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What do you consider as large?? How much line are you using\wanting??

Daiwa... gave up Shimano back then for Daiwa... you can't convince to ever switch back LOL!!

I was a Fenwick fan back in the day so when I decided to come back after a long vacation I bought two Eagle's ...worked out to $45.00US ($60.00CAD) each. They look and feel amazing although I have to wait till spring now to see how they do on the water I do wish there were those Daiwa's locally to see how they compare... they get alot of good talk!!

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I think this is great!! I put my CT on an Eagle and I'm super pumped to try it this spring!! One more thing... not sure how many of you do but I value drag more than anything. My CT came in last week and I think it'll be very nice. My BG2500 is on it's way and I'm hoping it'll be every bit as good if not better than the Penn Battle 3 I had in my hands the other day... that reel felt awesome!! Like a finely crafted machine... it felt better in my hands than any higher priced Shimano's!! But like BrianMDTX said I'm also new coming back so what the heck do I know

I'm in the reel camp... I enjoy a nice reel... that's usually where my money ends up going... followed by good line. As I've had more expensive rods in the past... a decent lower cost one still does the trick... but a really good reel is just such a pleasure to work with!!

Very interesting!! So how often does this have to be changed?? Now we are talking about the 1x19 and not the 7x7 correct??

Seriously?? So my knot is a Palomar... I can do that with this??

Good to know.. thanks!! I looked at that AFW stuff but I'm not about to go making my own... those days are past for me lol!!

I'm looking at Finn-tastic titanium leaders... you can get single or 7 strand... Good topic... let's see what comes back!!

WOW!! And here I thought I had limited selection LOL!! Sorry man... I feel your pain!! The only two I can comment on is the St Croix and the Shimano... neither was any better than the Fenwick for double the price as they were up here... IMO ROFL!! My wife doesn't know what the bait monkey is but I think she's about to find out this winter

$25 is what I think is the norm for postal shipping to Canada... I paid $22 for my BG2500 and $18 for some Ande. I was also quoted $21 for some lures. I refuse to shop anywhere that does not give the US Postal Service as an option. Couriers to Canada literally r$pe you with brokerage fees. I don't mind paying the duties and taxes but I've seen a $45.00 brokerage fee before on an item that wasn't even that in price (UPS I'm talking to you!!)

I hear ya... in my parts... if it ain't Shimano or a Pure Fishing brand it's very difficult to find.

Thanks everyone!! I want to give an update on my status... as stated I'm coming back with nothing and thanks to the replies on some threads I started I've come away so far with: Daiwa Fuego CT and BG2500 Fenwick Eagle spin and cast rods About three dozen lures... mostly spoons and soft baits with a couple cranks And settled on Ande for line Total is almost $500CAD ($380US) which is right where I wanted to be. Other than a couple odds and ends terminal tackle I'm pretty much ready for spring!! I appreciate all the help since joining this board... thank you again!!

Perfect!! Thank you!! I ordered 3 sizes of Back Country and a 15lb of both this morning!! Almost all outfitted with the two rods I bought yesterday ?