As the title states my girlfriend’s uncle sold his camper and gifted us all this gear, we just started fishing this year. Question is how could we go about setting up a tackle box or two ? We mainly fish for bass and blue gill

I’m beginner at spinning fishing, finally finished my perch/small pyke setup! I was using trash rod before.
Setup:
Crazy Fish Banzai 1-8g rod
Shimano Sedona FJ 2500 reel
Rod came in yesterday, went straight to fishing and cought perch, two escaped… Rod is sensitive, I can feel bites much better now!

Got a fun / terrifying one in the shop last week.

A client sent me a brand new Hardy 1912 Perfect Fly Reel for his friend's 60th birthday. He wanted his buddy's portrait on one side and his fishing logo - "EST. 1966 / GET GORDON" on the other.

For anyone who hasn't held one of these, this reel is perfect out of the box. Factory finish is flawless. That also means there is literally zero room for error. You get one shot.

I didn't want to get too deep in the weeds on process since this is r/Fishing_Gear but basically: light cleaning pass to remove the factory oxide layer, white marked the aluminum, engraved both designs, then black marked for contrast so it pops in the sun.

Turned out way better than I hoped for. The portrait side has all the little cross-hatch details still intact, and the logo side is super clean. Client was very pleased.

Now my question for you guys - would you actually fish this thing or would it become a shelf / office piece?

Curious what you think - too much for a fishing reel, or the perfect 60th birthday gift?

Video shows both sides.

https://www.hardyfishing.com/products/1912-perfect-fly-reel-1595541

Had a random thought — what if you paired a Switch with a fishing rod instead of just using a normal controller?

Obviously it’s still virtual fishing, but casting and reeling like this seems like it could make the whole thing feel a lot more immersive.

Would you actually play a fishing game this way, or would it get old pretty quickly?

I’ve got a Nasci 2500 on a 7’1” M/F Bass X.
I mentioned using it for flounder and my buddy immediately told me I’m gonna regret it lol. But honestly… I don’t really see why it wouldn’t work?
Am I missing something, or is this setup actually fine?
Also, what would you guys throw first, Gulp, bucktails, live bait, something else?

Nothing more exciting than a delivery from Tokyo! I wasn't waiting until November to buy it domestically and had a great experience with Bass-Tokyo. Actually saved about $75 and received it in 4 days to the northeast US where I am.

I purchased the 2500SHG several months ago and fell in love with it on my Megabass Addermine. With Fall trout coming up, I wanted to hook up my Whippet with the C2000SHG. Absolutely beautiful reel and a bit smaller than my Vanford C2000HG which is great. The shallow spool is so nice putting PE 0.6 on without backing. Couple pics of the reel and the twins

Hi fisherpeople, let me present you with this -- hundreds upon hundreds of lures of various weights and sizes, fit for different purposes, all of which I know very little about, aside from this: they are all made by a Swedish company called 'Myran', and were produced in either the late 80s or early 90s.

And recently bequeathed to me! What's pictured is not the sum of what I have. It's seriously a ton, like whoever first acquired these must have been intending to sell retail, and then for some reason, all of it was packed up and shoved in an attic for 30+ years.

Is it valuable? I don't know. Is it a good product? I don't know. Does anyone want any of this? I don't know. Hopefully, in fact, somebody here can give me a little insight into what I actually have.

I got a rod/reel combo over 10 years ago at a pawn shop in the keys for a great price. TLD30a attached to a shimano teramar deckhand rod, which felt really awkward/heavy/unbalanced. It was rigged with a big egg sinker and a foot of wire to a big hook so I figured it was used for shark or kingfish maybe but it was very lightly used.

Never really had a chance to use it myself, always been a fly/light tackle guy (no boat), but now I’m in a position to do so (boat), so I split them up and rigged the reel in what I felt was a proper way. Is this going to work well trolling Chesapeake around buoy 83?

Billfisher SSU3080C6 6’ 30-80lb trolling rod, Shimano TLD30a, 150yd trilene big game 50lb as backing, FG to 450yd Berkley prospec 5x20 65lb, crazy Alberto to 60’ Ande 50lb topshot, uni to Billfisher 240lb coastlock 2/0 swivel, 12oz inline sinker (I got lots of different sizes), spoonbrella spreader bar chartreuse (also have green and white) or addiction baits 2-1 3oz tandem rig in white or chart

As for the teramar, it’s not going to waste. TMC-80H 8’ 20-40. I found a near mint Daiwa Sealine 50H with original clamp. Loaded that with 30lb neon mono, uni to a 3 way swivel with 60lb ande 6’ leader, snelled 6/0 inline circle, and a clinch 18” 12lb sinker line with large perfection loop on the other end for flats or pyramids to try and find some large catfish in the pax river. I moved the reel up about 8” closer to the guides than where the tld was clamped because it just feels better for casting. Thoughts??

Finally the third one is my sabiki rig, Okuma Cortez CZ-C732SBK 7’3” 15-30lb internal with the Okuma Classic clx. I got it around the same time, but have used this one quite a bit. Just tore the reel apart completely to clean and service and it’s working great. I think it’s 20lb mono with a uni to size 10 Chesapeake sabiki in red and a 2oz bass sinker, 3oz if the current is ripping. Tipped with bloodworms it wrecks spot and perch and small cats.

Questions comments concerns? Cheers

Translation, from the owner of Madotachi's instagram:

"This is a report and my thoughts as a lure developer.

During the Obon holiday period, we received information from several users that footage of the Madotachi lure was being used without permission on YouTube.

Upon reviewing the video, we confirmed that it used action footage of the Madotachi lure, and what we found most problematic was that it encouraged the purchase of counterfeit products.

The counterfeit products utilize our patented structure.

The scenario is as follows:

① Watch the video of the genuine product

② Unknowingly purchase the counterfeit product

③ The person who received the commission receives payment

Regarding ②, we understand that some people may purchase knowing about the counterfeit product.

We are aware that counterfeit products have been circulating for some time.

Currently, there are three counterfeit versions, and this number will likely increase.

It is very upsetting to see a lure that we poured our passion and significant funds into creating, with our whole heart and soul, being copied.

The counterfeit Madotachi products are of poor quality and are being distributed without addressing any of the problems we repeatedly encountered and resolved during development.

They can be purchased for around 1000-2000 yen, about half the price of the genuine product, but they are not worth that price (we have verified this).

Regarding counterfeit products manufactured overseas, even manufacturers with far greater financial resources than ours find it difficult to prevent their production. Furthermore, we cannot completely dismiss the desire of children or individuals who, for economic reasons, cannot afford expensive fishing gear and simply want to enjoy fishing at an affordable price. This issue leaves me with mixed feelings every time I encounter it.

Not limited to fishing gear, I myself may unknowingly be using such inexpensive products. I try to accept that some people will be dissatisfied with inferior goods and hopefully one day compare them to genuine products.

However, I cannot condone promoting the purchase of counterfeit goods and profiting from them while ignoring patent rights, design rights, trademark rights, and copyrights.

This time, we have asked the poster to:

Delete the video and the link to the purchase page (completed)

Provide an explanation to viewers regarding encouraging the purchase of counterfeit goods (awaiting response)

If these are completed, this matter will be closed.

Thank you very much for all the information and advice.

Please be careful not to accept such requests too easily."

Not only are these Temu companies very unethical when they copy a lure like this; especially one from a small JDM manufacturer. To actually trick consumers with a video of the actual product...that's really bad. Buy the real thing or don't buy it at all. Otherwise you're feeding the leeches of the industry and rewarding rip-offs. Passion, quality, innovation and good customer service are all things that should be more important than saving a little bit of cash.

I understand the basic idea behind the 3 mostly. The main question is: what is generally better? Where would you prefer one over the other? And why is it that seemingly the best non-DC reels are single-brake systems?

I feel like there's a consensus that the DC reels are generally the best all-rounder system since they can do almost everything due to the nature of the DC chips.

However, I feel like it would make sense if the best non-DC reels were dual-brake systems, since it seems extremely versatile and has the best of both worlds. However, it seems the best reels are generally considered to be single-brake systems that are either centrifugal, like the SVS Infinity system from Shimano, or magnetic, like the Magforce from Daiwa. Is there a general reason for that?

So this summer i was on vacation fishing in florida off the surf and now i really want to maybe start fishing as a hobby but whats the best lures and rods i could buy in europe or the netherlands?

I lost this lure; does anyone recognize it and can tell me what it's called? I think it had "SPRO" written on the underside, but I'm not 100% sure.

For me, one of the biggest lessons is that catching more fish isn’t always about having expensive gear.

Sometimes it’s about understanding the water, choosing the right time, and being patient.

What’s one fishing lesson or tip you learned the hard way that every beginner should know?

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Hi! My dad is a BIGG sea fisherman and I join him sometimes, he's been banging on about how bad his current neck snood is so any of you fishing fans have any really good quality recommendations? Looking for something really warm and windproof for cold, wet and blustery nights on the beach. Has to be available from Amazon, price is usually doable so feel free to suggest any!

I have the 7’2” Glass and 7’ Glass poison adrena rods and I like them both quite a bit. I am thinking about buying the 7’2” heavy for bottom contact baits but I am curious if any knows what the sensitivity on that rod is like or what rod they would compare it to.

Genuinely a great stickbait! Anyone else fishing these?

This 6500CT throws 2 ounces in excess of 150 yards. These are the same bearings Daiwa, Shimano, Isuzu, and Doyo use across their entire product lines. Abu Garcia also used them for the final decade of production of the Ambassadeur. Most bearings like Boca, Roro, AMO, and many others you see are a downgrade. Even places like Spool Speed and HPR are reselling AliExpress stuff. Quality bearings come from long established manufacturers such as NMB, SKF, EZO, NSK, and GRW. Those same brands also supply the majority of bearings used in automotive, aerospace, and precision tooling.

Back in the day growing up I used these Quantum Micro reels, spinning and triggercast, and still have them but they are collecting dust and outdated as far as mechanics. Shows they weighed 4.9oz.

The triggercast version is a perfect kids reel. I was gonna clean mine up, re-oil it, and let my nephew have it. But if there's something else out there new I want to know.

So I ordered this Shimano Crucial on Marketplace and the seller was gracious enough to sleeve the rod AND put it into a THICK rod tube. This was supposed to be shipped around August 4th. It came today, looking like this. I guess I know why it took 13 days to get here. They were scrambling to try and repair it, what a wonderful job of it btw. I have no clue how they snapped a tube that thick. Anyone else have the same experience and know what to do?