newapti5 Posted June 21, 2022 Posted June 21, 2022 20 minutes ago, Jeffrey Walker said: That site is in japanese. How the hell do you order form there? Im soo confused Click on the flag logo on the top right of the Amazon Japan page, then you can choose your language and currency setting. 1 1
Jeffrey Walker Posted June 21, 2022 Author Posted June 21, 2022 Oh geez round reels vs baitcasters, that sounds like a whole seperate thread. I have no experience with round reels. I thought they were for saltwater
Super User MN Fisher Posted June 21, 2022 Super User Posted June 21, 2022 38 minutes ago, Jeffrey Walker said: That site is in japanese. How the hell do you order form there? Im soo confused Something in your browser settings? Firefox 101.0.1 shows it in English...or maybe Google background settings...I don't remember which. 1
Jeffrey Walker Posted June 21, 2022 Author Posted June 21, 2022 So far here are the options. Thoughts? ROD REEL Casting Rods Megabass P5 Siglett JDM Shimano Poison Adrena 163ML Phenix Feather 7'1" Light Casting Reels Daiwa 20 Steez AIR TW 500XXH 22 Aldebaran BFS Alphas Air Daiwa's Gekka Bijin Air TW PE Specia Curado BFS Calcutta Conquest BFS Spinning Rods Megabass P5 Baby Plugging Shimano Poison Adrena 267ML Spinning Reels Vanford 500 or 1000 Vanquish C2000S, Stradic to Stella in C2000S Shimano Stella FK 1000
redmeansdistortion Posted June 21, 2022 Posted June 21, 2022 32 minutes ago, Jeffrey Walker said: Oh geez round reels vs baitcasters, that sounds like a whole seperate thread. I have no experience with round reels. I thought they were for saltwater The Millionaire CT is very palm friendly and not large at all. It weighs marginally more than the Conquest BFS. Here they are side by side. The Conquest does palm a bit better due to it having a smaller diameter palm side plate, but the Millionaire is much more pleasant to fish with. It's the smoothest reel I own. 3
Jeffrey Walker Posted June 21, 2022 Author Posted June 21, 2022 This thread is leading to soo many more questions than answers. Why a round reel?
redmeansdistortion Posted June 21, 2022 Posted June 21, 2022 Just now, Jeffrey Walker said: This thread is leading to soo many more questions than answers. Why a round reel? Mostly preference. The newer round reels aren't the same as the ones our fathers and grandfathers fished with, they have a low reel foot to facilitate palming. Years ago the round reels sat higher and rods with recessed reel seats were used to make palming more comfortable. Round reels will never palm as good as a low profile, but they are very solidly built and balance better with more rods.
Super User bulldog1935 Posted June 21, 2022 Super User Posted June 21, 2022 10 hours ago, Jeffrey Walker said: I have the P5 PopX stick. Is that BFS? I have it with a daiwa SV air Is 2000 the right size, I prefer the smallest package but have to keep in mind what rod its going on. I am lookng at the Megabass baby plugging rod, is this a good pairing or should I be looking at a 500 sized reel. If you want braid on a finesse spinning reel for bass lures, you want to fish C2000S. C2000SSS is even shallower for even thinner braid, PE#0.3 or PE#0.4, or 1.5-lb mono. 500 size reels are also for XUL - fishing sub-gram lures on threadline. I've fished this 500 combo in salt XUL for a dozen years. If you're in the Best Finesse Spinning Reel market you say, get the Vanquish C2000S, and put 6- to 10-lb braid on it. @Jeffrey Walker If you're trying to talk yourself into buying a Vanford 500, it's a $240 turd made only for USM - it doesn't exist in JDM - it has locomotive drive, and doesn't have a braid spool. (it's a repackaged '17 Soare with Vanford makeup on its face) All the USM 1000 reels are the JDM C2000SHG reels (including the deep mono spool) Since you know it all, why did you ask. If you want to fish 1-1/2-lb mono, you're not looking for finesse bass tackle, you're looking for XUL (extreme ultralight). BFS = Bait Finesse System - it's a baitcast reel with shallow lightweight spool, and low-inertia micro-bearings, some have modified LW pitch to handle <PE#0.8. 3
newapti5 Posted June 21, 2022 Posted June 21, 2022 34 minutes ago, redmeansdistortion said: The Millionaire CT is very palm friendly and not large at all. It weighs marginally more than the Conquest BFS. Here they are side by side. The Conquest does palm a bit better due to it having a smaller diameter palm side plate, but the Millionaire is much more pleasant to fish with. It's the smoothest reel I own. Did you use the Millionaire CT for anything other than BFS? I was wondering if it performs well for other finesse stuff, like 1/4oz jigs.
Jeffrey Walker Posted June 21, 2022 Author Posted June 21, 2022 I dont care if its braid or not. to me BFS represents small micro, ultralight fishing. Which also means the smallest lightest gear. I could be wrong. 31 minutes ago, bulldog1935 said: If you want braid on a finesse spinning reel for bass lures, you want to fish C2000S. C2000SSS is even shallower for even thinner braid, PE#0.3 or PE#0.4, or 1.5-lb mono. 500 size reels are also for XUL - fishing sub-gram lures. I've fished this 500 combo in salt XUL for a dozen years. If you're in the best finesse spinning reel market you say, get the Vanquish C2000S, and put 6- to 10-lb braid on it.
redmeansdistortion Posted June 21, 2022 Posted June 21, 2022 9 hours ago, newapti5 said: Did you use the Millionaire CT for anything other than BFS? I was wondering if it performs well for other finesse stuff, like 1/4oz jigs. For bass fishing, I run it on a 6'6" ML 1/8-1/2 JDM Daiwa Blazon and throw a lot of flukes and senkos, both unweighted and weighted, plus small top water baits. Most of what I'm throwing on that rod is in the 1/8 to 7/16 range and it does great. This is with the factory spool. For trout, I swap to my SLP shallow spool and run it on my Silver Creek Glass Progressive throwing small minnow style hard baits in the 1/16 to 3/16 range. I should add, the factory spool is lighter than the SLP spool, but I like to run #0.8 and #1.0 diameter lines for trout, and putting backer on a deeper spool and topping it off with thin braid will add unnecessary weight. If one were to fish the factory spool with something like 20lb braid, it'll be more than enough and cast well down to about 3g give or take. I can throw 1/16 countdowns on the factory spool with 20lb braid, and those weigh 2.7g. 2 1
Jeffrey Walker Posted June 24, 2022 Author Posted June 24, 2022 On 6/20/2022 at 10:05 PM, bulldog1935 said: If you want braid on a finesse spinning reel for bass lures, you want to fish C2000S. C2000SSS is even shallower for even thinner braid, PE#0.3 or PE#0.4, or 1.5-lb mono. 500 size reels are also for XUL - fishing sub-gram lures on threadline. I've fished this 500 combo in salt XUL for a dozen years. If you're in the Best Finesse Spinning Reel market you say, get the Vanquish C2000S, and put 6- to 10-lb braid on it. @Jeffrey Walker If you're trying to talk yourself into buying a Vanford 500, it's a $240 turd made only for USM - it doesn't exist in JDM - it has locomotive drive, and doesn't have a braid spool. (it's a repackaged '17 Soare with Vanford makeup on its face) All the USM 1000 reels are the JDM C2000SHG reels (including the deep mono spool) Since you know it all, why did you ask. If you want to fish 1-1/2-lb mono, you're not looking for finesse bass tackle, you're looking for XUL (extreme ultralight). BFS = Bait Finesse System - it's a baitcast reel with shallow lightweight spool, and low-inertia micro-bearings, some have modified LW pitch to handle <PE#0.8. you’re name proceeds you! this was aggressive but i appreciate the help. But, where did i say i know it all? if i did, why would i ask questions?
Super User bulldog1935 Posted June 25, 2022 Super User Posted June 25, 2022 Let's leave it at I've contributed to two of your threads, and your repeated quotes embody everything that's ungracious about the internet.
Super User roadwarrior Posted June 25, 2022 Super User Posted June 25, 2022 And with that as our final reply, Good night Irene... 1
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