on my reels would drive me insane.
  13. It's just gear nerd stuff. I don't have a single fishing friend who gives the first flying fudge about the mechanics of reels, but I find it interesting, so when I find a willing dance partner, we dance. I appreciate that @Shie took the time to contribute to this subject. At the very least, talks like these may serve to expand understanding for people who have a passing interest. At best, clarity might be brought to specific information which is otherwise misunderstood.
  14. P.S. I'm not encouraging you to buy what you otherwise wouldn't because of one position/perception or the other, however, I'll say this: I've been flogging my 2020 Tournament Pro LFS (P2 version) for 3 years in ridiculously choked out waters which are nearly all topped out with thick milfoil, tons of pads, water chestnut, etc. While it's true that all of my most-used reels get serviced more often than usual, this reel has held up just fine. Pretty much feels as it did when I got it, and it's had straight braid on it from day one. It's easily one of my top 3 most used reels as far as time in my hands goes because I like its casting/braking system that much. It isn't now and never was Bantam or Zillion G smooth, but it's not bad either. I've had non P2 Doyos go geary after jacking in a few 5 pounders through the junk. I've caught quite a few very solid fish on the TP LFS and it remains unaffected, even with its aluminum main gear.
  15. All Lew's did circa '20 in the P2 reels was to extend the pinion to reach a handle side plate bearing. The pinion's thru-hole is larger than the spool's shaft enough to where the spool shaft doesn't act as a support for the pinion like it does in a standard Tatula or SLX. Once again, the bushing in the Lew's where you see a bearing on a FFS Daiwa or a Shimano X-ships supports nothing in the Lew's. The clearance is too great.
  16. Realize that the larger turned diameter of the spool shaft where the spool bearing is seated also extends into the counterbore of the pinion. The pinion is therefore supported from the inside by this extended shaft, which is then supported by the spool bearing which is seated in a bearing pocket which is cast into the frame. Hence, the pinion is supported on that end while under cranking load, which is what we like. The other end of the pinion is an extended turned diameter which is received by a bearing in the handle side-plate. Quantum has been using the same scheme for years in their better models, and like I mentioned earlier, the bushing you see in the Lew's schematic does not support the pinion. It's I.D. is larger than the pinion's O.D. AFAIK, it's there to keep the pinion from wandering too much if someone cranks the handle while the spool is removed. So, while the pinion isn't supported by its O.D. with a discreet bearing nested into the frame, it's nevertheless supported just the same by the larger diameter of the spool shaft right next to the spool bearing. Think of it as shared-support if you like, but just as if it had a discreet bearing, the pinion will not repel away from the main gear under load. This section is rigid, and it's all locked in by the spool bearing captured by the frame. It accomplishes the goal of dual support, albeit in an economical fashion. Like Quantum reels, the O.D. of the long section of the spool shaft is smaller than the I.D. of the pinion, so zero friction is achieved while in free-spool. This is not my opinion. It is an observable fact. Perhaps this is less easy to understand if you're simply examining the schematic? Take one apart for yourself and it will be clear.
  17. Trust me, even though he wishes they weren't in there, he wouldn't do it either. He likes a laugh.
  18. It does. Congratulations, you're rich.
  19. Nope. The second bearing is shared with the spool. The bushing is non-contact and is there only to support the pinion when the spool is removed.
  20. I've heard it on mine while slowly cranking the reel while fishing. I knew what it was immediately and didn't worry about it because I understand the mechanics of this braking system. This subject came up last year. I found the insert Lew's provides with the Hypermag while at a store and snapped a picture of it. I re-posted it in this thread. They're own insert describes this condition as something that may be heard on certain settings. It's not a problem according to the manufacturer, and is normal for the design whether you or anyone else hasn't noticed it themselves. Peace.
  21. My type of fishing in the bodies of water I fish isn't talked about much, so I simply figured it out. Have I gotten a few ideas here and there? A scant few, and they were mostly new bait types, but not much of what's said online or in print applies beyond the obvious. I started fishing these types of water bodies long ago without any guidance at all from the beginning, which is way before the internet. Even if I had been mentored by a quality fisherman, I still would've had to figure out a lot. Things need to be felt first-hand, and learning curves are different for everyone. One can read the Kama Sutra for ideas, but nothing will replace actually doing something for real. Not even close. Most people out on the water seem to be doing similar things in a similar way. What separates the successful from the unsuccessful are mere subtleties to the casual observer. Those subtleties are downloaded and processed differently by different people, and they can only be realized and fully understood by putting in real time on the water if they're to be understood at all.
  22. Right after the catch, I texted Danny's fish pic to my buddy who lives 3 blocks from this lake. He was supposed to meet me but got sidetracked. His only reply: Did you club it then chuck it into the woods?
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