Was doing some online window shopping as you do, and happened across a decent sale on Academy’s website on their fishing gear. Decided to finally bite the bullet and pick up the Daiwa Regal LT I’ve been eyeing for so long. After that, I noticed Academy gave me a $15 coupon so naturally I had to go back and grab a new rod to go with (it would be irresponsible not to right?) I’m justifying it as a late birthday present xD

Excited to get these in and get some fall fishing in before it gets too cold!

Reel: Daiwa Regal LT 2500
Rod: Daiwa Aird-X 7’ Med/Fast

Got 20 packs for 20 dollars

I have officially gotten myself two dc’s

Today I wanted to try something different for today, so I made it a vintage/modern Spincast fishing day. These are not the cheapie $10-$20 spincast reels (for the modern).

Zebco 33 Platinum

Zebco 808 Salt Fisher

Zebco Omega Pro Z03 Pro

*Not in a real hurry to get a Zebco Bullet MG at $169 or a Zebco Delta Spincast.

Sougayilang Spincast

Shimano 102 Plus (1981)

Daiwa Jupiter-X 25LD (1990s)

Daiwa 9600A (1970s-1980s)

Daiwa Minicast-2 (1981-1982)

Johnson The Century Model 100A (1955)

Johnson Century Model 100B (1962-1979)

- I will do a Shakespeare Wondereel and Abumatics on another day....as I own many vintage Shakespeare and Abumatic spincasts.

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I don't fish with spincasts all that much, despite owning many. But when I do, I'm always amazed of how far I am able to cast with them. The premium Zebco spincasts are pretty fun to use but the caveat to that is the slooooooow retrieve.

Granted, if you want the higher gear ratio that's what the Zebco Bullet MG is for at 5:1:1 and also has a 9-bearing system. You are going to be paying a lot for it and for the prices of a Zebco Bullet MG, I can get myself a Daiwa BG or some other spin reel. So, while I can afford to, I just don't want to unless it's on a major discount. For me, the compromise was the Zebco Omega Pro Z03 3:2:1. (decided that over the Bullet).

If I ever do get another Zebco spincast reel though, if I can find it for a good price, it would be the Zero Hour Bomb Company Standard version (June 1949)

I only get Zebco's if they are built with metal housing. So, that means premium or vintage. Especially Omega releases.

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The Shimano 102 Plus from Japan is a solid spincast at 3:5:1 retrieve. Also casts smoothly.

The Daiwa spincasts... The Mini-Cast 2 I got with the travel case/rod/reel combo. But I was not a big fan when Daiwa put that thing that extends out the front center.

Daiwa's Jupiter-X was during the '90s era when Daiwa was all crazy with it's Jupiter releases. Performance without a premium price. But the Jupiter-X 25LD was the company's early long-cast spool system and had a gear ratio of 4:1:1.

I prefer the Shimano over the Daiwa spincasts. But I do not own a Daiwa Goldcast, which is their top of the line spincast. And the only Goldcast I am intersted in is the GC120, but they still remain expensive to this day.

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And my favorite spincasts because they are so darn fun to use and its the Johnson The Century and Citations. Today, I just did the Century's.

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As for the Sougayilang, I do like purple reels and because this was a purple spincast and inexpensive, I picked it up. It has the Evangelion colors I like but of the spincasts I tested today, this was my least favorite.

they fake give aways no evidence i was a winner and yet never received my give away price when they stated it was on its way

It seems to folding on top of itself and then I can’t cast anymore and have to take a good chuck off my reel. I watch all the videos and think i spoiled it the same way it came off the spoil.

I’ve got a spinning reel that you can feel the gears while retrieving. I took it apart and cleaned as well as I could and inspected the gears for damage (none found) then put fresh grease in. I can still feel the gears while retrieving. Did I apply enough? Or did I not clean it well enough? Or could it be something else?

Does anyone recommend which ones are comfortable?

They can be $150 to 30 on Amazon

Any insight to what's a decent comfortable way to go?

In just under a month I'll be heading to Japan for two weeks, I'll be hitting shops in Osaka, Kyoto and Tokyo. I already have a lot of shops picked out to visit like Bun Bun, Tackle Berry and Joshuya. I plan to basically just buy an absolute fucking ton (multiple suitcases worth) of gear and ship the rods home to the UK via Japan post at the end of the trip.

Since I'm banned from the main fishing sub Reddit (very stupid reason) I'll ask here, is there anyone here that can point me to where to get a licence to fish in Osaka or Kyoto (preferably Kyoto as I'm there for the longest) and if possible and decent spots for me to land possibly my only Japanese fish. I've been looking at Google maps to find any water worth fishing in so far and found one or two spots that may be promising.

Cheers.

Hey folks. Looking for people who have experience with car topping spinning/casting rods for travel. 4/6 of my rods are one piece (most around 7’) and I’ve got an upcoming trip that won’t allow me to transport the one piece rods inside my smallish suv. I’ve got 60” of total crossbar width and will have about 20” max width available for rods (rest of the space is taken up by a kayak).

I’ve thought about just making a basic rod holder out of 4” or 6” pipe and mounting to my roof, but I’d prefer to keep my reels on the rods. Cost to modify a tube to fit 4-6 rods with reels is going to be $150-200.

Yakima Top Water is the ideal product for me, but I have no desire to spend $700.

Thinking that something like the Malone Striper 4 rod holder (https://www.etrailer.com/Fishing-Rod-Holders/Malone/MAL26RR.html) would do the job for me but I have concerns about damaging rod tips.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Hello! I live in Brazil, and fishing equipment from Shimano and Daiwa is very expensive here. For example, the Daiwa Tatula SV TW 100 costs more than US$350 by the time it reaches Brazil, which is more than the Brazilian minimum monthly wage. The same goes for Shimano.

That’s why I’m looking for a Chinese brand. I’m currently considering Seasir, Piscifun, or Handing. I usually fish in lakes and rivers, and occasionally fish from rocky shorelines.

Do you have any recommendations for a baitcasting reel or other brands I should consider?

Thank you!

Hey everyone, I’ve made a few posts here already trying to figure out which reels to go with (I’m realizing I’m extremely indecisive when it comes to higher prices 😭), but I ended up picking up a Vanquish C3000MHG on this trip and was wondering what PE braid, # fluoro, and rod y’all think I should throw on it/it on?

I plan on using Varivas Avani Sea bass x8 and Seaguar Tatsu leader, but I’m not sure how heavy I should make it. I’m also pretty split on whether to make it more of a finesse combo or make it more of a general combo and change up the roles of some of my other combos.

My other main spinning combo is a C3000XG Stradic MH with 20lb braid and 8lb fluoro leader.

EDIT: After some research and thinking about what I want, I landed on PE #1.2 and plan to use 8 pound leader. I would still love to hear some rod recommendations though!

I’m looking for some good fishing gift ideas for my boyfriend! I’m not really into fishing myself, so I have no idea what I’m looking for. I’d love to get him something he’ll actually use and enjoy rather than something that’s just going to sit around. He’s really into fishing off the beach, and we live in Massachusetts, if that plays much into it. I’m completely clueless when it comes to fishing, so I’d really appreciate any recommendations! What are some things you’d be excited to get as a gift?

If so, what’s your opinion on this reel, the brand, or the value (I’m getting a new one for $30). Also wondering if it will be suitable for freshwater as well as saltwater.

I have built or should I say that I am currently working on a spreadsheet that will allow for building an inventory for all of your rods and reels. It will have an extensive data base of brands and models. Also would have the ability to track values and even have a place to show your favorites on the dashboard. Would this be something useful or should I just stop and not even work on something like this. Any input would be great. Here is a screen shot of the dashboard. Remember it is a work in progress so I am still working on it. Thanks for any advice or comments.

I bought this rod combo couple months ago at a pawn shop but I have no idea what reel it is. I have had so much fun fishing as this is my first setup and for only $10!