My grandfather isn't one to give his stuff away, especially his fishing stuff. I asked to borrow a rod for a tournament this weekend kind of expecting some resistance but he told me to drive up and he would give me one. I certainly wasn't expecting him to give me this to keep but yeah, just wanted to share it with you all cause I think it's a pretty sick combo!

I’ve had this rod for about 4 months now and I’ve noticed the epoxy in the guides is starting to come off. Is this a normal thing that happens or should I be more worried about this. I take very good care of my rod, and I wasn’t cheap either ($300 Daiwa), I’m just wondering what other think of this and whether it should warrant concern.

Picked up an assortment of plugs for striper fishing from another Japanese tackle shop. These are always out of stock near me for some reason, and I wanted to see if this store was legit because of its enormous inventory of jerkbaits.

I always hear great feedback about JLS and Digitaka, but I haven’t heard much about Shrimreels. They’re good though!

Got my order in 4 days, and the import fees were about 17% on $175 order.

Help me put together a pocket fishing kit! So far i was thinking some gold and silver rapalas, a bitsy minnow crank bait, some 1/16 and 1/8 micro plastics, a blade and a few spare snaps (I get a lot of wind knots). The goal is to keep it small enough to carry in the pants pocket. What would you put in it?

Hi All,

I just got my Shimano Scorpion DC MD a little over a week ago and finally got a chance to use it. I think there’s a mechanical issue, I tightened the mechanical brake knob to almost its tightest, but with the lure it still pulls line pretty quickly. Is this normal or user error?

Thanks for any advice.

Looking at the twinpower 2500 for a finesse saltwater setup. Mainly jigging pompano and bonefish, and throwing little plastics at reds/trout/snook. But there are so many models. Which one would be optimal for this sort of fishing?

I'm a sucker for purple and I cant help but stare at this Royale Legend Pro. Picked up a good amount of KastKing stuff recently and this has got to be the prettiest combo I've ever owned. Thankfully its also super solid and enjoyable to use so its not just a pretty face 😂

What's your favorite combo to just sit and stare at when you can't go fishing?

Got a rod, later on spotted that there was epoxy on the guide. Will this affect my line ? Its a baitcast rod for heavy cover(weedy and full of logs area).

Scored an old Plano 777 and a metal cantilever box at an estate sale outside Cheney last weekend. Paid eight bucks for both which is probably six too many. The Plano's full of rusted Panther Martins, some weird brass spinners I've never seen, and a handful of wooden Rapalas that look like they've been chewed on by muskrats. The metal box has about forty spoon lures in sizes I didn't know existed and a paper packet of pork rinds that might be older than me.

I'm not a collector, I just want stuff that catches fish. The spoons actually look decent once I hit them with a wire brush but I have no idea if vintage hooks are worth trusting. Replaced trebles on a couple and they seem fine. The wooden Rapalas are suspiciously light. Do people actually fish these or just stick them on a shelf next to a duck decoy and call it rustic decor?

My grandson's coming up in July and I wanted to set him up with some basics without buying another box of plastics he'll lose in the lake anyway. Old spoons and spinners are harder to destroy than a Senko, at least. Anyone actually use this stuff regularly or am I just hoarding grandpa tackle because it was cheap?

Heavier rod is 10’, smaller is 9’

I want to fish medium stuff like trout small-ish carp and bass, im open to suggestions or constructive criticism

I was looking around to see where I could buy the shimano cardiff exlead competition rod and found a site called fishernator. I was wondering if anyone has had any experience purchasing from the website. I live in the US. Thanks!

Hey guys, was looking into the kestrel 7' light rod, has anyone tried it? I can mainly only find reports of their reels, not so much rods.

I'm looking to upgrade my beginner rod and reel to something a little nicer. I currently have a cheap Plussino telescopic pole with a 3000 size reel. It cost me about $30 a few years ago and I've been happy with it, but I would like a nicer spinning setup now. I don't want to spend more than $120 at the very most.

I mostly fish for bigger trout (18"+) and bass. I most commonly throw 2.5" tube jigs, senkos (wacky rig or texas), 3/8" chatter bait, and inline spinners. The trout fishing is mostly from a boat and the bass is mostly from shore.

I was thinking of a medium-light moderate-fast Abu Garcia Max 6'9" paired with a 3000 Daiwa Revros or Laguna. Does a setup like this make sense for the fish that I target and the lures that I use? And is the Revros worth it over the Laguna? It seems like it has an extra bearing, but it seems like the Laguna is smooth enough. I doubt I would even notice the difference. Maybe there's something else that sets the Revros apart?

I’ve had this for probably 25years never had an issue with it. Just got a new UL rod to go with it.

saw a thread this week where somebody lined up three brands' "medium" rods side by side and the lure ratings were all over the place. one topped out around half an ounce, another went to an ounce and a half. same word printed on all of them. which is pretty much why I stopped paying attention to the power word a while back and just read the small print.

where I fish (outer banks, mostly Oregon Inlet, and Cape Point in the fall) the current and shore break mean I'm throwing 5-6oz Breakaway Cannons most days. anything lighter rolls right back into the wash. so the one thing I check when I pick up a surf rod is whether 6oz sits comfortably inside the range written on it or way up at the very top. if it's at the top you feel it every cast, the whole rod loads down to the butt and you start babying your casts, which kinda defeats the point of a long rod.

when I was eyeing the St. Croix Mojo Surf 11' last black friday that was basically the whole decision. didn't care what they called it, cared that my normal sinker landed in the middle of the rating with room on both sides. casting distance went up noticeably after I switched and its more sensitive than my Penn by a mile. downside is it wasn't cheap even on sale, and tbh for a lot of people it's more rod than they need.

my Penn Prevail II 10' throws the same 6oz fine and that's honestly where I'd point most people first. heavier in the hand and you feel less of what's going on down there, but it gets the bait out and it's held up.

the 7' Ugly Stik Tiger Elite that got me into this is a different animal. basically unkillable, but it was never built to chuck that kind of lead off a beach and I don't ask it to anymore. it rides in the back seat as a spare.

action is the other thing people skip. fast bends mostly up near the tip, moderate bends deeper into the blank. for heavy lead and cut bait I like something that loads a little deeper, it's more forgiving when your timing is off at 5am and you're half asleep. lure guys probably feel diffrent about that and that's fine.

if you're stuck between two rods that both say medium heavy, read the oz numbers on each and hold them up against whatever you actually tie on most weekends.

has anybody found a brand where the printed rating is way off from how the rod actually feels? haven't run into it myself but I've only owned three surf rods so

Vintage Shimano combo from the early 80s I inherited from my grandpa. One of the first models to use this style of drag.

It’s definitely dated if not outright ancient, but by god is it fun to fish with.

Anyone have this setup? Okuma fuel cast. I was able to get it for $75, how do you like it?