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Toallhisdoom

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  1. Ive caught everything on them. Blues, small bass, black sea bass, yellowfin tuna on the 130 size on accident.)trying to catch mahi) Mahi love them. Caught jacks down in florida with them. And fluke on the squidtrex. Also my nose. They are a super versatile lure that every fish seems to love once you figure out the rhythm they like.
  2. Brand new never used Avet sxj G2 5.3 20lbs max drag Red Lever drag Asking $200 shipped
  3. Yes that is what I was thinking. I know they are strong rods tho so wasnt sure if I could get away with it.
  4. Looking at getting a new rod. Was trying to decide between 701L and 703M. Will do a couple fluke trips, tog trips, and mostly striper fishing. Will the 701L handle stripers from a private boat? Or will it be 2 light if I hook into a 30lber?
  5. I agree. I have a slammer 4500 on my bait rod. Think the biggest I have pulled in on it so far was a 38" striper. No problem at all. I just want something light thats the goal. And sealed is not as important to me. The worst my rods ever see is a little sea spray when boat is running.
  6. I didn't realise that was an option. Will look into it!
  7. Just to compare the 2. The 5000 is 10.4oz and holds 235yrds of 30lb braid I'll. The 4000 is only 9.9oz but only holds 180yrds of 30lb. Weight difference is not worth the line lost to me. Also from the pictures it looks like only the 5000 comes worh the round knob that I like.
  8. I followed the advice on here and ordered a stradic 5000 FL. 4oz lighter then my slammer 3 4500. Total setup weight will be 18oz so no bad!
  9. I was thinking that. Isn't it a fresh water reel tho?
  10. Looking for a reel for stripper rod. Fishing from boat. Temple reef stealth stk-72M Would like something light weight. Slammer 3 4500 Saragosa 5000 What other options are there under the $300 range?
  11. Hey all, trying to help my cousin pick out a good rod/reel for striped bass. We fish from a boat. And we want it to be as light weight as possible. Spinning only. Live/Dead mackerel. Usually 3oz sinker give or take. $500 max limit. I currently run a black hole slow pitch charter special 6'3 rod with a slammer 3 4500. I love this setup. He would be happy with the same but we also dont want our rods to match ha. Any ideas?
  12. Also the gears they sent back look fine? I see no damage to indicate they would be issue?
  13. So just got the reel back. Paper says drive gear and pinion for slammer were replaced but there is no difference in the drag sticking. Still feels like initial full drag when I rotate the spool until you get past that hump then drag is normal.
  14. Sent this out today. Should be 2 you friday.
  15. So I just cleaned and added cals drag grease. It is still doing the same thing. When I posted it was before the reel was out of warranty. But now it is out of warranty. Am I screwed?
  16. What grease do you recommend? Lot of grease on top and bottom but I can open it up and check it out.
  17. I have 2 slammer 3 4500s. One the drag is sticking. When I am testing my drag it feels almost locked down for a second then releases to normal drag. The other is buttery smooth. I swap spools and it is the same. The drag still sticks so I know it is inside the spool. Any ideas what the issue might be? It is only a year old reel used on 3 or 4 trips. Maybe 200 striped bass from schoolies to biggest on the reel was a 38" not using a lot of drag.
  18. I agree! But yes they were intended for slow jigging.
  19. 6'8" sorry And just used it for chunks. Wasn't really a lure/jig bite going on unfortunately.
  20. Went to barnstable 2 weeks ago and had a blast fishing for striper. Decided to go back this past weekend and figured I should get a new setup to go with me. Got talking to Ksong who was extremely helpful with picking a new rod. I ended up with a black hole charter special slow pitch 6'8 rod and a penn slammer 3 4500 reel. The rod was extremely light weight. Had a ton of backbone and a very sensitive tip. The styling of the rod was also great! Blue accents matched my spiderwire stealth blue camo line. As far as fishing went, I fish chunks dragged along the sandy bottom and like the sensitivity to feel every rock and crab down there! I like to hold the rod and set the hook when I feel bites. I landed over 32 fish saturday from schoolies to 34" fish. And another 15ish fish Sunday morning before heading home. The rod handled them with ease and the drag on the slammer was silk! The rod/reel can absolutely handle much bigger fish. Will be using it for bigger stripers, red snapper/grouper. Highly recommend this rod and reel. Very impressed!
  21. Was fishing out of Barnstable the 6th-10th. Personally landed over 100 stripers in 4 days. Schoolies up to 34" was largest. 2 other guys I was fishing with landed around 80 fish each. Going back out again this weekend!
  22. Some big fish come here upwards of 40lbs. Kid that works the bait shop said at low tide he can climb down and hand feed them. Wish we could catch them!
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