MontanaBasser

It's line spooling season in my neck of the woods. Which means pulling out the box of partial filler spools and trying to guess if ya have enough left to fill the reel at hand. But, sometimes ya miss judge and the filler spool taps out when the reel is only 1/2-3/4 full. What do you do? Scrap it? Back spool it onto another smaller reel(braid)? Use it as is? How full does it need to be for you to let it ride?

Midway Mystery Box baitcast REELs. 40-50% below MSRP. Premium reels at 1/2 price... But you don't know what you're getting. Two price points and both RH and LH models available. If you buy, you're duty bound to report back, LoL. https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1027478351?pid=636897

A while ago another member wanted a report from someone who had bought mystery rods from Midway. Well, here you go: This past December I YOLO'd and bought a mystery rod, or four... I ordered two casting rods and two spinning rods at different price points. I put specifics below, but the conclusion is that I didn't get ripped off. First, all of the rods were St. Croix. For a Midwest boy that suits me fine. I haven't had a chance to use any of them yet. The least expense rod was advertised as a "bass crankbait casting rod minimum value $175”. Purchase price $105. I received a Mojo Bass series Carbon Cranker - 7'2" Med Heavy / Moderate. (Market Price $175-200) The second rod was advertised as a"bass casting rod minimum value $200. Purchase price $120. I received a Victory series - 7'3" Heavy / Mod-Fast. (Market Price $200-275) The third rod was advertised as a "bass spinning rod-2 piece, minimum value $200". Purchase price $130. I received an Avid series - 6'8" Medium / Extra Fast 2 piece. (Market Price $200-250) Finally the spendy one. Advertised as a "trout and panfish spinning rod minimum value $400”. Purchase price $220. I received a Legend Elite Panfish series - 7'0" Lite / Extra Fast. (Market Price $385-410) So, there you go. Four samples of the Midway mystery rods. I am overall pleased. The only disappointment is the length of the Victory rod and only because I could use a rod for carolina rigs and bigger swim baits. I paired the trout and panfish rod with a Seviin reel for a full fan boy setup. The Victory is getting an Ark7 and the Avid is TBD. Final question though: What goes on the Carbon Cranker? Options are a domestic Scorpion DC, an older JDM scorpion (IDC3), or a new JDM SLX DC XT?

I'm not a huge fan of BPS/White River Marine but the spring sale starts tomorrow. Good deals on something in most categories.