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[fishwizzard]

1 hour ago, fishballer06 said:

My latest pick up. 

 

 

 

Wow, is that a NIB one? I have a PX68 that I really like and have wanted to try and find a Type-R as well.  

[Yumeya]

[fishballer06]

10 hours ago, Bunnielab said:

 

Wow, is that a NIB one? I have a PX68 that I really like and have wanted to try and find a Type-R as well.  

 

Yes. I found a guy who had two new one's still in the box. 

[fishwizzard]

49 minutes ago, fishballer06 said:

 

Yes. I found a guy who had two new one's still in the box. 

 

That is a hell of a nice find, congrats.  

[Jelvas]

 Arrived home yesterday from an well needed two weeks vacation, today i went to my brother house, who was kind enough to receive it for me, to pick up my new E6X SWB 884C. Paired with my 5.1:1 BB1 makes a really nice combo for smaller swimbaits and heavy cranks:

 

 

 

Now it´s ready to go it the water for the first time... maybe this sunday!

Edited August 18, 2017 by Jelvas

[kickerfish1]

18 hours ago, fishballer06 said:

My latest pick up. 

 

 

 

Nice snag! I grabbed an Airy Red Pixy a few weeks back. Really like the reel and the way it casts and fishes. 

[Falkus]

Core #2 has arrived: 

 

 

 

[kickerfish1]

9 hours ago, Burke said:

Core #2 has arrived: 

 

 

 

Scorpion XT spool in there perhaps?

[PatrickKnight]

On 8/17/2017 at 11:45 PM, Yumeya said:

 

How do those two rods compare?

[Yumeya]

10 hours ago, PatrickKnight said:

 

How do those two rods compare?

 

The NRX 852 is a more stiffer sensitive blank in my hands.

Both rods are labeled as Medium but the MB Addermine is more lighter in action, almost between a M and ML.

It also feels more like a fast action vs ex fast like the NRX.

 

What makes the Addermine special is how it feels in the hand, the sensitivity is excellent (not NRX excellent but still very good) and the build is simply amazing, its also better balanced then the 852 NRX.

 

The Addermine is a better drop shot, ned, wheel head, flick shake rod, it handles lighter lures better.

The NRX is a better tube, senko, shakey head, small jig rod, it handles heavier lures better. 

I liked the 852 NRX so much I got it in casting also.

 

But both can be used for the same technique. 

 

 

[npl_texas]

My new babies

[Hulkster]

even though its a jig and worm rod, I use my E6X 852s for everything, and find it makes a great spinnerbait rod for 1/4 to 3/8 oz.  spinnerbaits.

[BigAngus752]

What's that on our doorstep?  Is that an SV?  Why, yes.  Yes it is.  Bond.  James Bond.  

 

[rippin-lips]

Another SV103 to add to the collection. 

 

[fishwizzard]

The ability to resist dress up parts gets weaker and weaker every day.  Only the inability to find a single vendor with all the parts I want in stock has saved me from ordering a few times.  

 

Where did you find the orange bumpers, I don't think I have ever seen them in that color? 

[rippin-lips]

4 minutes ago, Bunnielab said:

The ability to resist dress up parts gets weaker and weaker every day.  Only the inability to find a single vendor with all the parts I want in stock has saved me from ordering a few times.  

 

Where did you find the orange bumpers, I don't think I have ever seen them in that color? 

Hedgehog Studio should carry just about anything you'd want dress up wise. Sometimes you do have to source from other places but that's part of the fun. Like the cast cap. It was purchased somewhere else and then sent out to be blasted and painted. The bumpers are custom. They were sent out to be anodized. 

[fishwizzard]

6 minutes ago, rippin-lips said:

Hedgehog Studio should carry just about anything you'd want dress up wise. Sometimes you do have to source from other places but that's part of the fun. Like the cast cap. It was purchased somewhere else and then sent out to be blasted and painted. The bumpers are custom. They were sent out to be anodized. 

 

Oh, I see the appeal of it all, but it is easier to resist when I can't just hit a single "Submit Order" button.  I am also rough enough with my gear that the effort might be wasted, unless I go rat-rod style.  

 

That reel  of yours is pretty stunning in any case.  

[Big-Bass]

9 hours ago, rippin-lips said:

Another SV103 to add to the collection. 

 

Wow man!  One of my favorite reels done very classy!  Well done and good luck with the reel!  Halloween/Autumn special!

[rippin-lips]

I changed this one up today. It became too stock for my liking after awhile even though it wasn't. 

 

[J Francho]

Subtle...looks great!

[SMITTY0045]

Not as fancy as some others, but a setup I am proud of

 

Lew's Tournament Lite 6.4:1

G. Loomis E6X 853C JWR

 

Used primarily for weightless senkos and Texas rigs

[Big-Bass]

Awesome setup man!

[fishwizzard]

Dropshot fever hit at around the same time my Rod Fund/CC Cashback Rewards savings was at a nice high spot, so I went all in.

 

I stole the reel off of a M/XF rod I have for senkos/flukes, but I use a casting combo for both now so the reel wasn't seeing much use.  I have had it for about two weeks now and have a good 20 hours on the water with it.  

 

To start with what I like about it, the sensitivity is amazing.  I put a little panfish grub on the hook and went sight-fishing for bluegills for a bit and it was crazy how I could feel even a little 2" fish nipping at the grub tail.  Even when a bass just slurps up my lure I can feel the bump if I have my finger on the blank before I see the line move.  It took a morning with it to get the hang of setting the hook, but once I got into just doing a quick wrist snap my hookup ratio really shot up, I think in my last few trips I only missed maybe a pair of bites out of 12-14 hood hits.  The rod's taper makes keeping even a large (3.5lb is my largest on it so far) bass pinned on a barbless hook very easy and once the rod flexes to the backbone it has enough power to let me steer them away from cover.  The only fish I have had on and failed to land were all sub-1lb and they have all come off on a jump.  In two of the three cases the hook was not totally clear of the plastic completely.  I am also really digging the "entire hand in front of the reel" grip style.  It is noticeable how less fatigued and sore my hand is after 6 hours of fishing it vs my other spinning rods with reel seats designed for a keeping a finger or two behind the reel stem.  Fishing from the bank, I very often use a pitch-cast when throwing to anything inside of ~40-50' as I feel like I can get better accuracy and a softer entry that way.  With the rod gripped in front of the reel I can make really good pitches with both distance and accuracy.  

 

Now for the stuff I don't like.  Sadly, the first and biggest complaint is casting.  Even with an aerodynamic lure like a Ned Rig tied on, distance and accuracy is far far less than the same lure/reel/line on my 6' ML/F custom finesse rod.  The custom does have Microwave guides, but the I feel the difference is far greater than that alone could cause.  When making a slow false case I can see that the tip is loading, but as soon as I try to cast it feels like the entire rod is shaking and no matter how I time my release, the lure seems to drift one way or the other, like a curve ball.  I am getting the hang of it a little but it is still far from great.  I have tried casting with one, two, and no fingers behind the reel stem and it seems to make little difference.  I also get a lot of line slap on my hand when trying to make a long cast, even with two fingers behind the stem.  I was looking at this rod and the Stinger Shot from the same line and picked the DS model as the general consensus was that it was still versatile.  I am really glad I did as even the DS feels "off" with every other presentation I have tried with it.  Ned Rigs, small cranks/minnow lures, 1/4oz poppers, and even small keitechs all just feel "wrong" and awkward to retrieve/work on this thing.  I have had good luck with a Flick-Shake, but that is about it.  I suspect some of it is that I am used to fishing these lures on a faster and much shorter rod and i hope with more practice things will smooth out.  

 

All in all I really like the rod and am very happy with it.  Before I got it I was fishing a DS on a BFS combo with a 6'8" L/(m)F rod and the Orochi is so so much better for this presentation.  I knew what I was getting into buying a specialized rod and so far am having enough success with the DS that I have zero regrets and am really excited to get some more time in on it.  This is my second rod form the Orochi XX line and I am really pleased with both of them.  

 

[rippin-lips]

Finally received my modified driveshaft back and got it installed in the Itö 103. Allows the use of a 10mm Steez bolt instead of a nut. Reason - Itö's are known to strip out aluminum nuts sometimes. This one was no different. 

[kickerfish1]

Had to see what the fuss was on the Chronarch D series. I must say, it lives up to the hype and then some.