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havent seen it on here so wanted to share.

its not really finesse but its awesome for whippy bfs rods like most of you use.

its action is wonderful and the price is very fair compared to a lot of bfs specific or otherwise boujee brand lures.

the only real downsides are that its a light weight floating bait. it must be retrieved the whole time and it can be difficult to cast due to it catching air.

I used it for a few hours today under docks and around grass and caught my biggest sunfish as well as a 3 other sunnies, 3 LM, 2 rock bass, 2 black crappie and a perch. most of which on the j05 brown trout, switched to rust crickhopper afterward.

funnest catch of the day was LM around 3lb. I normally switch between my regular casting combos and this (CQBFS 17/bouyancy 7' UL) so going double digits on only ultralight bfs was a blast.

Finally together! Couldn’t be happier, time to catch some fish this up coming weekend!
Lip Ripper Rods builds a great BFS rod!

https://www.instagram.com/lipripperrods?stkn=MXNyaDM0aWRiNHhuZQ==

Curado BFS on a Zodias 6’8L tossing around a 4” senko

I just got it so I don’t have any time on the water, but I love the simple brilliance of this thing. Next step is to build out a rod to fit it. If anyone is interested in learning the process to obtain this unicorn of a reel, I can do a write up in the comments. It’s not hard, but it’s not easy either.

This reel was sent to me from u/markp910 to upgrade and bench tune. Fully greased and oiled, first run after assembly with no brake to determine the ideal braking profile. On the Avail mag brake, I settled on a pair of 3mm and a single 2.5mm magnet. With a magged 2500C, I look for 1 to 2 complete passes of the line guide to know for sure that casting will be relaively trouble free. Free enough to reach out, yet controlled enough with zero to minimal fluff. I try to toe the line between chaos and manageability.

I took these photos for a customer; he and I are discussing a 2500C build and I wanted to show him how low an offset frame sits on the reel seat compared to something modern. The AMO frame on my 2500C IAR is offset by 7mm, which makes it a lot easier to palm on a straight reel seat. The offset of the OEM frame is best with the recessed seats common on the pistol grip rods of the era it came from. That said, it is still relatively easy to palm on a modern straight reel seat. A low frame does make it better.

Used the float tube this weekend and landed 3 (all same size) on the karashi and 2 more on the karashi 80 on the cheapest bfs setup I could put together.
Kastking Zephyr and the new Daiwa Tatula XT bfs rod

Got a larger bass for a small city pond today. My scale said 1.54 lbs but I have to say it felt and looked a bit bigger to me I was thinking 2lbs. Going to check my scale against some other known weight tonight.

Did most of my fishing with the telescopic rod and it was quite enjoyable.

Also caught fish on all my baits which was a mepps black fury spinner and a new rigged trd half stick. Tight lines ya'll!

Started seeing this sub on my feed and bought a setup late this summer. Finally starting to hit my stride and develop techniques with it that work for me. Megabass levante F2-64LV with an Ark Gravity. Cutty was 20” Brown was 22”

Started slow with lures and spinners, switched to 1/16oz Marabou jigs and limited out. Small mountain res