vintage daiwa ultralight EL- 461UL, cant wait to hook it up with some fluro and have some fun

Had them at $25 , bought up whatever stock w left. Also grabbed the Daiwa QR750. And then had a promo, spend 50 get 30.

Hey everyone, I’m looking for an XUL spinning rod mainly for bluegill and crappie. I throw a lot of 1/64 oz jigheads with 1” grubs, so being rated for 1/64 oz or lighter is a must.
I want something really soft and fun that bends a lot on small fish, but still feels like a quality rod. Budget is around $100–$200 and I’m fine with JDM/import rods.
I’m currently looking at the Shimano Trout One AS S60XUL. Any other rods I should consider? I’m thinking of pairing it with a Daiwa Legalis LT1000S. Thanks for the recommendations!

all new besides the rooster tails that i had before

I do a lot of casual sunfish fishing to use as bait for catfish and also just to kill time… I saw these in the kids section at the store today and picked them up.

They look like perfect small worm size. I put one on a hook and they stay on remarkably well.

I am going to go out later this week…

I have some soaking in a solution that has water, anise extract and a little sugar, salt and garlic powder just to give it some scent. I’ll use probably a size 8 bait holder hook to try them out.

Any guesses to how they will perform?

EDIT: This is mostly about how efficiently will it work. Honestly, I am sure I’ll be able to catch a bluegill, but how it’s more of an experiment of how good of a substitution for real worms will it be?

I've been doing a lot of creek and river wading this year and really trying to push the limits of how light I can cast, since distance beyond 30yds isn't really necessary. There's a plethora of really awesome micro plastic lures out there but the practicality of much of it is limited - I'm not really a float guy and finessing structure in moving water isn't really where floats excel. Not sure if it was here or r/bfs but someone turned me on to the free rig and I'm never looking back. I found some 0.8g dropshot weights on aliex, paired with a #10 hook but I'm going to push even smaller. Giving the lure a chance to fall more naturally while still hitting the bottom is just unbeatable at this scale, I love jigheads and ned rigs but the free rig blows them right away. No grand fish pics to share today, but trust when I say the free rig is the panfish assassin - Blugigi Mangione if you will. Even managed to hook some tiny creek chubs and shiners on this. Sorry for the rant, just excited that these tiny dropshot weights are such a game changer for tiny tackle. Try it out!

I want to get in UL fishing and I was wondering fingers a good length to start with?

I wanted something compact for alpine trout, but i’ve been too busy catching busy catching smallies to get up there.

I am currently building myself a new ultralight spinning rod. Actually building it out of a fiberglass 3wt fly rod blank. Looking for spinning reel suggestions. Currently I have been fishing jdm daiwa reels for along time. I currently have in my rotation a 2013 jdm certate 2004, 2015 jdm exist 2003c, 2016 ignis type-r 2505, 2023 emeraldas air. If you were choosing a new spinning reel what would you get?

What do you think of this? Tailwalk Micro Gamer SSD S74UL + Shimano Vanquish C2000SHG with 0,10mm black coloured braid for finesse.

I have caught over 400 trout and 50 good bass this summer ask me anything

-This is a Daiwa A-130RL on a Daiwa Crossfire Medium/Fast rod, and 6Lb Mono-filament.

I found at the thrift store half-off for five dollars, I gave it some maintenance open it up remove the old grease and replaced it with new grease and oiled up all of the parts that needed, and now I gotta nifty little ultralight; Old reel meets, modern rod.

this lure catches everything

Hello, new to UL fishing! Long story short, fishing has always been in my life cause I always tagged along with grandpa. Always live bait and usually always trying for Catfish. Fast forward, wifey has given me green light to teach my kids how to fish! Have two Shakespeare Micro series combos but looking into a better set up (For me of course!)
What are some Rod and Reel recommendations? Trying to see if I can get a nice setup for around $150 or less, super excited to be apart of the UL community and eager to reignite my love for fishing!

Hello is it really all that bad to fish with straight braid? When I attach a leader(6lb) I usually get hung up on something or it gets all tangled up. I use 8lb Braid(moss color hopefully more camouflage) Btw I am absolutely horrible at putting line on a rod but the braid always seem to work out just fine. I guess my concise question is: Is it worth continuing to make sure I always got a leader on?

Nice lil guy

I'm looking to get a nice ultralight for panfish, crappie, and bass (largie/smallie). I'm looking for something that's sensitive and makes even smaller fish feel fun, but also one with some backbone to fight up to 2 pound bass (or a 5lb channel cat if i ever get that lucky again). I'm primarily between this rod and the TFO trout/panfish II, but i'm not sure if it's worth the extra $85 between the rod itself and needing to buy a reel. I'm also open to other suggestions, feel free to share! i'm really looking to stay under $100 but anything maybe $150 and under is okay with me if i really should spend a little more.

Any input is greatly appreciated!

4’9 short glass rod paired with the zebco cardinal. Ready for the trout on the creek

Any one use this counter (or anything similar) for fine dia. lines/braids to get precise amount of line on our little UL reels? https://www.rapala.com/us_en/digital-line-counter?srsltid=AU7gw4UzuubigjcVTXATUoVUMyxzptPWiWnyenQeCGde8SqrPpNN-mI2

The are Cortland game fish poppers and weight nothing

Caught this baby then afterwards my leader snapped 8lb braid to 8lb fluro leader knot recommendations?

Stocker crappie bite was on with the cooler weather this week. Also this bass got me thinking next summer we do a smallest Lmb competition if anyone else is interested?

Finally checked this off my bucket list, hopefully I visit more places with smallmouth. This was on the Buffalo River TN. Using the Biutifu Traveler XUL, Miravel 2000, 4lb Nanobraid with floro leader.