Broke out some of my older BPS Rods for tomorrow.

[Spankey]

Actually tore down a pair of Bionic Blade set up with Shimano Saharas and a pair of Woo Daves Extremes set ups with old Symetres on them this morning for the grandsons next week to use. Will fish them tomorrow to check out the line lay and keep them from any possible frustration.

 

Why I ever got away from fishing these I'll truly never reason with. To switch to St. Croix's actually I guess. These are great combos that caught a lot of fish. Very little rash if any on them. Have only been used in a boat. My grandsons are acquiring some decent setups the last few seasons.

 

Hope to pull in a few with them tomorrow. They are close to being vintage I suppose.  

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Those first generation Extremes are very good rods.

[NavyToad]

Last week I decided I wanted a dedicated drop shot setup, so I looked through my rods and found a 6’8” ML Woo Daves Extreme that I bought over 20 years ago. I was shopping for a reel when I remembered I had a NIB Daiwa Caldia z 2500 that I bought in 2017. I didn’t second guess whether I needed a new rod - I already have a great one in the Woo Daves. This setup was like a gift. That Daiwa reel is exceptional.

[WRB]

Fresh line, check the drags and ready to go fishing.

Tom

[Spankey]

4 hours ago, BassWhole! said:

Those first generation Extremes are very good rods.

Both are spinning. One a 6 ft. Med. Finesse/Tube, one 6’8” ML Finesse. Both seen a lot of tube fishing and really light Trigging. 
 

Should have never gravitated away from the way and things I’ve used. Actually may have been happier with my results back then. But no whoop, I have two grandsons I have fishing with some pretty decent stuff to help them get past the learning curve easier. 

[Spankey]

The Bionic blade is a good rod also. I’m fishing a bit different these days but I got hung up in buying some higher end stuff.  No regrets but some of the more moderate priced rods out there are great rods. 
 

That’s why I hate to be opinionated when guys ask about what should they buy. When my girls were growing up I couldn’t be thinking about having a bunch of St. Croix or Loomis Rods only to be a weekend warrior. Things are different now and I still don’t. 

[ironbjorn]

I don't know how some of you guys have good condition, functional gear that you've forgotten about. But I only buy exactly what I need and what I'll use.

[Eric 26]

Here’s my contribution to this post. A 2006  5’-6” bionic ultralight, a 6’-6” bionic med power I won at a local fishing show and a performance series rod I bought (same year) with a 1000 size bps pro qualifier reel ( still love and use this reel) from a local newspaper ad. I have a balance kit/cap on the 6’-6” from bps that I really  like. The performance series rod was my attempt at creating a split grip handle which I’m actually happy with ?

[Bankbeater]

No spinning rods, but I have 2 bionic blade casting rods and a tourny special casting rod that work great for moving baits.

[detroit1]

I have a 7' bps tourney special med. power / moderate action b/c rod that i still use today for cranks. It's gotta be 30+ yrs old. I liked the "power hump" back then, now, not so much.