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Cool. Been using since 2018. Tat Elite, Tat SV limited x2, two zillions. Never messed with any of them.

d**n these JDM prices.

Spinning - braid to fluoro spook rod - braid to mono Other than that, I don’t fish leaders.

Dobyns Champions Extreme HP DX746c https://dobynsrods.com/product/dx-746c/

6 days max from order to delivered in Texas for me from digitaka.

Maybe, maybe not, but my 5 reels with It have never needed adjusting. I’m not sure why that would be a thing if they came needing to be adjusted. Surely Daiwa has its manufacturing tolerances down to a science.

If It has the zero adjust (and I don’t know if there alpha does or not) then I don’t mess spool tension at all. Start at about 10 on the brakes and go from there. If It doesn’t have zero adjust, I click the button, use my thumb on the spool and adjust tension until the spool just barely starts to click back and forth. Then do the same with the brakes. Has always worked for me.

Very nice

My JDM Zillion HD came with 100mm

The best thing I ever did was take a instructional trip. It was 8 hours with a pro fisherman. The first 4 were us sitting in a restaurant and him literally telling me the how he breaks down a lake for tournaments, what bass do based on water temperature, and what minimal amounts of baits he recommends I need for each season (water temp). We then went to the lake and he said ok, what would you do today based on what I just taught you. It was 3pm, July, blue bird sky, and 100 degrees, on a lake I had no knowledge of, and we wore them out. Ex: rule - big fish ambush winter (~40deg water) moving baits - A-rig, jerkbait winter slow baits - drop shot, Ned Patterning in winter- cut off all dirty water (feed more by sight in colder water), cut off all south facing coves (wind blown and colder). Now look for north coves that big tournaments go out of and start there. Hit the best looking cover in the back 3rd, middle 3rd, and front 3rd or the cove. 10 minutes or so per spot. If you can establish a pattern, go fish as many north facing coves following that pattern, that you can for the tournament. That’s a very short snippet of a TON of info I got that day. Just one pro’s, who is pretty successful, simplified way of breaking down a lake. It helped me eliminate water. It helped me simplify my tackle. Once you’re comfortable you can start expanding out on tackle and such based off the same principles. Ill never be a pro or a hammer. But I do cash checks in local clubs, beat my buddies often, and catch fish.

My buddy backlashes his constantly. I fish daiwa and just keep on casting.

Is this to me? Because I had a 3rd fish not pictured. Those two were not 8 lbs.

First loser ?

8 lbs even today in 3 fish tourney. Got second.

I recommend pressing the button before sitting the rod down and not ugly-ing up your setup with a float.

Not my experience at all with TW.

It’s that defier you see on the bottom left. Waiting on my swimbait reel to get finished up and I’m putting the same line on It!

My photos look great on my phone but always look fuzzy once uploaded to bassresource. I think it’s because It forces me to resize them. Anyhoo, that has nothing to do with your topic.

I thought a spook was a walking bait?

You are the man! Pm coming!

First I’ve heard of this on a crank bait.

Ohhh I’ve got It. Another 150 or 200 for the frog setup and a power handle for the c-rig 200. Any recommendations on that, bulldog? Ill save the spool and bearings for another project.

After I posted that I actually looked up line capacities and realized the HD is only like 80 yards with 20lb line. I’ve really liked the 200 on my c-rig setup and caught a lot of fish with It. I’m like you though and like to put the best reels on the rods I use the most and I rarely frog/punch. Maybe I just save a little money and just get another 150 or 200 for the frog/punch setup.

I found the z-man toads too light. Love the zooms and rage toads for a little more plop.

I did some reel shuffling today and slowly upgrading to all “higher-than-CT-end” reels. Had a 17 Tatula SV I just acquired on a Chatterbait rod that I put on a spinnerbait rod. The spinnerbait rod had a Tatula CT that I sold today. Last night I ordered a Tatula 150, which is going to go on that Chatterbait rod. I also had a Tatula CT on a punching/frog rod that I sold today. Currently on my c-rig rod is a Tatula 200. I also have a Elite P/F on a backup pitching rod. And I’ve acquired an Elite long cast spool and hedgehog zr bearings. So my options are: Leave the Tat 200 on the c-rig rod and purchase a frogging/punching reel. Move the Tat 200 to the frogging/punching rod (I like this idea), and for the c-rig get a Zillion HD (or other reel) OR put the long cast spool and bearings in the P/F and use It. If I do that, then I’ll need to purchase a reel for the backup pitching rod. Probably another P/F because I like It. Why not just get a regular elite for the c-rig rod you might ask? I really, really like the power type handles on the p/f and the zillion hd. So many options.