T2DM Posted January 18 Posted January 18 2 hours ago, Eric 26 said: @MiceNReets What kind of panfish are you after🤔 I mean hey to each his own but I’m thinking I’m overkill with a light powered rod and a 1000 sized reel with 6lb monofilament 😆 LOL! just messing around dude! It's basically for anytime I don't feel like using bait casters, I was a long-time spinning setup guy specially in my younger days, brings back memories but with a nicer setup. 4 hours ago, MiceNReets said: 4 Quote
Eric 26 Posted January 19 Posted January 19 @T2DM I’m glad you took my comment the way I intended which was tongue planted firmly in cheek😉 This is without a doubt one of my favorite pages on here. 1 Quote
T2DM Posted January 19 Posted January 19 3 hours ago, Eric 26 said: @T2DM I’m glad you took my comment the way I intended which was tongue planted firmly in cheek😉 This is without a doubt one of my favorite pages on here. 1 Quote
Super User bulldog1935 Posted January 24 Super User Posted January 24 I was on Yahoo, it just jumped out and bit me. I don't understand why Ryoga isn't Daiwa's most popular reel - to me, this palms better than any LP reel - maybe it's long fingers. 8 Quote
newapti5 Posted January 24 Posted January 24 4 hours ago, bulldog1935 said: I was on Yahoo, it just jumped out and bit me. I don't understand why Ryoga isn't Daiwa's most popular reel - to me, this palms better than any LP reel - maybe it's long fingers. This is the only Daiwa reel that uses the so-called Hypermesh, a gear design similar to Shimano's MicorModule. Not sure why they discontinued it. I have the Crazy Cranker low gear ratio version, and it's quite smooth. 3 Quote
Super User bulldog1935 Posted January 24 Super User Posted January 24 '19 SLPW Ryoga included gear upgrade to hyperdrive. There's one Yahoo seller with remaining new stock of these reels, lists another every few weeks, and they BIN within 1 day. The gears in my '18 Ryoga can be upgraded to hyperdrive gears from '21 Basara, with 7.3-gears available. (this is SLPW Zillion) 6 Quote
MRQturbo Posted February 2 Posted February 2 My current 2025 reel lineup... All Shimanos.. Core 101, Conquest 101, metanium 13s, all variations of newest generation metaniuims and bantams, stradic fl and 24 vanford 3000s for spinning... 10 Quote
JohnFromLisbon Posted Friday at 04:27 PM Posted Friday at 04:27 PM Meet the new boss, same as the old boss Replaced my old CBR 783 with a 903C CBR as *the* DT-6 rod. Can't wait to try it out. 8 Quote
MRQturbo Posted Friday at 05:31 PM Posted Friday at 05:31 PM 1 hour ago, JohnFromLisbon said: Meet the new boss, same as the old boss Replaced my old CBR 783 with a 903C CBR as *the* DT-6 rod. Can't wait to try it out. I'm using dobyns and some megabass p5s for my cranking rods right now, but I want to try the imx cbr rods eventually.... How do you like them? Quote
KP Duty Posted Friday at 05:54 PM Posted Friday at 05:54 PM 1 hour ago, JohnFromLisbon said: Meet the new boss, same as the old boss Replaced my old CBR 783 with a 903C CBR as *the* DT-6 rod. Can't wait to try it out. I have that rod. Really like it in the prespawn when I'm trying to get some distance with a 2" flatside. . 24 minutes ago, MRQturbo said: I'm using dobyns and some megabass p5s for my cranking rods right now, but I want to try the imx cbr rods eventually.... How do you like them? Imx-pro cbr's are the best crankbait rods Loomis has ever made. 1 Quote
JohnFromLisbon Posted Friday at 06:24 PM Posted Friday at 06:24 PM 47 minutes ago, MRQturbo said: I'm using dobyns and some megabass p5s for my cranking rods right now, but I want to try the imx cbr rods eventually.... How do you like them? I have that 783, a 785 GLX, and an E6X 745. The only thing I think is worth pointing out is how [relatively] short the handle is on the 7' models. Apart from that, they're the perfect blend of moderate action and sensitivity. Quote
The Rooster Posted Saturday at 02:22 AM Posted Saturday at 02:22 AM From left to right: 1. Cheap Lew’s Classic 6’8” M/F combo, paid $50 at Walmart. Original reel didn’t wind line correctly onto the spool unless under a load. It worked well for spinnerbaits for that reason, but most other baits not so much. I removed the reel and put a Pflueger Trion 30 in its place to make it usable but this rod doesn’t get much use. It’s kind of a spare. Combo is 1 year old. 2. St. Croix Mojo 6’8” M/XF “wacky” rod. Daiwa Fuego LT 2500 reel with 10# Yo-Zuri Hybrid line. I use it for wacky rigs, but also topwaters and jerkbaits. Combo is 4 years old. This rod is in my hand the second most often of all of them. 3. St. Croix Premier 6’6” ML/F rod. Daiwa Exceler LT 2500 reel with 8# Trilene mono line. I use this rod for light crankbaits, inline spinners, and weightless plastics. Also makes a wonderful crappie rod. I’ve been told it might be a good drop shot rod too. Haven’t tried that yet. Combo is 4 years old. 4. Shimano Convergence 6’6” M/F rod. BPS Extreme 6.8:1 reel with 12# Yo-Zuri Hybrid line. This is my main crankbait rod. It is in my hand more often than any other rod. Rated at M/F but feels more like a M/M. It has a soft tip with a lot of flex deep into the blank. The rod is about 6 years old now. It’s had two different reels so far. Wore out an Abu Garcia Orra 2 SX on it. Current reel is one year old. Lost this combo in the bottom of the lake last year off the kayak but the bait floated back to the top so I was able to retrieve it. 5. BPS Fish Eagle 6’6” MH/F rod. BPS Extreme 7.5:1 reel with 15# Yo-Zuri Hybrid line. This is my spinnerbait, jig, and worm rod. I love the tapered hour glass shaped handle of this rod! Bought the rod and reel new last year. I didn’t use it much though so it has yet to land a fish. Rod blank is stiffer than my other MH. 6. Shimano Compre 6’6” MH/F rod. BPS Extreme 6.8:1 reel with 15# Yo-Zuri Hybrid line. I use it for spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, lipless crankbaits, and plastics rigs. This rod once landed a large catfish on a 1/2oz spinnerbait where the fight was so intense that the bait was mangled and the hook was opened up and twisted sideways. The rod blank held firm but it was bent U shaped during the fight and the fish dragged my plastic bass boat around with us two guys along for the ride. Ever since then this rod has felt “softened” to me. So I originally was going to replace it with the Fish Eagle rod above, but once I got the new one I began to just want to keep and use them both. The Compre rod was actually posted to this thread back when this thread was new 16 years ago. It was also new back then. I still have it after all this time and it’s been through 4 different reels. Current reel is one year old. Reels this rod has seen: 1. BPS Extreme ETX10HD (old green/gold model) 2. Shimano Curado 200E7 3. Abu Garcia Orra 2 SX HS 4. BPS Extreme EMX10HA (current silver model) The rod rack was made from a pine 1x4 in my wood shop. I didn’t finish stain it, just left it natural. 6 Quote
MRQturbo Posted Sunday at 05:08 PM Posted Sunday at 05:08 PM My rod lineup... Mix of nrx plus, megabass p5 and orocchi.. Shimano exprides, Zodias and 1st Gen Cumara.. Dobyns Champion xps for cranking duties... Eventually will sell off my megabass and dobyns to get everything to shimano/g Loomis in the next few years... 8 Quote
Rockhopper Posted Sunday at 05:30 PM Posted Sunday at 05:30 PM 20 minutes ago, MRQturbo said: My rod lineup... Mix of nrx plus, megabass p5 and orocchi.. Shimano exprides, Zodias and 1st Gen Cumara.. Dobyns Champion xps for cranking duties... Eventually will sell off my megabass and dobyns to get everything to shimano/g Loomis in the next few years... What rack is that? Quote
MRQturbo Posted Sunday at 06:17 PM Posted Sunday at 06:17 PM 46 minutes ago, Rockhopper said: What rack is that? You can find them on Aliexpress.. I got mine locally from an online tackle seller... 1 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted 16 hours ago Super User Posted 16 hours ago Laid out the 2025 rigs on the deck of the home gym It may change a bit but this is what I expect to start of the season with . . . A-Jay 8 Quote
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